2011 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2011 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 9–12, 2011 at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas.

2011 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2010–11
Teams	12
Site	Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
Champions	Memphis (5th title)
Winning coach	Josh Pastner (1st title)
MVP	Joe Jackson (Memphis)
Television	CBS College Sports CBS
Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournaments

2010–11 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UAB	12	–	4		.750			22	–	9		.710
Tulsa	11	–	5		.688			19	–	13		.594
UTEP	11	–	5		.688			25	–	10		.714
Memphis †	10	–	6		.625			25	–	10		.714
Southern Miss	9	–	7		.563			22	–	10		.688
Marshall	9	–	7		.563			22	–	12		.647
Southern Methodist	8	–	8		.500			20	–	15		.571
East Carolina	8	–	8		.500			18	–	16		.529
UCF	6	–	10		.375			21	–	12		.636
Rice	5	–	11		.313			14	–	18		.438
Houston	4	–	12		.250			12	–	18		.400
Tulane	3	–	13		.188			13	–	17		.433
† 2011 CUSA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Seeding for the tournament was determined by the conference standings at the end of the regular season. Memphis defeated UTEP in the conference final by a score of 67–66. Memphis, as tournament champion, received an automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Bracket

	First round March 9					Quarterfinals March 10					Semifinals March 11					Championship Game March 12
						1	UAB	70
						8	East Carolina	75*
	8	East Carolina	75
	9	UCF	60
											8	East Carolina	56
										4	Memphis	76
						4	Memphis	66
						5	Southern Miss	63
	5	Southern Miss	63
	12	Tulane	47
																4	Memphis	67
																3	UTEP	66
						2	Tulsa	81
						10	Rice	72
	7	SMU	57
	10	Rice	58
											2	Tulsa	54
										3	UTEP	66
						3	UTEP	77
						6	Marshall	65
	6	Marshall	97
	11	Houston	87

• denotes game ended in overtime.

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