2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

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The 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the annual March Madness championship event that culminated in the UConn Huskies defeating the Butler Bulldogs to win the national title.

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instanceOf NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
college basketball tournament
single-elimination tournament
broadcastRightsDeal first year of joint CBS–Turner broadcasting agreement
champion UConn Huskies
surface form: Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
championCoach Jim Calhoun
championshipGameLoser Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
championshipGameWinner UConn Huskies
surface form: Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
championTitleCount 3
championTitleCountDescription third NCAA men's basketball championship for Connecticut
country United States of America
surface form: United States
division NCAA Division I
endDate 2011-04-04
finalFourCity Houston
finalFourCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
finalFourLocation Reliant Stadium
finalFourState Texas
finalFourTeam Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
UConn Huskies
surface form: Connecticut Huskies men's basketball

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
VCU Rams
surface form: VCU Rams men's basketball
finalScore 53–41
genderCategory men's
mostOutstandingPlayer Kemba Walker
mostOutstandingPlayerTeam UConn Huskies
surface form: Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
nextTournament 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
numberOfTeams 68
organizedBy National Collegiate Athletic Association
playInRoundName First Four
popularName NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
surface form: March Madness
previousTournament 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
region East Region
surface form: East Regional

Southeast Region
surface form: Southeast Regional

Southwest Regional
West Regional
runnerUp Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
runnerUpConsecutiveFinals 2
runnerUpConsecutiveFinalsDescription second consecutive national championship game appearance for Butler
season 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
semifinalist Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
VCU Rams
surface form: VCU Rams men's basketball
sport basketball
startDate 2011-03-15
televisionPartner CBS Sports
TBS
TNT
truTV
tournamentFormatChange first NCAA Division I men's tournament to feature 68 teams
introduction of the First Four play-in games

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Butler Bulldogs men's basketball NCAA tournament 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Butler Bulldogs men's basketball NCAA tournamentFinalAppearance 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
this entity surface form: 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
Leading Butler to the 2011 NCAA Tournament Championship Game competition 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Reliant Stadium hostedEvent 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
this entity surface form: NCAA Final Four 2011
Bulldogs NCAATournamentRunnerUp 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
subject surface form: Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament nextEdition 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Andrew Smith participatedIn 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Ronald Nored participantIn 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Kemba Walker ledTeamTo 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
this entity surface form: 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship