| NIT bracket through March 11, 2011 | |||
| BC Region | Georgia Region | USC Region | Mizz St. Region |
| 1 Boston College | 1 Georgia | 1 USC | 1 Missouri St. |
| 8 Murray St. | 8 Beth. Cookman | 8 Tex. Southern | 8 Florida Atlantic |
| 4 Marshall | 4 Miami | 4 Minnesota | 4 California |
| 5 VCU | 5 Princeton | 5 Mississippi | 5 New Mexico |
| 2 Cleveland St. | 2 UAB | 2 Washington St. | 2 Colorado St. |
| 7 Fairfield | 7 Coastal Carolina | 7 Milwaukee | 7 Vermont |
| 3 Wichita St. | 3 Oklahoma St. | 3 UTEP | 3 Southern Miss |
| 6 Nebraska | 6 Iona | 6 Baylor | 6 Charleston |