2012 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 II 2012 Men's NCAA logo.svg 130px 64 The Bank of Kentucky Center Highland Heights, Kentucky Western Washington Vikings 1st Montevallo Falcons 1st Stonehill SkyHawks 2nd Bellarmine Knights 2nd Brad Jackson 1st D. J. Rivera Montevallo The 2012 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 2011–12 basketball season. The Western Washington Vikings won the tournament to earn the first basketball national championship in school history. USA 450 right 2012 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red) USA cyan pog.svg 33.067 -86.57 left Montevallo University of Montevallo USA cyan pog.svg 34.47 -86.38 right Huntsville University of Alabama in Huntsville USA cyan pog.svg 43 -72.03 top Rindge Franklin Pierce University USA cyan pog.svg 39.5 -105.34 left Golden Colorado School of Mines USA cyan pog.svg 40.15 -80.4 right West Liberty West Liberty University USA cyan pog.svg 38.1 -85.6 right Louisville Bellarmine University USA cyan pog.svg 48.52 -122.31 bottom Bellingham Western Washington University USA cyan pog.svg 33.62 -98.31 left Wichita Falls Midwestern State University USA red pog.svg 39.027 -84.3 top Highland Heights BB&T Arena Qualification and tournament format The champions of 22 of the 23 Division II basketball conferences qualified automatically. An additional 42 teams were selected as at-large participants by the selection committee. The first three rounds of the tournament were organized in regions comprising eight participants in groups of two or three conferences (two in the Central and Midwest regions). The eight regional winners met at the Elite Eight for the final three rounds held at The Bank of Kentucky Center, now known as BB&T Arena, on the campus of Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, Kentucky, after the final rounds were held in Springfield, Massachusetts for the previous six years. Automatic qualifiers The following teams automatically qualified for the tournament as the winners of their conference tournament championships:https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2012-03-04/championship-field-teams-selected Championship field teams selected NCAA.com 2018-04-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100222/http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2012-03-04/championship-field-teams-selected 2016-03-04 dead The newly formed Great American Conference began play for the 2011–12 season, composed of former members of the Lone Star Conference and Gulf South Conference. The conference champion, Arkansas Tech, was not eligible for an automatic berth, but did receive an at-large No. 3 seed in the South Central Region.http://www.greatamericanconference.com/news/2012/3/5/MBB_0305122336.aspx Wonder Boys Earn At-Large Bid into Ncaa Tournament Team Conference RegionHumboldt StateCCAAWestBloomfieldCACCEastWinston-Salem StateCIAAAtlanticBartonConference CarolinasSoutheastC.W. PostECCEastFindlayGLIACMidwestSouthern IndianaGLVCMidwestMontana State BillingsGNACWestAlabama-HunstvilleGulf SouthSouthSt. Mary's (Texas)HeartlandSouth CentralMidwestern StateLone StarSouth CentralWashburnMIAASouth CentralStonehillNortheast-10EastSouthwest Minnesota StateNSICCentralDixie StatePacific WestWestMontevalloPeach BeltSoutheastEast StroudsburgPSACAtlanticColorado MinesRMACCentralWingateSACSoutheastBenedictSIACSouthFlorida SouthernSunshine StateSouthWest LibertyWVIACAtlantic Qualified teams East RegionSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualification#1Franklin PierceNE-1021–7At-large#2StonehillNE-1021–8Automatic#3AdelphiNE-1020–8At-large#4UMass LowellNE-1019–10At-large#5BloomfieldCACC24–7Automatic#6C.W. PostECC23–5Automatic#7District of ColumbiaECC22–5At-large#8PhiladelphiaCACC19–9At-large Atlantic RegionSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualification#1West LibertyWVIAC29–2Automatic#2ShawCIAA25–3At-large#3Charleston (WV)WVIAC26–6At-large#4West Virginia WesleyanWVIAC21–8At-large#5Winston-Salem StateCIAA21–8Automatic#6Wheeling JesuitWVIAC21–9At-large#7Indiana (PA)PSAC23–5At-large#8East StroudsburgPSAC20–11Automatic South Central RegionSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualification#1Midwestern StateLone Star26–3Automatic#2Tarleton StateLone Star26–5At-large#3Arkansas TechGAC21–4At-large#4WashburnMIAA24–7Automatic#5Northwest Missouri StateMIAA22–6At-large#6West Texas A&MLone Star19–8At-large#7Missouri Southern StateMIAA22–7At-large#8St. Mary's (TX)Heartland19–8Automatic West RegionSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualification#1Western WashingtonGNAC25–5At-large#2Alaska–AnchorageGNAC22–6At-large#3Seattle PacificGNAC21–7At-large#4Humboldt StateCCAA22–7Automatic#5Chico StateCCAA24–7At-large#6Dixie StatePacific West20–6Automatic#7Montana State–BillingsGNAC18–11Automatic#8Grand CanyonPacific West19–7At-large South RegionSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualification#1Alabama–HuntsvilleGulf South26–3Automatic#2Christian BrothersGulf South23–6At-large#3West GeorgiaGulf South22–8At-large#4Florida TechSunshine State22–6At-large#5Saint LeoSunshine State18–11At-large#6EckerdSunshine State20–8At-large#7Florida SouthernSunshine State20–9Automatic#8BenedictSIAC19–10Automatic Midwest RegionSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualification#1BellarmineGLVC25–3At-large#2Southern IndianaGLVC24–6Automatic#3HillsdaleGLIAC24–5At-large#4Northern KentuckyGLVC23–6At-large#5FindlayGLIAC23–6Automatic#6IndianapolisGLVC19–8At-large#7Kentucky WesleyanGLVC21–7At-large#8LewisGLVC17–11At-large Central RegionSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualification#1Colorado MinesRMAC27–2Automatic#2Metropolitan StateRMAC22–6At-large#3Bemidji StateNSIC22–8At-large#4Southwest Minnesota StateNSIC18–10Automatic#5Minnesota State–MoorheadNSIC20–8At-large#6St. Cloud StateNSIC19–8At-large#7Adams StateRMAC19–8At-large#8Augustana (SD)NSIC17–10At-large Southeast RegionSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualification#1MontevalloPeach Belt24–7Automatic#2USC AikenPeach Belt21–7At-large#3Anderson (SC)SAC24–5At-large#4Lincoln MemorialSAC25–5At-large#5KingConference Carolinas23–7At-large#6Columbus StatePeach Belt18–11At-large#7WingateSAC20–11Automatic#8BartonConference Carolinas20–9Automatic Teams per conference GLVC: 6 NSIC: 5 GNAC, NE-10, Sunshine State, WVIAC: 4 Gulf South, Lone Star, MIAA, Peach Belt, RMAC, SAC: 3 CCAA, CACC, CIAA, Conference Carolinas, ECC, GLIAC, Pacific West, PSAC: 2 GAC, Heartland, SIAC: 1 Regionals East - Rindge, New Hampshire Location: Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse Host: Franklin Pierce University First roundRound of 64March 10 Regional semifinalRound of 32March 11 Regional finalSweet 16March 13 1 Franklin Pierce (21–7) 8 Philadelphia (19–9) 59 58 4 Mass.-Lowell (19–10) 5 Bloomfield (24–7) 83 91 3 Adelphi (20–8) 6 C.W. Post (23–5) 66 65 2 Stonehill (21–8) 7 Dist. Columbia (22–5) 65 61 1 Franklin Pierce 5 Bloomfield 60 69 3 Adelphi 2 Stonehill 58 68 5 Bloomfield 2 Stonehill 70 75 Atlantic - West Liberty, West Virginia Location: Academic, Sports, and Recreation Complex Host: West Liberty University First roundRound of 64March 10 Regional semifinalRound of 32March 11 Regional finalSweet 16March 13 1 West Liberty (29–2) 8 East Stroudsburg (20–11) 119 82 4 West Va. Wesleyan (21–8) 5 Winston-Salem (21–8) 57 54 3 Charleston, WV (26–6) 6 Wheeling Jesuit (21–9) 76 79 2 Shaw (25–3) 7 Indiana, PA (23–5) 62 54 1 West Liberty 4 West Va. Wesleyan 99 69 6 Wheeling Jesuit 2 Shaw 68 92 1 West Liberty 2 Shaw 89 78 South Central - Wichita Falls, Texas Location: Gerald Stockton Court Host: Midwestern State University First roundRound of 64March 10 Regional semifinalRound of 32March 11 Regional finalSweet 16March 13 1 Midwestern State (26–3) 8 St. Mary's, TX (19–8) 62 54 4 Washburn (24–7) 5 Northwest Mo. State (22–6) 69 60 3 Arkansas Tech (21–4) 6 West Texas A&M (19–8) 79 68 2 Tarleton State (26–5) 7 Mo. Southern State (22–7) 69 52 1 Midwestern State 4 Washburn 72 63 3 Arkansas Tech 2 Tarleton State 64 63 1 Midwestern State 3 Arkansas Tech 77 61 West - Bellingham, Washington Location: Sam Carver Gymnasium Host: Western Washington University First roundRound of 64March 9 Regional semifinalRound of 32March 10 Regional finalSweet 16March 12 1 Western Wash. (25–5) 8 Grand Canyon (19–7) 79 73 4 Humboldt St. (22–7) 5 Cal. St. Chico (24–7) 68 75 3 Seattle Pacific (21–7) 6 Dixie St. (20–6) 70 68 2 Alas. Anchorage (22–6) 7 Mont. St. Billings (18–11) 80 68 1 Western Wash. 5 Cal. St. Chico 74 65 3 Seattle Pacific 2 Alas. Anchorage 80 67 1 Western Wash. 3 Seattle Pacific 56 50 South - Huntsville, Alabama Location: Spragins Hall Host: University of Alabama in Huntsville First roundRound of 64March 10 Regional semifinalRound of 32March 11 Regional finalSweet 16March 13 1 Ala.-Huntsville (26–3) 8 Benedict (19–10) 69 61 4 Florida Tech (22–6) 5 Saint Leo (18–11) 61 56 3 West Ga. (22–8) 6 Eckerd (20–8) 53 60 2 Christian Bros. (23–6) 7 Fla. Southern (20–9) 85 74 1 Ala.-Huntsville 4 Florida Tech 82 71 6 Eckerd 2 Christian Bros. 57 60 1 Ala.-Huntsville 2 Christian Bros. 69 58 Midwest - Louisville, Kentucky Location: Knights Hall Host: Bellarmine University First roundRound of 64March 10 Regional semifinalRound of 32March 11 Regional finalSweet 16March 13 1 Bellarmine (25–3) 8 Lewis (17–11) 86 63 4 Northern Ky. (23–6) 5 Findlay (23–6) 49 50 3 Hillsdale (24–5) 6 Indianapolis (19–8) 62 66 2 Southern Ind. (24–6) 7 Ky. Wesleyan (21–7) 58 64 1 Bellarmine 5 Findlay 86 63 6 Indianapolis 7 Ky. Wesleyan 77 91 1 Bellarmine 7 Ky. Wesleyan 79 74 Central - Golden, Colorado Location: Steinhauer Field House Host: Colorado School of Mines First roundRound of 64March 10 Regional semifinalRound of 32March 11 Regional finalSweet 16March 13 1 Colorado Mines (27–2) 8 Augustana, SD (17–10) 82 69 4 SMSU (18–10) 5 Minn. St. Moorhead (20–8) 66 82 3 Bemidji St. (22–8) 6 St. Cloud St. (19–8) 72 77 2 Metro St. (22–6) 7 Adams St. (19–8) 79 74 1 Colorado Mines 5 Minn. St. Moorhead 80 60 6 St. Cloud St. 2 Metro St. 64 76 1 Colorado Mines 2 Metro St. 64 73 Southeast - Montevallo, Alabama Location: People's Bank and Trust Arena Host: University of Montevallo First roundRound of 64March 10 Regional semifinalRound of 32March 11 Regional finalSweet 16March 13 1 Montevallo (24–7) 8 Barton (20–9) 96 87 4 Lincoln Memorial (25–5) 5 King, TN (23–7) 67 60 3 Anderson, SC (24–5) 6 Columbus St. (18–11) 77 64 2 S.C. Aiken (21–7) 7 Wingate (20–11) 70 73 1 Montevallo 4 Lincoln Memorial 61 60 3 Anderson, SC 7 Wingate 71 63 1 Montevallo 3 Anderson, SC 86 73 Elite Eight – Highland Heights, Kentucky Location: The Bank of Kentucky Center Host: Northern Kentucky University National QuarterfinalsElite EightWednesday, March 21 National semifinalsFinal FourThursday, March 22 National championshipSaturday, March 24 E2 Stonehill (24–8) A1 West Liberty (32–2) 91 90 SC1 Midwestern State (29–3) W1 Western Washington (28–5) 63 65 S1 Alabama-Huntsville (28–3) M1 Bellarmine (29-3) 73 82 C2 Metro State (25–6) SE1 Montevallo (27–7) 65 67 E2 Stonehill W1 Western Washington 66 71 M1 Bellarmine SE1 Montevallo 72 79 W1 Western Washington SE1 Montevallo 72 65 All-tournament team Rory Blanche (Western Washington) Antoine Davis (Montevallo) Chris Dowe (Bellarmine) D.J. Rivera (Montevallo) Richard Woodworth (Western Washington) References 2012 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com Category:NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament Tournament Category:Basketball in Wichita Falls, Texas NCAA Division II basketball tournament NCAA Division II basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Kentucky