2012 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition August 2023 April 2026 March 2012 NIT Men's 2012 2012 NIT Logo.jpg 200px 2012 NIT Logo 32 Madison Square Garden New York City Stanford Cardinal 2nd Minnesota Golden Gophers 4th Washington Huskies 1st Massachusetts Minutemen 3rd Johnny Dawkins 1st Aaron Bright Stanford The 2012 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2012 NCAA tournament. The annual tournament began on March 13 on campus sites and ended on March 29 at Madison Square Garden.2012 Postseason NIT Bracket http://i.turner.ncaa.com/dr/ncaa/ncaa/release/sites/default/files/external/gametool/brackets/2012NITBracket.pdf ncaa.com 13 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120324043037/http://i.turner.ncaa.com/dr/ncaa/ncaa/release/sites/default/files/external/gametool/brackets/2012NITBracket.pdf 24 March 2012 Stanford defeated Minnesota in the final game, by a score of 75–51 to become NIT champions for second time (first since 1991). Participants Automatic qualifiers The following teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2012 NIT field by virtue of winning their conferences' regular season championship but failing to win their conference tournament. These teams also did not receive an at-large bid for the NCAA tournament. TeamConferenceRecordAppearanceLast bidAkronMAC22–115th2008BucknellPatriot League24–91stNeverDrexelColonial27–67th2007Middle TennesseeSun Belt25–63rd1988NevadaWAC26–65th2010Oral RobertsSummit27–68th2005Savannah StateMEAC21–111stNeverStony BrookAmerica East22–92nd2010Texas–ArlingtonSouthland24–82nd1981ValparaisoHorizon22–112nd2003 Seeds +Washington Bracket SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type1WashingtonPac-1221–10At-large2DaytonAtlantic 1020–12At-large3OregonPac-1222–9At-large4NorthwesternBig Ten18–13At-large5AkronMAC22–11Automatic6LSUSEC18–14At-large7IowaBig Ten17–16At-large8UT-ArlingtonSouthland24–8Automatic+Tennessee BracketSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type1 TennesseeSEC18–14At-large2Miami (FL)ACC19–12At-large3La SalleAtlantic 1021–12At-large4Middle TennesseeSun Belt25–6Automatic5MarshallConference USA21–13At-large6MinnesotaBig Ten19–14At-large7ValparaisoHorizon22–11Automatic8Savannah StateMEAC21–11Automatic+Seton Hall BracketSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type1Seton HallBig East20–12At-large2Saint Joseph'sAtlantic 1020–13At-large3DrexelColonial27–6Automatic4Mississippi StateSEC21–11At-large5UMassAtlantic 1022–11At-large6UCFConference USA22–10At-large7Northern IowaMissouri Valley19–13At-large8Stony BrookAmerica East22–9Automatic+Arizona BracketSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type1ArizonaPac-1223–11At-large2 MississippiSEC20–13At-large3 StanfordPac-1221–11At-large4 Oral RobertsSummit27–6Automatic5 NevadaWAC26–6Automatic6 Cleveland StateHorizon22–10At-large7 Illinois StateMissouri Valley20–13At-large8BucknellPatriot24–9Automatic Bracket Played on the home court of the higher-seeded team except #7 seed Iowa hosts #2 seed Dayton since Dayton is the host of the NCAA First Four and cannot host a first-round NIT game.March 11, 2012 2012 NIT bracket released https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7674571 November 19, 2023 ESPN.com First roundMarch 13–14 Second roundMarch 16–19 QuarterfinalsMarch 20–21ESPN 1 Washington 82 8 UT Arlington 72 4 Northwestern 76 5 Akron 74 3 Oregon 96 6 LSU 76 2 Dayton 72 7 Iowa 84 1 Washington 76 4 Northwestern 55 3 Oregon 108 7 Iowa 97 1 Washington 90 3 Oregon 86 First roundMarch 13–14 Second roundMarch 16–19 QuarterfinalsMarch 20–21ESPN 1 Tennessee 65 8 Savannah State 51 4 Middle Tennessee 86 5 Marshall 78 3 La Salle 61 6 Minnesota 70 2 Miami (FL) 66 7 Valparaiso 50 1 Tennessee 64 4 Middle Tennessee 71 6 Minnesota 78 2 Miami (FL) 60 4 Middle Tennessee 72 6 Minnesota 78 First roundMarch 13–14 Second roundMarch 16–19 QuarterfinalsMarch 20–21ESPN2 1 Seton Hall 63 8 Stony Brook 61 4 Mississippi State 96 5 UMass 1012OT 3 Drexel 81 6 UCF 56 2 Saint Joseph's 65 7 Northern Iowa 67 1 Seton Hall 67 5 UMass 77 3 Drexel 65 7 Northern Iowa 63 5 UMass 72 3 Drexel 70 First roundMarch 13–14 Second roundMarch 16–19 QuarterfinalsMarch 20–21ESPN2 1 Arizona 54 8 Bucknell 65 4 Oral Roberts 59 5 Nevada 68 3 Stanford 76 6 Cleveland State 65 2 Ole Miss 93 7 Illinois State 96OT 8 Bucknell 67 5 Nevada 75 3 Stanford 92OT 7 Illinois State 88 5 Nevada 56 3 Stanford 84 Semifinals and final Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 27 and March 29 SemifinalsMarch 27ESPN2 ChampionshipMarch 29ESPN 1 Washington 67 6 Minnesota 68OT 5 UMass 74 3 Stanford 84 6 Minnesota 51 3 Stanford 75 See also 2012 Women's National Invitation Tournament 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2012 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 2012 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 2012 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 2012 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 2012 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 2012 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 2012 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament 2012 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament 2012 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament 2012 College Basketball Invitational 2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament References National Invitation National Invitation Tournament Category:2010s in Manhattan Category:College basketball tournaments in New York City National Invitation Tournament Category:National Invitation Tournament Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan