2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 2012 2012 NCAA Men's Final Four logo.svg 68 Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana Kentucky Wildcats 8th 11th 15th Kansas Jayhawks 9th 14th Louisville Cardinals* (vacated) 9th Ohio State Buckeyes 11th John Calipari 1st Anthony Davis Kentucky The 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament that determined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball national champion for the 2011-12 season. The 74th edition of the tournament began on March 13, 2012, and concluded with the championship game on April 2, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Final Four consisted of Kentucky, making their second appearance in the Final Four under John Calipari, Louisville, making their second appearance under Rick Pitino and first since 2005, Kansas, making their first appearance since winning the 2008 national championship under head coach Bill Self by defeating Calipari's Memphis team, and Ohio State, making their first appearance since their runner-up finish in 2007 and second under coach Thad Matta. This was the first (and only) tournament that both national semifinals and the national championship game were regular season rematches.Davis, Withey will host block party in final ESPN.com, April 1, 2012 Kentucky defeated Kansas in the championship game 67–59 to win their first national championship since Tubby Smith led the team there in 1998. This was Calipari's first national championship in four trips to the Final Four, having previously gone there with Kentucky in 2011, Memphis in 2008 and Massachusetts in 1996. Upsets were once again the story of the tournament in 2012, and for the first time ever two #15 seeds won in the same tournament. In the South Region, #15 Lehigh of the Patriot League defeated #2 Duke. In the West Region, #15 Norfolk State of the MEAC, making their first ever NCAA tournament appearance, defeated #2 Missouri as a 21.5 point underdog, the second biggest upset in terms of point spread in NCAA tournament history, behind Fairleigh Dickinson's defeat of Purdue in 2023, where Purdue was a 23.5 point favorite. In addition to this, Ohio won a game as a double digit seed for the second time in four tournaments as the #13 seed Bobcats defeated #4 seed Michigan to advance to the third round of the Midwest Region. A team from the First Four games also won in the Round of 64 for the second consecutive year as South Florida defeated Midwest #5 seed Temple, setting up a #12 vs. #13 matchup that Ohio won. VCU, a Final Four team from 2011 as an #11 seed, made the 2012 tournament as a #12 seed and once again made the round of 32 by defeating South #5 seed Wichita State. The South Region saw four double digit seeds win in their opening games, as Colorado and Xavier joined VCU and Lehigh as victors. Xavier advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, where they were defeated by Baylor. Despite the upsets, all four top seeds advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2009. Three made it to the Elite Eight, as only Michigan State of the West Region lost. Kentucky was the only one to advance to the Final Four as Syracuse and North Carolina lost in their regional finals. This would end up being the last Final Four until 2019 that did not include at least one team seeded #7 or higher, and still is the last Final Four to not include at least one team seeded #5 or higher as of the conclusion of the 2024 season.https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2020-05-11/2013-ncaa-tournament-bracket-scores-stats-records 2013 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records | NCAA.com www.ncaa.com 25 June 2023https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2020-05-10/2014-ncaa-tournament-bracket-scores-stats-records 2014 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records | NCAA.com www.ncaa.com 25 June 2023https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2020-05-08/2015-ncaa-tournament-bracket-scores-stats-records 2015 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records | NCAA.com www.ncaa.com 25 June 2023https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2020-05-07/2016-ncaa-tournament-bracket-scores-stats-records 2016 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records | NCAA.com www.ncaa.com 25 June 2023https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2020-05-06/2017-ncaa-tournament-bracket-scores-stats-records 2017 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records | NCAA.com www.ncaa.com 25 June 2023https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2020-05-06/2018-ncaa-tournament-bracket-scores-stats-records 2018 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records | NCAA.com www.ncaa.com 25 June 2023https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2020-05-06/2019-ncaa-tournament-bracket-scores-stats-records 2019 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records | NCAA.com www.ncaa.com 25 June 2023https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/basketball-men/d1/2021 2021 Division I Men's Basketball Official Bracket | NCAA.com www.ncaa.com 25 June 2023https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/basketball-men/d1/2022 2022 Division I Men's Basketball Official Bracket | NCAA.com www.ncaa.com 25 June 2023https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/basketball-men/d1/2023 2023 Division I Men's Basketball Official Bracket | NCAA.com www.ncaa.com 25 June 2023https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/basketball-men/d1/2024 2024 Division I Men's Basketball Official Bracket | NCAA.com www.ncaa.com 9 April 2024 Two teams made their first NCAA tournament appearances in school history: MEAC champion Norfolk State and Summit League champion South Dakota State. Ivy League champion Harvard made its first appearance since 1946, ending the longest tournament drought in NCAA history. All four teams from the state of Ohio (Cincinnati, Ohio, Ohio State, and Xavier) made it to the Sweet 16, marking the first time in tournament history any state has been represented by four teams in the round of 16.Ohio is more than just Buckeye State ESPN.com, March 21, 2012 This tournament was also the first tournament since 1985 to feature no teams in the Sweet 16 from the Mountain or Pacific Time Zones. 3 Tournament procedure NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship#Current tournament format A total of 68 teams entered the tournament. Thirty out of 31 automatic bids were given to the teams that won their conference tournament. The remaining automatic bid was awarded to the Ivy League regular season champion since they do not hold a conference tournament. The remaining 37 teams were granted "at-large" bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee on March 11. Eight teams (the four-lowest seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams) played in the First Four. The winners of those games advanced to the main tournament bracket. For the first time ever, the Selection Committee publicly disclosed the overall rankings for each team, which are listed below.'Hardcore' breakdown of bracket https://web.archive.org/web/20160412105657/http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2012-03-11/hardcore-breakdown-bracket 2016-04-12 NCAA, March 11, 2012 Schedule and venues USA 450 right 2012 First Four (orange), and first and second rounds (green) USA orange pog.svg 39.735556 -84.2 right #FFFFFF Dayton University of Dayton Arena USA green pog.svg 36.159167 -86.778611 bottom #FFFFFF Nashville Bridgestone Arena USA green pog.svg 40.439444 -79.989167 top #FFFFFF Pittsburgh Consol Energy Center USA green pog.svg 36.059722 -79.825556 right #FFFFFF Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum USA green pog.svg 38.2575 -85.753889 left #FFFFFF Louisville KFC Yum! Center USA green pog.svg 39.969283 -83.006111 left #FFFFFF Columbus Nationwide Arena USA green pog.svg 41.262667 -95.928206 left #FFFFFF Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha USA green pog.svg 45.531667 -122.666667 right #FFFFFF Portland Rose Garden (arena) USA green pog.svg 35.066936 -106.632308 left #FFFFFF Albuquerque The Pit (arena) USA 450 right 2012 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red) USA blue pog.svg 38.632778 -90.188611 left #FFFFFF St. Louis Edward Jones Dome USA blue pog.svg 33.7575 -84.400833 left #FFFFFF Atlanta Georgia Dome USA blue pog.svg 42.366303 -71.062228 left #FFFFFF Boston TD Garden USA blue pog.svg 33.445833 -112.071389 left #FFFFFF Phoenix US Airways Center USA red pog.svg 29.950833 -90.081111 right #FFFFFF New Orleans Mercedes-Benz Superdome The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2012 tournament:2012 NCAA tournament informationJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Fox Sports, September 22, 2009First Four to remain in Dayton https://web.archive.org/web/20180221100834/https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/2011-06-27/first-four-remain-dayton 2018-02-21 NCAA, July 8, 2011 First Four March 13 and 14 University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (host: University of Dayton) First and second rounds March 15 and 17 Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon (host: University of Oregon) University Arena ("The Pit"), Albuquerque, New Mexico (host: University of New Mexico) Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (host: Duquesne University) KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky (host: University of Louisville) March 16 and 18 Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio (host: Ohio State University) CenturyLink Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska (host: Creighton University) Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee (host: Ohio Valley Conference) Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina (host: Atlantic Coast Conference) Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) March 22 and 24 East Regional TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts (host: Boston College) West Regional US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona (host: Arizona State University) March 23 and 25 Midwest Regional Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri (host: Saint Louis University) South Regional Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia (host: Georgia Institute of Technology) National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship) March 31 and April 2 Mercedes-Benz Superdome (host: Tulane University) New Orleans hosted the Final Four for the fifth time, having previously hosted in 2003. Qualification and selection teams 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams center|450px Automatic bids The following teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2012 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's tournament (except for the Ivy League, whose regular-season champion received the automatic bid). ConferenceSchoolAppearanceLast bidAmerica EastVermont5th2010Atlantic 10St. Bonaventure6th2000ACCFlorida State14th2011Atlantic SunBelmont5th2011Big 12Missouri25th2011Big EastLouisville38th2011Big SkyMontana9th2010Big SouthUNC Asheville3rd2011Big TenMichigan State26th2011Big WestLong Beach State6th2007ColonialVCU12th2011C-USAMemphis24th2011HorizonDetroit6th1999Ivy LeagueHarvard2nd1946MAACLoyola (MD)2nd1994MACOhio12th2010MEACNorfolk State1stNeverMissouri ValleyCreighton17th2007Mountain WestNew Mexico13th2010NortheastLong Island5th2011Ohio ValleyMurray State15th2010Pac-12Colorado11th2003PatriotLehigh5th2010SECVanderbilt13th2011SouthernDavidson11th2008SouthlandLamar6th2000SWACMississippi Valley State5th2008SummitSouth Dakota State1stNeverSun BeltWestern Kentucky22nd2009West CoastSaint Mary's7th2010WACNew Mexico State19th2010 Tournament seeds (list by region) East Regional – Boston, MassachusettsSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeLast bidOverall rank1 SyracuseBig East31–2At-large201122Ohio StateBig Ten27–7At-large201173Florida StateACC24–9Automatic2011114WisconsinBig Ten24–9At-large2011145VanderbiltSEC24–10Automatic2011186CincinnatiBig East24–10At-large2011227GonzagaWest Coast25–6At-large2011278Kansas StateBig 1221–10At-large2011329Southern MissC-USA25–8At-large19913510West VirginiaBig East19–13At-large20113811TexasBig 1220–13At-large20114312HarvardIvy League26–4Automatic19464613MontanaBig Sky25–6Automatic20105514St. BonaventureAtlantic 1020–11Automatic20005815LoyolaMAAC24–8Automatic19945916UNC AshevilleBig South24–9Automatic201164 Midwest Regional – St. Louis, MissouriSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeLast bidOverall rank1 North CarolinaACC29–5At-large201132KansasBig 1227–6At-large201153GeorgetownBig East23–8At-large2011124MichiganBig Ten24–9At-large2011135TempleAtlantic 1024–7At-large2011176San Diego StateMountain West26–7At-large2011247Saint Mary'sWest Coast27–5Automatic2010268CreightonMissouri Valley28–5Automatic2007299AlabamaSEC21–11At-large20063310PurdueBig Ten21–12At-large20113711NC StateACC22–12At-large20064212*CaliforniaPac-1224–9At-large201045South FloridaBig East20–13At-large19924713OhioMAC27–7Automatic20105214BelmontAtlantic Sun27–7Automatic20115715Detroit MercyHorizon22–13Automatic19996116*LamarSouthland23–11Automatic200065VermontAmerica East23–11Automatic201066 South Regional – Atlanta, GeorgiaSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeLast bidOverall rank1 KentuckySEC32–2At-large201112DukeACC27–6At-large201163BaylorBig 1227–7At-large201094IndianaBig Ten25–8At-large2008155Wichita StateMissouri Valley27–5At-large2006196UNLVMountain West26–8At-large2011217Notre DameBig East22–11At-large2011258Iowa StateBig 1222–10At-large2005309ConnecticutBig East20–13At-large20113410XavierAtlantic 1021–12At-large20114011ColoradoPac-1223–11Automatic20034412VCUColonial28–6Automatic20114913New Mexico StateWAC26–9Automatic20105414South Dakota StateSummit27–7AutomaticNever5615LehighPatriot26–7Automatic20106016*Mississippi Valley StateSWAC21–12Automatic200867Western KentuckySun Belt15–18Automatic200968 West Regional – Phoenix, ArizonaSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeLast bidOverall rank1Michigan StateBig Ten27–7Automatic201142MissouriBig 1230–4Automatic201183MarquetteBig East25–7At-large2011104LouisvilleBig East26–9Automatic2011165New MexicoMountain West27–6Automatic2010206Murray StateOhio Valley30–1Automatic2010237FloridaSEC23–10At-large2011288MemphisC-USA26–8Automatic2011319Saint LouisAtlantic 1025–7At-large20003610VirginiaACC22–9At-large20073911Colorado StateMountain West20–11At-large20034112Long Beach StateBig West25–8Automatic20075113DavidsonSouthern25–7Automatic20085314*BYUWest Coast25–8At-large201148IonaMAAC25–7At-large20065015Norfolk StateMEAC25–9AutomaticNever6216LIU-BrooklynNortheast25–8Automatic201163 *See First Four. Bracket Unless otherwise noted, all times listed are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04). First Four – Dayton, Ohio The First Four games involved eight teams: the four overall lowest-ranked teams, and the four lowest-ranked at-large teams. left South #16 seedMarch 13 16 Mississippi Valley State 58 16 Western Kentucky 59 left Midwest #16 seedMarch 14 16 Lamar 59 16 Vermont 71 left West #14 seedMarch 13 14 BYU 78 14 Iona 72 left Midwest #12 seedMarch 14 12 California 54 12 South Florida 65 Both games on March 13 saw historic comebacks: In the opener, Western Kentucky trailed by 16 points with 4:51 remaining before storming back to win 59–58. It was the largest comeback in the last five minutes of an NCAA tournament game; the previous record was 15 by Illinois against Arizona in the 2005 Elite Eight.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320732400 https://web.archive.org/web/20200521152934/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320732400 dead May 21, 2020 Western Kentucky rallies from 16 down in final 5 minutes to win Associated Press ESPN.com March 13, 2012 March 16, 2012 In the second game of the night, BYU set a record for the largest comeback in an NCAA tournament game, as they were down by 25 points at one point and came back to beat Iona 78–72. The largest previous deficit overcome in the tournament was 22 points by Duke against Maryland in the 2001 national semifinals.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320730252 https://web.archive.org/web/20170108190517/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320730252 dead January 8, 2017 BYU rallies from 25-point deficit to shock Iona Associated Press ESPN.com March 13, 2012 March 14, 2012 In addition, the March 13 session was notable for the attendance of Barack Obama, president of the United States, and David Cameron, prime minister of Great Britain. Cameron was in the U.S. for bilateral political and economic talks with Obama, and attended the Mississippi Valley-Western Kentucky game.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_eVfjON0AE Obama attends March Madness game with PM Cameron 2012-03-13 CBS News 2026-03-18 YouTube South Regional – Atlanta, Georgia First roundMarch 15–16 Second roundMarch 17–18 Regional semifinalsMarch 23 Regional finalsMarch 25 Louisville – Thu/Sat Portland – Thu/Sat Albuquerque – Thu/Sat Greensboro – Fri/Sun 1 Kentucky 81 16 Western Kentucky 66 8 Iowa State 77 9 Connecticut 64 5 Wichita State 59 12 VCU 62 4 Indiana 79 13 New Mexico State 66 6 UNLV 64 11 Colorado 68 3 Baylor 68 14 South Dakota State 60 7 Notre Dame 63 10 Xavier 67 2 Duke 70 15 Lehigh 75 1 Kentucky 87 8 Iowa State 71 12 VCU 61 4 Indiana 63 11 Colorado 63 3 Baylor 80 10 Xavier 70 15 Lehigh 58 1 Kentucky 102 4 Indiana 90 3 Baylor 75 10 Xavier 70 1 Kentucky 82 3 Baylor 70 South regional final #e3e3e3 March 25 2:20 p.m. EDT Box Score #3 Baylor Bears 70 #1 Kentucky Wildcats 82 Q. Acy, 22 tied, 8 P. Jackson, 5 M. Kidd-Gilchrist, 19 A. Davis, 11 T. Jones, 6 22–42 48–40 Georgia Dome – Atlanta, Georgia 24,035 Les Jones, Bryan Kersey, Mike Stuart CBS South Regional all-tournament team Regional all-tournament team: Quincy Acy, Baylor; Anthony Davis, Kentucky; Doron Lamb, Kentucky; Christian Watford, Indiana.http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/rapid-reports/post/18045239 Three 'Cats on South Regional all-tournament team CBS Sports Regional most outstanding player: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky West Regional – Phoenix, Arizona First roundMarch 15–16 Second roundMarch 17–18 Regional semifinalsMarch 22 Regional finalsMarch 24 Columbus – Fri/Sun Portland – Thu/Sat Louisville – Thu/Sat Omaha – Fri/Sun 1 Michigan State 89 16 Long Island 67 8 Memphis 54 9 Saint Louis 61 5 New Mexico 75 12 Long Beach State 68 4 Louisville 69 13 Davidson 62 6 Murray State 58 11 Colorado State 41 3 Marquette 88 14 BYU 68 7 Florida 71 10 Virginia 45 2 Missouri 84 15 Norfolk State 86 1 Michigan State 65 9 Saint Louis 61 5 New Mexico 56 4 Louisville 59 6 Murray State 53 3 Marquette 62 7 Florida 84 15 Norfolk State 50 1 Michigan State 44 4 Louisville 57 3 Marquette 58 7 Florida 68 4 Louisville 72 7 Florida 68 West regional final #e3e3e3 March 24 4:30 p.m. EDT Box Score #7 Florida Gators 68 #4 Louisville Cardinals 72 tied, 14 E. Murphy, 8 E. Walker, 7 R. Smith, 19 C. Behanan, 7 P. Siva, 8 41–33 27–39 US Airways Center – Phoenix, Arizona 13,456 Karl Hess, Verne Harris, Doug Sirmons CBS West Regional all-tournament team Regional all-tournament team: Bradley Beal, Florida; Gorgui Dieng, Louisville; Draymond Green, Michigan State; Peyton Siva, Louisville.https://www.mlive.com/spartans/2012/03/michigan_states_draymond_green_22.html Michigan State's Draymond Green honored for NCAA tournament performance March 25, 2012 mlive Regional most outstanding player: Chane Behanan, Louisville East Regional – Boston, Massachusetts First roundMarch 15–16 Second roundMarch 17–18 Regional semifinalsMarch 22 Regional finalsMarch 24 Pittsburgh – Thu/Sat Albuquerque – Thu/Sat Nashville – Fri/Sun Pittsburgh – Thu/Sat 1 Syracuse 72 16 UNC Asheville 65 8 Kansas State 70 9 Southern Miss 64 5 Vanderbilt 79 12 Harvard 70 4 Wisconsin 73 13 Montana 49 6 Cincinnati 65 11 Texas 59 3 Florida State 66 14 St. Bonaventure 63 7 Gonzaga 77 10 West Virginia 54 2 Ohio State 78 15 Loyola (MD) 59 1 Syracuse 75 8 Kansas State 59 5 Vanderbilt 57 4 Wisconsin 60 6 Cincinnati 62 3 Florida State 56 7 Gonzaga 66 2 Ohio State 73 1 Syracuse 64 4 Wisconsin 63 6 Cincinnati 66 2 Ohio State 81 1 Syracuse 70 2 Ohio State 77 East regional final #e3e3e3 March 24 7:05 p.m. EDT Box Score #2 Ohio State Buckeyes 77 #1 Syracuse Orange 70 J. Sullinger, 19 tied, 9 A. Craft, 4 B. Triche, 15 B. M. Keita, 10 S. Jardine, 6 29–29 48–41 TD Garden – Boston, Massachusetts 19,026 John Higgins, Mike Nance, Tom O'Neill CBS East Regional all-tournament team Regional all-tournament team: Scoop Jardine, Syracuse; Lenzelle Smith, Jr., Ohio State; Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin; Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State.http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/sports/pros_and_colleges/x777657317/Ohio-State-77-Syracuse-70-Bucks-don-t-stop-here?zc_p=1 Ohio State 77, Syracuse 70: Bucks don't stop here Metro West Daily News 2012-03-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20121027080107/http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/sports/pros_and_colleges/x777657317/Ohio-State-77-Syracuse-70-Bucks-don-t-stop-here?zc_p=1 2012-10-27 dead Regional most outstanding player: Jared Sullinger, Ohio State Midwest Regional – St. Louis, Missouri First roundMarch 16 Second roundMarch 18 Regional semifinalsMarch 23 Regional finalsMarch 25 Greensboro – Fri/Sun Nashville – Fri/Sun Columbus – Fri/Sun Omaha – Fri/Sun 1 North Carolina 77 16 Vermont 58 8 Creighton 58 9 Alabama 57 5 Temple 44 12 South Florida 58 4 Michigan 60 13 Ohio 65 6 San Diego State 65 11 NC State 79 3 Georgetown 74 14 Belmont 59 7 Saint Mary's 69 10 Purdue 72 2 Kansas 65 15 Detroit 50 1 North Carolina 87 8 Creighton 73 12 South Florida 56 13 Ohio 62 11 NC State 66 3 Georgetown 63 10 Purdue 60 2 Kansas 63 1 North Carolina 73OT 13 Ohio 65 11 NC State 57 2 Kansas 60 1 North Carolina 67 2 Kansas 80 Midwest regional final #e3e3e3 March 25 5:05 p.m. EDT Box Score #2 Kansas Jayhawks 80 #1 North Carolina Tar Heels 67 T. Taylor, 22 T. Robinson, 9 T. Taylor, 5 J. M. McAdoo, 15 T. Zeller, 6 S. White, 7 47–47 33–20 Edward Jones Dome – St. Louis, Missouri 24,107 Tony Greene, Doug Shows, James Breeding CBS Midwest Regional all-tournament team Regional all-tournament team: Walter Offutt, Ohio; Tyshawn Taylor, Kansas; Jeff Withey, Kansas; Tyler Zeller, North Carolina.http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/25/3513177/robinson-the-biggest-of-kus-big.html Robinson the biggest of KU's big guys Kansas City Star Regional most outstanding player: Thomas Robinson, Kansas Final Four – Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana National SemifinalsFinal FourSaturday, March 31 National championship gameMonday, April 2 25 130 S1 Kentucky 69 W4 Louisville 61 E2 Ohio State 62 MW2 Kansas 64 S1 Kentucky 67 MW2 Kansas 59 On February 20, 2018, the NCAA announced that the wins and records for the 2011–12 season and Louisville's 2012–13, 2013–14, and 2014–15 seasons were vacated due to the sex scandal at Louisville.James Emily Louisville men's basketball must vacate wins and pay fine https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/louisville-mens-basketball-must-vacate-wins-and-pay-fine NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA February 20, 2018 en February 20, 2018 Unlike forfeiture, a vacated game does not result in the other school being credited with a win, only with Louisville removing the wins from its own record. Final Four all-tournament team Final Four all-tournament team:http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/18255833/ncaa-alltournament-teams NCAA All-Tournament Teams - NCAA Division I Mens Basketball - CBSSports.com 2012-04-04 2015-06-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20150603134705/http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/18255833/ncaa-alltournament-teams dead Anthony Davis, Kentucky; Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky; Doron Lamb, Kentucky; Thomas Robinson, Kansas; Tyshawn Taylor, Kansas Final Four most outstanding player: Anthony Davis, Kentucky Game summaries Final Four #ffdead March 31 6:09 pm Box score #W4 Louisville Cardinals 61 #S1 Kentucky Wildcats 69 28–35 33–34 P. Siva 11 G. Dieng 12 P. Siva 3 A. Davis 18 A. Davis 14 M. Teague 5 Mercedes-Benz Superdome – New Orleans, LA 73,361 Les Jones, Doug Shows, Joe DeRosa CBS #e3e3e3 March 31 9:05 pm Box score #E2 Ohio State Buckeyes 62 #MW2 Kansas Jayhawks 64 34–25 28–39 W. Buford 19 J. Sullinger 11 A. Craft 3 T. Robinson 18 E. Johnson 10 T. Taylor 9 Mercedes-Benz Superdome – New Orleans, LA 73,361 Jamie Luckie, Tom Eades, Patrick Adams CBS National Championship 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game #ffdead April 2 9:23 pm Recap, Box score Kansas Jayhawks 59 Kentucky Wildcats 67 27–41 32–26 T. Taylor 19 T. Robinson 17 T. Taylor 3 D. Lamb 22 A. Davis 16 A. Davis 5 Mercedes-Benz Superdome – New Orleans, LA 70,913 Verne Harris, Mark Whitehead, Mike Stuart CBS thumb|right|Kentucky celebrating their 2012 NCAA Championship Upsets Per the NCAA, "Upsets are defined as when the winner of the game was seeded five or more places lower than the team it defeated." The 2012 tournament saw a total of eight upsets, with seven in the first round and one in the second round. +Upsets in the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournamentRoundSouthWestEastMidwestRound of 64 No. 15 Lehigh defeated No. 2 Duke, 75–70 No. 12 VCU defeated No. 5 Wichita State, 62–59 No. 11 Colorado defeated No. 6 UNLV, 68–64 No. 15 Norfolk State defeated No. 2 Missouri, 86–84 None No. 13 Ohio defeated No. 4 Michigan, 65–60 No. 12 South Florida defeated No. 5 Temple, 58–44 No. 11 NC State defeated No. 6 San Diego State, 79–65Round of 32 None No. 11 NC State defeated No. 3 Georgetown, 66–63Sweet 16 NoneElite 8 NoneFinal 4 NoneNational Championship None Record by conference Conference# of bidsRecordWin %R64R32S16E8F4CGNC SEC 4 10–3 10 3 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 Big 12 6 10–6 10 6 6 4 2 2 1 1 -1 – Big Ten 6 11–6 11 6 6 5 4 1 1 -1 – -1 – Big East 9 14–9 14 9 9 6 4 2 1 -1 – -1 – ACC 5 6–5 6 5 5 3 2 1 -1 – -1 – -1 – Atlantic 10 4 3–4 3 4 4 2 1 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – MAC 1 2–1 2 1 1 1 1 0 -1 – -1 – -1 – Mountain West 4 1–4 1 4 4 1 0 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – WCC 3 2–3 2 3 3 1 0 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – MVC 2 1–2 1 2 2 1 0 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – CAA 1 1–1 1 1 1 1 0 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – MEAC 1 1–1 1 1 1 1 0 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – OVC 1 1–1 1 1 1 1 0 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – Patriot 1 1–1 1 1 1 1 0 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – Pac-12 2 1–2 1 2 1 1 0 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – C-USA 2 0–2 0 2 2 0 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – MAAC 2 0–2 0 2 1 0 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – America East 1 1–1 1 1 1 0 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – Sun Belt 1 1–1 1 1 1 0 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – Atlantic Sun 1 0–1 0 1 1 0 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – Big Sky 1 0–1 0 1 1 0 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – Big South 1 0–1 0 1 1 0 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – Big West 1 0–1 0 1 1 0 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – Horizon 1 0–1 0 1 1 0 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – Ivy 1 0–1 0 1 1 0 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – NEC 1 0–1 0 1 1 0 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – Southern 1 0–1 0 1 1 0 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – Summit 1 0–1 0 1 1 0 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – WAC 1 0–1 0 1 1 0 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – Southland 1 0–1 0 1 0 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – SWAC 1 0–1 0 1 0 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – The R64, R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the round of 64 (second round), round of 32 (third round), Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively. Media Television 2012 marked the second year of a 14-year partnership between CBS Sports and Turner Broadcasting cable networks TBS, TNT and truTV to cover the entire tournament under the NCAA March Madness banner. CBS aired the Final Four and championship rounds for the 31st consecutive year. Studio hosts Greg Gumbel (New York City and New Orleans) – Second round, third round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game Ernie Johnson Jr. (New York City and Atlanta) – First Four, second round, third round and regional semi-finals Matt Winer (Atlanta) – First Four, second round and third round http://sportsmediajournal.com/category/television/page/8/ https://archive.today/20120724191333/http://sportsmediajournal.com/category/television/page/8/ usurped July 24, 2012 Television | Sports Media Journal | Page 8 Sports Media Journal 2012-03-30 Studio analysts Greg Anthony (New York City and New Orleans) – First Four, second round, third round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game Charles Barkley (New York City and New Orleans) – First Four, second round, third round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game Mike Brey (Atlanta) – third round Seth Davis (Atlanta and New Orleans) – First Four, second round, third round, regional semi-finals, Final Four and national championship game Steve Lavin (New York City) – third round Frank Martin (New York City) – Regional finals Shaka Smart (Atlanta) – Regional Semi-Finals Kenny Smith (New York City and New Orleans) – First Four, second round, third round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game Steve Smith (Atlanta) – First Four, second round, third round and regional semi-finals Jay Wright (Atlanta) – First Four and second round http://staatalent.com/2012/headlines/ncaa-tourney-tv-teams-announced/ NCAA Tourney TV teams announced | Sportscasters Talent Agency of America Staatalent.com 2012-02-23 2012-03-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20120504182155/http://staatalent.com/2012/headlines/ncaa-tourney-tv-teams-announced/ 2012-05-04 dead Commentary teams Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg/Steve Kerr/Tracy Wolfson – First Four at Dayton, Ohio; second and third round at Greensboro, North Carolina; South Regionals at Atlanta, Georgia; Final Four at New Orleans, LouisianaKerr joined Nantz and Kellogg during the First Four, Final Four, and national championship games. Marv Albert/Steve Kerr/Craig Sager – Second and third round at Omaha, Nebraska; Midwest Regionals at St. Louis, Missouri Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery/Lesley Visser – Second and third round at Louisville, Kentucky; East Regionals at Boston, Massachusetts Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller/Marty Snider – Second and third round at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; West Regionals at Phoenix, Arizona Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel/Lewis Johnson – First Four at Dayton, Ohio; second and third round at Nashville, Tennessee Brian Anderson/Dan Bonner/Jenn Hildreth – Second and third round at Portland, Oregon Tim Brando/Mike Gminski/Otis Livingston – Second and third round at Columbus, Ohio Spero Dedes/Bob Wenzel/Jaime Maggio – Second and third round at Albuquerque, New Mexico http://sportsmediajournal.com/2012/03/12/ncaa-mens-division-i-basketball-tourney-schedule-with-announcer-assignments/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140209030620/http://sportsmediajournal.com/2012/03/12/ncaa-mens-division-i-basketball-tourney-schedule-with-announcer-assignments/ usurped February 9, 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tourney Schedule with Announcer Assignments Sports Media Journal 2012-03-12 2012-03-30http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2012/03/CBSTurner-NCAA-basketball-announcer-gigs-for-Sweet-16-650634/1#.T22UY2Hy9Cc CBS/Turner NCAA basketball announcer gigs for Sweet 16 Content.usatoday.com 2012-03-19 2012-03-30http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/11/ncaa-tournament-2012-schedule-first-second-rounds_n_1338171.html NCAA Tournament 2012 Schedule: Times, Announcers For First And Second Games Huffingtonpost.com March 11, 2012 2012-03-30 Chris Greenberghttp://sportsmediajournal.com/category/television/page/4/ https://web.archive.org/web/20101129042659/http://sportsmediajournal.com/category/television/page/4/ usurped November 29, 2010 Television | Sports Media Journal | Page 4 Sports Media Journal 2012-03-30http://sportsmediajournal.com/category/television/page/5/ https://archive.today/20120719103733/http://sportsmediajournal.com/category/television/page/5/ usurped July 19, 2012 Television | Sports Media Journal | Page 5 Sports Media Journal 2012-03-30 Number of games per network CBS: 26 TBS: 16 TruTV: 13 TNT: 12 Radio Dial Global Sports (formerly Westwood OneA New Name on the Airwaves Dial Global Sports Inc. January 5, 2012 http://dialglobalsports.com/2012/01/a-new-name-on-the-airwaves/ March 11, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130425091626/http://dialglobalsports.com/2012/01/a-new-name-on-the-airwaves/ April 25, 2013 usurped mdy-all) and SiriusXM have live broadcasts of all 67 games.SiriusXM Offers Every Game Of The 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship SiriusXM Radio Inc. March 8, 2012 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/siriusxm-offers-every-game-of-the-2012-ncaa-division-i-mens-basketball-championship-141906283.html March 11, 2012 First Four Dave Ryan and Alaa Abdelnaby – at Dayton, Ohio Second and third round Kevin Calabro and Bill Frieder – Second and third round at Portland, Oregon Dave Sims and Michael Cage – Second and third round at Albuquerque, New Mexico Scott Graham and Kevin Grevey – Second and third round at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Ted Robinson and Kyle Macy – Second and third round at Louisville, Kentucky Wayne Larrivee and John Thompson – Second and third round at Columbus, Ohio Kevin Kugler and Tom Brennan – Second and third round at Omaha, Nebraska Brad Sham and Pete Gillen – Second and third round at Nashville, Tennessee Gary Cohen and Reid Gettys – Second and third round at Greensboro, North Carolina https://awfulannouncing.com/2012-articles/your-first-a-second-round-ncaa-tournament-announcing-schedule.html Your First & Second Round NCAA Tournament announcing schedule March 12, 2012 Regionals Kevin Kugler and Pete Gillen – East Regional at Boston, Massachusetts Wayne Larrivee and Fran Fraschilla – Midwest Regional at St. Louis, Missouri Ian Eagle and John Thompson – South Regional at Atlanta, Georgia Dave Sims and Bill Frieder – West Regional at Phoenix, Arizona Final Four Kevin Kugler, John Thompson and Bill Raftery – New Orleans, Louisiana Courts All tournament sites continued to use the uniform courts that were first introduced tournament-wide in 2010, except for a slight variation at the East Regionals in Boston at the TD Garden, where a parquet floor court pattern similar to that used by the hometown Boston Celtics was used. See also 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 National Invitation Tournament 2012 Women's National Invitation 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 Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Category:2012 in New Orleans Basketball NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Louisiana