2012 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

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.

2012 NCAA Division II
Basketball Tournament
Teams64
Finals siteHighland Heights, Kentucky
ChampionsWestern Washington Vikings (1st title)
Runner-upMontevallo Falcons (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBrad Jackson (1st title)
MOPD. J. Rivera, Montevallo

The Western Washington Vikings won the tournament to earn the first basketball national championship in school history.

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:[1] 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.[2]

Team Conference Region
Humboldt State CCAA West
Bloomfield CACC East
Winston-Salem State CIAA Atlantic
Barton Conference Carolinas Southeast
C.W. Post ECC East
Findlay GLIAC Midwest
Southern Indiana GLVC Midwest
Montana State Billings GNAC West
Alabama-Hunstville Gulf South South
St. Mary's (Texas) Heartland South Central
Midwestern State Lone Star South Central
Washburn MIAA South Central
Stonehill Northeast-10 East
Southwest Minnesota State NSIC Central
Dixie State Pacific West West
Montevallo Peach Belt Southeast
East Stroudsburg PSAC Atlantic
Colorado Mines RMAC Central
Wingate SAC Southeast
Benedict SIAC South
Florida Southern Sunshine State South
West Liberty WVIAC Atlantic

Qualified teams

Teams per conference

Regionals

East - Rindge, New Hampshire

Location: Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse

First Round
Saturday, March 10 		Second Round
Sunday, March 11 		Regional Final
Tuesday, March 13
         
1 Franklin Pierce (21–7) 59
8 Philadelphia (19–9) 58
1 Franklin Pierce 60
5 Bloomfield 69
4 Mass.-Lowell (19–10) 83
5 Bloomfield (24–7) 91
5 Bloomfield 70
2 Stonehill 75
3 Adelphi (20–8) 66
6 C.W. Post (23–5) 65
3 Adelphi 58
2 Stonehill 68
2 Stonehill (21–8) 65
7 Dist. Columbia (22–5) 61

Atlantic - West Liberty, West Virginia

Location: Academic, Sports, and Recreation Complex

First Round
Saturday, March 10 		Second Round
Sunday, March 11 		Regional Final
Tuesday, March 13
         
1 West Liberty (29–2) 119
8 East Stroudsburg (20–11) 82
1 West Liberty 99
4 West Va. Wesleyan 69
4 West Va. Wesleyan (21–8) 57
5 Winston-Salem (21–8) 54
1 West Liberty 89
2 Shaw 78
3 Charleston, WV (26–6) 76
6 Wheeling Jesuit (21–9) 79
6 Wheeling Jesuit 68
2 Shaw 92
2 Shaw (25–3) 62
7 Indiana, PA (23–5) 54

South Central - Wichita Falls, Texas

Location: Gerald Stockton Court

First Round
Saturday, March 10 		Second Round
Sunday, March 11 		Regional Final
Tuesday, March 13
         
1 Midwestern State (26–3) 62
8 St. Mary's, TX (19–8) 54
1 Midwestern State 72
4 Washburn 63
4 Washburn (24–7) 69
5 Northwest Mo. State. (22–6) 60
1 Midwestern State 77
3 Arkansas Tech 61
3 Arkansas Tech (21–4) 79
6 West Texas A&M (19–8) 68
3 Arkansas Tech 64
2 Tarleton State 63
2 Tarleton State (26–5) 69
7 Mo. Southern State (22–7) 52

West - Bellingham, Washington

Location: Sam Carver Gymnasium

First Round
Friday, March 9 		Second Round
Saturday, March 10 		Regional Final
Monday, March 12
         
1 Western Wash. (25–5) 79
8 Grand Canyon (19–7) 73
1 Western Wash. 74
5 Cal. St. Chico 65
4 Humboldt St. (22–7) 68
5 Cal. St. Chico (24–7) 75
1 Western Wash. 56
3 Seattle Pacific 50
3 Seattle Pacific (21–7) 70
6 Dixie St. (20–6) 68
3 Seattle Pacific 80
2 Alas. Anchorage 67
2 Alas. Anchorage (22–6) 80
7 Mont. St. Billings (18–11) 68

South - Huntsville, Alabama

Location: Spragins Hall

First Round
Saturday, March 10 		Second Round
Sunday, March 11 		Regional Final
Tuesday, March 13
         
1 Ala.-Huntsville (26–3) 69
8 Benedict (19–10) 61
1 Ala.-Huntsville 82
4 Florida Tech 71
4 Florida Tech (22–6) 61
5 Saint Leo (18–11) 56
1 Ala.-Huntsville 69
2 Christian Bros. 58
3 West Ga. (22–8) 53
6 Eckerd (20–8) 60
6 Eckerd 57
2 Christian Bros. 60
2 Christian Bros. (23–6) 85
7 Fla. Southern (20–9) 74

Midwest - Louisville, Kentucky

Location: Knights Hall

First Round
Saturday, March 10 		Second Round
Sunday, March 11 		Regional Final
Tuesday, March 13
         
1 Bellarmine (25–3) 86
8 Lewis (17–11) 63
1 Bellarmine 86
5 Findlay 63
4 Northern Ky. (23–6) 49
5 Findlay (23–6) 50
1 Bellarmine 79
7 Ky. Wesleyan 74
3 Hillsdale (24–5) 62
6 Indianapolis (19–8) 66
6 Indianapolis 77
7 Ky. Wesleyan 91
2 Southern Ind. (24–6) 58
7 Ky. Wesleyan (21–7) 64

Central - Golden, Colorado

Location: Steinhauer Field House

First Round
Saturday, March 10 		Second Round
Sunday, March 11 		Regional Final
Tuesday, March 13
         
1 Colorado Mines (27–2) 82
8 Augustana, SD (17–10) 69
1 Colorado Mines 80
5 Minn. St. Moorhead 60
4 SMSU (18–10) 66
5 Minn. St. Moorhead (20–8) 82
1 Colorado Mines 64
2 Metro St. 73
3 Bemidji St. (22–8) 72
6 St. Cloud St. (19–8) 77
6 St. Cloud St. 64
2 Metro St. 76
2 Metro St. (22–6) 79
7 Adams St. (19–8) 74

Southeast - Montevallo, Alabama

Location: People's Bank and Trust Arena

First Round
Saturday, March 10 		Second Round
Sunday, March 11 		Regional Final
Tuesday, March 13
         
1 Montevallo (24–7) 96
8 Barton (20–9) 87
1 Montevallo 61
4 Lincoln Memorial 60
4 Lincoln Memorial (25–5) 67
5 King, TN (23–7) 60
1 Montevallo 86
3 Anderson, SC 73
3 Anderson, SC (24–5) 77
6 Columbus St. (18–11) 64
3 Anderson, SC 71
7 Wingate 63
2 S.C. Aiken (21–7) 70
7 Wingate (20–11) 73

Elite Eight – Highland Heights, Kentucky

Location: The Bank of Kentucky Center

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 21 		Semifinals
Thursday, March 22 		National Championship
Saturday, March 24
         
E2 Stonehill (24–8) 91
A1 West Liberty (32–2) 90
E2 Stonehill 66
W1 Western Washington 71
SC1 Midwestern State (29–3) 63
W1 Western Washington (28–5) 65
W1 Western Washington 72
SE1 Montevallo 65
S1 Alabama-Huntsville (28–3) 73
M1 Bellarmine (29-3) 82
M1 Bellarmine 72
SE1 Montevallo 79
C2 Metro State (25–6) 65
SE1 Montevallo (27–7) 67

All-tournament team
  • Rory Blanche (Western Washington)
  • Antoine Davis (Montevallo)
  • Chris Dowe (Bellarmine)
  • D.J. Rivera (Montevallo)
  • Richard Woodworth (Western Washington)

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-04-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.greatamericanconference.com/news/2012/3/5/MBB_0305122336.aspx
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