2012 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

2012 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

Tournament logo
Classification Division I
Season 201112
Teams 12
Site FedExForum
Memphis, Tennessee
Champions Memphis (6th title)
Winning coach Josh Pastner (2nd title)
MVP Joe Jackson (Memphis)
Television CBS Sports Network
CBS
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Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournaments
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2011–12 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Memphis 13 3   .813     26 8   .765
Southern Miss 11 5   .688     25 9   .735
Tulsa 10 6   .625     17 14   .548
UCF 10 6   .625     22 11   .667
UAB 9 7   .563     15 16   .484
Marshall 9 7   .563     21 14   .600
Rice 8 8   .500     18 15   .545
UTEP 7 9   .438     15 17   .469
Houston 7 9   .438     15 15   .500
East Carolina 5 11   .313     15 16   .484
SMU 4 12   .250     13 19   .406
Tulane 3 13   .188     15 19   .441
2012 CUSA Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament[1] was held from March 710, 2012 at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.

Seeding for the tournament was determined by the conference standings at the end of the regular season. The winner of the tournament, Memphis, received the Conference USA automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA Tournament.

Bracket

  First Round
March 7
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Quarterfinals
March 8, 2012
CBS Sports Network
Semifinals
March 9, 2012
CBS Sports Network
Championship Game
March 10, 2012
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  1  Memphis 65  
    8  UTEP 47  
8  UTEP 67OT
9  Houston 62  
  1  Memphis 83  
  4  UCF 52  
        
        
  4  UCF 64
    5  UAB 54  
5  UAB 72
12  Tulane 64  
  1  Memphis 83
  6  Marshall 57
        
        
  2  Southern Miss 81OT
    10  East Carolina 78  
7  Rice 66
10  East Carolina 68  
  2  Southern Miss 62
  6  Marshall 73  
        
        
  3  Tulsa 100
    6  Marshall 1053OT  
6  Marshall 74
11  SMU 56  

References

  1. "2012 Conference USA Men's Basketball Championship". conference usa. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
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