2012 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

2012 NCAA Men's Division II
Basketball Tournament
Teams 64
Finals Site Highland Heights, Kentucky
Champions Western Washington (1st title)
Runner-Up Montevallo (1st title game)
Semifinalists Stonehill (2nd Final Four)
Bellarmine (2nd Final Four)
Winning Coach Brad Jackson (Western Washington (1st title))
Most Outstanding Player D. J. Rivera Montevallo
NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournaments
«2011  2013»

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.

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 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

East Region
Seed School Conference Record Qualification
#1 Franklin Pierce NE-10 21–7 At-large
#2 Stonehill NE-10 21–8 Automatic
#3 Adelphi NE-10 20–8 At-large
#4 UMass Lowell NE-10 19–10 At-large
#5 Bloomfield CACC 24–7 Automatic
#6 C.W. Post ECC 23–5 Automatic
#7 District of Columbia ECC 22–5 At-large
#8 Philadelphia CACC 19–9 At-large
Atlantic Region
Seed School Conference Record Qualification
#1 West Liberty WVIAC 29–2 Automatic
#2 Shaw CIAA 25–3 At-large
#3 Charleston (WV) WVIAC 26–6 At-large
#4 West Virginia Wesleyan WVIAC 21–8 At-large
#5 Winston-Salem State CIAA 21–8 Automatic
#6 Wheeling Jesuit WVIAC 21–9 At-large
#7 Indiana (PA) PSAC 23–5 At-large
#8 East Stroudsburg PSAC 20–11 Automatic
South Central Region
Seed School Conference Record Qualification
#1 Midwestern State Lone Star 26–3 Automatic
#2 Tarleton State Lone Star 26–5 At-large
#3 Arkansas Tech GAC 21–4 At-large
#4 Washburn MIAA 24–7 Automatic
#5 Northwest Missouri State MIAA 22–6 At-large
#6 West Texas A&M Lone Star 19–8 At-large
#7 Missouri Southern State MIAA 22–7 At-large
#8 St. Mary's (TX) Heartland 19–8 Automatic
West Region
Seed School Conference Record Qualification
#1 Western Washington GNAC 25–5 At-large
#2 Alaska–Anchorage GNAC 22–6 At-large
#3 Seattle Pacific GNAC 21–7 At-large
#4 Humboldt State CCAA 22–7 Automatic
#5 Chico State CCAA 24–7 At-large
#6 Dixie State Pacific West 20–6 Automatic
#7 Montana State–Billings GNAC 18–11 Automatic
#8 Grand Canyon Pacific West 19–7 At-large
South Region
Seed School Conference Record Qualification
#1 Alabama–Huntsville Gulf South 26–3 Automatic
#2 Christian Brothers Gulf South 23–6 At-large
#3 West Georgia Gulf South 22–8 At-large
#4 Florida Tech Sunshine State 22–6 At-large
#5 Saint Leo Sunshine State 18–11 At-large
#6 Eckerd Sunshine State 20–8 At-large
#7 Florida Southern Sunshine State 20–9 Automatic
#8 Benedict SIAC 19–10 Automatic
Midwest Region
Seed School Conference Record Qualification
#1 Bellarmine GLVC 25–3 At-large
#2 Southern Indiana GLVC 24–6 Automatic
#3 Hillsdale GLIAC 24–5 At-large
#4 Northern Kentucky GLVC 23–6 At-large
#5 Findlay GLIAC 23–6 Automatic
#6 Indianapolis GLVC 19–8 At-large
#7 Kentucky Wesleyan GLVC 21–7 At-large
#8 Lewis GLVC 17–11 At-large
Central Region
Seed School Conference Record Qualification
#1 Colorado Mines RMAC 27–2 Automatic
#2 Metropolitan State RMAC 22–6 At-large
#3 Bemidji State NSIC 22–8 At-large
#4 Southwest Minnesota State NSIC 18–10 Automatic
#5 Minnesota State–Moorhead NSIC 20–8 At-large
#6 St. Cloud State NSIC 19–8 At-large
#7 Adams State RMAC 19–8 At-large
#8 Augustana (SD) NSIC 17–10 At-large
Southeast Region
Seed School Conference Record Qualification
#1 Montevallo Peach Belt 24–7 Automatic
#2 USC Aiken Peach Belt 21–7 At-large
#3 Anderson (SC) SAC 24–5 At-large
#4 Lincoln Memorial SAC 25–5 At-large
#5 King Conference Carolinas 23–7 At-large
#6 Columbus State Peach Belt 18–11 At-large
#7 Wingate SAC 20–11 Automatic
#8 Barton Conference Carolinas 20–9 Automatic

Teams per conference

Regional play

East - Rindge, New Hampshire

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2012-03-04/championship-field-teams-selected
  2. ↑ http://www.greatamericanconference.com/news/2012/3/5/MBB_0305122336.aspx
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