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2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | CollegeInsider.com | |
| Year | 2012 | |
| <!-- Commented out: | Image | CIT JPG Color.jpg -- |
| ImageSize | 300px | |
| Caption | CIT logo | |
| Teams | 32 | |
| FinalFourArena | Smith Spectrum | |
| FinalFourCity | Logan, Utah | |
| Champions | [Mercer](2011-12-mercer-bears-men-s-basketball-team) | |
| TitleCount | 1st | |
| RunnerUp | [Utah State](2011-12-utah-state-aggies-men-s-basketball-team) | |
| GameCount | 1st | |
| Semifinal1 | [Fairfield](2011-12-fairfield-stags-men-s-basketball-team) | |
| SemifinalCount | 1st | |
| Semifinal2 | [Oakland](2011-12-oakland-golden-grizzlies-men-s-basketball-team) | |
| SemifinalCount2 | 1st | |
| Coach | Bob Hoffman | |
| CoachCount | 1st | |
| MOP | Langston Hall | |
| MOPTeam | Mercer |
The 2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) was a postseason single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams, up from 24 teams in the 2011 CIT. The CIT began with 16 first-round games. Games took place March 13–28, 2012.
Thirty-two participants who were not invited to the 2012 NCAA tournament, the 2012 National Invitation Tournament, or the 2012 College Basketball Invitational made up the field. The winner of the 2012 Great West Conference men's basketball tournament, North Dakota, received an automatic bid to the tournament.
All games, except for the championship game, were streamed online by America One Sports. Free registration was required to view the games. The championship game was once again broadcast nationally by Fox College Sports on FCS Central.
The tournament was won by Mercer who defeated Utah State in the championship game 70–67. This was the first post-season tournament win for a men's basketball team from the Atlantic Sun Conference.
Participating teams
The following teams received an invitation to the 2012 CIT:
| School | Conference | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| record | Conference | ||
| record | |||
| [Albany](2011-12-albany-great-danes-men-s-basketball-team) | America East | 19–14 | 9–7 |
| [American](2011-12-american-eagles-men-s-basketball-team) | Patriot | 20–11 | 10–4 |
| [Bowling Green](2011-12-bowling-green-falcons-men-s-basketball-team) | Mid-American | 16–15 | 9–7 |
| [Buffalo](2011-12-buffalo-bulls-men-s-basketball-team) | Mid-American | 19–10 | 12–4 |
| [Cal State Bakersfield](2011-12-cal-state-bakersfield-roadrunners-men-s-basketball-team) | Division I independent | 16–14 | |
| [Cal State Fullerton](2011-12-cal-state-fullerton-titans-men-s-basketball-team) | Big West | 21–9 | 12–4 |
| [Coastal Carolina](2011-12-coastal-carolina-chanticleers-men-s-basketball-team) | Big South | 19–11 | 12–6 |
| [Drake](2011-12-drake-bulldogs-men-s-basketball-team) | Missouri Valley | 17–15 | 9–9 |
| [Fairfield](2011-12-fairfield-stags-men-s-basketball-team) | Metro Atlantic Athletic | 19–14 | 12–6 |
| [Georgia State](2011-12-georgia-state-panthers-men-s-basketball-team) | Colonial Athletic | 21–11 | 11–7 |
| [Idaho](2011-12-idaho-vandals-men-s-basketball-team) | Western Athletic | 18–13 | 9–5 |
| [Indiana State](2011-12-indiana-state-sycamores-men-s-basketball-team) | Missouri Valley | 17–13 | 8–10 |
| [Kent State](2011-12-kent-state-golden-flashes-men-s-basketball-team) | Mid-American | 21–11 | 10–6 |
| [Louisiana–Lafayette](2011-12-louisiana-lafayette-ragin-cajuns-men-s-basketball-team) | Sun Belt | 16–15 | 10–6 |
| [Loyola Marymount](2011-12-loyola-marymount-lions-men-s-basketball-team) | West Coast | 19–12 | 11–5 |
| [Manhattan](2011-12-manhattan-jaspers-basketball-team) | Metro Atlantic Athletic | 20–12 | 12–6 |
| McNeese State | Southland | 17–15 | 10–6 |
| [Mercer](2011-12-mercer-bears-men-s-basketball-team) | Atlantic Sun | 22–11 | 13–5 |
| [North Dakota](2011-12-university-of-north-dakota-men-s-basketball-team) | Great West | 17–14 | 6–4 |
| [Oakland](2011-12-oakland-golden-grizzlies-men-s-basketball-team) | Summit League | 17–15 | 11–7 |
| [Old Dominion](2011-12-old-dominion-monarchs-basketball-team) | Colonial Athletic | 20–13 | 13–5 |
| [Rice](2011-12-rice-owls-men-s-basketball-team) | Conference USA | 17–15 | 8–8 |
| [Robert Morris](2011-12-robert-morris-colonials-men-s-basketball-team) | Northeast | 24–10 | 13–5 |
| [Tennessee State](2011-12-tennessee-state-tigers-basketball-team) | Ohio Valley | 20–12 | 11–5 |
| [Tennessee Tech](2011-12-tennessee-tech-golden-eagles-men-s-basketball-team) | Ohio Valley | 19–13 | 9–7 |
| [Toledo](2011-12-toledo-rockets-men-s-basketball-team) | Mid-American | 18–16 | 7–9 |
| [USC Upstate](2011-12-usc-upstate-spartans-men-s-basketball-team) | Atlantic Sun | 20–12 | 13–5 |
| [UC Santa Barbara](2011-12-uc-santa-barbara-gauchos-men-s-basketball-team) | Big West | 20–10 | 12–4 |
| [Utah State](2011-12-utah-state-aggies-men-s-basketball-team) | Western Athletic | 17–15 | 8–6 |
| [Utah Valley](2011-12-utah-valley-wolverines-men-s-basketball-team) | Great West | 20–12 | 9–1 |
| [Weber State](2011-12-weber-state-wildcats-men-s-basketball-team) | Big Sky | 24–6 | 14–2 |
| [Yale](2011-12-yale-bulldogs-men-s-basketball-team) | Ivy League | 19–9 | 9–5 |
Format
The fourth annual CIT used the old NIT model in which matchups in future rounds were determined by the results of the previous round.
Bracket
Bracket is for visual purposes only. The CIT does not have a set bracket. March 13–15 March 17 & 18 March 20 & 21 March 24 & 25 March 28 | team-width=100
| RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=Tennessee Tech | RD1-score01=43 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=Georgia State | RD1-score02=74
| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=Tennessee State | RD1-score03=60 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=Mercer | RD1-score04=68
| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=Kent State | RD1-score05=58 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=USC Upstate | RD1-score06=73
| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=Coastal Carolina | RD1-score07=66 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=Old Dominion | RD1-score08=68
| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=Robert Morris | RD1-score09=67 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=Indiana State | RD1-score10=60
| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=McNeese State | RD1-score11=63 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=Toledo | RD1-score12=76
| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=Manhattan | RD1-score13=89 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=Albany | RD1-score14=79
| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=Yale | RD1-score15=56 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=Fairfield | RD1-score16=68
| RD1-seed17= | RD1-team17=North Dakota | RD1-score17=64 | RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18=Drake | RD1-score18=70
| RD1-seed19= | RD1-team19=Rice | RD1-score19=68 | RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20=Louisiana–Lafayette | RD1-score20=63
| RD1-seed21= | RD1-team21=Buffalo | RD1-score21=78 | RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22=American | RD1-score22=61
| RD1-seed23= | RD1-team23=Bowling Green | RD1-score23=69 | RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24=Oakland | RD1-score24=86
| RD1-seed25= | RD1-team25=Utah Valley | RD1-score25=69 | RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26=Weber State | RD1-score26=72
| RD1-seed27= | RD1-team27=Cal State Fullerton | RD1-score27=79 | RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28=Loyola Marymount | RD1-score28=88
| RD1-seed29= | RD1-team29=UC Santa Barbara | RD1-score29=83 | RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30=Idaho | RD1-score30=86
| RD1-seed31= | RD1-team31=Cal State Bakersfield | RD1-score31=69 | RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32=Utah State | RD1-score32=75
| RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=Georgia State | RD2-score01=59 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=Mercer | RD2-score02=64
| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=USC Upstate | RD2-score03=56 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=Old Dominion | RD2-score04=65
| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=Robert Morris | RD2-score05=69 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=Toledo | RD2-score06=51
| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=Manhattan | RD2-score07=57 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=Fairfield | RD2-score08=69
| RD2-seed09= | RD2-team09=Drake | RD2-score09=68 | RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10=Rice | RD2-score10=74
| RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11=Buffalo | RD2-score11=76 | RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12=Oakland | RD2-score12=84
| RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13=Weber State | RD2-score13=78 | RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14=Loyola Marymount | RD2-score14=84*
| RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15=Idaho | RD2-score15=56 | RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16=Utah State | RD2-score16=76
| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=Mercer | RD3-score01=79 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=Old Dominion | RD3-score02=73
| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=Robert Morris | RD3-score03=61 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=Fairfield | RD3-score04=67
| RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05=Rice | RD3-score05=70 | RD3-seed06= | RD3-team06=Oakland | RD3-score06=77
| RD3-seed07= | RD3-team07=Loyola Marymount | RD3-score07=69 | RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08=Utah State | RD3-score08=77
| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=Mercer | RD4-score01=64 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=Fairfield | RD4-score02=59
| RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03=Oakland | RD4-score03=81 | RD4-seed04= | RD4-team04=Utah State | RD4-score04=105
| RD5-seed01= | RD5-team01=Mercer | RD5-score01=70 | RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02=Utah State | RD5-score02=67 Home teams are listed second.
- Denotes overtime period
References
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