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2012 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

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FieldValue
DivisionII
Year2012
GenderMen's
ImageNCAA logo.svg
ImageSize130px
Teams64
FinalFourCityHighland Heights, Kentucky
ChampionsWestern Washington Vikings
TitleCount1st
RunnerUpMontevallo Falcons
GameCount1st
Semifinal1Stonehill SkyHawks
FinalFourCount2nd
Semifinal2Bellarmine Knights
FinalFourCount22nd
CoachBrad Jackson
CoachCount1st
MOPD. J. Rivera
MOPTeamMontevallo

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, 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: 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.

TeamConferenceRegion
Humboldt StateCCAAWest
BloomfieldCACCEast
Winston-Salem StateCIAAAtlantic
BartonConference CarolinasSoutheast
C.W. PostECCEast
FindlayGLIACMidwest
Southern IndianaGLVCMidwest
Montana State BillingsGNACWest
Alabama-HunstvilleGulf SouthSouth
St. Mary's (Texas)HeartlandSouth Central
Midwestern StateLone StarSouth Central
WashburnMIAASouth Central
StonehillNortheast-10East
Southwest Minnesota StateNSICCentral
Dixie StatePacific WestWest
MontevalloPeach BeltSoutheast
East StroudsburgPSACAtlantic
Colorado MinesRMACCentral
WingateSACSoutheast
BenedictSIACSouth
Florida SouthernSunshine StateSouth
West LibertyWVIACAtlantic

Qualified teams

East RegionSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualificationAtlantic RegionSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualificationSouth Central RegionSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualificationWest RegionSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualification
#1Franklin PierceNE-1021–7At-large
#2StonehillNE-1021–8Automatic
#3AdelphiNE-1020–8At-large
#4UMass LowellNE-1019–10At-large
#5BloomfieldCACC24–7Automatic
#6C.W. PostECC23–5Automatic
#7District of ColumbiaECC22–5At-large
#8PhiladelphiaCACC19–9At-large
#1West LibertyWVIAC29–2Automatic
#2ShawCIAA25–3At-large
#3Charleston (WV)WVIAC26–6At-large
#4West Virginia WesleyanWVIAC21–8At-large
#5Winston-Salem StateCIAA21–8Automatic
#6Wheeling JesuitWVIAC21–9At-large
#7Indiana (PA)PSAC23–5At-large
#8East StroudsburgPSAC20–11Automatic
#1Midwestern StateLone Star26–3Automatic
#2Tarleton StateLone Star26–5At-large
#3Arkansas TechGAC21–4At-large
#4WashburnMIAA24–7Automatic
#5Northwest Missouri StateMIAA22–6At-large
#6West Texas A&MLone Star19–8At-large
#7Missouri Southern StateMIAA22–7At-large
#8St. Mary's (TX)Heartland19–8Automatic
#1Western WashingtonGNAC25–5At-large
#2Alaska–AnchorageGNAC22–6At-large
#3Seattle PacificGNAC21–7At-large
#4Humboldt StateCCAA22–7Automatic
#5Chico StateCCAA24–7At-large
#6Dixie StatePacific West20–6Automatic
#7Montana State–BillingsGNAC18–11Automatic
#8Grand CanyonPacific West19–7At-large
South RegionSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualificationMidwest RegionSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualificationCentral RegionSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualificationSoutheast RegionSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualification
#1Alabama–HuntsvilleGulf South26–3Automatic
#2Christian BrothersGulf South23–6At-large
#3West GeorgiaGulf South22–8At-large
#4Florida TechSunshine State22–6At-large
#5Saint LeoSunshine State18–11At-large
#6EckerdSunshine State20–8At-large
#7Florida SouthernSunshine State20–9Automatic
#8BenedictSIAC19–10Automatic
#1BellarmineGLVC25–3At-large
#2Southern IndianaGLVC24–6Automatic
#3HillsdaleGLIAC24–5At-large
#4Northern KentuckyGLVC23–6At-large
#5FindlayGLIAC23–6Automatic
#6IndianapolisGLVC19–8At-large
#7Kentucky WesleyanGLVC21–7At-large
#8LewisGLVC17–11At-large
#1Colorado MinesRMAC27–2Automatic
#2Metropolitan StateRMAC22–6At-large
#3Bemidji StateNSIC22–8At-large
#4Southwest Minnesota StateNSIC18–10Automatic
#5Minnesota State–MoorheadNSIC20–8At-large
#6St. Cloud StateNSIC19–8At-large
#7Adams StateRMAC19–8At-large
#8Augustana (SD)NSIC17–10At-large
#1MontevalloPeach Belt24–7Automatic
#2USC AikenPeach Belt21–7At-large
#3Anderson (SC)SAC24–5At-large
#4Lincoln MemorialSAC25–5At-large
#5KingConference Carolinas23–7At-large
#6Columbus StatePeach Belt18–11At-large
#7WingateSAC20–11Automatic
#8BartonConference Carolinas20–9Automatic

Teams per conference

  • GLVC: 6
  • NSIC: 5
  • GNAC, NE-10, Sunshine State, WVIAC: 4
  • Gulf South, Lone Star, MIAA, Peach Belt, RMAC, SAC: 3
  • CCAA, CACC, CIAA, Conference Carolinas, ECC, GLIAC, Pacific West, PSAC: 2
  • GAC, Heartland, SIAC: 1

Regionals

East - [[Rindge, New Hampshire]]

Location: Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse Host: Franklin Pierce University Round of 64 March 10 Round of 32 March 11 Sweet 16 March 13 | RD1-seed1 = 1 | RD1-team1 = Franklin Pierce (21–7) | RD1-seed2 = 8 | RD1-team2 = Philadelphia (19–9) | RD1-score1 = 59 | RD1-score2 = 58 | RD1-seed3 = 4 | RD1-team3 = Mass.-Lowell (19–10) | RD1-seed4 = 5 | RD1-team4 = Bloomfield (24–7) | RD1-score3 = 83 | RD1-score4 = 91 | RD1-seed5 = 3 | RD1-team5 = Adelphi (20–8) | RD1-seed6 = 6 | RD1-team6 = C.W. Post (23–5) | RD1-score5 = 66 | RD1-score6 = 65 | RD1-seed7 = 2 | RD1-team7 = Stonehill (21–8) | RD1-seed8 = 7 | RD1-team8 = Dist. Columbia (22–5) | RD1-score7 = 65 | RD1-score8 = 61 | RD2-seed1 = 1 | RD2-team1 = Franklin Pierce | RD2-seed2 = 5 | RD2-team2 = Bloomfield | RD2-score1 = 60 | RD2-score2 = 69 | RD2-seed3 = 3 | RD2-team3 = Adelphi | RD2-seed4 = 2 | RD2-team4 = Stonehill | RD2-score3 = 58 | RD2-score4 = 68 | RD3-seed1 = 5 | RD3-team1 = Bloomfield | RD3-seed2 = 2 | RD3-team2 = Stonehill | RD3-score1 = 70 | RD3-score2 = 75

Atlantic - [[West Liberty, West Virginia]]

Location: Academic, Sports, and Recreation Complex Host: West Liberty University Round of 64 March 10 Round of 32 March 11 Sweet 16 March 13 | RD1-seed1 = 1 | RD1-team1 = West Liberty (29–2) | RD1-seed2 = 8 | RD1-team2 = East Stroudsburg (20–11) | RD1-score1 = 119 | RD1-score2 = 82 | RD1-seed3 = 4 | RD1-team3 = West Va. Wesleyan (21–8) | RD1-seed4 = 5 | RD1-team4 = Winston-Salem (21–8) | RD1-score3 = 57 | RD1-score4 = 54 | RD1-seed5 = 3 | RD1-team5 = Charleston, WV (26–6) | RD1-seed6 = 6 | RD1-team6 = Wheeling Jesuit (21–9) | RD1-score5 = 76 | RD1-score6 = 79 | RD1-seed7 = 2 | RD1-team7 = Shaw (25–3) | RD1-seed8 = 7 | RD1-team8 = Indiana, PA (23–5) | RD1-score7 = 62 | RD1-score8 = 54 | RD2-seed1 = 1 | RD2-team1 = West Liberty | RD2-seed2 = 4 | RD2-team2 = West Va. Wesleyan | RD2-score1 = 99 | RD2-score2 = 69 | RD2-seed3 = 6 | RD2-team3 = Wheeling Jesuit | RD2-seed4 = 2 | RD2-team4 = Shaw | RD2-score3 = 68 | RD2-score4 = 92 | RD3-seed1 = 1 | RD3-team1 = West Liberty | RD3-seed2 = 2 | RD3-team2 = Shaw | RD3-score1 = 89 | RD3-score2 = 78

South Central - [[Wichita Falls, Texas]]

Location: Gerald Stockton Court Host: Midwestern State University Round of 64 March 10 Round of 32 March 11 Sweet 16 March 13 | RD1-seed1 = 1 | RD1-team1 = Midwestern State (26–3) | RD1-seed2 = 8 | RD1-team2 = St. Mary's, TX (19–8) | RD1-score1 = 62 | RD1-score2 = 54 | RD1-seed3 = 4 | RD1-team3 = Washburn (24–7) | RD1-seed4 = 5 | RD1-team4 = Northwest Mo. State (22–6) | RD1-score3 = 69 | RD1-score4 = 60 | RD1-seed5 = 3 | RD1-team5 = Arkansas Tech (21–4) | RD1-seed6 = 6 | RD1-team6 = West Texas A&M (19–8) | RD1-score5 = 79 | RD1-score6 = 68 | RD1-seed7 = 2 | RD1-team7 = Tarleton State (26–5) | RD1-seed8 = 7 | RD1-team8 = Mo. Southern State (22–7) | RD1-score7 = 69 | RD1-score8 = 52 | RD2-seed1 = 1 | RD2-team1 = Midwestern State | RD2-seed2 = 4 | RD2-team2 = Washburn | RD2-score1 = 72 | RD2-score2 = 63 | RD2-seed3 = 3 | RD2-team3 = Arkansas Tech | RD2-seed4 = 2 | RD2-team4 = Tarleton State | RD2-score3 = 64 | RD2-score4 = 63 | RD3-seed1 = 1 | RD3-team1 = Midwestern State | RD3-seed2 = 3 | RD3-team2 = Arkansas Tech | RD3-score1 = 77 | RD3-score2 = 61

West - [[Bellingham, Washington]]

Location: Sam Carver Gymnasium Host: Western Washington University Round of 64 March 9 Round of 32 March 10 Sweet 16 March 12 | RD1-seed1 = 1 | RD1-team1 = Western Wash. (25–5) | RD1-seed2 = 8 | RD1-team2 = Grand Canyon (19–7) | RD1-score1 = 79 | RD1-score2 = 73 | RD1-seed3 = 4 | RD1-team3 = Humboldt St. (22–7) | RD1-seed4 = 5 | RD1-team4 = Cal. St. Chico (24–7) | RD1-score3 = 68 | RD1-score4 = 75 | RD1-seed5 = 3 | RD1-team5 = Seattle Pacific (21–7) | RD1-seed6 = 6 | RD1-team6 = Dixie St. (20–6) | RD1-score5 = 70 | RD1-score6 = 68 | RD1-seed7 = 2 | RD1-team7 = Alas. Anchorage (22–6) | RD1-seed8 = 7 | RD1-team8 = Mont. St. Billings (18–11) | RD1-score7 = 80 | RD1-score8 = 68 | RD2-seed1 = 1 | RD2-team1 = Western Wash. | RD2-seed2 = 5 | RD2-team2 = Cal. St. Chico | RD2-score1 = 74 | RD2-score2 = 65 | RD2-seed3 = 3 | RD2-team3 = Seattle Pacific | RD2-seed4 = 2 | RD2-team4 = Alas. Anchorage | RD2-score3 = 80 | RD2-score4 = 67 | RD3-seed1 = 1 | RD3-team1 = Western Wash. | RD3-seed2 = 3 | RD3-team2 = Seattle Pacific | RD3-score1 = 56 | RD3-score2 = 50

South - [[Huntsville, Alabama]]

Location: Spragins Hall Host: University of Alabama in Huntsville Round of 64 March 10 Round of 32 March 11 Sweet 16 March 13 | RD1-seed1 = 1 | RD1-team1 = Ala.-Huntsville (26–3) | RD1-seed2 = 8 | RD1-team2 = Benedict (19–10) | RD1-score1 = 69 | RD1-score2 = 61 | RD1-seed3 = 4 | RD1-team3 = Florida Tech (22–6) | RD1-seed4 = 5 | RD1-team4 = Saint Leo (18–11) | RD1-score3 = 61 | RD1-score4 = 56 | RD1-seed5 = 3 | RD1-team5 = West Ga. (22–8) | RD1-seed6 = 6 | RD1-team6 = Eckerd (20–8) | RD1-score5 = 53 | RD1-score6 = 60 | RD1-seed7 = 2 | RD1-team7 = Christian Bros. (23–6) | RD1-seed8 = 7 | RD1-team8 = Fla. Southern (20–9) | RD1-score7 = 85 | RD1-score8 = 74 | RD2-seed1 = 1 | RD2-team1 = Ala.-Huntsville | RD2-seed2 = 4 | RD2-team2 = Florida Tech | RD2-score1 = 82 | RD2-score2 = 71 | RD2-seed3 = 6 | RD2-team3 = Eckerd | RD2-seed4 = 2 | RD2-team4 = Christian Bros. | RD2-score3 = 57 | RD2-score4 = 60 | RD3-seed1 = 1 | RD3-team1 = Ala.-Huntsville | RD3-seed2 = 2 | RD3-team2 = Christian Bros. | RD3-score1 = 69 | RD3-score2 = 58

Midwest - [[Louisville, Kentucky]]

Location: Knights Hall Host: Bellarmine University Round of 64 March 10 Round of 32 March 11 Sweet 16 March 13 | RD1-seed1 = 1 | RD1-team1 = Bellarmine (25–3) | RD1-seed2 = 8 | RD1-team2 = Lewis (17–11) | RD1-score1 = 86 | RD1-score2 = 63 | RD1-seed3 = 4 | RD1-team3 = Northern Ky. (23–6) | RD1-seed4 = 5 | RD1-team4 = Findlay (23–6) | RD1-score3 = 49 | RD1-score4 = 50 | RD1-seed5 = 3 | RD1-team5 = Hillsdale (24–5) | RD1-seed6 = 6 | RD1-team6 = Indianapolis (19–8) | RD1-score5 = 62 | RD1-score6 = 66 | RD1-seed7 = 2 | RD1-team7 = Southern Ind. (24–6) | RD1-seed8 = 7 | RD1-team8 = Ky. Wesleyan (21–7) | RD1-score7 = 58 | RD1-score8 = 64 | RD2-seed1 = 1 | RD2-team1 = Bellarmine | RD2-seed2 = 5 | RD2-team2 = Findlay | RD2-score1 = 86 | RD2-score2 = 63 | RD2-seed3 = 6 | RD2-team3 = Indianapolis | RD2-seed4 = 7 | RD2-team4 = Ky. Wesleyan | RD2-score3 = 77 | RD2-score4 = 91 | RD3-seed1 = 1 | RD3-team1 = Bellarmine | RD3-seed2 = 7 | RD3-team2 = Ky. Wesleyan | RD3-score1 = 79 | RD3-score2 = 74

Central - [[Golden, Colorado]]

Location: Steinhauer Field House Host: Colorado School of Mines Round of 64 March 10 Round of 32 March 11 Sweet 16 March 13 | RD1-seed1 = 1 | RD1-team1 = Colorado Mines (27–2) | RD1-seed2 = 8 | RD1-team2 = Augustana, SD (17–10) | RD1-score1 = 82 | RD1-score2 = 69 | RD1-seed3 = 4 | RD1-team3 = SMSU (18–10) | RD1-seed4 = 5 | RD1-team4 = Minn. St. Moorhead (20–8) | RD1-score3 = 66 | RD1-score4 = 82 | RD1-seed5 = 3 | RD1-team5 = Bemidji St. (22–8) | RD1-seed6 = 6 | RD1-team6 = St. Cloud St. (19–8) | RD1-score5 = 72 | RD1-score6 = 77 | RD1-seed7 = 2 | RD1-team7 = Metro St. (22–6) | RD1-seed8 = 7 | RD1-team8 = Adams St. (19–8) | RD1-score7 = 79 | RD1-score8 = 74 | RD2-seed1 = 1 | RD2-team1 = Colorado Mines | RD2-seed2 = 5 | RD2-team2 = Minn. St. Moorhead | RD2-score1 = 80 | RD2-score2 = 60 | RD2-seed3 = 6 | RD2-team3 = St. Cloud St. | RD2-seed4 = 2 | RD2-team4 = Metro St. | RD2-score3 = 64 | RD2-score4 = 76 | RD3-seed1 = 1 | RD3-team1 = Colorado Mines | RD3-seed2 = 2 | RD3-team2 = Metro St. | RD3-score1 = 64 | RD3-score2 = 73

Southeast - [[Montevallo, Alabama]]

Location: People's Bank and Trust Arena Host: University of Montevallo Round of 64 March 10 Round of 32 March 11 Sweet 16 March 13 | RD1-seed1 = 1 | RD1-team1 = Montevallo (24–7) | RD1-seed2 = 8 | RD1-team2 = Barton (20–9) | RD1-score1 = 96 | RD1-score2 = 87 | RD1-seed3 = 4 | RD1-team3 = Lincoln Memorial (25–5) | RD1-seed4 = 5 | RD1-team4 = King, TN (23–7) | RD1-score3 = 67 | RD1-score4 = 60 | RD1-seed5 = 3 | RD1-team5 = Anderson, SC (24–5) | RD1-seed6 = 6 | RD1-team6 = Columbus St. (18–11) | RD1-score5 = 77 | RD1-score6 = 64 | RD1-seed7 = 2 | RD1-team7 = S.C. Aiken (21–7) | RD1-seed8 = 7 | RD1-team8 = Wingate (20–11) | RD1-score7 = 70 | RD1-score8 = 73 | RD2-seed1 = 1 | RD2-team1 = Montevallo | RD2-seed2 = 4 | RD2-team2 = Lincoln Memorial | RD2-score1 = 61 | RD2-score2 = 60 | RD2-seed3 = 3 | RD2-team3 = Anderson, SC | RD2-seed4 = 7 | RD2-team4 = Wingate | RD2-score3 = 71 | RD2-score4 = 63 | RD3-seed1 = 1 | RD3-team1 = Montevallo | RD3-seed2 = 3 | RD3-team2 = Anderson, SC | RD3-score1 = 86 | RD3-score2 = 73

Elite Eight – [[Highland Heights, Kentucky]]

Location: The Bank of Kentucky Center Host: Northern Kentucky University Elite Eight Wednesday, March 21 Final Four Thursday, March 22 Saturday, March 24 | RD1-seed1= E2 | RD1-team1= Stonehill (24–8) | RD1-seed2= A1 | RD1-team2= West Liberty (32–2) | RD1-score1= 91 | RD1-score2= 90 | RD1-seed3= SC1 | RD1-team3= Midwestern State (29–3) | RD1-seed4= W1 | RD1-team4= Western Washington (28–5) | RD1-score3= 63 | RD1-score4= 65 | RD1-seed5= S1 | RD1-team5= Alabama-Huntsville (28–3) | RD1-seed6= M1 | RD1-team6= Bellarmine (29-3) | RD1-score5= 73 | RD1-score6= 82 | RD1-seed7= C2 | RD1-team7= Metro State (25–6) | RD1-seed8= SE1 | RD1-team8= Montevallo (27–7) | RD1-score7= 65 | RD1-score8= 67 | RD2-seed1= E2 | RD2-team1= Stonehill | RD2-seed2= W1 | RD2-team2= Western Washington | RD2-score1= 66 | RD2-score2= 71 | RD2-seed3= M1 | RD2-team3= Bellarmine | RD2-seed4= SE1 | RD2-team4 =Montevallo | RD2-score3=72 | RD2-score4=79 | RD3-seed1=W1 | RD3-team1=Western Washington | RD3-seed2=SE1 | RD3-team2=Montevallo | RD3-score1=72 | RD3-score2=65

All-tournament team

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

References

References

  1. "Championship field teams selected {{!}} NCAA.com".
  2. "Wonder Boys Earn At-Large Bid into Ncaa Tournament".
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