2012 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

The 2012 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 7–10, 2012 at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.

2012 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
Tournament logo
Classification	Division I
Season	2011–12
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 CSS
Conference USA men's basketball tournaments

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

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 CSS					Quarterfinals March 8, 2012 CBS Sports Network					Semifinals March 9, 2012 CBS Sports Network					Championship Game March 10, 2012 CBS
						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