2012 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

2012 NCAA Division II
men's basketball tournament
Teams	64
Finals site	Highland Heights, Kentucky
Champions	Western Washington Vikings (1st title)
Runner-up	Montevallo Falcons (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Stonehill SkyHawks (2nd Final Four); Bellarmine Knights (2nd Final Four);
Winning coach	Brad Jackson (1st title)
MOP	D. J. Rivera (Montevallo)
NCAA Division II men's 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.

Montevallo

Huntsville

Rindge

Golden

West Liberty

Louisville

Bellingham

Wichita Falls

Highland Heights

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2012 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)

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:^[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

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

First round Round of 64 March 10			Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11			Regional final Sweet 16 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

Location: Academic, Sports, and Recreation Complex Host: West Liberty University

First round Round of 64 March 10			Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11			Regional final Sweet 16 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

Location: Gerald Stockton Court Host: Midwestern State University

First round Round of 64 March 10			Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11			Regional final Sweet 16 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

Location: Sam Carver Gymnasium Host: Western Washington University

First round Round of 64 March 9			Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 10			Regional final Sweet 16 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

Location: Spragins Hall Host: University of Alabama in Huntsville

First round Round of 64 March 10			Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11			Regional final Sweet 16 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

Location: Knights Hall Host: Bellarmine University

First round Round of 64 March 10			Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11			Regional final Sweet 16 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

Location: Steinhauer Field House Host: Colorado School of Mines

First round Round of 64 March 10			Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11			Regional final Sweet 16 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

Location: People's Bank and Trust Arena Host: University of Montevallo

First round Round of 64 March 10			Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11			Regional final Sweet 16 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

Location: The Bank of Kentucky Center Host: Northern Kentucky University

National Quarterfinals
Elite Eight
Wednesday, March 21

National semifinals
Final Four
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

All-tournament team

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

References

2012 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com

^ "Championship field teams selected | NCAA.com". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
^ "Wonder Boys Earn At-Large Bid into Ncaa Tournament".

[teams-1] "Championship field teams selected | NCAA.com". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2018.

[2] "Wonder Boys Earn At-Large Bid into Ncaa Tournament".

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