# 2012 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

The 2012 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 75th annual NAIA basketball tournament features 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. The opening game started on March 14, and the National Championship Game was played on March 20.

## Awards and honors

* Leading scorer:
* Leading rebounder:
* Player of the Year:
* Most consecutive tournament appearances: 21st, Georgetown (KY)
* Most tournament appearances: 31st, Georgetown (KY)

## 2012 NAIA bracket

| First round March 14–15 | First round March 14–15 | First round March 14–15 | | | Second round March 16 | Second round March 16 | Second round March 16 | Quarterfinals March 17 | Quarterfinals March 17 | Quarterfinals March 17 | | National Semifinals March 19 | National Semifinals March 19 | National Semifinals March 19 | | National Championship March 20 | National Championship March 20 | National Championship March 20 |
| 1 | Shorter (Ga.) | 105 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Life (Ga.) | 93 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Life (Ga.) | 93 | | | 1 | Shorter (Ga.) | 92 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Texas Wesleyan | 44 | | | 16 | Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) | 74 | | | | | | 1 | Shorter (Ga.) | 63 | | | | | | | | |
| March 14 | March 14 | March 14 | March 14 | March 14 | March 14 | March 14 | March 14 | 1 | Shorter (Ga.) | 63 | | | | | | | | |
| March 14 | March 14 | March 14 | March 14 | March 14 | March 14 | March 14 | March 14 | 9 | Rogers State (Okla.) | 60 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Rogers State (Okla.) | 62 | | | | | | | | | 9 | Rogers State (Okla.) | 60 | | | | | | | | |
| - | Tougaloo (Miss.) | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Tougaloo (Miss.) | 57 | | | 9 | Rogers State (Okla.) | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | - | Evangel (Mo.) | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Evangel (Mo.) | 60 | | | - | Evangel (Mo.) | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 49 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 49 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Shorter (Ga.) | 67 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Concordia (Calif.) | 81 | | | | |
| 5 | Southern Poly. (Ga.) | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Concordia (Calif.) | 81 | | | | |
| - | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 60 | | | 5 | Southern Poly (Ga.) | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | LSU Shreveport (La.) | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Xavier (La.) | 63 | | | 12 | LSU Shreveport (La.) | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | LSU Shreveport (La.) | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | LSU Shreveport (La.) | 66 | | | | | | 12 | LSU Shreveport (La.) | 65 | | | | | | | | |
| March 15 | March 15 | March 15 | March 15 | March 15 | March 15 | March 15 | March 15 | 12 | LSU Shreveport (La.) | 65 | | | | | | | | |
| March 15 | March 15 | March 15 | March 15 | March 15 | March 15 | March 15 | March 15 | 4 | Concordia (Calif.) | 84 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | John Brown (Ark.) | 83 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Concordia (Calif.) | 84 | | | | | | | | |
| - | Montana Western | 85* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Montana Western | 85* | | | - | Montana Western | 85 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Concordia (Calif.) | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Oklahoma Christian | 74 | | | 4 | Concordia (Calif.) | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Concordia (Calif.) | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Concordia (Calif.) | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Concordia (Calif.) | 72 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Oklahoma Baptist | 69 |
| 3 | Robert Morris (Ill.) | 92 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Oklahoma Baptist | 69 |
| - | Southern New Orleans (La.) | 94* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Southern New Orleans (La.) | 94* | | | - | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 52 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Lee (Tenn.) | 62 | | | 14 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 70 | | | | | | 14 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 76 | | | | | | | | |
| March 14 | March 14 | March 14 | March 14 | March 14 | March 14 | March 14 | March 14 | 14 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 76 | | | | | | | | |
| March 14 | March 14 | March 14 | March 14 | March 14 | March 14 | March 14 | March 14 | 11 | Mountain State (W. Va.) | 83 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Mountain State (W. Va.) | 98 | | | | | | | | | 11 | Mountain State (W. Va.) | 83 | | | | | | | | |
| - | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 79 | | | 11 | Mountain State (W. Va.) | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Martin Methodist (Tenn.) | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Southern Nazarene (Okla.) | 68 | | | 6 | Martin Methodist (Tenn.) | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Martin Methodist (Tenn.) | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Martin Methodist (Tenn.) | 81 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Mountain State (W. Va.) | 56 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Oklahoma Baptist | 77 | | | | |
| 7 | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | 103 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Oklahoma Baptist | 77 | | | | |
| - | Baker (Kan.) | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Baker (Kan.) | 88 | | | 7 | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | 90 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Biola (Calif.) | 94* | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 57 | | | 10 | Biola (Calif.) | 94* | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Biola (Calif.) | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Biola (Calif.) | 69 | | | | | | 10 | Biola (Calif.) | 56 | | | | | | | | |
| March 15 | March 15 | March 15 | March 15 | March 15 | March 15 | March 15 | March 15 | 10 | Biola (Calif.) | 56 | | | | | | | | |
| March 15 | March 15 | March 15 | March 15 | March 15 | March 15 | March 15 | March 15 | 2' | Oklahoma Baptist | 67 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Columbia (Mo.) | 58 | | | | | | | | | 2' | Oklahoma Baptist | 67 | | | | | | | | |
| - | Montana State-Northern | 52 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Montana State-Northern | 52 | | | 15 | Columbia (Mo.) | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Oklahoma Baptist | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Belhaven (Miss.) | 62 | | | 2 | Oklahoma Baptist | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Oklahoma Baptist | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |