# 2012 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

The 2012 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 2011–12 basketball season.
Oklahoma City defeated Union (TN) in the championship game, 69–48, to claim the Stars' sixth NAIA national title and first since 2002.
The tournament was played at the Frankfort Convention Center in Frankfort, Kentucky, the first venue change for the event since 1990.

## Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into four quadrants of eight teams each. Within each quadrant, teams were seeded sequentially from one to eight based on record and season performance.
The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format.

## Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | National championship | National championship | National championship |
| 1 | Oklahoma City | 91 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Our Lady of the Lake | 73 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Our Lady of the Lake | 73 | 1 | Oklahoma City | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Westminster (UT) | 47 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Belhaven | 49 | 4 | Westminster (UT) | 47 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Westminster (UT) | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Westminster (UT) | 75 | | | | 1 | Oklahoma City | 78 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Azusa Pacific | 61 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Azusa Pacific | 77* | | | | | | | 3 | Azusa Pacific | 61 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 72 | 3 | Azusa Pacific | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Shawnee State | 61 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | William Woods | 47 | 2 | Shawnee State | 61 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Shawnee State | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Shawnee State | 68 | | | | | | | | 1 | Oklahoma City | 85 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Lubbock Christian | 55 | | | | |
| 2 | Lubbock Christian | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Lubbock Christian | 55 | | | | |
| 7 | LSU Shreveport | 55 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | LSU Shreveport | 55 | 2 | Lubbock Christian | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Lewis–Clark State | 61 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Loyola New Orleans | 63 | 3 | Lewis–Clark State | 61 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Lewis–Clark State | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Lewis–Clark State | 74 | | | | 2 | Lubbock Christian | 66 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Westmont | 61 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Saint Xavier | 75 | | | | | | | 1 | Westmont | 61 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Campbellsville | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Campbellsville | 57 | 4 | Saint Xavier | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Westmont | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lyon (AR) | 57 | 1 | Westmont | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Westmont | 59 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Westmont | 59 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Oklahoma City | 69 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Union (TN) | 48 |
| 1 | Freed–Hardeman | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Union (TN) | 48 |
| 8 | Avila | 84** | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Avila | 84** | 8 | Avila | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Georgetown (KY) | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Georgetown (KY) | 70 | 5 | Georgetown (KY) | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Vanguard | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Vanguard | 68 | | | | 5 | Georgetown (KY) | 70 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Rogers State | 63 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Olivet Nazarene | 83 | | | | | | | 7 | Rogers State | 63 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Shorter | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Shorter | 84 | 6 | Shorter | 59 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Rogers State | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Rogers State | 80* | 7 | Rogers State | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Cumberlands (KY) | 73 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Cumberlands (KY) | 73 | | | | | | | | 5 | Georgetown (KY) | 50 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Union (TN) | 62 | | | | |
| 2 | Lee (TN) | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Union (TN) | 62 | | | | |
| 7 | Biola | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Biola | 69 | 7 | Biola | 73 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Langston | 58 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Columbia (MO) | 64 | 3 | Langston | 58 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Langston | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Langston | 76 | | | | 7 | Biola | 52 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Union (TN) | 74 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Xavier Louisiana | 74 | | | | | | | 1 | Union (TN) | 74 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Southern Nazarene | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Southern Nazarene | 67 | 4 | Xavier Louisiana | 43 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Union (TN) | 58 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lindsey Wilson | 50 | 1 | Union (TN) | 58 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Union (TN) | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |