# 2012 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

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.
| 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 | First round Round of 64 March 10 | First round Round of 64 March 10 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 13 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 13 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 13 |
| 1 | Franklin Pierce (21–7) | 59 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Philadelphia (19–9) | 58 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Philadelphia (19–9) | 58 | 1 | Franklin Pierce | 60 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Bloomfield | 69 | | | |
| 4 | Mass.-Lowell (19–10) | 83 | 5 | Bloomfield | 69 | | | |
| 5 | Bloomfield (24–7) | 91 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Bloomfield (24–7) | 91 | | | | 5 | Bloomfield | 70 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Stonehill | 75 |
| 3 | Adelphi (20–8) | 66 | | | | | | | 2 | Stonehill | 75 |
| 6 | C.W. Post (23–5) | 65 | | | | | | |
| 6 | C.W. Post (23–5) | 65 | 3 | Adelphi | 58 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Stonehill | 68 | | | |
| 2 | Stonehill (21–8) | 65 | 2 | Stonehill | 68 | | | |
| 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 | First round Round of 64 March 10 | First round Round of 64 March 10 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 13 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 13 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 13 |
| 1 | West Liberty (29–2) | 119 | | | | | | |
| 8 | East Stroudsburg (20–11) | 82 | | | | | | |
| 8 | East Stroudsburg (20–11) | 82 | 1 | West Liberty | 99 | | | |
| | | | 4 | West Va. Wesleyan | 69 | | | |
| 4 | West Va. Wesleyan (21–8) | 57 | 4 | West Va. Wesleyan | 69 | | | |
| 5 | Winston-Salem (21–8) | 54 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Winston-Salem (21–8) | 54 | | | | 1 | West Liberty | 89 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Shaw | 78 |
| 3 | Charleston, WV (26–6) | 76 | | | | | | | 2 | Shaw | 78 |
| 6 | Wheeling Jesuit (21–9) | 79 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Wheeling Jesuit (21–9) | 79 | 6 | Wheeling Jesuit | 68 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Shaw | 92 | | | |
| 2 | Shaw (25–3) | 62 | 2 | Shaw | 92 | | | |
| 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 | First round Round of 64 March 10 | First round Round of 64 March 10 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 13 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 13 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 13 |
| 1 | Midwestern State (26–3) | 62 | | | | | | |
| 8 | St. Mary's, TX (19–8) | 54 | | | | | | |
| 8 | St. Mary's, TX (19–8) | 54 | 1 | Midwestern State | 72 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Washburn | 63 | | | |
| 4 | Washburn (24–7) | 69 | 4 | Washburn | 63 | | | |
| 5 | Northwest Mo. State (22–6) | 60 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Northwest Mo. State (22–6) | 60 | | | | 1 | Midwestern State | 77 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Arkansas Tech | 61 |
| 3 | Arkansas Tech (21–4) | 79 | | | | | | | 3 | Arkansas Tech | 61 |
| 6 | West Texas A&M (19–8) | 68 | | | | | | |
| 6 | West Texas A&M (19–8) | 68 | 3 | Arkansas Tech | 64 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Tarleton State | 63 | | | |
| 2 | Tarleton State (26–5) | 69 | 2 | Tarleton State | 63 | | | |
| 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 | First round Round of 64 March 9 | First round Round of 64 March 9 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 10 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 10 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 10 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 12 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 12 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 12 |
| 1 | Western Wash. (25–5) | 79 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Grand Canyon (19–7) | 73 | | | | | | |
| 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 | 65 | | | |
| 5 | Cal. St. Chico (24–7) | 75 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Cal. St. Chico (24–7) | 75 | | | | 1 | Western Wash. | 56 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Seattle Pacific | 50 |
| 3 | Seattle Pacific (21–7) | 70 | | | | | | | 3 | Seattle Pacific | 50 |
| 6 | Dixie St. (20–6) | 68 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Dixie St. (20–6) | 68 | 3 | Seattle Pacific | 80 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Alas. Anchorage | 67 | | | |
| 2 | Alas. Anchorage (22–6) | 80 | 2 | Alas. Anchorage | 67 | | | |
| 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 | First round Round of 64 March 10 | First round Round of 64 March 10 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 13 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 13 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 13 |
| 1 | Ala.-Huntsville (26–3) | 69 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Benedict (19–10) | 61 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Benedict (19–10) | 61 | 1 | Ala.-Huntsville | 82 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Florida Tech | 71 | | | |
| 4 | Florida Tech (22–6) | 61 | 4 | Florida Tech | 71 | | | |
| 5 | Saint Leo (18–11) | 56 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Saint Leo (18–11) | 56 | | | | 1 | Ala.-Huntsville | 69 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Christian Bros. | 58 |
| 3 | West Ga. (22–8) | 53 | | | | | | | 2 | Christian Bros. | 58 |
| 6 | Eckerd (20–8) | 60 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Eckerd (20–8) | 60 | 6 | Eckerd | 57 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Christian Bros. | 60 | | | |
| 2 | Christian Bros. (23–6) | 85 | 2 | Christian Bros. | 60 | | | |
| 7 | Fla. Southern (20–9) | 74 | | | | | | |

### Midwest - Louisville, Kentucky

Location: Knights Hall Host: Bellarmine University
| First round Round of 64 March 10 | First round Round of 64 March 10 | First round Round of 64 March 10 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 13 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 13 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 13 |
| 1 | Bellarmine (25–3) | 86 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lewis (17–11) | 63 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lewis (17–11) | 63 | 1 | Bellarmine | 86 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Findlay | 63 | | | |
| 4 | Northern Ky. (23–6) | 49 | 5 | Findlay | 63 | | | |
| 5 | Findlay (23–6) | 50 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Findlay (23–6) | 50 | | | | 1 | Bellarmine | 79 |
| | | | | | | 7 | Ky. Wesleyan | 74 |
| 3 | Hillsdale (24–5) | 62 | | | | | | | 7 | Ky. Wesleyan | 74 |
| 6 | Indianapolis (19–8) | 66 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Indianapolis (19–8) | 66 | 6 | Indianapolis | 77 | | | |
| | | | 7 | Ky. Wesleyan | 91 | | | |
| 2 | Southern Ind. (24–6) | 58 | 7 | Ky. Wesleyan | 91 | | | |
| 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 | First round Round of 64 March 10 | First round Round of 64 March 10 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 13 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 13 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 13 |
| 1 | Colorado Mines (27–2) | 82 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Augustana, SD (17–10) | 69 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Augustana, SD (17–10) | 69 | 1 | Colorado Mines | 80 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Minn. St. Moorhead | 60 | | | |
| 4 | SMSU (18–10) | 66 | 5 | Minn. St. Moorhead | 60 | | | |
| 5 | Minn. St. Moorhead (20–8) | 82 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Minn. St. Moorhead (20–8) | 82 | | | | 1 | Colorado Mines | 64 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Metro St. | 73 |
| 3 | Bemidji St. (22–8) | 72 | | | | | | | 2 | Metro St. | 73 |
| 6 | St. Cloud St. (19–8) | 77 | | | | | | |
| 6 | St. Cloud St. (19–8) | 77 | 6 | St. Cloud St. | 64 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Metro St. | 76 | | | |
| 2 | Metro St. (22–6) | 79 | 2 | Metro St. | 76 | | | |
| 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 | First round Round of 64 March 10 | First round Round of 64 March 10 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 13 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 13 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 13 |
| 1 | Montevallo (24–7) | 96 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Barton (20–9) | 87 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Barton (20–9) | 87 | 1 | Montevallo | 61 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Lincoln Memorial | 60 | | | |
| 4 | Lincoln Memorial (25–5) | 67 | 4 | Lincoln Memorial | 60 | | | |
| 5 | King, TN (23–7) | 60 | | | | | | |
| 5 | King, TN (23–7) | 60 | | | | 1 | Montevallo | 86 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Anderson, SC | 73 |
| 3 | Anderson, SC (24–5) | 77 | | | | | | | 3 | Anderson, SC | 73 |
| 6 | Columbus St. (18–11) | 64 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Columbus St. (18–11) | 64 | 3 | Anderson, SC | 71 | | | |
| | | | 7 | Wingate | 63 | | | |
| 2 | S.C. Aiken (21–7) | 70 | 7 | Wingate | 63 | | | |
| 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 Quarterfinals Elite Eight Wednesday, March 21 | National Quarterfinals Elite Eight Wednesday, March 21 | National semifinals Final Four Thursday, March 22 | National semifinals Final Four Thursday, March 22 | National semifinals Final Four Thursday, March 22 | National championship Saturday, March 24 | National championship Saturday, March 24 | National championship Saturday, March 24 |
| E2 | Stonehill (24–8) | 91 | | | | | | |
| A1 | West Liberty (32–2) | 90 | | | | | | |
| A1 | West Liberty (32–2) | 90 | E2 | Stonehill | 66 | | | |
| | | | W1 | Western Washington | 71 | | | |
| SC1 | Midwestern State (29–3) | 63 | W1 | Western Washington | 71 | | | |
| W1 | Western Washington (28–5) | 65 | | | | | | |
| W1 | Western Washington (28–5) | 65 | | | | W1 | Western Washington | 72 |
| | | | | | | SE1 | Montevallo | 65 |
| S1 | Alabama-Huntsville (28–3) | 73 | | | | | | | SE1 | Montevallo | 65 |
| M1 | Bellarmine (29-3) | 82 | | | | | | |
| M1 | Bellarmine (29-3) | 82 | M1 | Bellarmine | 72 | | | |
| | | | SE1 | Montevallo | 79 | | | |
| C2 | Metro State (25–6) | 65 | SE1 | Montevallo | 79 | | | |
| 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)