# Torneo de la División I de Baloncesto Masculino de la NCAA de 2012

El Torneo de la División I de Baloncesto Masculino de la NCAA de 2012 se celebró para determinar el Campeón de la División I de la NCAA. Fueron 68 los equipos que disputaron la fase final, organizándose una ronda previa que daba acceso a la fase final entre 8 equipos, de los que cuatro se incorporarían a cada uno de los cuadros regionales. La Final Four se disputó en el Mercedes-Benz Superdome de Nueva Orleans, Luisiana.
Los ganadores fueron el equipo de la Universidad de Kentucky, que lograban su octavo campeonato en once finales disputadas, el último en 1998, derrotando en la final a la Universidad de Kansas, que disputaba su noveno partido por el título. Anthony Davis, de los Wildcats, fue considerado Mejor Jugador del Torneo.

## Equipos

South Regional – Atlanta :
| Rank. | Universidad | Conferencia | Récord | Tipo invitación | Rank. General |
| #1 | Kentucky | SEC | 32–2 | General | 1 |
| #2 | Duke | ACC | 27–6 | General | 6 |
| #3 | Baylor | Big 12 | 27–7 | General | 9 |
| #4 | Indiana | Big Ten | 25–8 | General | 15 |
| #5 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 27–5 | General | 19 |
| #6 | UNLV | Mountain West | 26–8 | General | 21 |
| #7 | Notre Dame | Big East | 22–11 | General | 25 |
| #8 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 22–10 | General | 30 |
| #9 | Connecticut | Big East | 20–13 | General | 34 |
| #10 | Xavier | Atlantic 10 | 21–12 | General | 40 |
| #11 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 23–11 | Campeón de Torneo | 44 |
| #12 | VCU | Colonial | 28–6 | Campeón de Torneo | 49 |
| #13 | New Mexico State | WAC | 26–9 | Campeón de Torneo | 54 |
| #14 | South Dakota State | Summit | 27–7 | Campeón de Torneo | 56 |
| #15 | Lehigh | Patriot | 26–7 | Campeón de Torneo | 60 |
| #16* | Mississippi Valley State | SWAC | 21–12 | Campeón de Torneo | 67 |
| #16* | Western Kentucky | Sun Belt | 15–18 | Campeón de Torneo | 68 |
West Regional – Phoenix :
| Rank. | Universidad | Conferencia | Récord | Tipo invitación | Rank. General |
| #1 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 27–7 | Campeón de Torneo | 4 |
| #2 | Missouri | Big 12 | 30–4 | Campeón de Torneo | 8 |
| #3 | Marquette | Big East | 25–7 | General | 10 |
| #4 | Louisville | Big East | 26–9 | Campeón de Torneo | 16 |
| #5 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 27–6 | Campeón de Torneo | 20 |
| #6 | Murray State | Ohio Valley | 30–1 | Campeón de Torneo | 23 |
| #7 | Florida | SEC | 23–10 | General | 28 |
| #8 | Memphis | C-USA | 26–8 | Campeón de Torneo | 31 |
| #9 | Saint Louis | Atlantic 10 | 25–7 | General | 36 |
| #10 | Virginia | ACC | 22–9 | General | 39 |
| #11 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 20–11 | General | 41 |
| #12 | Long Beach State | Big West | 25–8 | Campeón de Torneo | 51 |
| #13 | Davidson | Southern | 25–7 | Campeón de Torneo | 53 |
| #14* | Brigham Young | West Coast | 25–8 | General | 48 |
| #14* | Iona | MAAC | 25–7 | General | 50 |
| #15 | Norfolk State | MEAC | 25–9 | Campeón de Torneo | 62 |
| #16 | Long Island | Northeast | 25–8 | Campeón de Torneo | 63 |
East Regional – Boston :
| Rank. | Universidad | Conferencia | Récord | Tipo invitación | Rank. General |
| #1 | Syracuse | Big East | 31–2 | General | 2 |
| #2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 27–7 | General | 7 |
| #3 | Florida State | ACC | 24–9 | Campeón de Torneo | 11 |
| #4 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 24–9 | General | 14 |
| #5 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 24–10 | Campeón de Torneo | 18 |
| #6 | Cincinnati | Big East | 24–10 | General | 22 |
| #7 | Gonzaga | West Coast | 25–6 | General | 27 |
| #8 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 21–10 | General | 32 |
| #9 | Southern Mississippi | C-USA | 25–8 | General | 35 |
| #10 | West Virginia | Big East | 19–13 | General | 38 |
| #11 | Texas | Big 12 | 20–13 | General | 43 |
| #12 | Harvard | Ivy League | 26–4 | Campeón de Fase Regular | 46 |
| #13 | Montana | Big Sky | 25–6 | Campeón de Torneo | 55 |
| #14 | St. Bonaventure | Atlantic 10 | 20–11 | Campeón de Torneo | 58 |
| #15 | Loyola (MD) | MAAC | 24–8 | Campeón de Torneo | 59 |
| #16 | UNC-Asheville | Big South | 24–9 | Campeón de Torneo | 64 |
Midwest Regional – St. Louis :
| Rank. | Universidad | Conferencia | Récord | Tipo invitación | Rank. General |
| #1 | North Carolina | ACC | 29–5 | General | 3 |
| #2 | Kansas | Big 12 | 27–6 | General | 5 |
| #3 | Georgetown | Big East | 23–8 | General | 12 |
| #4 | Michigan | Big Ten | 24–9 | General | 13 |
| #5 | Temple | Atlantic Ten | 24–7 | General | 17 |
| #6 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 26–7 | General | 24 |
| #7 | Saint Mary's | West Coast | 27–5 | Campeón de Torneo | 26 |
| #8 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 28–5 | Campeón de Torneo | 29 |
| #9 | Alabama | SEC | 21–11 | General | 33 |
| #10 | Purdue | Big Ten | 21–12 | General | 37 |
| #11 | North Carolina State | ACC | 22–12 | General | 42 |
| #12* | California | Pac-12 | 24–9 | General | 45 |
| #12* | South Florida | Big East | 20–13 | General | 47 |
| #13 | Ohio | MAC | 27–7 | Campeón de Torneo | 52 |
| #14 | Belmont | Atlantic Sun | 27–7 | Campeón de Torneo | 57 |
| #15 | Detroit | Horizon | 22–13 | Campeón de Torneo | 61 |
| #16* | Lamar | Southland | 23–11 | Campeón de Torneo | 65 |
| #16* | Vermont | America East | 23–11 | Campeón de Torneo | 66 |
*Véase First Four.

## Fase final

* – Denota partido con prórroga.

### First Four – Dayton, Ohio

Los ganadores de la fase First Four acceden al cuadro final cada uno en su región correspondiente.
| Previa South #16 13 de marzo | Previa South #16 13 de marzo | Previa South #16 13 de marzo |
| 16 | Mississippi Valley State | 58 |
| 16 | Western Kentucky | 59 |
| Previa Midwest #16 14 de marzo | Previa Midwest #16 14 de marzo | Previa Midwest #16 14 de marzo |
| 16 | Lamar | 59 |
| 16 | Vermont | 71 |
| Previa West #14 13 de marzo | Previa West #14 13 de marzo | Previa West #14 13 de marzo |
| 14 | Brigham Young | 78 |
| 14 | Iona | 72 |
| Previa Midwest #12 14 de marzo | Previa Midwest #12 14 de marzo | Previa Midwest #12 14 de marzo |
| 12 | California | 54 |
| 12 | South Florida | 65 |

### South Regional – Atlanta, Georgia

| 1.ª ronda 15–16 de marzo | 1.ª ronda 15–16 de marzo | 1.ª ronda 15–16 de marzo | 2.ª ronda 17–18 de marzo | 2.ª ronda 17–18 de marzo | 2.ª ronda 17–18 de marzo | Semifinales Regionales 23 de marzo | Semifinales Regionales 23 de marzo | Semifinales Regionales 23 de marzo | | Final Regional 25 de marzo | Final Regional 25 de marzo | Final Regional 25 de marzo |
| 1 | Kentucky | 81 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Western Kentucky | 66 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Western Kentucky | 66 | 1 | Kentucky | 87 | | | |
| | | | 8 | Iowa State | 71 | | | |
| 8 | Iowa State | 77 | 8 | Iowa State | 71 | | | |
| 9 | Connecticut | 64 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Connecticut | 64 | | | | 1 | Kentucky | 102 |
| | | | | | | 4 | Indiana | 90 |
| 5 | Wichita State | 59 | | | | | | | 4 | Indiana | 90 | |
| 12 | VCU | 62 | | | | | | |
| 12 | VCU | 62 | 12 | VCU | 61 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Indiana | 63 | | | |
| 4 | Indiana | 79 | 4 | Indiana | 63 | | | |
| 13 | New Mexico State | 66 | | | | | | |
| 13 | New Mexico State | 66 | | | | | | | | 1 | Kentucky | 82 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Baylor | 70 |
| 6 | UNLV | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Baylor | 70 |
| 11 | Colorado | 68 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Colorado | 68 | 11 | Colorado | 63 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Baylor | 80 | | | |
| 3 | Baylor | 68 | 3 | Baylor | 80 | | | |
| 14 | South Dakota State | 60 | | | | | | |
| 14 | South Dakota State | 60 | | | | 3 | Baylor | 75 |
| | | | | | | 10 | Xavier | 70 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 63 | | | | | | | 10 | Xavier | 70 | |
| 10 | Xavier | 67 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Xavier | 67 | 10 | Xavier | 70 | | | |
| | | | 15 | Lehigh | 58 | | | |
| 2 | Duke | 70 | 15 | Lehigh | 58 | | | |
| 15 | Lehigh | 75 | | | | | | |

#### Mejor quinteto del Torneo South Regional

* Quincy Acy, Baylor
* Anthony Davis, Kentucky
* Doron Lamb, Kentucky
* Christian Watford, Indiana.
* Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky
En negrita, mejor jugador del torneo

### West Regional – Phoenix, Arizona

| 1.ª ronda 15–16 de marzo | 1.ª ronda 15–16 de marzo | 1.ª ronda 15–16 de marzo | 2.ª ronda 17–18 de marzo | 2.ª ronda 17–18 de marzo | 2.ª ronda 17–18 de marzo | Semifinales Regionales 22 de marzo | Semifinales Regionales 22 de marzo | Semifinales Regionales 22 de marzo | | Final Regional 24 de marzo | Final Regional 24 de marzo | Final Regional 24 de marzo |
| 1 | Michigan State | 89 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Long Island | 67 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Long Island | 67 | 1 | Michigan State | 65 | | | |
| | | | 9 | Saint Louis | 61 | | | |
| 8 | Memphis | 54 | 9 | Saint Louis | 61 | | | |
| 9 | Saint Louis | 61 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Saint Louis | 61 | | | | 1 | Michigan State | 44 |
| | | | | | | 4 | Louisville | 57 |
| 5 | New Mexico | 75 | | | | | | | 4 | Louisville | 57 | |
| 12 | Long Beach State | 68 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Long Beach State | 68 | 5 | New Mexico | 56 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Louisville | 59 | | | |
| 4 | Louisville | 69 | 4 | Louisville | 59 | | | |
| 13 | Davidson | 62 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Davidson | 62 | | | | | | | | 4 | Louisville | 72 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Florida | 68 |
| 6 | Murray State | 58 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Florida | 68 |
| 11 | Colorado State | 41 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Colorado State | 41 | 6 | Murray State | 53 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Marquette | 62 | | | |
| 3 | Marquette | 88 | 3 | Marquette | 62 | | | |
| 14 | Brigham Young | 68 | | | | | | |
| 14 | Brigham Young | 68 | | | | 3 | Marquette | 58 |
| | | | | | | 7 | Florida | 68 |
| 7 | Florida | 71 | | | | | | | 7 | Florida | 68 | |
| 10 | Virginia | 45 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Virginia | 45 | 7 | Florida | 84 | | | |
| | | | 15 | Norfolk State | 50 | | | |
| 2 | Missouri | 84 | 15 | Norfolk State | 50 | | | |
| 15 | Norfolk State | 86 | | | | | | |

#### Mejor quinteto del Torneo West Regional

* Bradley Beal, Florida
* Gorgui Dieng, Louisville
* Draymond Green, Michigan State
* Chane Behanan, Louisville
* Peyton Siva, Louisville
En negrita, mejor jugador del torneo

### East Regional – Boston, Massachusetts

| 1.ª ronda 15–16 de marzo | 1.ª ronda 15–16 de marzo | 1.ª ronda 15–16 de marzo | 2.ª ronda 17–18 de marzo | 2.ª ronda 17–18 de marzo | 2.ª ronda 17–18 de marzo | Semifinales Regionales 22 de marzo | Semifinales Regionales 22 de marzo | Semifinales Regionales 22 de marzo | | Final Regional 24 de marzo | Final Regional 24 de marzo | Final Regional 24 de marzo |
| 1 | Syracuse | 72 | | | | | | |
| 16 | UNC Asheville | 65 | | | | | | |
| 16 | UNC Asheville | 65 | 1 | Syracuse | 75 | | | |
| | | | 8 | Kansas State | 59 | | | |
| 8 | Kansas State | 70 | 8 | Kansas State | 59 | | | |
| 9 | Southern Miss | 64 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Southern Miss | 64 | | | | 1 | Syracuse | 64 |
| | | | | | | 4 | Wisconsin | 63 |
| 5 | Vanderbilt | 79 | | | | | | | 4 | Wisconsin | 63 | |
| 12 | Harvard | 70 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Harvard | 70 | 5 | Vanderbilt | 57 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Wisconsin | 60 | | | |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 73 | 4 | Wisconsin | 60 | | | |
| 13 | Montana | 49 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Montana | 49 | | | | | | | | 1 | Syracuse | 70 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ohio State | 77 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ohio State | 77 |
| 11 | Texas | 59 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Texas | 59 | 6 | Cincinnati | 62 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Florida State | 56 | | | |
| 3 | Florida State | 66 | 3 | Florida State | 56 | | | |
| 14 | St. Bonaventure | 63 | | | | | | |
| 14 | St. Bonaventure | 63 | | | | 6 | Cincinnati | 66 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Ohio State | 81 |
| 7 | Gonzaga | 77 | | | | | | | 2 | Ohio State | 81 | |
| 10 | West Virginia | 54 | | | | | | |
| 10 | West Virginia | 54 | 7 | Gonzaga | 66 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Ohio State | 73 | | | |
| 2 | Ohio State | 78 | 2 | Ohio State | 73 | | | |
| 15 | Loyola (MD) | 59 | | | | | | |

#### Mejor quinteto del Torneo East Regional

* Jared Sullinger, Ohio State
* Scoop Jardine, Syracuse
* Lenzelle Smith, Jr., Ohio State
* Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin
* Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State.
En negrita, mejor jugador del torneo

### Midwest Regional – St. Louis, Missouri

| 1.ª ronda 16 de marzo | 1.ª ronda 16 de marzo | 1.ª ronda 16 de marzo | 2.ª ronda 18 de marzo | 2.ª ronda 18 de marzo | 2.ª ronda 18 de marzo | Semifinales Regionales 23 de marzo | Semifinales Regionales 23 de marzo | Semifinales Regionales 23 de marzo | | Final Regional 25 de marzo | Final Regional 25 de marzo | Final Regional 25 de marzo |
| 1 | North Carolina | 77 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Vermont | 58 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Vermont | 58 | 1 | North Carolina | 87 | | | |
| | | | 8 | Creighton | 73 | | | |
| 8 | Creighton | 58 | 8 | Creighton | 73 | | | |
| 9 | Alabama | 57 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Alabama | 57 | | | | 1 | North Carolina | 73* |
| | | | | | | 13 | Ohio | 65 |
| 5 | Temple | 44 | | | | | | | 13 | Ohio | 65 | |
| 12 | South Florida | 58 | | | | | | |
| 12 | South Florida | 58 | 12 | South Florida | 56 | | | |
| | | | 13 | Ohio | 62 | | | |
| 4 | Michigan | 60 | 13 | Ohio | 62 | | | |
| 13 | Ohio | 65 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Ohio | 65 | | | | | | | | 1 | North Carolina | 67 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kansas | 80 |
| 6 | San Diego State | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kansas | 80 |
| 11 | North Carolina State | 79 | | | | | | |
| 11 | North Carolina State | 79 | 11 | North Carolina State | 66 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Georgetown | 63 | | | |
| 3 | Georgetown | 74 | 3 | Georgetown | 63 | | | |
| 14 | Belmont | 59 | | | | | | |
| 14 | Belmont | 59 | | | | 11 | North Carolina State | 57 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Kansas | 60 |
| 7 | Saint Mary's | 69 | | | | | | | 2 | Kansas | 60 | |
| 10 | Purdue | 72 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Purdue | 72 | 10 | Purdue | 60 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Kansas | 63 | | | |
| 2 | Kansas | 65 | 2 | Kansas | 63 | | | |
| 15 | Detroit | 50 | | | | | | |

#### Mejor quinteto del Torneo Midwest Regional

* Walter Offutt, Ohio
* Tyshawn Taylor, Kansas
* Thomas Robinson, Kansas
* Jeff Withey, Kansas
* Tyler Zeller, North Carolina
En negrita, mejor jugador del torneo

### Final Four – Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Nueva Orleans, Luisiana

| Semifinales Nacionales 31 de marzo | Semifinales Nacionales 31 de marzo | Semifinales Nacionales 31 de marzo | Final Nacional 2 de abril | Final Nacional 2 de abril | Final Nacional 2 de abril |
| S1 | Kentucky | 69 |
| W4 | Louisville | 61 |
| W4 | Louisville | 61 | S1 | Kentucky | 67 |
| | | | MW2 | Kansas | 59 |
| E2 | Ohio State | 62 | MW2 | Kansas | 59 |
| MW2 | Kansas | 64 |

#### Mejor quinteto de la Final Four

* Anthony Davis, Kentucky
* Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky
* Doron Lamb, Kentucky
* Thomas Robinson, Kansas
* Tyshawn Taylor, Kansas
En negrita, mejor jugador del torneo

#### Final Nacional

* Campeón de la NCAA 2012
* Kentucky Wildcats 8º título