2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
2012 Final Four logo
Season	2011–12
Finals site	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
NCAA Men's Division I Tournaments «2011 2013»

The 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament is a single-elimination tournament involving 68 schools playing to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 2012 and will conclude with the championship game on April 2 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.

Contents [hide] 1 Tournament procedure 2 2012 NCAA Tournament schedule and venues 3 Automatic qualifiers 4 Qualified Teams 5 Brackets 5.1 First Four – Dayton, Ohio 5.2 South Regional – Atlanta, Georgia 5.3 West Regional – Phoenix, Arizona 5.4 East Regional – Boston, Massachusetts 5.5 Midwest Regional – St. Louis, Missouri 5.6 Final Four – Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 6 Media 6.1 Television 6.1.1 Studio hosts 6.1.2 Studio analysts 6.1.3 Announcing teams 6.2 Radio 6.2.1 First Four 6.2.2 Second and Third Round 6.2.3 Regionals 6.2.4 Final Four 7 See also 8 References

[edit] Tournament procedure

For more details on this topic, see NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship#Current tournament format.

A total of 68 teams entered the tournament. 30 out of 31 automatic bids were given to the teams that won their conference tournament. The remaining automatic bid was awarded to the Ivy League regular season champion since they do not hold a conference tournament. The remaining 37 teams were granted "at-large" bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee on March 11.

Eight teams—the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams—will play in the First Four (the successor to what had been popularly known as "play-in games" through the 2010 tournament). The winners of these games will advance to the main draw of the tournament.

For the first time ever, the Selection Committee publicly disclosed the overall rankings for each team, which are listed below.^[1]

[edit] 2012 NCAA Tournament schedule and venues

Dayton

Nashville

Pittsburgh

Greensboro

Louisville

Columbus

Omaha

Portland

Albuquerque

2012 First Four (orange), and second and third rounds (green)

St. Louis

Atlanta

Boston

Phoenix

New Orleans

2012 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2012 tournament:^[2][3]

First Four (March 13 and 14)

• University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio

Second and third rounds (March 15/17) and (16/18)

• Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon (Host: University of Oregon)
• The Pit, Albuquerque, New Mexico (Host: University of New Mexico)
• Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Host: Duquesne University)
• KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky (Host: University of Louisville)
• Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio (Host: The Ohio State University)
• CenturyLink Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska (Host: Creighton University)
• Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee (Host: Ohio Valley Conference)
• Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina (Host: Atlantic Coast Conference)

Regional sites (March 22/24) and (23/25)

• East Regional, TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts (Host: Boston College)
• West Regional, US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona (Host: Arizona State University)
• Midwest Regional, Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri (Host: Saint Louis University)
• South Regional, Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia (Host: Georgia Tech)

Each regional winner will advance to the Final Four, held March 31 and April 2 in New Orleans at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, hosted by Tulane University.

[edit] Automatic qualifiers

The following teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2012 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's tournament (except for the Ivy League, whose regular-season champion received the automatic bid).

Conference	School	Appearance	Last Bid
America East	Vermont	5th	2010
Atlantic 10	St. Bonaventure	6th	2000
ACC	Florida State	14th	2011
Atlantic Sun	Belmont	5th	2011
Big 12	Missouri	25th	2011
Big East	Louisville	38th	2011
Big Sky	Montana	9th	2010
Big South	UNC Asheville	4th	2011
Big Ten	Michigan State	26th	2011
Big West	Long Beach State	6th	2007
Colonial	Virginia Commonwealth	12th	2011
C-USA	Memphis	24th	2011
Horizon	Detroit	6th	1999
Ivy League	Harvard	2nd	1946
MAAC	Loyola (MD)	2nd	1994
MAC	Ohio	12th	2010
MEAC	Norfolk State	1st	Never
Missouri Valley	Creighton	16th	2007
Mountain West	New Mexico	13th	2010
Northeast	Long Island	5th	2011
Ohio Valley	Murray State	15th	2010
Pac-12	Colorado	11th	2003
Patriot	Lehigh	5th	2010
SEC	Vanderbilt	13th	2011
Southern	Davidson	11th	2008
Southland	Lamar	6th	2000
SWAC	Mississippi Valley State	5th	2008
Summit	South Dakota State	1st	Never
Sun Belt	Western Kentucky	22nd	2009
West Coast	Saint Mary's	7th	2010
WAC	New Mexico State	19th	2010

[edit] Qualified Teams

For more details on this topic, see 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament: qualifying teams.

South Regional – Atlanta Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall rank #1 Kentucky SEC 32–2 At-Large 1 #2 Duke ACC 27–6 At-Large 6 #3 Baylor Big 12 27–7 At-Large 9 #4 Indiana Big Ten 25–8 At-Large 15 #5 Wichita State Missouri Valley 27–5 At-Large 19 #6 UNLV Mountain West 26–8 At-Large 21 #7 Notre Dame Big East 22–11 At-Large 25 #8 Iowa State Big 12 22–10 At-Large 30 #9 Connecticut Big East 20–13 At-Large 34 #10 Xavier Atlantic 10 21–12 At-Large 40 #11 Colorado Pac-12 23–11 Tournament Winner 44 #12 Virginia Commonwealth Colonial 28–6 Tournament Winner 49 #13 New Mexico State WAC 26–9 Tournament Winner 54 #14 South Dakota State Summit 27–7 Tournament Winner 56 #15 Lehigh Patriot 26–7 Tournament Winner 60 #16* Mississippi Valley State SWAC 21–12 Tournament Winner 67 Western Kentucky Sun Belt 15–18 Tournament Winner 68

West Regional – Phoenix Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall rank #1 Michigan State Big Ten 27–7 Tournament Winner 4 #2 Missouri Big 12 30–4 Tournament Winner 8 #3 Marquette Big East 25–7 At-large 10 #4 Louisville Big East 26–9 Tournament Winner 16 #5 New Mexico Mountain West 27–6 Tournament Winner 20 #6 Murray State Ohio Valley 30–1 Tournament Winner 23 #7 Florida SEC 23–10 At-large 28 #8 Memphis C-USA 26–8 Tournament Winner 31 #9 Saint Louis Atlantic 10 25–7 At-large 36 #10 Virginia ACC 22–9 At-large 39 #11 Colorado State Mountain West 20–11 At-large 41 #12 Long Beach State Big West 25–8 Tournament Winner 51 #13 Davidson Southern 25–7 Tournament Winner 53 #14* Brigham Young West Coast 25–8 At-large 48 Iona MAAC 25–7 At-large 50 #15 Norfolk State MEAC 25–9 Tournament Winner 62 #16 Long Island Northeast 25–8 Tournament Winner 63

East Regional – Boston Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall rank #1 Syracuse Big East 31–2 At-large 2 #2 Ohio State Big Ten 27–7 At-large 7 #3 Florida State ACC 24–9 Tournament Winner 11 #4 Wisconsin Big Ten 24–9 At-large 14 #5 Vanderbilt SEC 24–10 Tournament Winner 18 #6 Cincinnati Big East 24–10 At-large 22 #7 Gonzaga West Coast 25–6 At-large 27 #8 Kansas State Big 12 21–10 At-large 32 #9 Southern Mississippi C-USA 25–8 At-large 35 #10 West Virginia Big East 19–13 At-large 38 #11 Texas Big 12 20–13 At-large 43 #12 Harvard Ivy League 26–4 Regular Season Winner 46 #13 Montana Big Sky 25–6 Tournament Winner 55 #14 St. Bonaventure Atlantic 10 20–11 Tournament Winner 58 #15 Loyola (MD) MAAC 24–8 Tournament Winner 59 #16 UNC-Asheville Big South 24–9 Tournament Winner 64

Midwest Regional – St. Louis Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall rank #1 North Carolina ACC 29–5 At-Large 3 #2 Kansas Big 12 27–6 At-Large 5 #3 Georgetown Big East 23–8 At-Large 12 #4 Michigan Big Ten 24–9 At-Large 13 #5 Temple Atlantic Ten 24–7 At-Large 17 #6 San Diego State Mountain West 26–7 At-Large 24 #7 Saint Mary's West Coast 27–5 Tournament Winner 26 #8 Creighton Missouri Valley 28–5 Tournament Winner 29 #9 Alabama SEC 21–11 At-Large 33 #10 Purdue Big Ten 21–12 At-Large 37 #11 North Carolina State ACC 22–12 At-Large 42 #12* California Pac-12 24–9 At-Large 45 South Florida Big East 20–13 At-Large 47 #13 Ohio MAC 27–7 Tournament Winner 52 #14 Belmont Atlantic Sun 27–7 Tournament Winner 57 #15 Detroit Horizon 22–13 Tournament Winner 61 #16* Lamar Southland 23–11 Tournament Winner 65 Vermont America East 23–11 Tournament Winner 66

*See First Four.

[edit] Brackets

* – Denotes overtime period

Unless otherwise noted, all times listed are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04)

[edit] First Four – Dayton, Ohio

South #16 seed March 13 16 Mississippi Valley State 58 16 Western Kentucky 59

Midwest #16 seed March 14 16 Lamar 59 16 Vermont 71

West #14 seed March 13 14 Brigham Young 78 14 Iona 72

Midwest #12 seed March 14 12 California 54 12 South Florida 65

On March 13, 2012, Brigham Young set a record for the largest comeback in a NCAA tournament game, as they were down by 25 points at one point and came back to beat Iona 78–72.^[4]

[edit] South Regional – Atlanta, Georgia

	Second round					Third round					Sweet Sixteen					Elite Eight
	1	Kentucky	81
	16	Western Kentucky	66
						1	Kentucky
	Louisville – Thu/Sat
	8	Iowa State	9:20pm
	9	Connecticut	TBS
	5	Wichita State	59
	12	VCU	62
						12	VCU
	Portland – Thu/Sat
	4	Indiana	9:45pm
	13	New Mexico State	CBS
	6	UNLV	9:57pm
	11	Colorado	truTV
	Albuquerque – Thu/Sat
						3	Baylor
	3	Baylor	68
	14	South Dakota State	60
	7	Notre Dame	9:45pm
	10	Xavier	CBS
	Greensboro – Fri/Sun
	2	Duke	7:15pm
	15	Lehigh	CBS

[edit] West Regional – Phoenix, Arizona

	Second round					Third round					Sweet Sixteen					Elite Eight
	1	Michigan State	9:20pm
	16	Long Island	TBS
	Columbus – Fri/Sun
	8	Memphis	6:50pm
	9	Saint Louis	TBS
	5	New Mexico	75
	12	Long Beach State	68
						5	New Mexico
	Portland – Thu/Sat
						4	Louisville
	4	Louisville	69
	13	Davidson	62
	6	Murray State	58
	11	Colorado State	41
						6	Murray State
	Louisville – Thu/Sat
						3	Marquette
	3	Marquette	88
	14	Brigham Young	68
	7	Florida	2:10pm
	10	Virginia	TNT
	Omaha – Fri/Sun
	2	Missouri	4:40pm
	15	Norfolk State	TNT

[edit] East Regional – Boston, Massachusetts

	Second round					Third round					Sweet Sixteen					Elite Eight
	1	Syracuse	72
	16	UNC Asheville	65
						1	Syracuse
	Pittsburgh – Thu/Sat
						8	Kansas State
	8	Kansas State	70
	9	Southern Mississippi	64
	5	Vanderbilt	79
	12	Harvard	70
						5	Vanderbilt
	Albuquerque – Thu/Sat
						4	Wisconsin
	4	Wisconsin	73
	13	Montana	49
	6	Cincinnati	12:15pm
	11	Texas	CBS
	Nashville – Fri/Sun
	3	Florida State	2:45pm
	14	St. Bonaventure	CBS
	7	Gonzaga	77
	10	West Virginia	54
						7	Gonzaga
	Pittsburgh – Thu/Sat
	2	Ohio State	9:50pm
	15	Loyola (MD)	TNT

[edit] Midwest Regional – St. Louis, Missouri

Second round

Third round

Sweet Sixteen

Elite Eight

1

North Carolina

4:10pm

16

Vermont

TBS

Greensboro – Fri/Sun

8

Creighton

1:40pm

9

Alabama

TBS

5

Temple

9:50pm

12

South Florida

TNT

Nashville – Fri/Sun

4

Michigan

7:20pm

13

Ohio

TNT

6

San Diego State

12:40pm

11

North Carolina State

truTV

Columbus – Fri/Sun

3

Georgetown

3:10pm

14

Belmont

truTV

7

Saint Mary's

7:27pm

10

Purdue

truTV

Omaha – Fri/Sun

2

Kansas

9:57pm

15

Detroit

truTV

[edit] Final Four – Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

	National Semifinals March 31					National Championship Game April 2
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