The 2012
NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
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involved 64 schools playing in a
single-elimination tournament
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to determine the national champion of men's
NCAA
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Division II college basketball
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as a culmination of the 2011–12 basketball season.
The
Western Washington Vikings
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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
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, on the campus of
Northern Kentucky University
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in
Highland Heights, Kentucky
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Highland Heights is home to Northern Kentucky University and General Cable, a Fortune 500 company wh ...
, after the final rounds were held in
Springfield, Massachusetts
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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
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began play for the 2011–12 season, composed of former members of the
Lone Star Conference
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and
Gulf South Conference
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History
Originally known as the Mid ...
. 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.
Qualified teams
Teams per conference
*
GLVC: 6
*
NSIC: 5
*
GNAC
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,
NE-10,
Sunshine State,
WVIAC
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: 4
*
Gulf South
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,
Lone Star,
MIAA,
Peach Belt,
RMAC,
SAC: 3
*
CCAA,
CACC,
CIAA,
Conference Carolinas
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,
ECC,
GLIAC
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The GLIAC was founded in June 1972. Its ele ...
,
Pacific West,
PSAC: 2
*
GAC
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,
Heartland
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,
SIAC: 1
Regionals
East -
Rindge, New Hampshire
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Location: Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse Host:
Franklin Pierce University
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The scho ...
Atlantic -
West Liberty, West Virginia
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History
West Liberty was given its patriotic name during ...
Location: Academic, Sports, and Recreation Complex Host:
West Liberty University
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South Central -
Wichita Falls, Texas
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Location:
Gerald Stockton Court Host:
Midwestern State University
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Founded in 1922 as ...
West -
Bellingham, Washington
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Location: Sam Carver Gymnasium Host:
Western Washington University
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South -
Huntsville, Alabama
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Location: Spragins Hall Host:
University of Alabama in Huntsville
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Midwest -
Louisville, Kentucky
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Location: Knights Hall Host:
Bellarmine University
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Central -
Golden, Colorado
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Location: Steinhauer Field House Host:
Colorado School of Mines
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Southeast -
Montevallo, Alabama
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Location: People's Bank and Trust Arena Host:
University of Montevallo
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Elite Eight –
Highland Heights, Kentucky
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Location:
The Bank of Kentucky Center
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Host:
Northern Kentucky University
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All-tournament team
* Rory Blanche (Western Washington)
* Antoine Davis (Montevallo)
* Chris Dowe (Bellarmine)
* D.J. Rivera (Montevallo)
* Richard Woodworth (Western Washington)
References
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