The 2012

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men's basketball tournament took place March 5–10, 2012 at the

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. Norfolk State won the tournament and received an automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament. The 2012 championship game was televised on ESPN2 on March 10. This was the final year in Winston-Salem, as the tournament moved to Norfolk, VA beginning in 2013.

Format

With Savannah State and

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now in the MEAC as full Division I members, the MEAC will have a new format for the 2012 tournament. The top three seeds will receive a first round bye.

Bracket

References

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