2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

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2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
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Preseason AP No. 1North Carolina
Regular seasonNovember 7, 2011 – March 11, 2012
NCAA Tournament2012
Tournament datesMarch 13 – April 2, 2012
National ChampionshipMercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
NCAA ChampionsKentucky Wildcats
Other championsStanford Cardinal (NIT),
Pittsburgh Panthers (CBI),
Mercer Bears (CIT)
Player of the Year
(Naismith, Wooden)		Anthony Davis, Kentucky
NCAA Division I basketball seasons
«2010–11 2012–13»

The 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 7, 2011 with the (2K Sports Classic) and ended with the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 2, 2012 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. The tournament began with four first-round games on March 13–14, 2012 in Dayton, Ohio, US, followed by second and third rounds on Thursday through Sunday, March 15–18, 2012. Regionals games were played on Thursday through Sunday, March 22–25, 2012, with the Final Four played on Saturday and Monday, March 31 and April 2, 2012.

Kentucky claimed its eighth NCAA title, defeating Kansas 67–59 in the final. Consensus national player of the year Anthony Davis of Kentucky was named Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

Season headlines[]

  • September 13 – NCAA recruiting frenzy resumed when high school junior Jabari Parker held an open practice attended by representatives of 42 NCAA Division I schools, including Mike Krzyzewski, Roy Williams, Tom Izzo, Bruce Weber, Billy Kennedy, Thad Matta, Bill Self, Oliver Purnell and Larry Krystkowiak.[1][2][3][4]
  • November 1 – The AP preseason All-American team was named. Ohio State's Jared Sullinger was the only unanimous pick. Joining Sullinger were North Carolina forward Harrison Barnes (63 of 65 possible votes), Wisconsin guard Jordan Taylor (51), Kentucky forward Terrence Jones (33) and Connecticut guard Jeremy Lamb (25).[5]
  • After Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl was fired following the 2010–11 season for major recruiting violations, he took a job as vice president of marketing with a Knoxville-based wholesale grocery company, H.T. Hackney.[6] He had been offered an opportunity to coach the NBA Development League's Texas Legends but declined because he wanted to stay in the Knoxville area with his family.[6]
  • November 11 – the game between Michigan State and #1 North Carolina, known as the inaugural Carrier Classic, was played on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson off the coast of Coronado, California on Veterans Day.[7] It was the first ever college basketball game played on a Navy aircraft carrier.[7] President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama attended the game as North Carolina won 67–55.[7]
  • November 17 – Syracuse associate head coach Bernie Fine was placed on paid administrative leave after accusations by multiple former ball boys claimed that he sexually molested them a number of times spanning more than 10 years.[8] The story about Fine broke less than two weeks after the Penn State sex abuse scandal came to light.[8] Fine was subsequently fired on November 27, ending his streak as Division I's longest-tenured assistant coach at one school.[9]
  • December 5 – Harvard became ranked in the AP Poll for the first time in school history, coming in at No. 25 after an 8–0 start.[10][11][12] It leaves Brown as the only remaining Ivy League school to have never been ranked in the poll and leaves only seven schools that have played Division I basketball since the AP Poll began that have never been ranked in it.[10]
  • December 5 – Mike Krzyzewski and Tennessee Lady Volunteers coach Pat Summitt were named the co-recipients of the annual Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year award, making them the third and fourth college basketball coaches selected in its 57-year history.[13]
  • December 28 – After beating (15 AP/14 Coaches) Mississippi State,[14] the Baylor Bears had their program's first ever 13–0 start and a school-record tying 13-game winning streak.[15] The Bears' record reached 17–0 before finally losing to No. 7 Kansas, 92–74, on January 16.[16] At the time of their first loss they were ranked No. 3 in the nation, another all-time program high.[16]
  • December 31 – No. 13 Indiana defeats No. 2 Ohio State, becoming the first Hoosiers men's basketball team to defeat both the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams in the same season (they had also previously upset then-#1 Kentucky, 73–72).[17]
  • January 5 – A Sun Belt Conference game between Louisiana–Lafayette and Western Kentucky ends in controversy, as officials failed to notice that the Ragin' Cajuns had six men on the court when Elfrid Payton drove for the layup that gave them a 72–70 win on WKU's home court. The conference's coordinator of officials stated that the error was not correctable post-game, but indicated that suspensions of the three officials involved were possible.[18]
  • February 9 – Murray State, the last unbeaten team in Division I men's basketball and ranked No. 9 in the country, loses at home to Tennessee State 72–68.[19]
  • February 21 – Binghamton becomes the last team in Division I to win a game.[20] They started 0–26 until a 57–53 upset win over Vermont.[20]
  • February 24 – Radford receives two years of probation, but no postseason ban, for providing impermissible benefits to recruits. Former head coach Brad Greenberg, who left after the 2010–11 season, is hit with a five-year show-cause penalty for leading an effort to mislead NCAA investigators.[21]
  • March 8 – Yahoo! Sports reports that the FBI is investigating suspended Auburn point guard Varez Ward for possible involvement in a point shaving scheme. A second Auburn player had been investigated, but was cleared.[22]

Milestones and records[]

  • November 11 – Louisville coach Rick Pitino recorded his 600th career win in an 83–48 victory over Tennessee–Martin.[23] He became the 15th fastest coach to do so (38th overall).[23]
  • November 15 – Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski recorded his 903rd win as a head coach, surpassing his former college coach Bob Knight for the most in Division I men's basketball history.[24] The #6 Blue Devils defeated Michigan State, 74–69, at Madison Square Garden.[24]
  • November 20 – Connecticut point guard Shabazz Napier recorded the ninth triple-double in school history.[25] He compiled 22 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds in an 87–70 win over Coppin State.[25]
  • November 22 – Tennessee forward Jeronne Maymon scored 32 points and grabbed a Maui Invitational Tournament-record 20 rebounds in a double-overtime loss to #8 Memphis, 99–97.[26]
  • November 28 – Florida coach Billy Donovan recorded his 400th career win in a 96–70 defeat of Stetson.[27]
  • December 3 – Ohio State coach Thad Matta recorded his 300th career win in a 64–35 defeat of Texas–Pan American.[28]
  • December 10 – IUPUI player Alex Young scored a team record 43 points in an 84–76 win over Western Kentucky.[29]
  • December 30 – Coppin State coach Fang Mitchell recorded his 400th win at the school in a 93–83 defeat of Nebraska-Omaha.[30]
  • January 4 – Zack Rosen became Penn's all-time assist leader, passing his coach Jerome Allen's mark of 505.[31] Rosen finished his career with 588 assists.
  • January 10 – Illinois guard Brandon Paul scored 43 points in a 79–74 upset over No. 5 Ohio State.[32] The 43 points was the third-highest scoring game in Illinois history and his eight three-pointers tied a school record.[32]
  • Guard Alex Young of IUPUI,[33] UC Santa Barbara guard Orlando Johnson,[34] High Point guard ,[35] Oral Roberts forward Dominique Morrison,[36] Oakland guard Reggie Hamilton,[37] Tennessee Tech guard Kevin Murphy,[38] Lehigh guard CJ McCollum,[39] St. Bonaventure forward Andrew Nicholson[40] and Northwestern forward John Shurna[41] each passed the 2,000 point mark for their careers.
  • January 17 – Western Carolina defeated Toccoa Falls College (a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association) by a score of 141–39, making the 102-point win margin the third largest in NCAA Division I men's basketball history.[42] It also set WCU program records for points in a game and points in a half (72; first half).[42] Nine players scored in double figures for the Catamounts.[42]
  • January 28 – Towson defeated UNC Wilmington 66–61, ending the longest losing streak in Division I men's basketball history at 41 games.[43]
  • January 30 – Tennessee Tech guard Kevin Murphy scored 50 points against SIU Edwardsville, breaking the previous school record of 38.[44]
  • February 18 – Iona point guard Scott Machado set the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference record for single-season and career assists in a Bracket Buster game against Nevada[45] Machado finished the season with 327 assists and tallied 880 for his career.[46]
  • February 29 – North Carolina point guard Kendall Marshall broke Ed Cota's school single-season assist record (284) in a win over Maryland[47] On March 9 in an ACC Tournament game against NC State, Marshall eclipsed Craig Neal's ACC single season assist mark of 303.[48] Marshall finished the season with 351 assists.
  • Missouri's Ricardo Ratliffe set the Missouri and Big 12 Conference single season record for field goal percentage. Ratliffe shot 69.3% from the floor, also leading the country in this category.[49]
  • March 16 – In the NCAA Tournament's Round of 64, Michigan State's Draymond Green recorded a triple-double with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.[50] Green also had recorded a triple-double in a 2011 tournament game, making him one of only three players in history to record multiple triple-doubles in its history, and the only one officially recognized by the NCAA to have accomplished this feat.[51] The others were Hall of Famers Oscar Robertson (4) and Magic Johnson (2).[50]
  • April 2 – By winning the national championship game, Kentucky records its 38th win, setting a new all-time single season record for a men's Division I basketball program.
  • April 2 – Jeff Withey of Kansas broke Joakim Noah's NCAA tournament blocked shot record of 29, set in 2006. Withey finished with 31 blocks in the 2012 NCAA tournament. Kentucky's Anthony Davis also tied Noah's record.[52]

Conference membership changes[]

Main article: 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment

The 2011–12 season saw the first wave of membership changes resulting from a major realignment of NCAA Division I conferences. The cycle began in 2010 with the Big Ten and the then-Pac-10 publicly announcing their intentions to expand. The fallout from these conferences' moves later affected a majority of D-I conferences.

School Former Conference New Conference
Boise State Broncos WAC Mountain West
BYU Cougars Mountain West WCC (independent in football)
Colorado Buffaloes Big 12 Pac-12
Nebraska Cornhuskers Big 12 Big Ten
South Dakota Coyotes Great West Summit League
Utah Utes Mountain West Pac-12

New arenas[]

  • Bowling Green, which had played since 1960 at the on-campus Anderson Arena, opened the Stroh Center, also on campus. In the first regular-season game in the new arena, the Falcons defeated Howard 63–48 on November 11.[53]
  • Evansville moved from Roberts Municipal Stadium, their home since 1956, to the new Ford Center in downtown Evansville. The Purple Aces also won their first regular-season game in the new building, defeating Butler 80–77 in overtime on November 12.[54] (Incidentally, this was Butler's second consecutive season as the first regular-season opponent in a new facility; the 2010–11 team christened Louisville's new KFC Yum! Center.)
  • UNC Asheville, like Bowling Green, moved from one on-campus facility to another, leaving behind their home since 1963, the Justice Center, for the new Kimmel Arena. The Bulldogs brought in top-ranked North Carolina for the arena's regular-season opening on November 13. The Tar Heels, playing in head coach Roy Williams' hometown, won 91–75.[55] (UNC Asheville was also christening a new arena for the second consecutive season; the 2010–11 team defeated Auburn in the first regular-season game at the Tigers' new Auburn Arena.)
  • UT Arlington moved in midseason. The Mavericks started the season at Texas Hall, which opened in 1965 when the team was known as the Arlington State Rebels. On February 1, the Mavericks opened College Park Center, located on the opposite side of their campus, defeating UTSA 67–66.[56]

Major rule changes[]

Beginning in 2011–12, the following rules change was implemented:

  • The charge circle was instituted – a semi-circle in front of the basket. Secondary defenders must be outside of this circle to effectively draw a charge. Otherwise they will be assessed an automatic blocking foul.[57]

Season outlook[]

Pre-season polls[]

See also: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls.

Associated Press[58]
Ranking Team
1 North Carolina (62)
2 Kentucky
3 Ohio State (1)
4 Connecticut (2)
5 Syracuse
6 Duke
7 Vanderbilt
8 Florida
9 Louisville
10 Pittsburgh
11 Memphis
12 Baylor
13 Kansas
14 Xavier
15 Wisconsin
16 Arizona
17 UCLA
18 Alabama
19 Michigan
20 Texas A&M
21 Cincinnati
22 Marquette
23 Gonzaga
24 California
25 Missouri
ESPN/USA Today Coaches[59]
Ranking Team
1 North Carolina (31)
2 Kentucky (1)
3 Ohio State
4 Connecticut
5 Syracuse
6 Duke
7 Vanderbilt
8 Louisville
9 Memphis
10 Florida
11 Pittsburgh
12 Baylor
13 Kansas
14 Wisconsin
15 Xavier
16 Arizona
17 Alabama
18 Michigan
19 Texas A&M
20 UCLA
21 Marquette
22 Cincinnati
23 Gonzaga
24 California
25 Missouri

Regular season[]

A number of early-season tournaments marked the beginning of the college basketball season.

Early-season tournaments[]

[60][61]

Name Dates No. teams Champion
2K Sports Coaches vs. Cancer Classic November 7, 2011 – November 8, 2011 4* Mississippi State
November 12, 2011 – November 14, 2011 4 Washington
November 11, 2011 – November 20, 2011 4* Kentucky
Charleston Classic November 17, 2011 – November 20, 2011 8 Northwestern
Puerto Rico Tip-Off November 17, 2011 – November 20, 2011 8 Alabama
Legends Classic November 19, 2011 – November 21, 2011 4* Vanderbilt
Paradise Jam Tournament November 14, 2011 – November 21, 2011 8 Marquette
CBE Classic November 21, 2011 – November 22, 2011 4* Missouri
Cancún Challenge November 22, 2011 – November 23, 2011 8 Illinois
Maui Invitational Tournament November 21, 2011 – November 23, 2011 8* Duke
NIT Season Tip-Off November 14, 2011 – November 25, 2011 16 Syracuse
Chicago Invitational Challenge November 13, 2011 – November 26, 2011 4* Wisconsin
Great Alaska Shootout November 23, 2011 – November 26, 2011 8 Murray State
Las Vegas Invitational November 25, 2011 – November 26, 2011 4* UNLV
South Padre Island Invitational November 25, 2011 – November 26, 2011 8 Northern Iowa
Battle 4 Atlantis November 23, 2011 – November 27, 2011 8 Harvard
76 Classic November 24, 2011 – November 27, 2011 8 Saint Louis
Old Spice Classic November 23, 2011 – November 27, 2011 8 Dayton
Las Vegas Classic December 13, 2011 – December 23, 2011 4* Baylor
Diamond Head Classic December 22, 2011 – December 25, 2011 8 Kansas State

*Although these tournaments include more teams, only the number listed play for the championship.

Conference standings[]

2011–12 America East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Stony Brook 14 – 2   .875     22 – 10   .688
Vermont† 13 – 3   .813     24 – 12   .667
Boston University 12 – 4   .750     16 – 16   .500
Albany 9 – 7   .563     19 – 15   .559
Hartford 7 – 9   .438     9 – 22   .290
New Hampshire 7 – 9   .438     13 – 16   .448
Maine 6 – 10   .375     12 – 17   .414
UMBC 3 – 13   .188     4 – 26   .133
Binghamton 1 – 15   .063     2 – 29   .065
† 2012 America East Tournament winner
As of March 16, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
2011–12 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Temple 13 – 3   .813     24 – 8   .750
Saint Louis 12 – 4   .750     26 – 8   .765
Xavier 10 – 6   .625     23 – 13   .639
St. Bonaventure† 10 – 6   .625     20 – 12   .625
UMass 9 – 7   .563     26 – 11   .703
La Salle 9 – 7   .563     21 – 13   .618
Dayton 9 – 7   .563     20 – 13   .606
Saint Joseph's 9 – 7   .563     20 – 14   .588
Duquesne 7 – 9   .438     16 – 15   .516
Richmond 7 – 9   .438     16 – 16   .500
Charlotte 5 – 11   .313     13 – 17   .433
George Washington 5 – 11   .313     10 – 21   .323
Rhode Island 4 – 12   .250     7 – 24   .226
Fordham 3 – 13   .188     10 – 19   .345
† 2012 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of March 13, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
2011–12 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 6 North Carolina 14 – 2   .875     32 – 6   .842
No. 14 Duke 13 – 3   .813     27 – 7   .794
No. 15 Florida State† 12 – 4   .750     25 – 10   .714
Virginia 9 – 7   .563     22 – 10   .688
No. 20 NC State 9 – 7   .563     24 – 13   .649
Miami (FL) 9 – 7   .563     20 – 13   .606
Clemson 8 – 8   .500     16 – 15   .516
Maryland 6 – 10   .375     17 – 15   .531
Virginia Tech 4 – 12   .250     16 – 17   .485
Wake Forest 4 – 12   .250     13 – 18   .419
Georgia Tech 4 – 12   .250     11 – 20   .355
Boston College 4 – 12   .250     9 – 22   .290
† 2012 ACC Tournament winner
As of April 3, 2012; Rankings from Coaches Poll
2011–12 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Belmont† 16 – 2   .889     27 – 8   .771
Mercer 13 – 5   .722     27 – 11   .711
USC Upstate 13 – 5   .722     21 – 13   .618
East Tennessee State 10 – 8   .556     17 – 14   .548
North Florida 10 – 8   .556     16 – 16   .500
Florida Gulf Coast 8 – 10   .444     15 – 17   .469
Lipscomb 8 – 10   .444     13 – 18   .419
Jacksonville 6 – 12   .333     8 – 22   .267
Stetson 6 – 12   .333     9 – 20   .310
Kennesaw State 0 – 18   .000     3 – 28   .097
† 2012 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
2011–12 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 11 Marquette 14 – 4   .778     27 – 8   .771
Notre Dame 13 – 5   .722     22 – 12   .647
Cincinnati 12 – 6   .667     26 – 11   .703
No. 15 Georgetown 12 – 6   .667     24 – 9   .727
South Florida 12 – 6   .667     22 – 14   .611
West Virginia 9 – 9   .500     19 – 14   .576
Connecticut 8 – 10   .444     20 – 14   .588
Seton Hall 8 – 10   .444     21 – 13   .618
Rutgers 6 – 12   .333     14 – 18   .438
St. John's 6 – 12   .333     13 – 19   .406
Pittsburgh 5 – 13   .278     22 – 17   .564
Villanova 5 – 13   .278     13 – 19   .406
Providence 4 – 14   .222     15 – 17   .469
DePaul 3 – 15   .167     12 – 19   .387
*No. 2 Syracuse 0 – 1   .000     0 – 3   .000
**No. 17 Louisville† 0 – 8   .000     0 – 10   .000
† 2012 Big East Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2012[62]
*Syracuse: 30 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(34–3)(17–1) **Louisville: 25 reg. season games, 5 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Louisville–(30-10)(10-8); Rankings from AP Poll
2011–12 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Montana † 15 – 1   .938     25 – 7   .781
Weber State 14 – 2   .875     25 – 7   .781
Portland State 10 – 6   .625     17 – 14   .548
Eastern Washington 8 – 8   .500     15 – 17   .469
Idaho State 7 – 9   .438     9 – 21   .300
Montana State 7 – 9   .438     12 – 17   .414
Northern Colorado 5 – 11   .313     9 – 19   .321
Sacramento State 5 – 11   .313     10 – 18   .357
Northern Arizona 1 – 15   .063     5 – 24   .172
† Conference tournament winner
2011–12 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UNC Asheville† 16 – 2   .889     24 – 10   .706
Coastal Carolina 12 – 6   .667     19 – 12   .613
Campbell 11 – 7   .611     17 – 15   .531
Charleston Southern 11 – 7   .611     19 – 12   .613
Liberty 9 – 9   .500     15 – 17   .469
Winthrop 8 – 10   .444     12 – 20   .375
VMI 8 – 10   .444     17 – 16   .515
High Point 8 – 10   .444     13 – 18   .419
Presbyterian* 8 – 10   .444     14 – 15   .483
Gardner–Webb 6 – 12   .333     12 – 20   .375
Radford 2 – 16   .111     6 – 26   .188
† 2012 Big South Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament
2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 5 Michigan State† 13 – 5   .722     29 – 8   .784
No. 13 Michigan 13 – 5   .722     24 – 10   .706
No. 7 Ohio State 13 – 5   .722     31 – 8   .795
No. 14 Wisconsin 12 – 6   .667     26 – 10   .722
No. 16 Indiana 11 – 7   .611     27 – 9   .750
Purdue 10 – 8   .556     22 – 13   .629
Northwestern 8 – 10   .444     19 – 14   .576
Iowa 8 – 10   .444     18 – 17   .514
Illinois 6 – 12   .333     17 – 15   .531
Minnesota 6 – 12   .333     23 – 15   .605
Nebraska 4 – 14   .222     12 – 18   .400
Penn State 4 – 14   .222     12 – 20   .375
† 2012 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2011–12 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 6 Kansas 16 – 2   .889     32 – 7   .821
No. 3 Missouri † 14 – 4   .778     30 – 5   .857
Iowa State 12 – 6   .667     23 – 11   .676
No. 9 Baylor 12 – 6   .667     30 – 8   .789
Kansas State 10 – 8   .556     22 – 11   .667
Texas 9 – 9   .500     20 – 14   .588
Oklahoma State 7 – 11   .389     15 – 18   .455
Oklahoma 5 – 13   .278     15 – 16   .484
Texas A&M 4 – 14   .222     14 – 18   .438
Texas Tech 1 – 17   .056     8 – 23   .258
† 2012 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [63]
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Long Beach State† 15 – 1   .938     25 – 9   .735
Cal State Fullerton 12 – 4   .750     21 – 10   .677
UC Santa Barbara 12 – 4   .750     20 – 11   .645
Cal Poly 8 – 8   .500     18 – 15   .545
UC Riverside 7 – 9   .438     14 – 17   .452
Pacific 6 – 10   .375     11 – 19   .367
UC Irvine 6 – 10   .375     12 – 20   .375
UC Davis 3 – 13   .188     5 – 26   .161
*Cal State Northridge 3 – 13   .188     7 – 21   .250
† 2012 Big West Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament due to low APR
2011–12 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Drexel 16 – 2   .889     29 – 7   .806
VCU† 15 – 3   .833     29 – 7   .806
George Mason 14 – 4   .778     24 – 9   .727
Old Dominion 13 – 5   .722     21 – 13   .618
Delaware 12 – 6   .667     18 – 14   .563
Georgia State 11 – 7   .611     22 – 11   .667
Northeastern 9 – 9   .500     14 – 17   .452
James Madison 5 – 13   .278     12 – 20   .375
UNCW 5 – 13   .278     10 – 21   .323
William & Mary 4 – 14   .222     6 – 26   .188
Hofstra 3 – 15   .167     10 – 22   .313
Towson 1 – 17   .056     1 – 31   .031
† 2012 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2011–12 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Memphis† 13 – 3   .813     26 – 8   .765
Southern Miss 11 – 5   .688     25 – 9   .735
Tulsa 10 – 6   .625     17 – 14   .548
UCF 10 – 6   .625     22 – 11   .667
UAB 9 – 7   .563     15 – 16   .484
Marshall 9 – 7   .563     21 – 14   .600
Rice 8 – 8   .500     18 – 15   .545
UTEP 7 – 9   .438     15 – 17   .469
Houston 7 – 9   .438     15 – 15   .500
East Carolina 5 – 11   .313     15 – 16   .484
SMU 4 – 12   .250     13 – 19   .406
Tulane 3 – 13   .188     15 – 19   .441
† 2012 CUSA Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
2011–12 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Valparaiso 14 – 4   .778     22 – 11   .667
Cleveland State 12 – 6   .667     22 – 11   .667
Detroit† 11 – 7   .611     22 – 14   .611
Milwaukee 11 – 7   .611     20 – 13   .606
Butler 11 – 7   .611     22 – 14   .611
Youngstown State 10 – 8   .556     16 – 15   .516
Green Bay 10 – 8   .556     15 – 15   .500
Wright State 7 – 11   .389     13 – 19   .406
UIC 3 – 15   .167     8 – 22   .267
Loyola (IL) 1 – 17   .056     7 – 23   .233
† 2012 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of March 6, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
2011–12 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Harvard 12 – 2   .857     26 – 5   .839
Penn 11 – 3   .786     20 – 13   .606
Princeton 10 – 4   .714     20 – 12   .625
Yale 9 – 5   .643     19 – 10   .655
Cornell 7 – 7   .500     12 – 16   .429
Columbia 4 – 10   .286     15 – 15   .500
Brown 2 – 12   .143     8 – 23   .258
Dartmouth 1 – 13   .071     5 – 25   .167
As of March 15, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
2011–12 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Iona 15 – 3   .833     25 – 8   .758
Loyola (MD) † 13 – 5   .722     24 – 9   .727
Manhattan 12 – 6   .667     21 – 13   .618
Fairfield 12 – 6   .667     22 – 15   .595
Rider 10 – 8   .556     13 – 19   .406
Siena 8 – 10   .444     14 – 17   .452
Niagara 8 – 10   .444     14 – 19   .424
Marist 7 – 11   .389     14 – 18   .438
Saint Peter's 4 – 14   .222     5 – 26   .161
Canisius 1 – 17   .056     5 – 25   .167
† 2012 MAAC Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
2011–12 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Akron 13 – 3   .813     22 – 12   .647
Buffalo 12 – 4   .750     20 – 11   .645
Ohio† 11 – 5   .688     29 – 8   .784
Kent State 10 – 6   .625     21 – 12   .636
Bowling Green 9 – 7   .563     16 – 16   .500
Miami 5 – 11   .313     9 – 21   .300
West
Eastern Michigan 9 – 7   .563     14 – 18   .438
Toledo 7 – 9   .438     19 – 17   .528
Western Michigan 6 – 10   .375     14 – 20   .412
Ball State 6 – 10   .375     15 – 15   .500
Central Michigan 5 – 11   .313     11 – 21   .344
Northern Illinois 3 – 13   .188     5 – 26   .161
† 2012 MAC Tournament winner
As of March 23, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
2011–12 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Savannah State 14 – 2   .875     21 – 12   .636
Norfolk State† 13 – 3   .813     26 – 10   .722
Delaware State 12 – 4   .750     15 – 14   .517
Bethune-Cookman 11 – 5   .688     18 – 17   .514
North Carolina Central 10 – 6   .625     17 – 15   .531
Coppin State 9 – 7   .563     14 – 16   .467
North Carolina A&T 7 – 9   .438     12 – 20   .375
Hampton 6 – 10   .375     12 – 21   .364
Morgan State 6 – 10   .375     9 – 20   .310
Howard 6 – 10   .375     10 – 21   .323
Florida A&M 6 – 10   .375     10 – 23   .303
Maryland Eastern Shore 4 – 12   .250     7 – 23   .233
South Carolina State 0 – 16   .000     5 – 26   .161
† 2012 MEAC Tournament winner
As of March 16, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
2011–12 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 16 Wichita State 16 – 2   .889     27 – 5   .844
No. 19 Creighton † 14 – 4   .778     28 – 5   .848
Evansville 9 – 9   .500     16 – 16   .500
Illinois State 9 – 9   .500     21 – 14   .600
Northern Iowa 9 – 9   .500     20 – 14   .588
Missouri State 9 – 9   .500     16 – 16   .500
Drake 9 – 9   .500     18 – 16   .529
Indiana State 8 – 10   .444     18 – 15   .545
Southern Illinois 5 – 13   .278     8 – 23   .258
Bradley 2 – 16   .111     7 – 25   .219
† 2012 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
2011–12 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 21 New Mexico † 10 – 4   .714     28 – 7   .800
No. 22 San Diego State 10 – 4   .714     26 – 8   .765
No. 23 UNLV 9 – 5   .643     26 – 9   .743
Colorado State 8 – 6   .571     20 – 12   .625
TCU 7 – 7   .500     18 – 15   .545
Wyoming 6 – 8   .429     21 – 12   .636
Air Force 3 – 11   .214     13 – 16   .448
Boise State 3 – 11   .214     13 – 17   .433
† 2012 MWC Tournament winner
As of March 8, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Cal State Bakersfield 0 – 0   –     16 – 15   .516
Seattle 0 – 0   –     12 – 15   .444
0 – 0   –     11 – 18   .379
Longwood 0 – 0   –     10 – 21   .323
As of 18:20, 11 December 2014 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll


2011–12 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Long Island† 16 – 2   .889     25 – 9   .735
Wagner 15 – 3   .833     25 – 6   .806
Robert Morris 13 – 5   .722     26 – 10   .722
St. Francis (NY) 12 – 6   .667     15 – 15   .500
Quinnipiac 10 – 8   .556     18 – 13   .581
Monmouth 10 – 8   .556     12 – 20   .375
Central Connecticut 10 – 8   .556     13 – 16   .448
Sacred Heart 8 – 10   .444     14 – 18   .438
Mount St. Mary's 6 – 12   .333     8 – 21   .276
Saint Francis (PA) 5 – 13   .278     6 – 23   .207
Fairleigh Dickinson 2 – 16   .111     3 – 26   .103
*Bryant 1 – 17   .056     2 – 28   .067
† 2012 Northeast Conference tournament winner
As of March 17, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament
2011–12 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 12 Murray State† 15 – 1   .938     31 – 2   .939
Tennessee State 11 – 5   .688     20 – 13   .606
Morehead State 10 – 6   .625     18 – 15   .545
Tennessee Tech 9 – 7   .563     19 – 14   .576
Southeast Missouri State 9 – 7   .563     15 – 16   .484
Austin Peay 8 – 8   .500     12 – 20   .375
Jacksonville State 8 – 8   .500     15 – 18   .455
Eastern Kentucky 7 – 9   .438     16 – 16   .500
*SIU Edwardsville 6 – 10   .375     10 – 17   .370
Eastern Illinois 5 – 11   .313     12 – 17   .414
UT Martin 0 – 16   .000     4 – 27   .129
† 2012 Ohio Valley Conference tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
* Ineligible for conference tournament
2011–12 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Washington 14 – 4   .778     24 – 11   .686
California 13 – 5   .722     24 – 10   .706
Oregon 13 – 5   .722     24 – 10   .706
Arizona 12 – 6   .667     23 – 12   .657
Colorado † 11 – 7   .611     24 – 12   .667
UCLA 11 – 7   .611     19 – 14   .576
Stanford 10 – 8   .556     26 – 11   .703
Oregon State 7 – 11   .389     21 – 15   .583
Washington State 7 – 11   .389     19 – 18   .514
Arizona State 6 – 12   .333     10 – 21   .323
Utah 3 – 15   .167     6 – 25   .194
USC 1 – 17   .056     6 – 26   .188
† 2012 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of March 8, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
2011–12 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Bucknell 12 – 2   .857     25 – 10   .714
Lehigh† 11 – 3   .786     27 – 8   .771
American 10 – 4   .714     20 – 12   .625
Holy Cross 9 – 5   .643     15 – 14   .517
Lafayette 7 – 7   .500     13 – 18   .419
Army 5 – 9   .357     12 – 18   .400
Colgate 2 – 12   .143     8 – 22   .267
Navy 0 – 14   .000     3 – 26   .103
† 2012 Patriot League Tournament winner
2011–12 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kentucky 16 – 0   1.000     38 – 2   .950
No. 25 Florida 10 – 6   .625     26 – 11   .703
No. 20 Vanderbilt † 10 – 6   .625     25 – 11   .694
Tennessee 10 – 6   .625     19 – 15   .559
Alabama 9 – 7   .563     21 – 12   .636
Mississippi State 8 – 8   .500     21 – 12   .636
Ole Miss 8 – 8   .500     20 – 14   .588
LSU 7 – 9   .438     18 – 15   .545
Arkansas 6 – 10   .375     18 – 14   .563
Auburn 5 – 11   .313     15 – 16   .484
Georgia 5 – 11   .313     15 – 17   .469
South Carolina 2 – 14   .125     10 – 21   .323
† 2012 SEC Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
2011–12 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North
UNC Greensboro 10 – 8   .556     13 – 19   .406
Elon 9 – 9   .500     15 – 16   .484
Samford 8 – 10   .444     11 – 19   .367
Western Carolina 8 – 10   .444     17 – 18   .486
Appalachian State 7 – 11   .389     13 – 18   .419
Chattanooga 5 – 13   .278     11 – 21   .344
South
Davidson† 16 – 2   .889     25 – 8   .758
Georgia Southern 12 – 6   .667     15 – 15   .500
Wofford 12 – 6   .667     19 – 14   .576
College of Charleston 10 – 8   .556     19 – 12   .613
Furman 8 – 10   .444     15 – 16   .484
The Citadel 3 – 15   .167     6 – 24   .200
† SoCon Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
2011–12 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Lamar† 11 – 5   .688     23 – 12   .657
McNeese State 10 – 6   .625     17 – 16   .515
Northwestern State 8 – 8   .500     16 – 16   .500
Nicholls State 6 – 10   .375     10 – 20   .333
Southeastern Louisiana 5 – 11   .313     12 – 17   .414
Central Arkansas 3 – 13   .188     8 – 21   .276
West
Texas-Arlington 15 – 1   .938     24 – 9   .727
Stephen F. Austin 12 – 4   .750     20 – 12   .625
Texas-San Antonio 10 – 6   .625     18 – 14   .563
Sam Houston State 7 – 9   .438     13 – 19   .406
Texas State 5 – 11   .313     13 – 17   .433
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 4 – 12   .250     6 – 24   .200
† 2012 Southland Tournament winner
As of March 14, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Mississippi Valley State† 17 – 1   .944     21 – 13   .618
*Southern 13 – 5   .722     17 – 14   .548
Texas Southern 12 – 6   .667     15 – 18   .455
Prairie View A&M 10 – 8   .556     14 – 18   .438
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 9 – 9   .500     11 – 22   .333
Alabama State 9 – 9   .500     12 – 19   .387
Alcorn State 6 – 12   .333     10 – 22   .313
Alabama A&M 5 – 13   .278     7 – 21   .250
Jackson State 5 – 13   .278     7 – 24   .226
*Grambling State 4 – 14   .222     4 – 24   .143
† 2012 SWAC Tournament winner
As of March 13, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament due to low APR
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Oral Roberts 17 – 1   .944     27 – 7   .794
South Dakota State† 15 – 3   .833     27 – 8   .771
Oakland 11 – 7   .611     20 – 16   .556
Western Illinois 9 – 9   .500     18 – 15   .545
North Dakota State 9 – 9   .500     17 – 14   .548
Southern Utah 8 – 10   .444     14 – 17   .452
IUPUI 7 – 11   .389     14 – 18   .438
* South Dakota 5 – 13   .278     10 – 18   .357
IPFW 5 – 13   .278     11 – 19   .367
UMKC 4 – 14   .222     10 – 21   .323
† 2012 Summit League tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
* Ineligible for conference tournament
2011–12 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Middle Tennessee 14 – 2   .875     27 – 7   .794
South Alabama 8 – 8   .500     17 – 12   .586
Florida Atlantic 7 – 9   .438     11 – 19   .367
WKU† 7 – 9   .438     16 – 19   .457
Troy 5 – 11   .313     10 – 18   .357
Florida International 5 – 11   .313     8 – 21   .276
West
Arkansas–Little Rock 12 – 4   .750     15 – 16   .484
Denver 11 – 5   .688     22 – 9   .710
Louisiana–Lafayette 10 – 6   .625     16 – 16   .500
North Texas 9 – 7   .563     18 – 14   .563
Arkansas State 6 – 10   .375     14 – 20   .412
*Louisiana–Monroe 2 – 14   .125     3 – 26   .103
† 2012 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 21, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Nevada 13 – 1   .929     28 – 7   .800
New Mexico State† 10 – 4   .714     26 – 10   .722
Idaho 9 – 5   .643     19 – 14   .576
Utah State 8 – 6   .571     21 – 16   .568
Louisiana Tech 6 – 8   .429     18 – 16   .529
Hawaii 6 – 8   .429     16 – 16   .500
Fresno State 3 – 11   .214     13 – 20   .394
San Jose State 1 – 13   .071     9 – 22   .290
† 2012 WAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2011–12 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 24 Saint Mary's† 14 – 2   .875     27 – 6   .818
Gonzaga 13 – 3   .813     26 – 7   .788
BYU 12 – 4   .750     26 – 9   .743
Loyola Marymount 11 – 5   .688     21 – 13   .618
San Francisco 8 – 8   .500     20 – 14   .588
San Diego 7 – 9   .438     13 – 18   .419
Pepperdine 4 – 12   .250     10 – 19   .345
Portland 3 – 13   .188     7 – 24   .226
Santa Clara 0 – 16   .000     8 – 22   .267
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Conference winners and tournaments[]

Thirty athletic conferences each end their regular seasons with a single-elimination tournament. The teams in each conference that win their regular season title are given the number one seed in each tournament. The winners of these tournaments receive automatic invitations to the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Ivy League does not have a conference tournament, instead giving their automatic invitation to their regular-season champion. As of 2012, the Great West Conference does not have an automatic bid to the NCAA Men or Women's College Tournament but the men's tourney champion does receive an automatic bid to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

Conference Regular
season winner 		Conference
Player of the Year 		Conference
Coach of the Year 		Conference
tournament 		Tournament
venue (city) 		Tournament
winner
America East Conference Stony Brook Darryl Partin, Boston University[64] Steve Pikiell, Stony Brook[64] 2012 America East Men's Basketball Tournament Chase Family Arena
(West Hartford, Connecticut)
Final at campus site		 Vermont
Atlantic 10 Conference Temple Andrew Nicholson, St. Bonaventure[65] Fran Dunphy, Temple[65] 2012 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament First round at campus sites
Remainder at Boardwalk Hall
(Atlantic City, New Jersey)		 St. Bonaventure
Atlantic Coast Conference North Carolina Tyler Zeller, North Carolina[66] Leonard Hamilton, Florida State[66] 2012 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament Philips Arena
(Atlanta, Georgia)		 Florida State
Atlantic Sun Conference Belmont Torrey Craig, South Carolina Upstate[67] Eddie Payne, South Carolina Upstate[67] 2012 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament University Center
(Macon, Georgia)		 Belmont
Big 12 Conference Kansas Thomas Robinson, Kansas[68] Fred Hoiberg, Iowa State & Bill Self, Kansas[68] 2012 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament Sprint Center
(Kansas City, Missouri)		 Missouri
Big East Conference Syracuse Jae Crowder, Marquette[69] Stan Heath, South Florida[69] 2012 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament Madison Square Garden
(New York, New York)		 Louisville
Big Sky Conference Montana Damian Lillard, Weber State[70] Wayne Tinkle, Montana[71] 2012 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament First round at campus sites Montana
Big South Conference UNC Asheville Matt Dickey, UNC Asheville[72] Barclay Radebaugh, Charleston Southern[72] 2012 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Campus Sites UNC Asheville
Big Ten Conference Michigan State,
Ohio State
& Michigan		 Draymond Green, Michigan State[73] Tom Izzo, Michigan State[73] 2012 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Bankers Life Fieldhouse
(Indianapolis, Indiana)		 Michigan State
Big West Conference Long Beach State Casper Ware, Long Beach State[74] Dan Monson, Long Beach State[74] 2012 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Honda Center
Anaheim, California		 Long Beach State
Colonial Athletic Association Drexel Ryan Pearson, George Mason[75] Bruiser Flint, Drexel[75] 2012 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)		 VCU
Conference USA Memphis Will Barton, Memphis[76] Larry Eustachy, Southern Miss[76] 2012 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament FedExForum
(Memphis, Tennessee)		 Memphis
Great West Conference Utah Valley Isaiah Wilkerson, NJIT[77] Dick Hunsaker, Utah Valley[77] 2012 Great West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center
(Chicago,Illinois)		 North Dakota
Horizon League Valparaiso Ryan Broekhoff, Valparaiso[78] Bryce Drew, Valparaiso[78] 2012 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament First round at campus sites
Second round and semifinals at No. 1 seed
Final at top surviving seed		 Detroit
Independent Cal State Bakersfield , Longwood[79] No Tournament
Ivy League Harvard Zack Rosen, Penn[80] No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Iona Scott Machado, Iona[81] Jimmy Patsos, Loyola (MD)[82] 2012 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament MassMutual Center
Springfield, Massachusetts		 Loyola (MD)
Mid-American Conference Akron (East)
Eastern Michigan (West)		 Mitchell Watt, Buffalo[83] Rob Murphy, Eastern Michigan[83] 2012 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament First round at campus sites
Remainder at Quicken Loans Arena
(Cleveland, Ohio)		 Ohio
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Savannah State Kyle O'Quinn, Norfolk State[84] Horace Broadnax, Savannah State[84] 2012 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament LJVM Coliseum
Winston-Salem, North Carolina		 Norfolk State
Missouri Valley Conference Wichita State Doug McDermott, Creighton[85] Gregg Marshall, Wichita State[86] 2012 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Scottrade Center
(St. Louis, Missouri)		 Creighton
Mountain West Conference New Mexico & San Diego State Jamaal Franklin, San Diego State[87] Steve Fisher, San Diego State[87] 2012 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Thomas & Mack Center
(Paradise, Nevada)		 New Mexico
Northeast Conference Long Island Julian Boyd, Long Island[88] Glenn Braica, St. Francis (NY)[88] 2012 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Campus Sites Long Island
Ohio Valley Conference Murray State Isaiah Canaan, Murray State[89] Steve Prohm, Murray State[89] 2012 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Municipal Auditorium
(Nashville, Tennessee)		 Murray State
Pac-12 Conference Washington Jorge Gutierrez, California[90] Lorenzo Romar, Washington[90] 2012 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Staples Center
(Los Angeles, California)		 Colorado
Patriot League Bucknell CJ McCollum, Lehigh[91] Dave Paulsen, Bucknell[91] 2012 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament Campus Sites Lehigh
Southeastern Conference Kentucky Anthony Davis,[92][93] Kentucky John Calipari, Kentucky[92][93] 2012 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament New Orleans Arena
(New Orleans, Louisiana)		 Vanderbilt
Southern Conference Davidson (South)
UNC Greensboro (North)		 De'Mon Brooks[94] (Coaches) & Jake Cohen[95] (Media), Davidson Bob McKillop, Davidson (Coaches)[94]
Wes Miller, UNC Greensboro (Media)[95]		 2012 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Asheville Civic Center
Asheville, North Carolina		 Davidson
Southland Conference Lamar (East)
Texas–Arlington (West)		 Patrick Richard, McNeese State[96] Scott Cross, Texas–Arlington[96] 2012 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Leonard E. Merrell Center
Katy, Texas		 Lamar
Southwestern Athletic Conference Mississippi Valley State Paul Crosby, Mississippi Valley State[97] Sean Woods, Mississippi Valley State[97] 2012 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament Garland Special Events Center
Garland, Texas		 Mississippi Valley State
The Summit League Oral Roberts Dominique Morrison, Oral Roberts[98] Scott Sutton, Oral Roberts[98] 2012 The Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament Sioux Falls Arena
(Sioux Falls, South Dakota)		 South Dakota State
Sun Belt Conference Middle Tennessee (East)
Arkansas–Little Rock (West)		 LaRon Dendy, Middle Tennessee[99] Kermit Davis, Middle Tennessee[99] 2012 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Summit Arena
(Hot Springs, Arkansas)		 Western Kentucky
West Coast Conference Saint Mary's Matthew Dellavedova, Saint Mary's[100] Max Good, Loyola Marymount[100] 2012 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Orleans Arena
(Paradise, Nevada)		 Saint Mary's
Western Athletic Conference Nevada Deonte Burton, Nevada[101] David Carter, Nevada[101] 2012 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament Orleans Arena
(Paradise, Nevada)		 New Mexico State

Statistical leaders[]

Points per game Rebounds per game Assists per game Steals per game
Player School PPG Player School RPG Player School APG Player School SPG
Reggie Hamilton Oakland 26.2 O. D. Anosike Siena 12.5 Scott Machado Iona 9.9 Fuquan Edwin Seton Hall 3.0
Damian Lillard Weber St. 24.5 Thomas Robinson Kansas 11.9 Kendall Marshall N. Carolina 9.8 Jay Threatt Delaware St. 3.0
Doug McDermott Creighton 22.9 André Roberson Colorado 11.1 Jesse Sanders Liberty 8.0 T. J. McConnell Duquesne 2.8
Shane Gibson Sacred Heart 22.0 Drew Gordon N. Mexico 11.1 Vincent Council Providence 7.5 FIU 2.7
CJ McCollum Lehigh 21.9 Jamelle Hagins Delaware 11.1 Jason Brickman LIU Brooklyn 7.3 CJ McCollum Lehigh 2.6
Blocked shots per game Field goal percentage Three-point field goal percentage Free throw percentage
Player School BPG Player School FG% Player School 3FG% Player School FT%
Anthony Davis Kentucky 4.7 Ricardo Ratliffe Missouri 69.3 High Point 48.4 C. Conn. St. 92.0
William Mosley Northwestern St. 4.1 Mike Glover Iona 63.7 Belmont 48.2 E. J. Singler Oregon 90.9
Youngstown St. 3.7 Anthony Davis Kentucky 62.3 UMKC 47.1 Scott Christopherson Iowa St. 90.3
Jeff Withey Kansas 3.6 Cody Zeller Indiana 62.3 Langston Galloway St. Joseph's 46.6 Columbia 90.1
C. J. Aiken St. Joseph's 3.5 Scott Eatherton St. Francis (PA) 61.4 Ceola Clark W. Illinois 46.6 Yale 90.0

Postseason tournaments[]

NCAA tournament[]

Main article: 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Final Four – Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana[]

National Semifinals
March 31 		National Championship Game
April 2
      
S1 Kentucky 69
W4 Louisville 61
S1 Kentucky 67
M2 Kansas 59
E2 Ohio State 62
M2 Kansas 64

Tournament upsets[]

For this list, a "major upset" is defined as a win by a team seeded 7 or more spots below its defeated opponent.

Date Winner Score Loser
March 15 VCU (#12, South) 62–59 Wichita State (#5, South)
March 16 Norfolk State (#15, West) 86–84 Missouri (#2, West)
March 16 Ohio (#13, Midwest) 65–60 Michigan (#4, Midwest)
March 16 Lehigh (#15, South) 75–70 Duke (#2, South)
March 16 South Florida (#12, Midwest) 58–44 Temple (#5, Midwest)
March 18 NC State (#11, Midwest) 66–63 Georgetown (#3, Midwest)

National Invitation tournament[]

Main article: 2012 National Invitation Tournament

After the NCAA Tournament field was announced, the NCAA invited 32 teams to participate in the National Invitation Tournament. The tournament began on March 13, with all games prior to the semifinals played on campus sites. The semifinals and final were respectively held on March 27 and 29 at the traditional site of Madison Square Garden.

NIT Semifinals and Final[]

Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City

Semifinals
March 27, 2012 		Championship Game
March 29, 2012
      
1 Washington 67
6 Minnesota 68OT
6 Minnesota 51
3 Stanford 75
5 UMass 64
3 Stanford 74

College Basketball Invitational[]

Main article: 2012 College Basketball Invitational

The fifth College Basketball Invitational (CBI) Tournament was held beginning March 13 and ended with a best-of-three final, which went to the maximum number of games and ended on March 30.

Semifinals
March 31, 2012 		Championship Series
March 26, 28, 30
      
Washington State 72
Oregon State 55
Washington State 67 53 65
Pittsburgh 66 57 71
Pittsburgh 68OT
Butler 62

CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament[]

Main article: 2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

The fourth CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament was held beginning March 15 and ended with a championship game on March 28. This tournament places an emphasis on selecting successful teams from "mid-major" conferences who were left out of the NCAA Tournament and NIT.

Semifinals
March 24, 25 		Championship
March 28
      
1 Mercer 64
4 Fairfield 59
Mercer 70
Utah State 67
3 Oakland 81
2 Utah State 105

Award winners[]

Consensus All-American teams[]

Main article: 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The following players are recognized as the 2012 Consensus All-Americans:

Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Anthony Davis C-PF Freshman Kentucky
Draymond Green PF-C Senior Michigan State
Doug McDermott G-F Sophomore Creighton
Thomas Robinson F Junior Kansas
Jared Sullinger PF-C Sophomore Ohio State


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Isaiah Canaan G Junior Murray State
Marcus Denmon G Senior Missouri
Kevin Jones F Junior West Virginia
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist SF-SG Freshman Kentucky
Tyler Zeller PF-C Senior North Carolina

Major player of the year awards[]

Major freshman of the year awards[]

Major coach of the year awards[]

Other major awards[]

Coaching changes[]

A number of teams changed coaches during and after the season.

Team Former
coach 		Interim
coach 		New
coach 		Reason
Air Force Jeff Reynolds Dave Pilopovich Reynolds was fired February 8. ESPN wrote that "His intensity on the bench began to rub the Falcons the wrong way, zapping the fun from the game."[128] Dave Pilopovich was named interim coach, then later given the job permanently.
Binghamton Mark Macon Tommy Dempsey Macon compiled a 24-68 record in his three seasons as head coach, including a 2-29 mark last winter, 1-15 in America East Conference play[129]
Brown Jesse Agel Mike Martin[130] Agel was fired after his fourth season following an 8–23 season.[131]
Cal State Fullerton Bob Burton Dedrique Taylor Burton resigned on June 22 and assistant Newman was named interim head coach for the 2012–13 season.[132]
Canisius Tom Parrotta Jim Baron In six seasons as the Griffs' head coach, Parrotta posted a career record of 64–121 and a 30–78 mark in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play. The team went 5–25 overall and 1–17 in league during the 2011–12 campaign.[133]
Central Michigan Ernie Zeigler Keno Davis Zeigler was 75–111 over six seasons. He was given a new, four-year contract two years ago when he was just about to sign his son, Trey, to a scholarship to play for the Chippewas.[134]
College of Charleston Bobby Cremins Doug Wojcik Cremins announced his retirement on Monday, March 19 at the College of Charleston. Cremins had coached at the school for six seasons after retiring from Georgia Tech, but took a leave of absence in late January due to exhaustion.[135]
Colorado State Tim Miles Larry Eustachy[136] Miles resigned on March 23 to take the job at Nebraska. Miles led the Rams to the NCAA tournament and a fourth-place finish in the Mountain West (8–6) and a 20–12 overall record. Miles spent five years with the Rams and improved the win total every season from seven to nine to 16 to 19 to 20. He also went to the CBI, NIT and now the NCAA tournament.[137]
Duquesne Ron Everhart Jim Ferry Everhart was 98–88 in six seasons with Duquesne, going 46–50 in Atlantic 10 play. Questions began to surface when three members of the team – including sophomore point guard T.J. McConnell, the team's best overall player – announced intentions to transfer.[138]
Eastern Illinois Mike Miller Jay Spoonhour Miller compiled a 75–130 overall record and a 44–84 mark in the Ohio Valley Conference in seven seasons at Eastern Illinois.[139] The Panthers hired Jay Spoonhour, a successful junior college coach and son of Charlie Spoonhour, a longtime college coach who died in February 2012.[140]
FIU Isiah Thomas Richard Pitino[141] Thomas went 26-65 in three seasons. Under Thomas, FIU never won more than 11 games in a season.[142] The Golden Panthers hired Pitino, who had been associate head coach at Louisville under his father Rick.
Grambling State Bobby Washington Joseph Price[143] Grambling reassigned Washington to another role within the university.[144]
Idaho State Joe O'Brien Bill Evans O'Brien resigned as Bengals coach in a move announced December 19, 2011.[145]
Illinois Bruce Weber John Groce Weber coached the Illini for nine years, posting a 210–101 record and seven 20-win seasons. However, the Illini missed the NCAA Tournament three of the last five years, and won only two tournament games since reaching the national championship game in 2005.[146]
Illinois State Tim Jankovich Dan Muller Jankovich left Illinois State to become Associate Head Coach and coach-in-waiting at SMU.[147]
Kansas State Frank Martin Bruce Weber Martin left to take the South Carolina job.
Long Island Jim Ferry Jack Perri Ferry left to take the Duquesne job. Assistant coach Jack Perri was appointed the new head coach on April 10, 2012.[148]
LSU Trent Johnson Johnny Jones[149] Johnson left LSU to take the TCU job.
Miami (OH) Charlie Coles John Cooper Coles retired after 16 years at Miami.[150]
Mississippi State Rick Stansbury Rick Ray Stansbury retired after 14 years at Mississippi State, Stansbury led the Bulldogs to a 293–166 record, including 11 postseason appearances – but last went to the NCAA tournament in 2009.[151]
Mississippi Valley State Sean Woods Chico Potts Woods left to take the Morehead State job.
Morehead State Donnie Tyndall Sean Woods[152] Tyndall left to take the Southern Miss job.
Mount St. Mary's Jamion Christian Burke was placed on administrative leave and Henry was named acting head coach on February 15. Burke formally resigned at the end of the season.[153]
Nebraska Doc Sadler Tim Miles Sadler was 89–70 overall and 34–64 in league play in the six years at Nebraska.[154]
North Carolina A&T Jerry Eaves Cy Alexander Eaves' contract with the school expires May 30, 2013. Eaves finishes his tenure at A&T with a 99–180 record over nine seasons. He is third on the program's all-time wins list.[155]
North Texas Johnny Jones Tony Benford Jones left to take the LSU job.
Northern Arizona Mike Adras Jack Murphy Adras resigned as head coach to pursue other opportunities.[156] After a disastrous season that ended with a 16-game losing streak, new AD Lisa Campos hired Murphy, who spent the last three years as an assistant with Memphis.[157]
Ohio John Groce Jim Christian Groce left to take the Illinois job.
Rhode Island Jim Baron Dan Hurley Baron was fired after the Rams finished 7–24 overall 4–12 in A-10 play and failed to qualify for the league tournament.[158] Dan Hurley was named the new coach on March 21, 2012.
Rider Tommy Dempsey Kevin Baggett Dempsey took the open position at Binghamton after the season ended.[159]
Saint Francis (PA) Don Friday Rob Krimmel Friday was let go and replaced by Krimmel - son of Saint Francis athletic director Bob Krimmel.[160]
Samford Jimmy Tillette Bennie Seltzer Tillette was the winningest coach in Samford history with an overall record of 229–219. He took the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament in 1999 and 2000. The program had struggled since its transition to the Southern Conference.[161]
SMU Matt Doherty Larry Brown Doherty went 80–109 in six season with the Mustangs and just 30–67 in conference play. SMU finished 13–19 this season and lost 11 of its final 14 games.[162]
South Carolina Darrin Horn Frank Martin Horn was fired after the Gamecocks lost 24 of their last 27 SEC games. Horn finishes his career at South Carolina 23–45 in league games and 60–63 overall with three losing seasons in a row.[163]
Southern Illinois Chris Lowery Barry Hinson Lowery had been under fire for the last couple years as the program deteriorated and ultimately bottomed out with an 8–23 record this season – a school record for losses in a season.[164]
Southern Miss Larry Eustachy Donnie Tyndall Eustachy left to take the Colorado State job.
Southern Utah Roger Reid Nick Robinson After almost forty years of coaching basketball, Reid announced his retirement as head men's basketball coach at Southern Utah. He retires with an overall Division I record of 205–173, including a 54–97 record at SUU.[165]
TCU Jim Christian Trent Johnson Christian accepted the job at Ohio, Christian has gone 56-73 in four seasons at the helm, but had success in his six years at Kent State.[166]
Tennessee State John Cooper Travis Williams Cooper left to take the Miami (OH) job.
Texas Southern Tony Harvey Mike Davis (Interim) Harvey's resignation was announced July 3, 2012.[167]
Tulsa Doug Wojcik Danny Manning Wojcik, compiled a career record of 140–92 in his seven seasons at Tulsa and became the school's all-time leader in coaching victories last month. The lack of an NCAA Tournament appearance and a deteriorating fan base may have weighed heavily against Wojcik.[168]
UAB Mike Davis Jerod Haase Davis said he was told he was fired because of poor ticket sales and attendance.[169]
UNC Greensboro Mike Dement Wes Miller Dement stepped aside as Spartans coach in a move announced on December 13, 2011.[170]
Virginia Tech Seth Greenberg James Johnson Greenberg was let go on April 23 after significant turnover from his coaching staff.[171]
Wagner Dan Hurley Bashir Mason Hurley left to take the Rhode Island job.[172] The Seahawks elevated assistant Mason to the top job, making him the current youngest Division I men's head coach at age 28.[173]
Western Kentucky Ken McDonald Ray Harper On January 6, McDonald was released from his contract, citing lackluster attendance and a 5–11 start to the season.[174] Ray Harper was named interim coach, then later given the job permanently.
Winthrop Randy Peele Pat Kelsey Peele was fired after Winthrop finished with a losing record for the second consecutive season – the first time the Eagles had back-to-back losing seasons since 1997 and 1998.[175]

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