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2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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2012 NCAA Men's Division I

Basketball Tournament

2012 Final Four Logo

2012 Final Four logo

Season 2011–12
Finals Site Mercedes-Benz Superdome

New Orleans, Louisiana

Champions
Runner-Up
Semifinalists
Winning Coach
MOP
Previous 2011
Next 2013

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

Tournament procedure

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

A total of 68 teams will enter the tournament. 30 out of 31 automatic bids will be given to the teams that win their conference tournament. The remaining automatic bid will go to the Ivy League regular season champion since they do not hold a conference tournament. The remaining 37 teams will be 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 advance to the main draw of the tournament.

The Selection Committee will also seed the entire field from 1 to 68. For the first time ever, the Selection Committee has publicly disclosed the overall seeds for each team, which is listed below.[1]

2012 NCAA Tournament schedule and venues

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)
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.

Automatic qualifiers

The following teams are automatic qualifiers for the 2012 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's tournament (except for the Ivy League; their regular-season champion is the automatic qualifier).

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 11th 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

Qualified Teams

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

2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament: qualifying teams

Brackets

* – Denotes overtime period Unless otherwise noted, all times listed are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04)

First Four – Dayton, Ohio

South #16 seed
March 13
         
16 Mississippi Valley State 6:40pm
16 Western Kentucky truTV
Midwest #16 seed
March 14
         
16 Lamar 6:40pm
16 Vermont truTV
West #14 seed
March 13
         
14 Brigham Young 9:00pm
14 Iona truTV
Midwest #12 seed
March 14
         
12 California 9:00pm
12 South Florida truTV

South Regional – Atlanta, Georgia

  Second round
 Third round
 Sweet Sixteen
 Elite Eight
                                     
1  Kentucky 6:50pm  
16  Mississippi Valley State/Western Kentucky TBS  
     
Louisville – Thu/Sat
     
8  Iowa State 9:20pm
9  Connecticut TBS  
     
     
5  Wichita State 7:15pm  
12  Virginia Commonwealth CBS  
   
Portland – Thu/Sat
     
4  Indiana 9:45pm
13  New Mexico State CBS  
   
   
6  UNLV 9:57pm  
11  Colorado truTV  
   
Albuquerque – Thu/Sat
     
3  Baylor 7:27pm
14  South Dakota State truTV  
   
     
7  Notre Dame 9:45pm  
10  Xavier CBS  
   
Greensboro – Fri/Sun
     
2  Duke 7:15pm
15  Lehigh CBS  

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 4:10pm  
12  Long Beach State TBS  
   
Portland – Thu/Sat
     
4  Louisville 1:40pm
13  Davidson TBS  
   
   
6  Murray State 12:15pm  
11  Colorado State CBS  
   
Louisville – Thu/Sat
     
3  Marquette 2:40pm
14  BYU/Iona CBS  
   
     
7  Florida 2:10pm  
10  Virginia TNT  
   
Omaha – Fri/Sun
     
2  Missouri 4:40pm
15  Norfolk State TNT  

East Regional – Boston, Massachusetts

  Second round
 Third round
 Sweet Sixteen
 Elite Eight
                                     
1  Syracuse 3:10pm  
16  UNC Asheville truTV  
     
Pittsburgh – Thu/Sat
     
8  Kansas State 12:40pm
9  Southern Mississippi truTV  
     
     
5  Vanderbilt 4:40pm  
12  Harvard TNT  
   
Albuquerque – Thu/Sat
     
4  Wisconsin 2:10pm
13  Montana TNT  
   
   
6  Cincinnati 12:15pm  
11  Texas CBS  
   
Nashville – Fri/Sun
     
3  Florida State 2:45pm
14  St. Bonaventure CBS  
   
     
7  Gonzaga 7:20pm  
10  West Virginia TNT  
   
Pittsburgh – Thu/Sat
     
2  Ohio State 9:50pm
15  Loyola (MD) TNT  

Midwest Regional – St. Louis, Missouri

  Second round
 Third round
 Sweet Sixteen
 Elite Eight
                                     
1  North Carolina 4:10pm  
16  Lamar/Vermont TBS  
     
Greensboro – Fri/Sun
     
8  Creighton 1:40pm
9  Alabama TBS  
     
     
5  Temple 7:27pm  
12  California/South Florida TNT  
   
Nashville – Fri/Sun
     
4  Michigan 9:57pm
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  

Final Four – Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  National Semifinals
March 31 		National Championship Game
April 2
                 
S  
W  
   
 
E
MW  

Media

Television

2012 marks the second year of a 14-year partnership between CBS Sports and Turner Broadcasting cable networks TBS, TNT and truTV to cover the entire tournament under the NCAA March Madness banner. CBS will air the Final Four and championship rounds for the 31st consecutive year.

Studio hosts

  • Greg Gumbel (New York) – Second Round, Third Round and Regionals
  • Ernie Johnson Jr. (New York and Atlanta) – First Four, Second Round, Third Round and Regionals
  • Matt Winer (Atlanta) – First Four, Second Round and Third Round

Studio analysts

  • Greg Anthony (New York) – First Four, Second Round, Third Round and Regionals
  • Charles Barkley (New York) – First Four, Second Round, Third Round and Regionals
  • Seth Davis (Atlanta) – First Four, Second Round, Third Round and Regionals
  • Kenny Smith (New York) – First Four, Second Round, Third Round and Regionals
  • Steve Smith (Atlanta) – First Four, Second Round, Third Round and Regionals

Announcing teams

  • Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg/Steve Kerr/Tracy Wolfson – First Four at Dayton, OH; Second and Third Round at Greensboro, NC
    Kerr will join Nantz and Kellogg during the First Four, Final Four, and National Championship games
  • Marv Albert/Steve Kerr/Craig Sager – Second and Third Round at Omaha, NE
  • Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery/Lesley Visser – Second and Third Round at Louisville, KY
  • Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller/Marty Snider – Second and Third Round at Pittsburgh, PA
  • Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel/Lewis Johnson – First Four at Dayton, OH; Second and Third Round at Nashville, TN
  • Brian Anderson/Dan Bonner/Jenn Hildreth – Second and Third Round at Portland, OR
  • Tim Brando/Mike Gminski/Otis Livingston – Second and Third Round at Columbus, OH
  • Spero Dedes/Bob Wenzel/Jaime Maggio – Second and Third Round at Albuquerque, NM

Radio

Dial Global Sports and SiriusXM have live broadcasts of all 67 games.

First Four

Second and Third Round

  • Wayne Larrivee and John Thompson – Second and Third Round at Columbus, OH
  • Kevin Kugler and Jamal Mashburn – Second and Third Round at Omaha, NE
  • Dave Sims and Michael Cage – Second and Third Round at Albuquerque, NM
  • Scott Graham and Kevin Grevey – Second and Third Round at Pittsburgh, PA
  • Ted Robinson and Kyle Macy – Second and Third Round at Louisville, KY
  • Brad Sham and Pete Gillen – Second and Third Round at Nashville, TN
  • Kevin Calabro and Bill Frieder – Second and Third Round at Portland, OR
  • Gary Cohen and Reid Gettys – Second and Third Round at Greensboro, NC

Regionals

  • Ian Eagle and John Thompson – South Regional at Atlanta, GA
  • Kevin Kugler and Pete Gillen – East Regional at Boston, MA
  • Wayne Larrivee and Fran Fraschilla – Midwest Regional at St. Louis, MO
  • Dave Sims and Bill Frieder – West Regional at Phoenix, AZ

Final Four

  • Kevin Kugler, John Thompson and Bill Raftery – New Orleans, LA

See also

  • 2012 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

References

  1. ↑ ‘Hardcore’ breakdown of bracket NCAA, March 11, 2012
  2. ↑ 2012 NCAA tournament information Fox Sports, September 22, 2009
  3. ↑ First Four to remain in Dayton NCAA, July 8, 2011
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