2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament








































2012 NCAA Division I
Men's Basketball Tournament

2012 Final Four logo.svg
2012 Final Four logo

Season 2011–12
Teams 68
Finals site
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
Champions
Kentucky Wildcats (8th title, 11th title game,
15th Final Four)
Runner-up
Kansas Jayhawks (9th title game,
14th Final Four)
Semifinalists


  • Louisville Cardinals (vacated) (9th Final Four)


  • Ohio State Buckeyes (11th Final Four)

Winning coach
John Calipari (1st title)
MOP
Anthony Davis (Kentucky)






NCAA Division I Men's Tournaments
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The 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was 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 concluded with the championship game on April 2 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.


The Final Four consisted of Kentucky, making their second appearance in the Final Four under John Calipari, Louisville, making their second appearance under Rick Pitino and first since 2005, Kansas, making their first appearance since winning the 2008 national championship under head coach Bill Self by defeating Calipari's Memphis team, and Ohio State, making their first appearance since their runner-up finish in 2007 and second under coach Thad Matta.


Kentucky defeated Kansas 67-59 to win their first national championship since Tubby Smith led the team there in 1998. This was Calipari's first national championship in four trips to the Final Four, having previously gone there with Kentucky in 2011, Memphis in 2008 and Massachusetts in 1996.


Upsets were once again the story of the tournament in 2012, and for the first time ever two #15 seeds won in the same tournament. In the South Region, #15 Lehigh of the Patriot League defeated #2 Duke. In the West Region, #15 Norfolk State of the MEAC, making their first ever NCAA tournament appearance, defeated #2 Missouri. In addition to this, Ohio won a game as a double digit seed for the second time in four tournaments as the #13 seed Bobcats defeated #4 seed Michigan to advance to the third round of the Midwest Region. A team from the First Four games also won in the Round of 64 for the second consecutive year as South Florida defeated Midwest #5 seed Temple, setting up a #12 vs. #13 matchup that Ohio won.


Virginia Commonwealth, a Final Four team from 2011 as an #11 seed, made the 2012 tournament as a #12 seed and once again made the round of 32 by defeating South #5 seed Wichita State. The South Region saw four double digit seeds win in their opening games, as Colorado and Xavier joined VCU and Lehigh as victors. Xavier advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, where they were defeated by Baylor.


Despite the upsets, all four top seeds advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2009. Three made it to the Elite Eight, as only Michigan State of the West Region lost. Kentucky was the only one to advance to the Final Four as Syracuse and North Carolina lost in their regional finals.


Two teams made their first NCAA tournament appearances in school history: MEAC champion Norfolk State and Summit League champion South Dakota State. Ivy League champion Harvard made its first appearance since 1946.


All four teams from the state of Ohio (Cincinnati, Ohio, Ohio State, and Xavier) made it to the Sweet 16, marking the first time in tournament history any state has been represented by four teams in the round of 16.[1] This tournament was also the first tournament since 1985 to feature no teams in the Sweet 16 from the Mountain or Pacific Time Zones.


It is also the first tournament ever that both national semifinals and the national championship game were regular season rematches.[2]


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Contents






  • 1 Tournament procedure


  • 2 Tournament schedule and venues


  • 3 Automatic qualifiers


  • 4 Qualified teams


  • 5 Qualifying teams


    • 5.1 Automatic bids


    • 5.2 At-large bids


    • 5.3 Listed by region and seeding


    • 5.4 Conferences with multiple bids




  • 6 Last four teams out


  • 7 Bids by state


  • 8 Bracket


    • 8.1 First Four – Dayton, Ohio


    • 8.2 South Regional – Atlanta, Georgia


      • 8.2.1 South Regional all-tournament team




    • 8.3 West Regional – Phoenix, Arizona


      • 8.3.1 West Regional all-tournament team




    • 8.4 East Regional – Boston, Massachusetts


      • 8.4.1 East Regional all-tournament team




    • 8.5 Midwest Regional – St. Louis, Missouri


      • 8.5.1 Midwest Regional all-tournament team




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


      • 8.6.1 Final Four all-tournament team






  • 9 Game summaries


    • 9.1 Final Four


    • 9.2 National Championship




  • 10 Record by conference


  • 11 Media


    • 11.1 Television


      • 11.1.1 Studio hosts


      • 11.1.2 Studio analysts


      • 11.1.3 Announcing teams


      • 11.1.4 Number of games per network




    • 11.2 Radio


      • 11.2.1 First Four


      • 11.2.2 Second and Third Round


      • 11.2.3 Regionals


      • 11.2.4 Final Four






  • 12 Courts


  • 13 See also


  • 14 References





Tournament procedure



A total of 68 teams entered the tournament. Thirty 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.[3]



Tournament schedule and venues




2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament is located in the United States

Dayton

Dayton



Nashville

Nashville



Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh



Greensboro

Greensboro



Louisville

Louisville



Columbus

Columbus



Omaha

Omaha



Portland

Portland



Albuquerque

Albuquerque




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




2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament is located in the United States

St. Louis

St. Louis



Atlanta

Atlanta



Boston

Boston



Phoenix

Phoenix



New Orleans

New Orleans




2012 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)


The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2012 tournament:[4][5]


First Four (March 13 and 14)


  • University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton)

Second and third rounds


  • March 15 and 17


    • Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon (Host: University of Oregon)


    • University Arena ("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)



  • March 16 and 18


    • Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio (Host: 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 and 24


    • East Regional, TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts (Host: Boston College)


    • West Regional, US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona (Host: Arizona State University)



  • March 23 and 25


    • Midwest Regional, Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri (Host: Saint Louis University)


    • South Regional, Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia (Host: Georgia Institute of Technology)




Final Four - New Orleans (March 31 and April 2)


  • Mercedes-Benz Superdome (Host: Tulane University)

The Final Four returned to the Superdome for the fifth time overall and first time since before Hurricane Katrina; it is scheduled to host again in 2022. The tournament saw two new arenas in previous host cities. For the first time since 1991, the tournament returned to the city of Louisville at its new KFC Yum! Center, the downtown home of the Louisville Cardinals and successor venue to Freedom Hall. And for the first time in ten years, the city of Pittsburgh hosted the tournament, this time at Consol Energy Center, which replaced the Civic Arena as Pittsburgh's main arena. As of 2018, this is the most recent year hosting for the Dome at America's Center, the Greensboro Coliseum, The Pit and Talking Stick Resort Arena; of these, only the Greensboro Coliseum has been selected thus far for a future site, in 2020.



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
3rd

2011

Big Ten

Michigan State
26th

2011

Big West

Long Beach State
6th

2007

Colonial

VCU
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
17th

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


Qualified teams



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Qualifying teams


Team names are those used on CBSsports.com scoreboards and team pages.



Automatic bids


Automatic bids to the tournament were granted for winning a conference championship tournament, except for the automatic bid of the Ivy League given to the regular season champion. Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in bold face were given at-large berths.










































































































































































































































































































































Automatic bids
Qualifying school
Record (Conf.)
Last app.
Conference
regular season
Regular season
second place
Second place
record (Conf.)

Harvard
26–4 (12–2)
1946

Ivy League

Penn
19–12 (11–3)
Qualifying school
Record (Conf.)
Seed
Last app.
Conference
tournament
Conf. finals
runner-up
Runner-up
record (Conf.)
Runner-up
seed

Florida State
24–9 (12–4)
3
2011

ACC

North Carolina
29–5 (14–2)
1

Vermont
23–11 (13–3)
2
2010

America East

Stony Brook
22–9 (14–2)
1

St. Bonaventure
20–11 (10-6)
4
2000

Atlantic 10

Xavier
21–12 (10–6)
3

Belmont
26–7 (16–2)
1
2011

Atlantic Sun

Florida Gulf Coast
15–17 (18–10)
6

Missouri
30–4 (14–4)
2
2011

Big 12

Baylor
27-7 (12–6)
4

Louisville
26–9 (10–8)
7
2011

Big East

Cincinnati
24–9 (12–6)
4

Montana
25–6 (15–1)
1
2010

Big Sky

Weber State
24–6 (14–2)
2

UNC Asheville
24–9 (16–2)
1
2011

Big South

VMI
17–16 (8–10)
7

Michigan State
27–7 (13–5)
1
2011

Big Ten

Ohio State
27–7 (13–5)
3

Long Beach State
25–8 (15–1)
1
2007

Big West

UC Santa Barbara
20–10 (12–4)
3

VCU
28–6 (15–3)
2
2011

CAA

Drexel
27–6 (16–2)
1

Memphis
26–8 (13–3)
1
2011

C-USA

Marshall
21–13 (9–7)
6

Detroit
22–13 (11–7)
3
1999

Horizon

Valparaiso
22–11 (14–4)
1

Loyola (MD)
24–8 (13–5)
2
1994

MAAC

Fairfield
19–14 (12–6)
4

Ohio
27–7 (11–5)
3
2010

MAC

Akron
22–11 (13–3)
1

Norfolk State
25–9 (13–3)
2
Never

MEAC

Bethune-Cookman
18–17 (11–5)
4

Creighton
28–5 (14–4)
2
2007

Missouri Valley

Illinois State
20–13 (9–9)
4

New Mexico
27–6 (10–4)
2
2010

Mountain West

San Diego State
26–6 (10–4)
1

Long Island
25–8 (16–2)
1
2011

Northeast

Robert Morris
24–9 (13–5)
3

Murray State
30–1 (15–1)
1
2010

Ohio Valley

Tennessee State
20–12 (11–5)
2

Colorado
22–11 (11–7)
6
2003

Pac-12

Arizona
23-10 (12–6)
4

Lehigh
26–7 (11–3)
2
2010

Patriot

Bucknell
24–8 (12–2)
1

Vanderbilt
24–10 (11–6)
3
2011

SEC

Kentucky
32–2 (16–1)
1

Davidson
25–7 (16–2)
South 1
2008

Southern

Western Carolina
17–17 (8–10)
North 4

Lamar
23–11 (11–5)
3
2000

Southland

McNeese State
17–15 (10–6)
4

South Dakota State
27–7 (15–3)
2
Never

Summit

Western Illinois
18–14 (9–9)
4

Western Kentucky
15–18 (7–9)
East 4
2009

Sun Belt

North Texas
18–14 (9–7)
West 4

Mississippi Valley State
21–12 (17–1)
1
2008

SWAC

Texas Southern
15–18 (15–6)
2

New Mexico State
26–9 (10–4)
2
2010

WAC

Louisiana Tech
18–16 (6–8)
5

Saint Mary's
27–5 (14–2)
1
2010

West Coast

Gonzaga
25–6 (13–3)
2


At-large bids







































































































































































































































Team
Conference
Last appearance
# of appearances

Alabama
SEC
2006
20

Baylor
Big 12
2011
7

BYU
West Coast
2011
27

California
Pac 12
2010
16

Cincinnati
Big East
2011
26

Colorado State
Mountain West
2003
9

Connecticut
Big East
2011
30

Duke
ACC
2011
36

Florida
SEC
2011
15

Georgetown
Big East
2011
28

Gonzaga
West Coast
2011
15

Indiana
Big Ten
2008
36

Iona
MAAC
2006
8

Iowa State
Big 12
2005
14

Kansas
Big 12
2011
41

Kansas State
Big 12
2011
26

Kentucky
SEC
2011
52

Marquette
Big East
2011
30

Michigan
Big Ten
2011
19

NC State
ACC
2006
21

North Carolina
ACC
2011
43

Notre Dame
Big East
2011
32

Ohio State
Big Ten
2011
24

Purdue
Big Ten
2011
25

Saint Louis
Atlantic 10
2000
7

San Diego State
Mountain West
2011
8

South Florida
Big East
1992
3

Southern Miss
Conference USA
1991
3

Syracuse
Big East
2011
35

Temple
Atlantic 10
2011
30

Texas
Big 12
2011
30

UNLV
Mountain West
2011
19

Virginia
ACC
2007
17

West Virginia
Big East
2011
25

Wichita State
Missouri Valley
2006
9

Wisconsin
Big Ten
2011
18

Xavier
Atlantic 10
2011
23


Listed by region and seeding






















































































































































East Regional – Boston, Massachusetts
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
Automatic
11
4

Wisconsin
Big Ten
24–9
At-large
14
5

Vanderbilt
SEC
24–10
Automatic
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 Miss
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
Automatic
46
13

Montana
Big Sky
25–6
Automatic
55
14

St. Bonaventure
Atlantic 10
20–11
Automatic
58
15

Loyola
MAAC
24–8
Automatic
59
16

UNC Asheville
Big South
24–9
Automatic
64


























































































































































Midwest Regional – St. Louis, Missouri
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 10
24–7
At-large
17
6

San Diego State
Mountain West
26–7
At-large
24
7

Saint Mary's
West Coast
27–5
Automatic
26
8

Creighton
Missouri Valley
28–5
Automatic
29
9

Alabama
SEC
21–11
At-large
33
10

Purdue
Big Ten
21–12
At-large
37
11

NC 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
Automatic
52
14

Belmont
Atlantic Sun
27–7
Automatic
57
15

Detroit
Horizon
22–13
Automatic
61
16*

Lamar
Southland
23–11
Automatic
65

Vermont
America East
23–11
Automatic
66



















































































































































South Regional – Atlanta, Georgia
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
Automatic
44
12

VCU
Colonial
28–6
Automatic
49
13

New Mexico State
WAC
26–9
Automatic
54
14

South Dakota State
Summit
27–7
Automatic
56
15

Lehigh
Patriot
26–7
Automatic
60
16*

Mississippi Valley State
SWAC
21–12
Automatic
67

Western Kentucky
Sun Belt
15–18
Automatic
68



















































































































































West Regional – Phoenix, Arizona
Seed
School
Conference
Record
Berth type
Overall rank
1

Michigan State
Big Ten
27–7
Automatic
4
2

Missouri
Big 12
30–4
Automatic
8
3

Marquette
Big East
25–7
At-large
10
4

Louisville
Big East
26–9
Automatic
16
5

New Mexico
Mountain West
27–6
Automatic
20
6

Murray State
Ohio Valley
30–1
Automatic
23
7

Florida
SEC
23–10
At-large
28
8

Memphis
C-USA
26–8
Automatic
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
Automatic
51
13

Davidson
Southern
25–7
Automatic
53
14*

BYU
West Coast
25–8
At-large
48

Iona
MAAC
25–7
At-large
50
15

Norfolk State
MEAC
25–9
Automatic
62
16

Long Island
Northeast
25–8
Automatic
63


*See First Four.



Conferences with multiple bids




































































Bids
Conference
Schools
9

Big East
Cincinnati, Connecticut, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Notre Dame, South Florida, Syracuse, West Virginia
6

Big Ten
Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin
6

Big 12
Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Texas
5

ACC
Duke, Florida State, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Virginia
4

SEC
Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Vanderbilt
4

Mountain West
Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV
4

Atlantic 10

St. Bonaventure, Saint Louis, Temple, Xavier
3

West Coast

Saint Mary's, Gonzaga, BYU
2

Pac-12
California, Colorado
2

Conference USA

Memphis, Southern Miss
2

MAAC
Iona, Loyola (MD)
2

Missouri Valley

Creighton, Wichita State

All other conferences have only one bid (see Automatic Bids)

NOTE: Teams in bold represent the conference's automatic bid.



Last four teams out


The Selection Committee also announced the last four teams out of the tournament as part of the Hardcore Brackets special following announcement of the teams. In order, they were Oral Roberts, Miami (Florida), Nevada, and Drexel. Oral Roberts, Nevada, and Drexel were automatically selected, as regular-season champions, for berths in the National Invitation Tournament, while Miami was also selected for a berth by the NIT Selection Committee.[6]



Bids by state


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Bids
State(s)
Schools
5

North Carolina
Davidson, Duke, North Carolina, NC State, UNC Asheville
4

California
California, Long Beach State, Saint Mary's, San Diego State
4

Kentucky
Kentucky, Louisville, Murray State, Western Kentucky
4

New York
Iona, Long Island, St. Bonaventure, Syracuse
4

Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio, Ohio State, Xavier
3

Florida
Florida, Florida State, South Florida
3

Indiana
Indiana, Notre Dame, Purdue
3

Kansas
Kansas, Kansas State, Wichita State
3

Michigan
Detroit, Michigan, Michigan State
3

Tennessee
Belmont, Memphis, Vanderbilt
3

Texas
Baylor, Lamar, Texas
3

Virginia
Norfolk State, Virginia, VCU
2

Colorado
Colorado, Colorado State
2

Mississippi
Mississippi Valley State, Southern Miss
2

Missouri
Missouri, Saint Louis
2

New Mexico
New Mexico, New Mexico State
2

Pennsylvania
Lehigh, Temple
2

Wisconsin
Marquette, Wisconsin
1

Alabama
Alabama
1

Connecticut
Connecticut
1

Iowa
Iowa State
1

Maryland
Loyola (MD)
1

Massachusetts
Harvard
1

Montana
Montana
1

Nebraska
Creighton
1

Nevada
UNLV
1

South Dakota
South Dakota State
1

Utah
BYU
1

Vermont
Vermont
1

Washington
Gonzaga
1

Washington, D.C.
Georgetown
1

West Virginia
West Virginia




Bracket


* – 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
58
16

Western Kentucky

59
































Midwest #16 seed
March 14
     
16

Lamar
59
16

Vermont

71
































West #14 seed
March 13
     
14

BYU

78
14

Iona
72
































Midwest #12 seed
March 14
     
12

California
54
12

South Florida

65


Both games on March 13 saw historic comebacks:



  • In the opener, Western Kentucky trailed by 16 points with 4:51 remaining before storming back to win 59–58. It was the largest comeback in the last five minutes of an NCAA tournament game; the previous record was 15 by Illinois against Arizona in the 2005 Elite Eight.[7]

  • In the second game of the night, BYU 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. The largest previous deficit overcome in the tournament was 22 points by Duke against Maryland in the 2001 national semifinals.[8]


In addition, the March 13 session was notable for the attendance of Barack Obama, president of the United States, and David Cameron, prime minister of Great Britain. Cameron was in the U.S. for bilateral political and economic talks with Obama.



South Regional – Atlanta, Georgia












































































































































































































































































































































First round
March 15–16
Second round
March 17–18
Regional semifinals
March 23
Regional finals
March 25
                       
1

Kentucky

81
16

Western Kentucky
66
1

Kentucky

87

Louisville – Thu/Sat
8
Iowa State
71
8

Iowa State

77
9

Connecticut
64
1

Kentucky

102

4
Indiana
90
5

Wichita State
59
12

VCU

62
12
VCU
61

Portland – Thu/Sat
4

Indiana

63
4

Indiana

79
13

New Mexico State
66
1

Kentucky

82

3
Baylor
70
6

UNLV
64
11

Colorado

68
11
Colorado
63

Albuquerque – Thu/Sat
3

Baylor

80
3

Baylor

68
14

South Dakota State
60
3

Baylor

75

10
Xavier
70
7

Notre Dame
63
10

Xavier

67
10

Xavier

70

Greensboro – Fri/Sun
15
Lehigh
58
2

Duke
70
15

Lehigh

75


South Regional all-tournament team


Regional all-tournament team: Quincy Acy, Baylor; Anthony Davis, Kentucky; Doron Lamb, Kentucky; Christian Watford, Indiana.[9]


Regional most outstanding player: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky[9]



West Regional – Phoenix, Arizona












































































































































































































































































































































First round
March 15–16
Second round
March 17–18
Regional semifinals
March 22
Regional finals
March 24
                       
1

Michigan State

89
16

Long Island
67
1

Michigan State

65

Columbus – Fri/Sun
9
Saint Louis
61
8

Memphis
54
9

Saint Louis

61
1
Michigan State
44

4

Louisville

57
5

New Mexico

75
12

Long Beach State
68
5
New Mexico
56

Portland – Thu/Sat
4

Louisville

59

4

Louisville

69
13

Davidson
62
4

Louisville

72

7
Florida
68

6

Murray State

58
11

Colorado State
41
6
Murray State
53

Louisville – Thu/Sat
3

Marquette

62

3

Marquette

88
14

BYU
68
3
Marquette
58

7

Florida

68
7

Florida

71
10

Virginia
45
7

Florida

84

Omaha – Fri/Sun
15
Norfolk State
50
2

Missouri
84
15

Norfolk State

86


West Regional all-tournament team


Regional all-tournament team: Bradley Beal, Florida; Gorgui Dieng, Louisville; Draymond Green, Michigan State; Peyton Siva, Louisville.[10]


Regional most outstanding player: Chane Behanan, Louisville[10]



East Regional – Boston, Massachusetts












































































































































































































































































































































First round
March 15–16
Second round
March 17–18
Regional semifinals
March 22
Regional finals
March 24
                       
1

Syracuse

72
16

UNC Asheville
65
1

Syracuse

75

Pittsburgh – Thu/Sat
8
Kansas State
59
8

Kansas State

70
9

Southern Miss
64
1

Syracuse

64

4
Wisconsin
63
5

Vanderbilt

79
12

Harvard
70
5
Vanderbilt
57

Albuquerque – Thu/Sat
4

Wisconsin

60
4

Wisconsin

73
13

Montana
49
1
Syracuse
70

2

Ohio State

77
6

Cincinnati

65
11

Texas
59
6

Cincinnati

62

Nashville – Fri/Sun
3
Florida State
56
3

Florida State

66
14

St. Bonaventure
63
6
Cincinnati
66

2

Ohio State

81
7

Gonzaga

77
10

West Virginia
54
7
Gonzaga
66

Pittsburgh – Thu/Sat
2

Ohio State

73
2

Ohio State

78
15

Loyola (MD)
59


East Regional all-tournament team


Regional all-tournament team: Scoop Jardine, Syracuse; Lenzelle Smith, Jr., Ohio State; Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin; Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State.[11]


Regional most outstanding player: Jared Sullinger, Ohio State [11]



Midwest Regional – St. Louis, Missouri












































































































































































































































































































































First round
March 16
Second round
March 18
Regional semifinals
March 23
Regional finals
March 25
                       
1

North Carolina

77
16

Vermont
58
1

North Carolina

87

Greensboro – Fri/Sun
8
Creighton
73
8

Creighton

58
9

Alabama
57
1

North Carolina

73*

13
Ohio
65
5

Temple
44
12

South Florida

58
12
South Florida
56

Nashville – Fri/Sun
13

Ohio

62
4

Michigan
60
13

Ohio

65
1
North Carolina
67

2

Kansas

80
6

San Diego State
65
11

North Carolina State

79
11

North Carolina State

66

Columbus – Fri/Sun
3
Georgetown
63
3

Georgetown

74
14

Belmont
59
11
North Carolina State
57

2

Kansas

60
7

Saint Mary's
69
10

Purdue

72
10
Purdue
60

Omaha – Fri/Sun
2

Kansas

63
2

Kansas

65
15

Detroit
50


Midwest Regional all-tournament team


Regional all-tournament team: Walter Offutt, Ohio; Tyshawn Taylor, Kansas; Jeff Withey, Kansas; Tyler Zeller, North Carolina.[12]


Regional most outstanding player: Thomas Robinson, Kansas [12]



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


















































































National Semifinals
March 31
National Championship Game
April 2
           
S1

Kentucky

69
W4
Louisville
61
S1

Kentucky

67

MW2
Kansas
59
E2
Ohio State
62
MW2

Kansas

64


Final Four all-tournament team


Final Four all-tournament team:[13]Anthony Davis, Kentucky; Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky; Doron Lamb, Kentucky; Thomas Robinson, Kansas; Tyshawn Taylor, Kansas


Final Four most outstanding player:[13]Anthony Davis, Kentucky



Game summaries



Final Four




CBS



March 31
6:09 pm



Recap










Louisville Cardinals 61, Kentucky Wildcats 69

Scoring by half: 28–35, 33–34

Pts: P. Siva 11
Rebs: G. Dieng 12
Asts: P. Siva 3

Pts: A. Davis 18
Rebs: A. Davis 14
Asts: M. Teague 5


Mercedes-Benz Superdome – New Orleans, LA






CBS



March 31
9:05 pm



Recap










Ohio State Buckeyes 62, Kansas Jayhawks 64

Scoring by half: 34–25, 28–39

Pts: W. Buford 19
Rebs: J. Sullinger 11
Asts: A. Craft 3

Pts: T. Robinson 18
Rebs: E. Johnson 10
Asts: T. Taylor 9


Mercedes-Benz Superdome – New Orleans, LA





National Championship





CBS



April 2
9:23 pm




Recap, Box score










Kansas Jayhawks 59, Kentucky Wildcats 67

Scoring by half: 27–41, 32–26

Pts: T. Taylor 19
Rebs: T. Robinson 17
Asts: T. Taylor 3

Pts: D. Lamb 22
Rebs: A. Davis 16
Asts: A. Davis 5


Mercedes-Benz Superdome – New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 70,913
Referees: Verne Harris, Mark Whitehead, Mike Stuart






Kentucky celebrating their 2012 NCAA Championship



Record by conference



































































































































































































































































































































































































































Conference
# of Bids
Record
Win %
R64
R32
S16
E8
F4
CG
NC

SEC
4
10–3
.769
4
3
2
2
1
1
1

Big 12
6
10–6
.625
6
4
2
2
1
1
0

Big Ten
6
11–6
.647
6
5
4
1
1
0



Big East
9
14–9
.609
9
6
4
2
1
0



ACC
5
6–5
.545
5
3
2
1
0





Atlantic 10
4
3–4
.429
4
2
1
0







MAC
1
2–1
.667
1
1
1
0







Mountain West
4
1–4
.200
4
1
0









WCC
3
2–3
.400
3
1
0









MVC
2
1–2
.333
2
1
0









CAA
1
1–1
.500
1
1
0









MEAC
1
1–1
.500
1
1
0









OVC
1
1–1
.500
1
1
0









Patriot
1
1–1
.500
1
1
0









Pac-12
2
1–2
.333
1
1
0









C-USA
2
0–2
.000
2
0











MAAC
2
0–2
.000
1
0











America East
1
1–1
.500
1
0











Sun Belt
1
1–1
.500
1
0











Atlantic Sun
1
0–1
.000
1
0











Big Sky
1
0–1
.000
1
0











Big South
1
0–1
.000
1
0











Big West
1
0–1
.000
1
0











Horizon
1
0–1
.000
1
0











Ivy
1
0–1
.000
1
0











NEC
1
0–1
.000
1
0











Southern
1
0–1
.000
1
0











Summit
1
0–1
.000
1
0











WAC
1
0–1
.000
1
0











Southland
1
0–1
.000
0













SWAC
1
0–1
.000
0













  • The R64, R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the round of 64 (second round), round of 32 (third round), Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively.


Media



Television


2012 marked 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 aired the Final Four and championship rounds for the 31st consecutive year.



Studio hosts




  • Greg Gumbel (New York City and New Orleans) – Second Round, Third Round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game


  • Ernie Johnson Jr. (New York City and Atlanta) – First Four, Second Round, Third Round and Regional Semi-Finals


  • Matt Winer (Atlanta) – First Four, Second Round and Third Round


[14]



Studio analysts




  • Greg Anthony (New York City and New Orleans) – First Four, Second Round, Third Round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game


  • Charles Barkley (New York City and New Orleans) – First Four, Second Round, Third Round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game


  • Mike Brey (Atlanta) – Third Round


  • Seth Davis (Atlanta and New Orleans) – First Four, Second Round, Third Round, Regional Semi-Finals, Final Four and National Championship Game


  • Steve Lavin (New York City) – Third Round


  • Frank Martin (New York City) – Regional Finals


  • Shaka Smart (Atlanta) – Regional Semi-Finals


  • Kenny Smith (New York City and New Orleans) – First Four, Second Round, Third Round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game


  • Steve Smith (Atlanta) – First Four, Second Round, Third Round and Regional Semi-Finals


  • Jay Wright (Atlanta) – First Four and Second Round


[15]



Announcing teams




  • Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg/Steve Kerr/Tracy Wolfson – First Four at Dayton, Ohio; Second and Third Round at Greensboro, North Carolina; South Regionals at Atlanta, Georgia; Final Four at New Orleans, Louisiana
    Kerr joined 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, Nebraska; Midwest Regionals at St. Louis, Missouri


  • Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery/Lesley Visser – Second and Third Round at Louisville, Kentucky; East Regionals at Boston, Massachusetts


  • Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller/Marty Snider – Second and Third Round at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; West Regionals at Phoenix, Arizona


  • Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel/Lewis Johnson – First Four at Dayton, Ohio; Second and Third Round at Nashville, Tennessee


  • Brian Anderson/Dan Bonner/Jenn Hildreth – Second and Third Round at Portland, Oregon


  • Tim Brando/Mike Gminski/Otis Livingston – Second and Third Round at Columbus, Ohio


  • Spero Dedes/Bob Wenzel/Jaime Maggio – Second and Third Round at Albuquerque, New Mexico


[16][17][18][19][20]



Number of games per network



  • CBS: 26

  • TBS: 16

  • TruTV: 13

  • TNT: 12



Radio


Dial Global Sports (formerly Westwood One[21]) and SiriusXM have live broadcasts of all 67 games.[22]



First Four



  • Dave Ryan and Alaa Abdelnaby – at Dayton, Ohio


Second and Third Round




  • Kevin Calabro and Bill Frieder – Second and Third Round at Portland, Oregon


  • Dave Sims and Michael Cage – Second and Third Round at Albuquerque, New Mexico


  • Scott Graham and Kevin Grevey – Second and Third Round at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


  • Ted Robinson and Kyle Macy – Second and Third Round at Louisville, Kentucky


  • Wayne Larrivee and John Thompson – Second and Third Round at Columbus, Ohio


  • Kevin Kugler and Tom Brennan – Second and Third Round at Omaha, Nebraska


  • Brad Sham and Pete Gillen – Second and Third Round at Nashville, Tennessee


  • Gary Cohen and Reid Gettys – Second and Third Round at Greensboro, North Carolina


[23]



Regionals



  • Kevin Kugler and Pete Gillen – East Regional at Boston, Massachusetts

  • Wayne Larrivee and Fran Fraschilla – Midwest Regional at St. Louis, Missouri


  • Ian Eagle and John Thompson – South Regional at Atlanta, Georgia

  • Dave Sims and Bill Frieder – West Regional at Phoenix, Arizona



Final Four


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


Courts


All tournament sites continued to use the uniform courts that were first introduced tournament-wide in 2010, except for a slight variation at the East Regionals in Boston at the TD Garden, where a parquet floor court pattern similar to that used by the hometown Boston Celtics was used.



See also



  • 2012 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

  • 2012 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament

  • 2012 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament

  • 2012 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament

  • 2012 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament

  • 2012 National Invitation Tournament

  • 2012 Women's National Invitation Tournament

  • 2012 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

  • 2012 NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

  • 2012 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament

  • 2012 NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament

  • 2012 College Basketball Invitational

  • 2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament



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  2. ^ Davis, Withey will host block party in final ESPN.com, April 1, 2012


  3. ^ 'Hardcore' breakdown of bracket NCAA, March 11, 2012


  4. ^ 2012 NCAA tournament information[permanent dead link] Fox Sports, September 22, 2009


  5. ^ First Four to remain in Dayton NCAA, July 8, 2011


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  10. ^ ab "Michigan State's Draymond Green honored for NCAA tournament performance".


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  12. ^ ab "Robinson the biggest of KU's big guys". Kansas City Star.


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  22. ^ "SiriusXM Offers Every Game Of The 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship" (Press release). SiriusXM Radio Inc. March 8, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2012.


  23. ^ http://www.awfulannouncing.com/2012-articles/march/your-first-a-second-round-ncaa-tournament-announcing-schedule.html













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