2012 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2012 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in Hot Springs, Arkansas from March 3 to March 6 at the Summit Arena and the Convention Center Court. Eleven Sun Belt teams participated in the tournament with seedings based on their conference record. Louisiana-Monroe did not compete in the 2012 Sun Belt Tournament due to failing to meet the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate requirements.[1] This was Denver's final year in the Sun Belt due to the move to the Western Athletic Conference for the 2012–13 basketball season. The tournament winner received an automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA Tournament.

2012 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2011–12
Teams11
SiteSummit Arena
Convention Center Court
Hot Springs, Arkansas
ChampionsWestern Kentucky (8th title)
Winning coachRay Harper (1st title)
MVPGeorge Fant (Western Kentucky)
Attendance4,126
TelevisionESPN Regional Television, ESPN2
2011–12 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Middle Tennessee14–2 .875  27–7  .794
South Alabama8–8 .500  17–12  .586
Florida Atlantic7–9 .438  11–19  .367
WKU†7–9 .438  16–19  .457
Troy5–11 .313  10–18  .357
Florida International5–11 .313  8–21  .276
West
Arkansas–Little Rock12–4 .750  15–16  .484
Denver11–5 .688  22–9  .710
Louisiana–Lafayette10–6 .625  16–16  .500
North Texas9–7 .563  18–14  .563
Arkansas State6–10 .375  14–20  .412
*Louisiana–Monroe2–14 .125  3–26  .103
† 2012 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 21, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

Format

All teams except Louisiana-Monroe qualified for the 2012 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament. The championship game was broadcast on ESPN2.[2]

Bracket

  First Round
Saturday, March 3
Quarterfinals
Sunday, March 4
Semifinals
Monday, March 5
Championship Game
Tuesday, March 6
                                     
       
   1 Middle Tennessee 61  
    9 Arkansas State 64  
8 Florida Atlantic 55
9 Arkansas State 70  
  9 Arkansas State 72  
   5 North Texas 76  
       
       
  4 Louisiana Lafayette 62
    5 North Texas 65  
     
       
  5 North Texas 70
  7 WKU 74
       
       
  2 Arkansas–Little Rock 63
    7 WKU 68  
7 WKU 67
10 Florida International 63  
  7 WKU 67
  3 Denver 63  
       
       
  3 Denver 61
    6 South Alabama 50  
6 South Alabama 87
11 Troy 81  

References

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