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
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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
Western Kentucky 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

Format

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

Bracket

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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 Western Kentucky 74
2 Arkansas–Little Rock 63
7 Western Kentucky 68
7 Western Kentucky 67
10 Florida International 63
7 Western Kentucky 67
3 Denver 63
3 Denver 61
6 South Alabama 50
6 South Alabama 87
11 Troy 81

References

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  1. ^ Vangilder, Lenny. "ULM, Southern, Grambling Get APR-Related Postseason Bans". SportsNOLA.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Sun Belt Championship 2012 Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org.
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