2012 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

2012 (2012) NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	Concordia (Calif.)
Runner-up	Oklahoma Baptist
Semifinalists	Mountain State (W. Va.) Shorter (Ga.)
NAIA Division I men's tournaments «2011 2013»

The 2012 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 75th annual NAIA basketball tournament features 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. The opening game started on March 14, and the National Championship Game was played on March 20.

Awards and honors

• Leading scorer:
• Leading rebounder:
• Player of the Year:
• Most consecutive tournament appearances: 21st, Georgetown (KY)
• Most tournament appearances: 31st, Georgetown (KY)

2012 NAIA bracket

	First round March 14–15					Second round March 16					Quarterfinals March 17					National Semifinals March 19					National Championship March 20
	1	Shorter (Ga.)	105
	-	Life (Ga.)	93
						1	Shorter (Ga.)	92
						16	Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.)	77
	-	Texas Wesleyan	44
	16	Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.)	74
											1	Shorter (Ga.)	63
	March 14
											9	Rogers State (Okla.)	60
	9	Rogers State (Okla.)	62
	-	Tougaloo (Miss.)	57
						9	Rogers State (Okla.)	69
						-	Evangel (Mo.)	63
	-	Evangel (Mo.)	60
	8	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	49
																1	Shorter (Ga.)	67
																4	Concordia (Calif.)	81
	5	Southern Poly. (Ga.)	66
	-	Cumberlands (Ky.)	60
						5	Southern Poly (Ga.)	71
						12	LSU Shreveport (La.)	84
	-	Xavier (La.)	63
	12	LSU Shreveport (La.)	66
											12	LSU Shreveport (La.)	65
	March 15
											4	Concordia (Calif.)	84
	13	John Brown (Ark.)	83
	-	Montana Western	85*
						-	Montana Western	85
						4	Concordia (Calif.)	100
	-	Oklahoma Christian	74
	4	Concordia (Calif.)	81
																					4	Concordia (Calif.)	72
																					2	Oklahoma Baptist	69
	3	Robert Morris (Ill.)	92
	-	Southern New Orleans (La.)	94*
						-	Southern-New Orleans (La.)	52
						14	Georgetown (Ky.)	78
	-	Lee (Tenn.)	62
	14	Georgetown (Ky.)	70
											14	Georgetown (Ky.)	76
	March 14
											11	Mountain State (W. Va.)	83
	11	Mountain State (W. Va.)	98
	-	MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)	79
						11	Mountain State (W. Va.)	88
						6	Martin Methodist (Tenn.)	74
	-	Southern Nazarene (Okla.)	68
	6	Martin Methodist (Tenn.)	81
																11	Mountain State (W. Va.)	56
																2	Oklahoma Baptist	77
	7	Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)	103
	-	Baker (Kan.)	88
						7	Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)	90
						10	Biola (Calif.)	94*
	-	Campbellsville (Ky.)	57
	10	Biola (Calif.)	69
											10	Biola (Calif.)	56
	March 15
											2'	Oklahoma Baptist	67
	15	Columbia (Mo.)	58
	-	Montana State-Northern	52
						15	Columbia (Mo.)	57
						2	Oklahoma Baptist	69
	-	Belhaven (Miss.)	62
	2	Oklahoma Baptist	68

See also

• 2012 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2012 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 2012 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 2012 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament