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.)
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.[ 1]
Awards and honors
Leading scorer :
Leading rebounder :
Player of the Year :
Most consecutive tournament appearances : 21st , Georgetown (KY)
Most tournament appearances : 31st , Georgetown (KY)
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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
References
Non-divisional (1937–1991, 2021–present) Divisional era (1992–2020)
The NAIA canceled the 2020 tournaments due to the COVID-19 pandemic and removed divisional classifications starting in 2020–21 .