2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams
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 |
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Qualifying school |
Harvard |
Qualifying school |
Florida State |
Vermont |
St. Bonaventure |
Belmont |
Missouri |
Louisville |
Montana |
UNC Asheville |
Michigan State |
Long Beach State |
VCU |
Memphis |
Detroit Mercy |
Loyola (MD) |
Ohio |
Norfolk State |
Creighton |
New Mexico |
LIU-Brooklyn |
Murray State |
Colorado |
Lehigh |
Vanderbilt |
Davidson |
Lamar |
South Dakota State |
Western Kentucky |
Mississippi Valley State |
New Mexico State |
Saint Mary's |
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 |
Tournament seeds (list by region)
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*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.
Bids by state
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 |