2012 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

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

Logo for the 2012 national championship
Teams	32
Finals site	Keeter Gymnasium Point Lookout, Missouri
Champions	Oregon Tech Owls (3rd title, 4th title game, 5th Fab Four)
Runner-up	Northwood Timberwolves (1st title game, 2nd Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Davenport Panthers (1st Fab Four) McPherson Bulldogs (1st Fab Four)
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award	Kyle Gomez (Oregon Tech)
Chuck Taylor MVP	Bobby Hunter (Oregon Tech)
Top scorer	Jordan Call (Northwest (WA)) (66 points)
NAIA Division II men's tournaments «2011 2013»

The 2012 NAIA Division II men’s basketball national championship was held in March at Keeter Gymnasium in Point Lookout, Missouri. The 21st annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.

Awards and honors

• Leading scorer:
• Leading rebounder:

Bracket

	First round March 7–8					Second round March 9					Quarterfinals March 10					Semifinals March 12					National championship March 13
	1	Northwood (FL) (30-3)	67
	--	College of the Ozarks (MO) (14-16)	50
						1	Northwood (FL) (31-3)	62
						--	Marian (IN) (20-10)	54
	--	Marian (IN) (19-10)	75*
	16	St. Ambrose (IA) (25-9)	72
											1	Northwood (FL) (32-3)	77
	1st SEED TIER March 7
											8	Northwest (WA) (29-4)	50
	9	Northwestern (IA) (25-6)	95
	--	Tennessee Wesleyan (24-10)	69
						9	Northwestern (IA) (26-6)	74
						8	Northwest (WA) (28-4)	83
	--	Cornerstone (MI) (19-13)	71
	8	Northwest (WA) (27-4)	79
																1	Northwood (FL) (33-3)	75
																5	McPherson (KS) (33-3)	56
	5	McPherson (KS) (30-3)	69*
	--	Dakota State (SD) (18-13)	63
						5	McPherson (KS) (31-3)	86
						12	St. Thomas (FL) (23-8)	74
	--	Indiana Tech (23-8)	55
	12	St. Thomas (FL) (22-8)	58
											5	McPherson (KS) (32-3)	82
	4th SEED TIER March 7
											4	Dordt (IA) (30-4)	78
	13	Indiana Wesleyan (21-12)	76
	--	Warner Pacific (OR) (23-8)	79*
						--	Warner Pacific (OR) (24-8)	70
						4	Dordt (IA) (29-4)	77
	--	Cal Maritime (21-10)	54
	4	Dordt (IA) (28-4)	63
																					1	Northwood (FL) (34-3)	46
																					2	Oregon Tech (33-4)	63
	3	Davenport (MI) (29-4)	85*
	--	William Penn (IA) (17-14)	81
						3	Davenport (MI) (30-4)	80
						14	Indiana Southeast (26-7)	52
	--	Saint Mary (KS) (25-5)	67
	14	Indiana Southeast (25-7)	77
											3	Davenport (MI) (31-4)	68
	3rd SEED TIER March 8
											6	Cardinal Stritch (WI) (30-5)	54
	11	Grace (IN) (24-7)	56
	--	Briar Cliff (IA) (21-10)	59
						--	Briar Cliff (IA) (22-10)	50
						6	Cardinal Stritch (WI) (29-5)	55
	--	Eastern Oregon (19-10)	60
	6	Cardinal Stritch (WI) (28-5)	63
																3	Davenport (MI) (32-4)	50
																2	Oregon Tech (32-4)	55
	7	Bellevue (NB) (27-5)	58
	--	Daemen (NY) (20-11)	48
						7	Bellevue (NB) (28-5)	58
						--	Saint Francis (IN) (22-12)	61
	--	Saint Francis (IN) (21-12)	64
	10	Jamestown (ND) (25-7)	63
											--	Saint Francis (IN) (23-12)	67
	2nd SEED TIER March 8
											2	Oregon Tech (31-4)	100
	15	Warner (FL) (23-10)	84
	--	Indiana East (24-8)	68
						15	Warner (FL) (24-10)	50
						2	Oregon Tech (30-4)	69
	--	Lourdes (OH) (17-16)	49
	2	Oregon Tech (29-4)	58

•  * denotes overtime.

See also

• 2012 NAIA Division I men'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 women's basketball tournament