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
Classification	Division I
Season	2011–12
Teams	11
Site	Summit Arena Convention Center Court Hot Springs, Arkansas
Champions	Western Kentucky (8th title)
Winning coach	Ray Harper (1st title)
MVP	George Fant (Western Kentucky)
Attendance	4,126
Television	ESPN Regional Television, ESPN2
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2011–12 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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

Bracket

	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

1. Vangilder, Lenny. "ULM, Southern, Grambling Get APR-Related Postseason Bans". SportsNOLA.com. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
2. "Sun Belt Championship 2012 Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org.

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