The 2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) was a postseason single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams, up from 24 teams in the 2011 CIT. The CIT began with 16 first-round games. Games took place March 13–28, 2012.
Thirty-two participants who were not invited to the 2012 NCAA tournament, the 2012 National Invitation Tournament, or the 2012 College Basketball Invitational made up the field. The winner of the 2012 Great West Conference men's basketball tournament, North Dakota, received an automatic bid to the tournament.
All games, except for the championship game, were streamed online by America One Sports. Free registration was required to view the games. The championship game was once again broadcast nationally by Fox College Sports on FCS Central.
The tournament was won by Mercer who defeated Utah State in the championship game 70–67. This was the first post-season tournament win for a men's basketball team from the Atlantic Sun Conference.
Participating teams The following teams received an invitation to the 2012 CIT: SchoolConference OverallrecordConferencerecordAlbanyAmerica East19–149–7AmericanPatriot20–1110–4Bowling GreenMid-American16–159–7BuffaloMid-American19–1012–4Cal State BakersfieldDivision I independent16–14Cal State FullertonBig West21–912–4Coastal Carolina Big South19–1112–6DrakeMissouri Valley17–159–9FairfieldMetro Atlantic Athletic19–1412–6Georgia State Colonial Athletic21–1111–7IdahoWestern Athletic18–139–5Indiana State Missouri Valley17–138–10Kent StateMid-American21–1110–6Louisiana–LafayetteSun Belt16–1510–6Loyola MarymountWest Coast19–1211–5Manhattan Metro Atlantic Athletic20–1212–6McNeese StateSouthland17–1510–6Mercer Atlantic Sun22–1113–5North DakotaGreat West17–146–4OaklandSummit League17–1511–7Old DominionColonial Athletic20–1313–5RiceConference USA17–158–8Robert MorrisNortheast24–1013–5Tennessee State Ohio Valley20–1211–5Tennessee Tech Ohio Valley19–139–7Toledo Mid-American18–167–9USC Upstate Atlantic Sun20–1213–5UC Santa BarbaraBig West20–1012–4Utah StateWestern Athletic17–158–6Utah ValleyGreat West20–129–1Weber StateBig Sky24–614–2YaleIvy League19–99–5
Format The fourth annual CIT used the old NIT model in which matchups in future rounds were determined by the results of the previous round.
Bracket Bracket is for visual purposes only. The CIT does not have a set bracket.
Home teams are listed second. * Denotes overtime period
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