This is a list of qualifying teams for the 2012 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament. A total of 62 teams entered the tournament. Forty-one of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the University Athletic Association, which does not conduct a postseason tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining twenty teams were granted at-large bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.

Qualifying teams

Automatic bids Automatic bids to the tournament were granted for winning a conference championship tournament, except for the automatic bid of the University Athletic Association 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 bidsQualifying SchoolRecord (Conf.)Last app.ConferenceFinishRegular seasonSecond PlaceSecond placeRecord (Conf.)FinishWashington U. 20-7 (11-3) 2010 UAA 1stNYU 21-6 (10-4) 2ndQualifying SchoolRecord (Conf.)Last app.ConferenceSeedConf. FinalsRunner-UpRunner-upRecord (Conf.)Runner-upSeed Cabrini 31-2 (18-0) 2011 Colonial States 1 Keystone 21-6 (14-4) 2 William Paterson 24-4 (11–2) 2010 New Jersey N1 Richard Stockton 20-9 (12-1) S1 Salem State 20-8 (10-2) 2010 MASCAC 1 Bridgewater State 16-12 (9-3) 2 Misericordia 21-7 (11-3) Never MAC-Freedom 1 Wilkes 17-10 (9-5) 2 Endicott 20-9 (12-6) 2006 Commonwealth Coast 2 Salve Regina 21-10 (15-3) 1 Albertus Magnus 28-2 (18-0) 2010 Great Northeast 1 Anna Maria 14-15 (10-8) 6 Becker 24-5 (16-0) 2011 New England 1 Elms 18-11 (11-5) 2 Castleton State 19-10 (15-3) 2004 North Atlantic 1 Colby-Sawyer College 20-8 (15-3) 2 Messiah 20-7 (12-2) 2007 MAC-Commonwealth 1 Lycoming 19-8 (8-6) 3 Medaille 25-3 (17-1) 2010 Allegheny Mountain 1 Penn State-Behrend 16-12 (13-5) 3 Ithaca 14-14 (9-5) 2011 Empire 8 4 Nazareth 18-8 (10-4) 2 Skidmore 19-9 (11-5) 2011 Liberty 2 Hobart 23-6 (14-2) 1 Edgewood 22-6 (14-2) 2010 Northern 3 Lakeland 21-7 (12-4) 5 York (Pa.) 18-11 (10-6) 2006 Capital 4 Mary Washington 18-9 (12-4) 2 Carroll 17-10 (10-8) 2011 Midwest 4 St. Norbert 16-9 (12-6) 3 Oswego State 26-4 (18-0)) 2011 SUNYAC 1 Cortland State 22-7 (14-4 2 Staten Island 26-5 (11-0) 2002 CUNYAC 1 Medgar Evers 17-12 (5-6) 6 Eastern Connecticut 24-5 (11-3) 2000 Little East 1 Rhode Island College 23-7 (10-4) 3 Christopher Newport 23-5 (12-0) 2011 USA South 1 Greensboro 18-10 (7-5) 3 Scranton 23-8 (11-3) 2011 Landmark 1 Juniata 19-10 (9-5) 3 Franklin and Marshall 28-3 (16-2) 2011 Centennial 1 Muhlenberg College 18-9 (11-7) 2 Rose-Hulman 20-9 (11-7) 2012 Heartland 3 Transylvania 23-5 (16-2) 1 Wooster 26-5 (12-4) 2011 North Coast 2 Denison 14-14 (9-7) 5 Farmingdale State 23-6 (16-2) 2009 Skyline 2 SUNY Purchase 14-14 (10-8) 4 Westminster (Mo.) 17-11 (11-5) 2010 SLIAC 2 MacMurray 14-13 (10-6) 4 Hope 27-2 (14-0) 2011 Michigan 1 Adrian 17-9 (9-5) 2 Capital 19-10 (13-5) 2009 Ohio 2 Wilmington (Ohio) 15-13 (10-8) 5 Bethany 25-4 (14-2) 2011 Presidents' 1 Thomas More 20-8 (13-3) 3 Northwestern (Minn.) 17-11 (10-4) 2012 Upper Midwest 2 Bethany Lutheran 16-11 (13-1) 1 UW-River Falls 20-8 (12-4) 2011 Wisconsin 2 UW-Whitewater 29-4 (13-3) 1 North Central (Ill.) 22-8 (12-2) 2006 CCIW 1 Wheaton (Ill.) 23-7 (11-3) 2 Whitworth 26-4 (15-1) 2011 Northwest 1 Puget Sound 20-7 (11-5) 2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 24-4 (12-2) 2010 SCIAC 1 Pomona-Pitzer 16-10 (10-4) 2 Amherst 26-3 (10-0) 2011 NESCAC 1 Middlebury 26-4 (9-1) 2 MIT 29-2 (11-1) 2011 NEWMAC 1 Springfield 17-10 (7-5) 3 Morrisville State 19-9 (14-1) Never North Eastern N1 Penn State-Harrisburg 20-7 (12-2) S1 McMurry 20-9 (13-8) 2011 American Southwest W3 Hardin-Simmons 21-7 (16-5) W2 Buena Vista 17-11 (11-5) 2008 Iowa 2 Coe 19-8 (12-4) 1 St. Thomas 22-7 (16-4) 2011 Minnesota 1 Gustavus Adolphus 20-8 (16-4) 2 Virginia Wesleyan 27-4 (14-2) 2012 Old Dominion 1 Randolph 15-14 (7-9) 6 Trinity (Texas) 21-9 (12-4) 2012 SCAC W1 Centre 18-9 (10-6) E3

At-large Bids ConferenceSchoolAppearance Last BidPoolGreat SouthMaryville (Tenn.)15th2010Pool BSCACBirmingham-Southern1st2012Pool CMinnesotaGustavus Adolphus13th2005Pool CEmpire 8Hartwick6th2011Pool CLibertyHobart2nd2001Pool CCCIWIllinois Wesleyan21st2011Pool CAmerican SouthwestMary Hardin-Baylor5th2011Pool CNESCACMiddlebury5th2011Pool CUAANYU26th2006Pool CNorth CoastOhio Wesleyan3rd2008Pool COld DominionRandolph-Macon12th2011Pool CLittle EastRhode Island College9th2011Pool CSkylineSt. Joseph's-Long Island2nd2009Pool CCapitalSt. Mary's (Md.)4th2011Pool CHeartlandTransylvania8th2009Pool CWisconsinUW-Stevens Point11th2011Pool CWisconsinUW-Whitewater17th2011Pool CLittle EastWestern Connecticut12th2011Pool CCCIWWheaton (Ill.)8th2010Pool CNorth CoastWittenberg26th2011Pool C

Conferences with multiple bids BidsConferenceSchools3CCIWNorth Central (Ill.), Illinois Wesleyan, Wheaton (Ill.)3Little EastEastern Connecticut, Rhode Island College, Western Connecticut3North CoastWooster, Ohio Wesleyan, Wittenberg3WisconsinUW_River Falls, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Whitewater2American SouthwestMcMurry, Mary Hardin-Baylor2CapitalYork (Pa.), St. Mary's (Md.)2Empire 8Ithaca, Hartwick2HeartlandRose-Hulman, Transylvania2LibertySkidmore, Hobart2MinnesotaSt. Thomas, Gustavus Adolphus2NESCACAmherst, Middlebury2Old DominionVirginia Wesleyan, Randolph-Macon2SCACTrinity (Texas), Birmingham Southern2SkylineFarmingdale State, St. Joseph's-Long Island2UAAWashington U., NYU All other conferences have only one bid (see Automatic Bids) NOTE: Teams in bold represent the conference's automatic bid.

Bids by state

BidsState(s)Schools 11 New York Farmingdale State, Hartwick, Hobart, Ithaca, Medaille, Morrisville State, NYU, Oswego State, Skidmore, St. Joseph's-Long Island, Staten Island 6 Pennsylvania Cabrini, Franklin and Marshall, Messiah, Misericordia, Scranton, York (Pa.) 5 Massachusetts Amherst, Becker, Endicott, MIT, Salem State 5 Wisconsin Carroll, Edgewood, UW-River Falls, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Whitewater 4 Ohio Capital, Ohio Wesleyan, Wittenberg, Wooster 3 Connecticut Albertus Magnus, Eastern Connecticut, Western Connecticut 3 Illinois Illinois Wesleyan, North Central (Ill.), Wheaton (Ill.) 3 Minnesota Gustavus Adolphus, Northwestern (Minn.), St. Thomas 3 Texas Mary Hardin-Baylor, McMurry, Trinity (Texas) 3 Virginia Christopher Newport, Randolph-Macon, Virginia Wesleyan 2 Missouri Washington U., Westminster (Mo.) 2 Vermont Castleton State, Middlebury 1 Alabama Birmingham-Southern 1 California Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 1 Iowa Buena Vista 1 Indiana Rose-Hulman 1 Kentucky Transylvania 1 Maryland St. Mary's (Md.) 1 Michigan Hope 1 New Jersey William Paterson 1 Rhode Island Rhode Island College 1 Tennessee Maryville (Tenn.) 1 Washington Whitworth 1 West Virginia Bethany

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