2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason TournamentTeams| 32

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Finals site| Smith Spectrum
Logan, Utah
Champions| Mercer (1st title)
Runner-up| Utah State (1st title game)
Semifinalists|

* Fairfield (1st semifinal)
* Oakland (1st semifinal)

Winning coach| Bob Hoffman (1st title)
MVP| Langston Hall (Mercer)
| CIT tournaments

«2011 | 2013»

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.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3] 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

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The following teams received an invitation to the 2012 CIT:

School  | Conference  | Overall
record  | Conference
record

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Albany[4][dead link‍] | America East | 19–14  | 9–7
American | Patriot | 20–11  | 10–4
Bowling Green | Mid-American | 16–15  | 9–7
Buffalo | Mid-American | 19–10  | 12–4
Cal State Bakersfield | Division I independent | 16–14  |
Cal State Fullerton | Big West | 21–9  | 12–4
Coastal Carolina[5] | Big South | 19–11  | 12–6
Drake | Missouri Valley | 17–15  | 9–9
Fairfield[6] | Metro Atlantic Athletic | 19–14  | 12–6
Georgia State[7] | Colonial Athletic | 21–11  | 11–7
Idaho | Western Athletic | 18–13  | 9–5
Indiana State[8] | Missouri Valley | 17–13  | 8–10
Kent State[9] | Mid-American | 21–11  | 10–6
Louisiana–Lafayette[10] | Sun Belt | 16–15  | 10–6
Loyola Marymount | West Coast | 19–12  | 11–5
Manhattan[11] | Metro Atlantic Athletic | 20–12  | 12–6
McNeese State | Southland | 17–15  | 10–6
Mercer[12] | Atlantic Sun | 22–11  | 13–5
North Dakota | Great West | 17–14  | 6–4
Oakland[13] | Summit League | 17–15  | 11–7
Old Dominion | Colonial Athletic | 20–13  | 13–5
Rice[14] | Conference USA | 17–15  | 8–8
Robert Morris[15] | Northeast | 24–10  | 13–5
Tennessee State[16] | Ohio Valley | 20–12  | 11–5
Tennessee Tech[17] | Ohio Valley | 19–13  | 9–7
Toledo[18] | Mid-American | 18–16  | 7–9
USC Upstate[19] | Atlantic Sun | 20–12  | 13–5
UC Santa Barbara | Big West | 20–10  | 12–4
Utah State | Western Athletic | 17–15  | 8–6
Utah Valley | Great West | 20–12  | 9–1
Weber State | Big Sky | 24–6  | 14–2
Yale | Ivy League | 19–9  | 9–5

## Format

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The fourth annual CIT used the old NIT model in which matchups in future rounds were determined by the results of the previous round.[20]

## Bracket

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Bracket is for visual purposes only. The CIT does not have a set bracket.[21]

| First round
March 13–15 | | | Second round
March 17 & 18 | | | Quarterfinals
March 20 & 21 | | | Semifinals
March 24 & 25 | | | Championship
March 28 |

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| Tennessee Tech | 43 | | | | |
| Georgia State | 74 |
| | Georgia State | 59 |
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| | | Mercer | 64 |
| Tennessee State | 60 |

| Mercer | 68 |
| | Mercer | 79 |
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| | | Old Dominion | 73 |
| Kent State | 58 | |

| USC Upstate | 73 |
| | USC Upstate | 56 |
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| | | Old Dominion | 65 |
| Coastal Carolina | 66 |

| Old Dominion | 68 |
| | Mercer | 64 |
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| | | Fairfield | 59 |
| Robert Morris | 67 | | |

| Indiana State | 60 |
| | Robert Morris | 69 |
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| | | Toledo | 51 |
| McNeese State | 63 |

| Toledo | 76 |
| | Robert Morris | 61 |
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| | | Fairfield | 67 |
| Manhattan | 89 | |

| Albany | 79 |
| | Manhattan | 57 |
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| | | Fairfield | 69 |
| Yale | 56 |

| Fairfield | 68 |
| | Mercer | 70 |
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| | | Utah State | 67 |
| North Dakota | 64 | | | |

| Drake | 70 |
| | Drake | 68 |
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| | | Rice | 74 |
| Rice | 68 |

| Louisiana–Lafayette | 63 |
| | Rice | 70 |
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| | | Oakland | 77 |
| Buffalo | 78 | |

| American | 61 |
| | Buffalo | 76 |
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| | | Oakland | 84 |
| Bowling Green | 69 |

| Oakland | 86 |
| | Oakland | 81 |
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| | | Utah State | 105 |
| Utah Valley | 69 | | |

| Weber State | 72 |
| | Weber State | 78 |
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| | | Loyola Marymount | 84* |
| Cal State Fullerton | 79 |

| Loyola Marymount | 88 |
| | Loyola Marymount | 69 |
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| | | Utah State | 77 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 83 | |

| Idaho | 86 |
| | Idaho | 56 |
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| | | Utah State | 76 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 69 |

| Utah State | 75 |

Home teams are listed second.
* Denotes overtime period

## References

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1. ^ "TSU Men's Basketball Accepts Bid to CIT". tsutigers.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
2. ^ "About the CollegeInsider Tournament". collegeinsider.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
3. ^ "CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament". America ONE. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
4. ^ "UAlbany Accepts Bid to Play Manhattan in CIT". fox23news.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
5. ^ "Coastal Carolina accepts invite to CollegeInsider.Com Tournament". scnow.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
6. ^ Elsberry, Chris (March 9, 2012). "Fairfield to face Yale in CollegeInsider.com Tournament". Danbury News Times. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
7. ^ Roberson, Doug (9 March 2012). "Georgia State will host Tennessee Tech in CIT". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
8. ^ "Indiana State Accepts Bid In 2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament". isusycamores.com. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
9. ^ "Men's Basketball to Host Kent State CIT First round". Atlantic Sun. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
10. ^ Walker, Jay. "CIT Invite Great For Cajuns Basketball – From the Bird's Nest". espn1420.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
11. ^ "Manhattan Accepts Postseason Invitation to CIT". gojaspers.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
12. ^ "Mercer to Play in CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament". atlanticsun.org. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
13. ^ "Oakland Accepts CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament Bid". ougrizzlies.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
14. ^ "Owls Accept Postseason Invitation". riceowls.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
15. ^ "Sycamores to host Robert Morris in opening round of the CollegeInsider.com Post Season tournament". WTHITV.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
16. ^ "TSU Men's Basketball Accepts Bid to CIT". tsutigers.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
17. ^ "Golden Eagles to play in CIT for second straight season". ttusports.com. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
18. ^ "Toledo Heading to Postseason Play; Selected to Compete in CollegeInsider.com Tourney". utrockets.com. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
19. ^ "USC Upstate to Play in CollegeInsider.com Tourney". atlanticsun. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
20. ^ "CIT 2012 Tournament" (PDF). CollegeInsider.com.
21. ^ "2012 CollegeInsider Postseason Tournament Bracket". Retrieved March 18, 2012.

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