2012 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
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Teams | 64 | ||||
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Finals site | Bill Greehey Arena![]() | ||||
Champions | Shaw (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | Ashland (1st title game) | ||||
Semifinalists | |||||
Winning coach | Jacques Curtis (1st title) | ||||
MOP | Kyria Buford (Shaw) | ||||
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The 2012 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was the 31st annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division II women's collegiate basketball in the United States.[1]
Shaw defeated Ashland in the championship game, 88–82 after one overtime period, to claim the Bears' first NCAA Division II national title.
The championship rounds were contested at Bill Greehey Arena on the campus of the St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas.
Regionals
East - Waltham, Massachusetts
Location: Dana Center Host: Bentley College
First round Round of 64 March 9 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional finals Sweet 16 March 12 | ||||||||||||
6 | Holy Family | 71 | ||||||||||||
3 | Dowling | 64 | ||||||||||||
6 | Holy Family | 71 | ||||||||||||
2 | Southern Connecticut | 61 | ||||||||||||
2 | Southern Connecticut | 58 | ||||||||||||
7 | C.W. Post | 57 | ||||||||||||
6 | Holy Family | 73 | ||||||||||||
1 | Bentley | 84 | ||||||||||||
1 | Bentley | 77 | ||||||||||||
8 | District of Columbia | 58 | ||||||||||||
1 | Bentley | 54 | ||||||||||||
5 | Franklin Pierce | 52 | ||||||||||||
5 | Franklin Pierce | 78 | ||||||||||||
4 | Pace | 68 |
Central - Wayne, Nebraska
Location: Rice Auditorium Host: Wayne State College
First round Round of 64 March 9 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional finals Sweet 16 March 12 | ||||||||||||
3 | Fort Lewis | 69 | ||||||||||||
6 | Mary | 58 | ||||||||||||
3 | Fort Lewis | 42 | ||||||||||||
2 | Metro State | 60 | ||||||||||||
2 | Metro State | 58 | ||||||||||||
7 | Minnesota-Duluth | 47 | ||||||||||||
2 | Metro State | 36 | ||||||||||||
1 | Wayne State (NE) | 50 | ||||||||||||
1 | Wayne State (NE) | 78 | ||||||||||||
8 | Minnesota State-Mankato | 74 | ||||||||||||
1 | Wayne State (NE) | 63 | ||||||||||||
4 | Augustana (SD) | 40 | ||||||||||||
4 | Augustana (SD) | 82 | ||||||||||||
5 | Colorado State-Pueblo | 76 |
Midwest - Ashland, Ohio
Location: Kates Gymnasium Host: Ashland University
First round Round of 64 March 9 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional finals Sweet 16 March 12 | ||||||||||||
3 | Wisconsin-Parkside | 73 | ||||||||||||
6 | Indianapolis | 66 | ||||||||||||
3 | Wisconsin-Parkside | 71 | ||||||||||||
2 | Ferris State | 57 | ||||||||||||
2 | Ferris State | 74 | ||||||||||||
7 | Drury | 56 | ||||||||||||
3 | Wisconsin-Parkside | 65 | ||||||||||||
1 | Ashland | 78 | ||||||||||||
1 | Ashland | 87 | ||||||||||||
8 | Maryville (MO) | 62 | ||||||||||||
1 | Ashland | 71 | ||||||||||||
5 | Quincy | 69 | ||||||||||||
5 | Quincy | 75 | ||||||||||||
4 | Northern Kentucky | 65 |
West - La Jolla, California
Location: RIMAC Arena Host: University of California, San Diego
First round Round of 64 March 9 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional finals Sweet 16 March 12 | ||||||||||||
3 | Grand Canyon | 49 | ||||||||||||
6 | Cal Poly Pomona | 48 | ||||||||||||
3 | Grand Canyon | 58 | ||||||||||||
2 | Alaska Anchorage | 77 | ||||||||||||
2 | Alaska Anchorage | 65 | ||||||||||||
7 | Cal State L.A. | 56 | ||||||||||||
2 | Alaska Anchorage | 68 | ||||||||||||
1 | UC-San Diego | 63 | ||||||||||||
4 | Western Washington | 65 | ||||||||||||
5 | Cal State Monterey Bay | 58 | ||||||||||||
4 | Western Washington | 66 | ||||||||||||
1 | UC-San Diego | 81 | ||||||||||||
1 | UC-San Diego | 84 | ||||||||||||
8 | Cal State Chico | 66 |
South - Winter Park, Florida
Location: Alfond Sports Center Host: Rollins College
First round Round of 64 March 9 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional finals Sweet 16 March 12 | ||||||||||||
6 | Valdosta State | 59 | ||||||||||||
3 | Fort Valley State | 47 | ||||||||||||
6 | Valdosta State | 67 | ||||||||||||
2 | Florida Southern | 63 | ||||||||||||
2 | Florida Southern | 68 | ||||||||||||
7 | Florida Tech | 52 | ||||||||||||
6 | Valdosta State | 54 | ||||||||||||
1 | Rollins | 56 | ||||||||||||
1 | Rollins | 71 | ||||||||||||
8 | West Alabama | 44 | ||||||||||||
1 | Rollins | 69 | ||||||||||||
5 | Delta State | 59 | ||||||||||||
5 | Delta State | 86 | ||||||||||||
4 | Alabama-Huntsville | 47 |
Southeast - Aiken, South Carolina
Location: USCA Convocation Center Host: University of South Carolina-Aiken
First round Round of 64 March 9 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional finals Sweet 16 March 12 | ||||||||||||
3 | Wingate | 64 | ||||||||||||
6 | Barton | 59 | ||||||||||||
3 | Wingate | 64 | ||||||||||||
2 | Clayton State | 63 | ||||||||||||
2 | Clayton State | 51 | ||||||||||||
7 | Tusculum | 26 | ||||||||||||
3 | Wingate | 67 | ||||||||||||
4 | Lander | 72 | ||||||||||||
1 | South Carolina-Aiken | 71 | ||||||||||||
8 | Catawba | 69 | ||||||||||||
1 | South Carolina-Aiken | 55 | ||||||||||||
4 | Lander | 61 | ||||||||||||
4 | Lander | 77 | ||||||||||||
5 | Limestone | 68 |
Atlantic - Edinboro, Pennsylvania
Location: McComb Fieldhouse Host: Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
First round Round of 64 March 9 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional finals Sweet 16 March 12 | ||||||||||||
6 | Gannon | 61 | ||||||||||||
3 | Johnson C. Smith | 50 | ||||||||||||
6 | Gannon | 59 | ||||||||||||
2 | Shaw | 64 | ||||||||||||
2 | Shaw | 92 | ||||||||||||
7 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 78 | ||||||||||||
2 | Shaw | 70 | ||||||||||||
1 | Edinboro | 53 | ||||||||||||
1 | Edinboro | 69 | ||||||||||||
8 | West Chester | 65 | ||||||||||||
1 | Edinboro | 70 | ||||||||||||
5 | Indiana (PA) | 56 | ||||||||||||
5 | Indiana (PA) | 77 | ||||||||||||
4 | Bloomsburg | 76 |
South Central - Topeka, Kansas
Location: Lee Arena Host: Washburn University
First round Round of 64 March 9 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional finals Sweet 16 March 12 | ||||||||||||
3 | Pittsburg State | 74 | ||||||||||||
6 | Central Missouri | 70 | ||||||||||||
3 | Pittsburg State | 68 | ||||||||||||
2 | Northeastern State | 54 | ||||||||||||
2 | Northeastern State | 53 | ||||||||||||
7 | Newman | 45 | ||||||||||||
3 | Pittsburg State | 79 | ||||||||||||
5 | Emporia State | 67 | ||||||||||||
1 | Washburn | 68 | ||||||||||||
8 | West Texas A&M | 36 | ||||||||||||
1 | Washburn | 65 | ||||||||||||
5 | Emporia State | 71 | ||||||||||||
5 | Emporia State | 64 | ||||||||||||
4 | Tarleton State | 56 |
Elite Eight - San Antonio, Texas
Location: Bill Greehey Arena Host: Saint Mary's University
National quarterfinals Elite Eight March 20 | National semifinals Final Four March 21 | National championship March 23 | |||||||||
Bentley | 72 | ||||||||||
Wayne State (NE) | 67 | ||||||||||
Bentley | 62 | ||||||||||
Ashland | 77 | ||||||||||
Ashland | 71 | ||||||||||
Alaska Anchorage | 51 | ||||||||||
Ashland | 82 | ||||||||||
Shaw | 88* | ||||||||||
Rollins | 66 | ||||||||||
Lander | 62 | ||||||||||
Rollins | 71 | ||||||||||
Shaw | 87 | ||||||||||
Shaw | 61 | ||||||||||
Pittsburg State | 58 |
All-tournament team
- Kyria Buford, Shaw
- Sequoyah Griffin, Shaw
- Jena Stutzman, Ashland
- Kari Daugherty, Ashland
- Jacqui Brugliera, Bentley
See also
References
- ^ "Division II Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved February 28, 2021.