Automatic bids to the NCAA tournament are awarded to the winners of the 30 conference tournaments and the regular-season champion of the Ivy League, which does not hold a conference tournament.
Click on the name of the conference for results of each tournament.
2012 Conference Tournaments
| Conference | Tournament site | Automatic NCAA bid |
|---|---|---|
| ACC | Atlanta | Florida State (24-9) |
| America East | Hartford, Conn. | Vermont (23-11) |
| Atlantic Sun | Macon, Ga. | Belmont (27-7) |
| Atlantic 10 | Atlantic City, NJ | St. Bonaventure (20-11) |
| Big 12 | Kansas City, Mo. | Missouri (30-4) |
| Big East | New York | Louisville (26-9) |
| Big Sky | Missoula, Mont. | Montana (25-6) |
| Big South | Asheville, NC | UNC-Asheville (24-9) |
| Big Ten | Indianapolis | Michigan State (27-7) |
| Big West | Anaheim, Calif. | Long Beach St. (25-8) |
| Colonial | Richmond, Va. | VCU (28-6) |
| Conference USA | Memphis, Tenn. | Memphis (26-8) |
| Horizon | Valparaiso, Ind. | Detroit (22-13) |
| Ivy League | No conference tournament | Harvard (26-4) |
| MAAC | Springfield, Mass. | Loyola (Md.) (24-8) |
| MAC | Cleveland | Ohio (27-7) |
| MEAC | Winston-Salem, NC | Norfolk State (25-9) |
| Missouri Valley | St. Louis | Creighton (28-5) |
| Mountain West | Las Vegas | New Mexico (27-6) |
| Northeast | Campus sites (higher seeds) | Long Island (25-8) |
| Ohio Valley | Nashville, Tenn. | Murray State (30-1) |
| Pac-12 | Los Angeles | Colorado (23-11) |
| Patriot | Campus sites (higher seeds) | Lehigh (26-7) |
| SEC | New Orleans | Vanderbilt (24-10) |
| Southern | Asheville, NC | Davidson (25-7) |
| Southland | Katy, Texas | Lamar (23-11) |
| Summit | Sioux Falls, SD | South Dakota State (27-7) |
| Sun Belt | Hot Springs, Ark. | Western Kentucky (15-18) |
| SWAC | Garland, Texas | Miss. Valley St. (21-12) |
| WAC | Las Vegas | New Mexico St. (26-9) |
| West Coast | Las Vegas | Saint Mary's (27-5) |
2012 NCAA Tournament schedule
First Four
March 13-14
Dayton, Ohio | Buy tickets
Second and third rounds
March 15 & 17
Albuquerque, N.M. | Buy tickets
Pittsburgh | Buy tickets
Portland, Ore.
Louisville, Ky.
March 16 & 18
Columbus, Ohio | Buy tickets
Greensboro, N.C. | Buy tickets
Nashville, Tenn. | Buy tickets
Omaha, Neb. | Buy tickets
Regional finals
March 22 & 24
East: Boston | Buy tickets
West: Phoenix | Buy tickets
March 23 & 25
Midwest: St. Louis | Buy tickets
South: Atlanta | Buy tickets
Final Four
March 31 & April 2
New Orleans | Buy tickets
