2012 Conference USA men's basketball tournament


The 2012 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament[1] was held from March 7–10, 2012 at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.

2012 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2011–12
Teams12
SiteFedExForum
Memphis, Tennessee
ChampionsMemphis (6th title)
Winning coachJosh Pastner (2nd title)
MVPJoe Jackson (Memphis)
TelevisionCBS Sports Network
CBS
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2011–12 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Memphis 13 3   .813 26 8   .765
Southern Miss 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
Tulsa 10 6   .625 17 14   .548
UCF 10 6   .625 22 11   .667
UAB 9 7   .563 15 16   .484
Marshall 9 7   .563 21 14   .600
Rice 8 8   .500 18 15   .545
UTEP 7 9   .438 15 17   .469
Houston 7 9   .438 15 15   .500
East Carolina 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
SMU 4 12   .250 13 19   .406
Tulane 3 13   .188 15 19   .441
2012 CUSA Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

Seeding for the tournament was determined by the conference standings at the end of the regular season. The winner of the tournament, Memphis, received the Conference USA automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament.

Bracket

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First round
March 7
CSS
Quarterfinals
March 8, 2012
CBS Sports Network
Semifinals
March 9, 2012
CBS Sports Network
Championship Game
March 10, 2012
CBS
            
1 Memphis 65
8 UTEP 47
8 UTEP 67OT
9 Houston 62
1 Memphis 83
4 UCF 52
4 UCF 64
5 UAB 54
5 UAB 72
12 Tulane 64
1 Memphis 83
6 Marshall 57
2 Southern Miss 81OT
10 East Carolina 78
7 Rice 66
10 East Carolina 68
2 Southern Miss 62
6 Marshall 73
3 Tulsa 100
6 Marshall 1053OT
6 Marshall 74
11 SMU 56

References

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  1. ^ "2012 Conference USA Men's Basketball Championship". conference usa. Retrieved February 14, 2012.