2012 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2012 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament[1] was held from March 710, 2012 at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.

2012 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season201112
Teams12
SiteFedExForum
Memphis, Tennessee
ChampionsMemphis (6th title)
Winning coachJosh Pastner (2nd title)
MVPJoe Jackson (Memphis)
TelevisionCBS Sports Network
CBS
CSS
2011–12 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Memphis133 .813  268  .765
Southern Miss115 .688  259  .735
Tulsa106 .625  1714  .548
UCF106 .625  2211  .667
UAB97 .563  1516  .484
Marshall97 .563  2114  .600
Rice88 .500  1815  .545
UTEP79 .438  1517  .469
Houston79 .438  1515  .500
East Carolina511 .313  1516  .484
SMU412 .250  1319  .406
Tulane313 .188  1519  .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

  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

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