The 2012 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was held March 2–5 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, VA to crown a champion of the Colonial Athletic Association. The tournament winner, Virginia Commonwealth University, received an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament
Seeding
2012 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament seedsSeedSchoolConf.Over.Tiebreaker1†‡ Drexel 16–2 26–5 2† VCU 15–3 26–6 3† George Mason 14–4 24–8 4† Old Dominion 13–5 20–12 5 Delaware 12–6 18–13 6 Georgia State 11–7 21–11 7 Northeastern 9–9 14–17 8 James Madison 5–13 12–20 1–0 vs UNCW9 UNC Wilmington 5–13 10–21 0–1 vs JMU10 William & Mary 4–14 6–26 11 Hofstra 3–15 10–22 12 Towson 1–17 1–31 ‡ – CAA regular season champions.† – Received a bye in the conference tournament.Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.
Schedule
SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendance First Round – Friday, March 21112:00 PM#8 UNCW vs. #9 James MadisonComcast Network22:30 PM#5 Delaware vs. #12 TowsonComcast Network236:00 PM#7 Northeastern vs. #10 William & MaryComcast Network48:30 PM#6 Georgia State vs. #11 HofstraComcast Network Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 33512:00 PM#1 Drexel vs. #8 UNCWComcast Network5,88962:30 PM#4 Old Dominion vs. #5 DelawareComcast Network476:00 PM#2 VCU vs. #7 NortheasternComcast Network11,20088:30 PM#3 George Mason vs. #6 Georgia StateComcast Network Semifinals – Sunday, March 4592:00 PM#1 Drexel vs. #4 Old DominionComcast Network11,200104:30 PM#2 VCU vs. #3 George MasonComcast Network and ESPN3 Championship Game – Monday, March 56117:00 PM#1 Drexel vs. #2 VCUESPN11,200 *Game Times in ET . #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Bracket
Honors CAA All-Tournament Team Player School Position Year Darius Theus VCU G Junior Damion Lee Drexel G FreshmanFrantz Massenat Drexel G Sophomore Bradford Burgess VCU G Senior Mike Morrison George Mason F Senior Rob Brandenberg VCU G Sophomore
See also Colonial Athletic Association
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