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
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
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| 6
| Holy Family
| 71
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| 3
| Dowling
| 64
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| | 6
| Holy Family
| 71
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| | | 2
| Southern Connecticut
| 61
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| 2
| Southern Connecticut
| 58
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| 7
| C.W. Post
| 57
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| | 6
| Holy Family
| 73
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| | | 1
| Bentley
| 84
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| 1
| Bentley
| 77
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| 8
| District of Columbia
| 58
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| | 1
| Bentley
| 54
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| | | 5
| Franklin Pierce
| 52
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| 5
| Franklin Pierce
| 78
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| 4
| Pace
| 68
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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
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| 3
| Fort Lewis
| 69
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| 6
| Mary
| 58
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| | 3
| Fort Lewis
| 42
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| | | 2
| Metro State
| 60
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| 2
| Metro State
| 58
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| 7
| Minnesota-Duluth
| 47
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| | 2
| Metro State
| 36
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| | | 1
| Wayne State (NE)
| 50
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| 1
| Wayne State (NE)
| 78
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| 8
| Minnesota State-Mankato
| 74
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| | 1
| Wayne State (NE)
| 63
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| | | 4
| Augustana (SD)
| 40
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| 4
| Augustana (SD)
| 82
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| 5
| Colorado State-Pueblo
| 76
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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
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| 3
| Wisconsin-Parkside
| 73
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| 6
| Indianapolis
| 66
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| | 3
| Wisconsin-Parkside
| 71
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| | | 2
| Ferris State
| 57
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| 2
| Ferris State
| 74
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| 7
| Drury
| 56
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| | 3
| Wisconsin-Parkside
| 65
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| | | 1
| Ashland
| 78
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| 1
| Ashland
| 87
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| 8
| Maryville (MO)
| 62
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| | 1
| Ashland
| 71
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| | | 5
| Quincy
| 69
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| 5
| Quincy
| 75
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| 4
| Northern Kentucky
| 65
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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
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| 3
| Grand Canyon
| 49
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| 6
| Cal Poly Pomona
| 48
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| | 3
| Grand Canyon
| 58
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| | | 2
| Alaska Anchorage
| 77
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| 2
| Alaska Anchorage
| 65
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| 7
| Cal State L.A.
| 56
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| | 2
| Alaska Anchorage
| 68
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| | | 1
| UC-San Diego
| 63
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| 4
| Western Washington
| 65
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| 5
| Cal State Monterey Bay
| 58
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| | 4
| Western Washington
| 66
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| | | 1
| UC-San Diego
| 81
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| 1
| UC-San Diego
| 84
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| 8
| Cal State Chico
| 66
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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
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| 6
| Valdosta State
| 59
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| 3
| Fort Valley State
| 47
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| | 6
| Valdosta State
| 67
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| | | 2
| Florida Southern
| 63
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| 2
| Florida Southern
| 68
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| 7
| Florida Tech
| 52
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| | 6
| Valdosta State
| 54
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| | | 1
| Rollins
| 56
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| 1
| Rollins
| 71
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| 8
| West Alabama
| 44
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| | 1
| Rollins
| 69
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| | | 5
| Delta State
| 59
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| 5
| Delta State
| 86
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| 4
| Alabama-Huntsville
| 47
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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
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| 3
| Wingate
| 64
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| 6
| Barton
| 59
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| | 3
| Wingate
| 64
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| | | 2
| Clayton State
| 63
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| 2
| Clayton State
| 51
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| 7
| Tusculum
| 26
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| | 3
| Wingate
| 67
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| | | 4
| Lander
| 72
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| 1
| South Carolina-Aiken
| 71
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| 8
| Catawba
| 69
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| | 1
| South Carolina-Aiken
| 55
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| | | 4
| Lander
| 61
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| 4
| Lander
| 77
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| 5
| Limestone
| 68
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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
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| 6
| Gannon
| 61
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| 3
| Johnson C. Smith
| 50
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| | 6
| Gannon
| 59
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| | | 2
| Shaw
| 64
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| 2
| Shaw
| 92
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| 7
| West Virginia Wesleyan
| 78
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| | 2
| Shaw
| 70
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| | | 1
| Edinboro
| 53
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| 1
| Edinboro
| 69
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| 8
| West Chester
| 65
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| | 1
| Edinboro
| 70
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| | | 5
| Indiana (PA)
| 56
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| 5
| Indiana (PA)
| 77
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| 4
| Bloomsburg
| 76
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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
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| 3
| Pittsburg State
| 74
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| 6
| Central Missouri
| 70
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| | 3
| Pittsburg State
| 68
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| | | 2
| Northeastern State
| 54
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| 2
| Northeastern State
| 53
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| 7
| Newman
| 45
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| | 3
| Pittsburg State
| 79
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|
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| | | 5
| Emporia State
| 67
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| 1
| Washburn
| 68
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| 8
| West Texas A&M
| 36
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| | 1
| Washburn
| 65
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| | | 5
| Emporia State
| 71
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| 5
| Emporia State
| 64
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| 4
| Tarleton State
| 56
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Location: Bill Greehey Arena Host: Saint Mary's University
All-tournament team
- Kyria Buford, Shaw
- Sequoyah Griffin, Shaw
- Jena Stutzman, Ashland
- Kari Daugherty, Ashland
- Jacqui Brugliera, Bentley
See also
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