2012 Men’s Basketball
Championship
Last updated - January 24, 2012
| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Record | Points | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bellarmine (8) | 16-1 | 200 | 2 |
| 2 | West Liberty | 16-1 | 190 | 3 |
| 3 | Metropolitan State | 17-1 | 184 | 4 |
| 4 | Tarleton State | 16-1 | 178 | 5 |
| 5 | Lincoln Memorial | 17-1 | 161 | 6 |
| 6 | Winona State | 17-2 | 157 | 8 |
| 7 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 15-2 | 146 | 1 |
| 8 | Southern Indiana | 15-2 | 140 | 7 |
| 9 | Northern Kentucky | 15-2 | 129 | 9 |
| 10 | Midwestern State | 15-1 | 128 | 13 |
| 11 | Colorado School of Mines | 15-2 | 126 | 12 |
| 12 | Alabama-Huntsville | 14-3 | 112 | 15 |
| 13 | St. Cloud State | 15-2 | 101 | 17 |
| 14 | Missouri Southern | 16-3 | 95 | 16 |
| 15 | Christian Brothers | 14-3 | 86 | 11 |
| 16 | Indiana (Pa.) | 13-3 | 78 | 10 |
| 17 | Shaw | 15-2 | 64 | 23 |
| 18 | Western Washington | 17-3 | 51 | 22 |
| 19 | Bowie State | 13-3 | 46 | 21 |
| 20 | Hillsdale | 15-2 | 45 | 14 |
| 21 | Indianapolis | 14-3 | 35 | NR |
| 22 | West Georgia | 17-3 | 34 | NR |
| 23 | Fort Hays State | 13-4 | 24 | 25 |
| 24 | South Carolina-Aiken | 13-3 | 21 | 19 |
| 25 | Alaska-Anchorage | 13-4 | 13 | NR |
Dropped out: No. 18 Minnesota State-Moorhead, No. 20 Cal Poly Pomona, No. 24 Seattle Pacific.
Others receiving votes: Minnesota State-Moorhead 11, Arkansas-Monticello 9, Winston-Salem State 9, Adelphi 6, Montevallo 5, Northwest Missouri State 5, Alderson-Broaddus 4, C.W. Post 2, Anderson (S.C.) 1, Bemidji State 1, Bentley 1, Florida Tech 1, Missouri-St. Louis 1.