2012 Men’s Basketball
Championship
Last updated - November 21, 2011
| Rank | School (First-place votes) | Record | Points | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Houston State (17) | 11-0 | 585 | 3 |
| 2 | Georgia Southern (4) | 9-2 | 546 | 2 |
| 3 | Northern Iowa | 10-1 | 544 | 4 |
| 4 | North Dakota State (1) | 10-1 | 528 | 5 |
| 5 | Montana | 9-2 | 496 | 7 |
| 6 | Lehigh | 10-1 | 489 | 6 |
| 7 | Montana State (1) | 9-2 | 458 | 1 |
| 8 | Appalachian State | 8-3 | 436 | 8 |
| 9 | Towson | 9-2 | 403 | 10 |
| 10 | Old Dominion | 9-2 | 392 | 9 |
| 11 | Wofford | 8-3 | 352 | 12 |
| 12 | New Hampshire | 8-3 | 334 | 13 |
| 13 | Maine | 8-3 | 298 | 11 |
| 14 | Harvard | 9-1 | 253 | T14 |
| 15 | Central Arkansas | 8-3 | 221 | 19 |
| 16 | Delaware | 7-4 | 219 | 17 |
| 17 | Illinois State | 7-4 | 187 | T14 |
| 18 | Jackson State | 9-2 | 167 | 18 |
| 19 | James Madison | 7-4 | 161 | 20 |
| 20 | Tennessee Tech | 7-3 | 134 | 21 |
| 21 | North Dakota | 8-3 | 111 | 22 |
| 22 | Norfolk State | 9-2 | 97 | 25 |
| 23 | Liberty | 7-4 | 78 | 16 |
| 24 | South Dakota | 8-3 | 46 | NR |
| 25 | San Diego | 9-2 | 30 | NR |
Dropped out: No. 23 Indiana State, No. 24 South Dakota.
Others receiving votes: Bethune-Cookman (21); Eastern Kentucky (19); South Dakota (19); Furman (16); Drake (15); Southern Utah (12); Portland State (11); William & Mary (10); Chattanooga (9); Indiana State (9); Eastern Washington (8); Jacksonville State (7); Albany (6); Nicholls State (4); South Carolina State (4); Cal Poly (3); Brown (2); Duquesne (2); Youngstown State (2); Alabama State (1); Dayton (1).