2012 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

2012 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201112
Teams11
SiteSummit Arena
Convention Center Court
Hot Springs, Arkansas
ChampionsWestern Kentucky (8th title)
Winning coachRay Harper (1st title)
MVPGeorge Fant (Western Kentucky)
Attendance4,126
TelevisionESPN Regional Television, ESPN2
2011–12 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Middle Tennessee142 .875277  .794
South Alabama88 .5001712  .586
Florida Atlantic79 .4381119  .367
Western Kentucky79 .4381619  .457
Troy511 .3131018  .357
Florida International511 .313821  .276
West
Arkansas–Little Rock124 .7501516  .484
Denver115 .688229  .710
Louisiana–Lafayette106 .6251616  .500
North Texas97 .5631814  .563
Arkansas State610 .3751420  .412
*Louisiana–Monroe214 .125326  .103
2012 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 21, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

The 2012 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held in Hot Springs, Arkansas from March 3 to March 6 at the Summit Arena and the Convention Center Court. Eleven Sun Belt teams participated in the tournament with seedings based on their conference record. Louisiana-Monroe did not compete in the 2012 Sun Belt Tournament due to failing to meet the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate requirements. This was Denver's final year in the Sun Belt due to the move to the Western Athletic Conference for the 2012–13 basketball season. The tournament winner received an automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament.