The2012CIS Men's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was held March 9–11, 2012. It was the second of two consecutive CIS Championships to be held at theHalifax Metro Centre before moving toScotiabank Place inOttawa for two years. The defending champions were theCarleton Ravens, who won their 7th title in nine years and who return to the tournament with an undefeated record of 31-0 in CIS play.[1] They were joined by six other qualifiers and one wild card team. This was the 50th CIS Men's basketball championship.[2]
The top-seeded Carleton Ravens defeated the second-seededAlberta Golden Bears by a score of 86-67, winning their second consecutiveW. P. McGee Trophy and their record-tying eighth overall. The Ravens are now tied with theVictoria Vikes for most CIS men's basketball championships overall.
The tournament was broadcast by EastLink TV which made the feed available to other cable companies and by NBA TV Canada.[3]
| Seed | Team | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carleton Ravens | Ontario University Champion |
| 2 | Alberta Golden Bears | Canada West Champion |
| 3 | Concordia Stingers | Quebec University Champion |
| 4 | Lakehead Thunderwolves | Wildcard |
| 5 | Fraser Valley Cascades | Canada West Finalist |
| 6 | St. Francis Xavier X-Men | Atlantic University Finalist |
| 7 | Ryerson Rams | Ontario University Finalist |
| 8 | Acadia Axemen | Atlantic University Champion |
| First Round: March 9 | Semi-Finals: March 10 | Final: March 11 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Carleton Ravens | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Acadia Axemen | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Carleton Ravens | 83 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Fraser Valley Cascades | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Lakehead Thunderwolves | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Fraser Valley Cascades | 83 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Carleton Ravens | 86 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alberta Golden Bears | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alberta Golden Bears | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Ryerson Rams | 52 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alberta Golden Bears | 91 | Bronze Medal: March 11 | |||||||||||
| 6 | St. Francis Xavier X-Men | 83 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Concordia Stingers | 82 | 5 | Fraser Valley Cascades | 86 | |||||||||
| 6 | St. Francis Xavier X-Men | 98 | 6 | St. Francis Xavier X-Men | 89 | |||||||||
| Consolation Semi-Finals: March 10 | Consolation Final: March 11 | ||||||||
| 4 | Lakehead Thunderwolves (30-4) | 75 | |||||||
| 8 | Acadia Axemen (20-14) | 84 | |||||||
| 7 | Ryerson Rams (19-14) | 83 | |||||||
| 8 | Acadia Axemen (21-14) | 90 | |||||||
| 3 | Concordia Stingers (23-7) | 80 | |||||||
| 7 | Ryerson Rams (18-14) | 84 | |||||||
Note: All records are against CIS competition only.[1]