2012 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2012 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2011–12
Teams	8
Site	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Champions	New Mexico (2nd title)
Winning coach	Steve Alford (1st title)
MVP	Drew Gordon (New Mexico)
Television	The Mtn., CBSSN, NBCSN
Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments «2011  2013»

2011–12 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#21 New Mexico †	10	–	4		.714			28	–	7		.800
#22 San Diego State	10	–	4		.714			26	–	8		.765
#23 UNLV	9	–	5		.643			26	–	9		.743
Colorado State	8	–	6		.571			20	–	12		.625
TCU	7	–	7		.500			18	–	15		.545
Wyoming	6	–	8		.429			21	–	12		.636
Air Force	3	–	11		.214			13	–	16		.448
Boise State	3	–	11		.214			13	–	17		.433
† 2012 MWC Tournament winner As of March 8, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament was played at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada in March 2012. Sponsored by Conoco; it was the first tournament without BYU or Utah, but included newcomer Boise State.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Thursday, March 8 MTN, CBSSN					Semifinals Friday, March 9 CBSSN					Championship Saturday, March 10 NBCSN
	1	San Diego State	65
	8	Boise State	62
						1	San Diego State	79
						4	Colorado State	69
	4	Colorado State	81
	5	TCU	60
											1	San Diego State	59
											2	New Mexico	68
	3	UNLV	56
	6	Wyoming	48
						3	UNLV	67
						2	New Mexico	72
	2	New Mexico	79
	7	Air Force	64