2011–12 Azerbaijan Premier League, Teams
On 31 May 2011, it was announced that FK Ganja changed their name to FC Kəpəz. On 18 July 2011, FK Mughan also ruled out to participate in this season due sponsorship reasons and replaced by Simurq PFC.


2011–12 Azerbaijan Premier League, Season events, Inter Baku scandal
On 21 August 2011, Inter Baku - FK Baku game was suspended during last minutes due referee scandal, therefore game's fate decided after Professional Football League of Azerbaijan's decision. On 23 August 2011, PFL awarded 3-0 technical victory to FK Baku and announced the following punishments were given to Inter Baku's individuals:


2011–12 Azerbaijan Premier League, Season events, Inter Baku scandal
Furthermore, Inter Baku fined additional 13,000 AZN for breaching security regulations.


2011–12 Azerbaijan Premier League, Season events, Khazar Lankaran and Turan controversy
On 6 August 2011, the Disciplinary Committee of AFFA imposed the punishment on the scandal that took place in two matches. Khazar Lankaran fined 10,000 AZN after club's fans threw alien objects to the court, injuring the head of Inter Baku's coach Kakhaber Tskhadadze. Khazar also must play its next two league home matches in an empty stadium because of its fans' aggressive behavior.


2011–12 Azerbaijan Premier League, Season events, Khazar Lankaran and Turan controversy
AFFA fined Turan Tovuz 26,000 AZN and moved its next two league home matches on a neutral ground for injuring referees, breaking PFL camera as well as for refusing to play at the second half of 2011–12 Azerbaijan Cup. The club's president Musa Suleymanov has been disqualified for five matches and club received technical defeat of 0-3.


2011–12 Azerbaijan Premier League, Second round, Championship group
The top six teams of the first phase participate in this group, which will decide which team will win the championship. Additionally, teams in this group compete for one 2012–13 Champions League and two Europa League spots.


2011–12 Azerbaijan Premier League, Second round, Championship group
The winners will qualify for the Champions League Second qualifying round, with the runners-up and third place team earning a spot in the Europa League first qualifying round.


2011–12 Azerbaijan Premier League, Second round, Relegation group
The bottom six teams of the first phase will determine the teams to be relegated to the 2012–13 Azerbaijan First Division. The bottom team of this group will be directly relegated, while the fifth-placed team will have to compete in relegation/promotion playoffs with the second-placed teams of the 2011–12 Azerbaijan First Division. On April 30, due decision of Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan, no clubs from Azerbaijan First Division will be promoted which means all clubs from this season will be remaining in the league.


2011–12 B Group
The 2011–12 B Group was the 57th season of the Bulgarian B Football Group, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system. The season started on 13 August 2011 and finished in June 2012 with the A Group promotion play-off.


2011–12 B Group
On 9 June the Executive Committee of Bulgarian Football Union decided to reduce further the number of teams in both West and East B PFG due licensing problems in most of the clubs. The new format consisted of ten teams in each group playing three times against all the others during the season. There were no draws for the matches between fixture 19 and fixture 27. The program was issued depending the position of each club after the completion of fixture 18.


2011–12 B Group
Like in the previous season, the A Group promotion play-off was played in two stages. The first was the match between the runners-up from the West and East B PFG. The final stage was played between the 14th finished team from A Group and the winner from the first stage.


2011–12 B Group, Team changes from 2010–11, Movement between A PFG and B PFG
The champions of the two groups of B PFG were promoted to A PFG. These were Botev (Vratsa) (West B PFG champions) and Ludogorets Razgrad (East B PFG champions). The third promoted team is Svetkavitsa, which won the promotion play-off against Etar (Veliko Tarnovo).


2011–12 B Group, Team changes from 2010–11, Movement between A PFG and B PFG
Akademik (Sofia) and Sliven were directly relegated from A PFG after finishing in the bottom two places. The team that finished 14th in A PFG - Vidima-Rakovski (Sevlievo) lost the promotion/relegation play-off against Chernomorets (Pomorie), but Chernomorets did not receive a license for A PFG, so Vidima-Rakovski retained its place. The third relegated team is Pirin (Blagoevgrad), finished 13th, because it filed bankruptcy. Pirin did not even receive license for B PFG, so the team will participate in V AFG.


2011–12 B Group, Team changes from 2010–11, Movement between B PFG and V AFG
In different stages Chernomorets (Balchik), Dunav (Rousse) and Ravda decided to cancel their participation in the East B PFG and were relegated from the group. Additionally the teams of Spartak (Plovdiv) and Brestnik 1948 (Plovdiv) declared not being ready to fulfill the license regulations and voluntarily were relegated to V AFG. In place of those five teams came the third league champions Botev (Plovdiv) (South-East), Spartak (Varna) (North-East) and the winner of the promotion play-off Neftochimic 1986 (Burgas). Further the team of Etar (Veliko Tarnovo) was moved from West to East B PFG so that the league had ten participating teams.


2011–12 B Group, Team changes from 2010–11, Movement between B PFG and V AFG
The situation in the West B PFG was much more clearer. Kom-Minyor left the competition during the winter break due financial difficulties, Botev (Krivodol) was relegated after finishing in 11th place and Vihren (Sandanski) voluntarily left after the end of the season. Those teams were replaced with the V AFG champions - Slivnishki Geroi (Slivnitsa) (South-West) and Bdin (Vidin) (North-West).


2011–12 B-Meg Llamados season
The 2011–12 B-Meg Llamados season is the 24th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2011–12 BAI Basket
The 2011–12 season of BAI Basket (34th edition) ran from November 25, 2011 through May 17, 2012, with 12 teams playing the regular season in a double round robin system. The tournament was cut short due to the Angolan national team's engagement at the Olympics qualification tournament and also due to a strike of referees, in that at the end of the regular season, the best six teams played a double round robin tournament for the title in serie A as did the last six teams for the consolation, serie B.


2011–12 BAI Basket, Regular Season (November 25, 2011 - March 30, 2012)
As the regular season winner, Primeiro de Agosto is awarded a bonus point for the Final Four.


2011–12 BAI Basket, Final Phase (April 26 - May 22)
The home team is listed on the left-hand column. The rightmost column and the bottom row list the teams' home and away records respectively.


2011–12 BCHL season
The 2011–12 BCHL season marked the 50th anniversary of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). The sixteen teams from the Coastal and Interior Conferences played 60 game schedules.


2011–12 BCHL season
Come March, the top teams from each division will play for the Fred Page Cup, the BCHL Championship. The winner of the Fred Page Cup plays the AJHL champion in a best-of-seven series for the right to represent the Pacific region in the Royal Bank Cup


2011–12 BCHL season, Final standings
Note:  GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points


2011–12 BCHL season, 2012 Doyle Cup
The 2012 Doyle Cup was played between the BCHL Champion Penticton Vees, and the AJHL Champion Brooks Bandits


2011–12 BCHL season, 2012 Doyle Cup, Game Results
Penticton would then move on to the 2012 Royal Bank Cup. They would win the national championship with a 4–3 win over the MHL champion Woodstock Slammers in the final.


2011–12 BCHL season, Scoring leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, P = Points, PIM = Penalties In Minutes


2011–12 BCHL season, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played, Mins = Minutes Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GA = Goals Against, SO = Shutouts, Sv% = Save Percentage, GAA = Goals Against Average. Regulation losses and overtime losses have been combined for total losses.


2011–12 BCHL season, Award winners
With the exception of the Brett Hull Trophy and goaltender awards, each award is given to two players; One in each conference.


2011–12 BCHL season, Records broken
The Penticton Vees, with three NHL draftees on their squad, went on an unprecedented streak throughout the course of the season that saw multiple BCHL records fall:


2011–12 BFC Siófok season
The 2011–12 season will be BFC Siófok's 19th competitive season, 2nd consecutive season in the OTP Bank Liga and 80th year in existence as a football club.


2011–12 BFC Siófok season, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 BFC Siófok season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 BFC Siófok season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 BFC Siófok season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 BFC Siófok season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 BFC Siófok season, Statistics, Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2011–12 BFC Siófok season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.


2011–12 BIBL season
In the fourth season of the Balkan International Basketball League, twelve participants from the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the new represented country Israel has competed.


2011–12 BIBL season, Format, Regular season
In the regular season the teams will be divided into two groups, each containing six teams. Each team plays every other team in its group at home and away. The two teams that finished at the top of their group advance to the final four. The teams that finish second and third in their group advance to the quarterfinals.


2011–12 BIBL season, Format, Regular season
The opening game has been played on October 11, 2011 and the last match day will be played on March 7, 2012.


2011–12 BIBL season, Format, Quarterfinals
The teams that finished second in their home played against the third placed teams in the other group in a Best-Of-3 series with home advantage. The first legs are on March 21 and 22, second legs will be played on March 28 and 29. If there is need for third leg the date is set for April 5, 2012.


2011–12 BIBL season, Format, Final four
The four remaining teams play a semifinal match and the winners of those advance to the final. The losers play in a third-place playoff. This year's dates are April 20 and 22, 2012.


2011–12 BIBL season, Quarterfinals
First legs are on March 20 and 28; Second legs are on March 27 and April 3; Third leg, if needed, is on March 29 and April 6


2011–12 BIH Premier League
The 2011–12 BIH Premier League season is the eleventh since its establishment.


2011–12 BIH Premier League, Regular season, Standings
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2011–12 BIH Premier League, Championship Round, Standings
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team
The 2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Dave Rose's seventh season at BYU. The Cougars, in their first season in the West Coast Conference, played their home games at the Marriott Center. They finished the season 26–9, 12–4 in WCC play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the West Coast Basketball Tournament to Gonzaga. They received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA Tournament where they defeated Iona in the First Four round before falling to in the second round to Marquette.


2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Before the season
The Cougars, coming off a 2010–11 season that saw them rise as high as #3 in the AP Poll and ended in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament, had to recover from major personnel losses. Consensus national player of the year Jimmer Fredette and all-time BYU steals leader Jackson Emery, called BYU's "best backcourt ever" by Salt Lake Tribune writer Jay Drew, both graduated. Another frequent starter, freshman swingman Kyle Collinsworth, temporarily left the team to go on a two-year LDS mission.


2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Before the season
In addition to the departing players, assistant Dave Rice left to take the head coaching vacancy at UNLV.


2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Before the season
The Cougars were picked to finish third in the WCC by the media.


2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Before the season, Recruiting
Gaining size was a key for the 2011 BYU team. In addition to a returning Brandon Davies who would help inside the paint, BYU focused on three centers, two of which are return missionaries who will have their first playing time. The third center, Isaac Nielson, committed to BYU and announced he would serve a church mission before joining the school for the 2013–14 season.


2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2011 media
The school began to hype the basketball season with basketball media days webcasts shown live on BYUtv.org Wednesday, October 12, 2011. Jarom Jordan interviewed all the players, except for Brandon Davies who chose to abstain from interviews until the regular season begins, from the Marriott Center. Common questions asked to the players were how they chose their numbers, what they expected for the upcoming season, what they thought of the new court, and the West Coast Conference. Additionally the Cougars announced that BYUtv would air a True Blue Basketball Preview special on Thursday, November 10, 2011.


2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2011 media
All Cougar games will be broadcast on the BYU Radio Sports Network with Greg Wrubell serving as the play-by-play man (unless he is away for football) and Mark Durrant providing analysis. When Wrubell is gone for football, Durrant will serve as the play-by-play man with Russ Larson serving as the analyst. Steve Cleveland will also provide analysis on the radio for select conference games. Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Steve Cleveland, Robbie Bullough, Jarom Jordan, and Lakia Holmes will provide coverage for BYUtv Sports throughout the season.


2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2011 media
The Pre-season WCC poll expects the Cougars to finish 3rd behind Gonzaga and St. Mary's and just ahead of Santa Clara.


2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2011 media, BYU Radio Sports Network Affiliates
KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM- Flagship Station (Salt Lake City/ Provo, UT and ksl.com)BYU Radio- Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, and byuradio.org)KTHK- Blackfoot/ Idaho Falls/ Pocatello/ Rexburg, IDKMGR- Manti, UTKSUB- Cedar City, UTKDXU- St. George, UT


2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Schedule and results
On March 13, 2012, BYU set a record for the largest comeback in an NCAA tournament game, as they were down by 25 points at one point in their first match of the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and came back to beat the Iona Gaels 78–72.


2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Prairie View A&M
First series meetingBroadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Robbie Bullough


2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, vs. Northern Arizona
Northern Arizona leads series 1-0Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Steve Cleveland


2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Weber State
BYU leads series 26-10Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Lakia Holmes


2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Baylor
BYU leads series 5-2Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Robbie Bullough (Steve Cleveland Halftime and Postgame)


2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Buffalo
BYU leads series 1-0Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Robbie Bullough


2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, UC Santa Barbara
First series meetingBroadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Robbie Bullough


2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Cal State- San Marcos
First series meetingBroadcasters: Dave McCann, Steve Cleveland, and Robbie Bullough


2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, San Diego
BYU leads series 2-0Broadcasters: Jarom Jordan, Blaine Fowler, and Robbie Bullough


2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, at Loyola Marymount
Loyola Marymount leads series 2-1Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler


2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, San Francisco
Series tied 5-5Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Robbie Bullough (Steve Cleveland Halftime and Postgame Show)


2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, at San Diego
BYU leads series 3-0Broadcasters: Steve Quis and Jim Brogan (Blaine Fowler and Steve Cleveland Halftime)


2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Loyola Marymount
Series even 2-2Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Robbie Bullough


2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, at Pepperdine
Series even 4-4Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Steve Cleveland (Jamie Zaninovich Halftime)


2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Saint Mary's
BYU leads series 8-3Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham (Jarom Jordan, Steve Cleveland, and Robbie Bullough Postgame)


2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Gonzaga
Series even 1-1Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham (Blaine Fowler, Steve Cleveland, and Robbie Bullough Postgame)


2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Pepperdine
BYU leads series 5-4Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Steve Cleveland, and Robbie Bullough


2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Portland
BYU leads series 5-1Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Steve Cleveland, and Robbie Bullough


2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, NCAA Tournament First Four: vs. Iona
First series meetingBroadcasters: Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg, Steve Kerr, and Tracy Wolfson


2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, NCAA Tournament 2nd Round: vs. Marquette
Series even 2-2Broadcasters: Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery, and Lesley Visser


2011–12 BYU Cougars women's basketball team
The 2011–12 BYU Cougars women's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Jeff Judkins eleventh season at BYU. The Cougars, played in their first season in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the Marriott Center. The Cougars won the 2011 Hukilau Invitational and the 2012 West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, earning themselves a 10-Seed in the NCAA Tournament. They lost in the first round to DePaul.


2011–12 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Before the season
The Lady Cougars were picked to finish second in the WCC behind only Gonzaga in the pre-season polls.


2011–12 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2011-12 media
The Lady Cougars got more exposure than ever before for the 2011-12 season. Every Lady Cougars home game, except for the game against St. Mary's, was featured nationally on BYUtv Sports. Robbie Bullough acted as the play-by-play man, though Dave McCann and Jared Johnson were assigned a few games. Kristen Kozlowski served as the analyst for all BYUtv Sports broadcasts. Lakia Holmes served as the sideline reporter for the Winter Semester, but after she graduated multiple sideline reporters would be used for BYUtv.


2011–12 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2011-12 media, BYU Radio Sports Network Affiliates
All Lady Cougar games that don't conflict with men's basketball or football games were featured live on BYU Radio found nationwide on Dish Network 980, on Sirius XM 143, and online at www.byuradio.org. Games not broadcast on BYU Radio were 11/19 (at Weber State), 12/3 (vs. Syracuse), 12/31 (at Saint Mary's), 1/7 (at San Francisco), 1/19 (at Loyola Marymount), and 2/2 (at Pepperdine). However internet streaming of all those games was available at the opposing schools website.


2011–12 Bahrain First Division League
The 2011–12 Bahrain First Division League is the 55th edition of top-level football in Bahrain. Al-Muharraq are the defending champions. The season started on 1 December after numerous postponements to the original fixture list and finished on 4 June with the relegation/promotion playoff match.


2011–12 Bahrain First Division League, Teams
The 2010–11 league campaign was heavily disrupted by the Bahraini uprising in February and a number of games were cancelled or awarded to the opposition team. As it became clear that the league would struggle to continue with the number of postponements, it appeared that Al-Shabab and Malkiya either withdrew from the championship or suspended from the championship which resulted in automatic relegation.


2011–12 Bahrain First Division League, Teams
These relegated clubs were replaced by East Riffa Club, returning after one season away from the top flight and Bahrain Club who return for the first time since the 2008–09 Bahrain Classification Soccer League season.


2011–12 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represent Ball State University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is coached by Billy Taylor and play their homes game in John E. Worthen Arena. They are a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 6–10 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament to Western Michigan.


2011–12 Baltic Basketball League
Baltic Basketball League 2011–12 season was a basketball competition among Baltic states basketball clubs. The season started on 30 September 2011.


2011–12 Baltic Basketball League, Teams
† Promoted from the 2010–11 Challenge Cup^ Qualified directly to playoffs


2011–12 Bangalore Super Division
The 2011–12 Bangalore Super Division is the 2011-12 season of the Bangalore Super Division which is the third tier of the Indian football system and the top tier of the Karnataka football system.


2011–12 Bangalore Super Division
At the end of the season it was KGF Academy who finished as the champions, while BEL and CIL were relegated to A Division.


2011–12 Bangladesh Federation Cup
The 2011–12 Bangladesh Federation Cup was the 24th edition to be played and was won by Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club for the first time, defeating Team BJMC 3:1 in the final.


2011–12 Bangladesh Federation Cup
The competition started on 23 December with a qualification stage and finished with the final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on 24 January.


2011–12 Bangladesh Federation Cup
18 teams took part with a qualification for sides outside the top flight, 6 winners of the one-legged ties would enter the first round being played as a Group Stage, with four groups of four teams. The top two teams from each group qualified for the Quarter Final Stage.


2011–12 Bangladeshi cricket season
The 2011–12 Bangladeshi cricket season is when the increase in the National Cricket League (NCL) championship teams from six to eight. Following creation of Rangpur Division in January 2010 as the country's seventh administrative region, the NCL in 2011–12 was expanded to eight teams with the introduction of the Rangpur team and the return of Dhaka Metropolis, although they had no settled home venue. Rajshahi Division won the championship title in the fourth consecutive season. The One Day League was formally terminated before the season began and the main List A limited overs competition since then is the Dhaka Premier Division, which began in 2013–14. The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) was founded in 2011–12 season and Dhaka Gladiators were its first champions.


2011–12 Bangladeshi cricket season, International cricket
The West Indies toured Bangladesh in October 2011 and playing two Test matches, the West Indies winning the second, the first being a drawn game. West Indies played three limited overs internationals, winning the series 2–1. Bangladesh won a T20I by 3 wickets.


2011–12 Bangladeshi cricket season, International cricket
Pakistan toured from 29 November to 21 December 2011, playing one Twenty20 International (T20I), three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and two Test matches, Pakistan winning all matches.


2011–12 Barako Bull Energy season
The 2011–12 Barako Bull Energy is the 10th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was previously known as the Air21 Express during the 2010–11 season.


2011–12 Barako Bull Energy season, Philippine Cup, Eliminations, Standings
y  – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-beat advantage,  x  – clinched outright quarterfinals,  w  – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-win disadvantage,  e  – eliminated


2011–12 Barako Bull Energy season, Commissioner's Cup, Eliminations, Standings
y  – clinched outright semifinals,  x  – clinched quarterfinals,  e  – eliminated


2011–12 Barangay Ginebra Kings season
The 2011–12 Barangay Ginebra Kings season was the 33rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2011–12 Barangay Ginebra Kings season, Philippine Cup, Eliminations, Standings
y  – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-beat advantage,  x  – clinched outright quarterfinals,  w  – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-win disadvantage,  e  – eliminated


2011–12 Barangay Ginebra Kings season, Commissioner's Cup, Eliminations, Standings
y  – clinched outright semifinals,  x  – clinched quarterfinals,  e  – eliminated


2011–12 Barangay Ginebra Kings season, Governors' Cup, Semifinals, Standings
z  – clinched outright finals,  y  – clinched finals berth playoff,  x  – clinched 4-of-5 win playoff incentive,  e  – eliminated


2011–12 Barangay Ginebra Kings season, Governors' Cup, Semifinals, Standings
* Point differential on games among tied teams, and if still tied, overall point differential.


2011–12 Barnet F.C. season
The 2011–12 season is Barnet's 124th year in existence. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.


2011–12 Barnsley F.C. season
The 2011–12 season will be Barnsley's fifth consecutive season in the Championship since promotion in 2006.


2011–12 Barys Astana season
The 2011–12 Barys Astana season was the Kontinental Hockey League franchise's 4th season of play and 13th season overall.


2011–12 Barys Astana season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Win (3 points)  Overtime/shootout win (2 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)  Loss (0 points)


2011–12 Barys Astana season, Draft picks
Barys Astana's picks at the 2011 KHL Junior Draft in Moscow, Russia at the Mytishchi Arena on May 28, 2011.


2011–12 Basketball Bundesliga
The Basketball Bundesliga 2011–12 was the 46th season of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). Brose Baskets from Bamberg won its third straight title this season, by beating ratiopharm Ulm 3–0 in the Finals.


2011–12 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The 2011–12 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the 11th season of the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with 13 teams from Bosnia participating in it.


2011–12 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular season will start on October 15, 2011, and it will last until March 17, 2012.


2011–12 Basketball Cup of Serbia
The 2011–12 Basketball Cup of Serbia is the 6th season of the Serbian 2nd-tier men's cup tournament.


2011–12 Basketball League Belgium Division I
The 2011–12 Basketball League Belgium Division I, for sponsorships reasons named 2011–12 Ethias League, was the 84th season of the Ethias League, the top tier basketball in Belgium. The season started on October 4, 2011 and finished in May 2012. Telenet BC Oostende took the title after beating Belgacom Spirou in five games.


2011–12 Basketball League of Serbia
The 2011–12 Basketball League of Serbia season is the 6th season of the Basketball League of Serbia, the highest professional basketball league in Serbia. It is also 68th national championship played by Serbian clubs inclusive of nation's previous incarnations as Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro. The first half of the season consists of 14 teams and 182-game regular season (26 games for each of the 14 teams) began on Saturday, October 9, 2011 and will end on Sunday, March 12, 2012. The second half of the season consists of 4 teams from Adriatic League and the best 4 teams from first half of the season. The first half is called First League and  second is called Super League.


2011–12 Basketball League of Serbia, First League, Standings
P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference, Pts=Points


2011–12 Basketball League of Serbia, Super League, Standings
P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference, Pts=Points


2011–12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season
The 2011–12 Bayer Leverkusen season is the club's 108th year of existence.


2011–12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season, Review and events
For the winter break, Bayer Leverkusen return to practice on 3 January 2012 at 10:00 CET (UTC+01) and will have a training camp in Lagos, Portugal, from 4 January to 13 January.


2011–12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season, Competitions, Bundesliga
|}Last updated: 5 May 2012Source: 1Bayer Leverkusen goals come first. Ground's country's flag and opponent's country's flag shown when from a different country of Bayer Leverkusen. Pos . = Position in league, Pts. = Points, GD = Goal difference, Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.


2011–12 Bayernliga
The 2011–12 season of the Bayernliga, the highest association football league in Bavaria, was the fourth season of the league at tier five (V) of the German football league system and the 67th season overall since establishment of the league in 1945. The regular season started on 22 July 2011 and finished after 34 rounds on 19 May 2012, followed by relegation play-off games in early June. It was the last season of the league operating in a single-division format, from 2012 it will be split into a northern and a southern division, a system last in place in the 1962–63 season.


2011–12 Bayernliga
The league season was interrupted by a three-month winter break, which lasted from 27 November 2011 to 2 March 2012. It was won by TSV 1860 Rosenheim, which clinched the title in the 33rd round of the season with a 3–0 home win over SV Seligenporten. It was the first time that the club from Rosenheim won the title. Apart from Rosenheim nine other clubs from the league earned promotion to the new Fußball-Regionalliga Bayern, while no club was relegated.


2011–12 Bayernliga
This was because of the introduction of the Regionalliga Bayern as the new fourth tier above the Bayernliga from 2012 and the expansion to two regional divisions. Instead, the top nine clubs gained entry to the new Regionalliga while the next six had the opportunity to also qualify for this league, having to play a promotion round with the best teams of the Landesligas. The bottom three teams in the league automatically remained at this level.


2011–12 Bayernliga
Two of the leagues clubs made negative headlines when they encountered financial trouble. FSV Erlangen-Bruck averted insolvency in December 2011, caused by outstanding social security payments and wages, when it had to take up a €220,000 credit. The club announced that it would have to cut the budget of the football department. The TSV Aindling, club officials and current and former players were raided by the German customs department in December 2011. The club is thought to have knowingly withheld social security payments. A third club, TSV Gersthofen, announced a deficit of €200,000 for its football department, with the main club providing a 10-year repayable loan to cover for it. Aindling and Gersthofen consequently decided not to apply for a Regionalliga licence.


2011–12 Bayernliga, Qualifying modus for the 2012–13 season
In October 2010, another reform of the Regionalligas was decided upon. The number of leagues were now to be expanded to five, with the defunct Regionalliga Nordost to be reestablished and a Regionalliga Bayern to be established. The new system is due to come into operation in the 2012–13 season.


2011–12 Bayernliga, Qualifying modus for the 2012–13 season
The Bavarian football federation was carrying out drastic changes to the league system from 2012 onwards. With the already decided introduction of the Regionalliga Bayern from 2012–13, it placed two Bayernligas below the new league as the new fifth tier of the German league system. Below those, five Landesligas instead of the existing three were set, which were geographically divided to limit travel and increase the number of local derbies. This model was adopted in late April 2011. With the league reform at the end of the 2011–12 season, the Bezirksoberligas were also disbanded. Instead, the Bezirksligas took the place of the Bezirksoberligas once more below the Landesligas, as had been the case until 1988.


2011–12 Bayernliga, Qualifying modus for the 2012–13 season
While it was originally thought that the Regionalliga Bayern would carry the name Bayernliga, it was later revealed that the current Bayernliga would retain this name, making it a divided league like it had already been from 1953 to 1963. The new qualification modus would see all current Bavarian Regionalliga teams qualify for the new league as well as the top nine of the Bayernliga. Additionally, the teams placed 10th to 15th entered a promotion round with the six Landesliga champions and runners-up for three more spots in the new league.


2011–12 Bayernliga, Qualifying modus for the 2012–13 season
Fluctuations of this formula were however possible if a Bavarian club was promoted to or relegated from the 3. Liga, which was not the case. The losers of this qualification round, nine clubs, and the Landesliga clubs placed third to eighth, 18 clubs, would all enter the new Bayernligas. The Landesliga clubs that failed to qualify for the Bayernligas would remain in one of the five new Landesligas, there would be no relegation to the Bezirksligas.


2011–12 Bayernliga, Qualifying modus for the 2012–13 season
For the qualification round following the regular season this meant that the clubs placed first to ninth were directly qualified for the Regionalliga. The clubs placed tenth, eleventh and twelfth would each play one of the three Landesliga runners-up. The clubs placed 13th, 14th and 15th would each play one of the Landesliga champions. The winner of these six encounters would then advance to the next round. In this round, the winners of the first three encounters will be drawn against the winners of the second three.


2011–12 Bayernliga, Qualifying modus for the 2012–13 season
Depending on the number of teams entering the new Regionalliga from other leagues, all three winners of this round would qualify for the new league or further games will be necessary. All encounters were to be played in a two-game home and away format. However, since not all eligible clubs applied for a Regionalliga licence, this system was slightly altered.


2011–12 Bayernliga, Qualifying modus for the 2012–13 season
The new two division Bayernliga will consist of all Bayernliga teams not qualified for the new Regionalliga plus a set number of teams qualified from the leagues below. The Landesliga champions and runners-up that failed to qualify for the Regionalliga would be directly qualified for the Bayernligas, as would the Landesliga teams placed third to eighth. The Landesliga teams placed ninth to 15th would face the seven Bezirksoberliga champions to determine the remaining available spots in the league. All match-ups will be played in European Cup format, meaning away goals count double when the aggregate score is drawn.


2011–12 Bayernliga, Qualifying modus for the 2012–13 season
With the deadline for the licence applications for the new Regionalliga Bayern set for 1 April 2012, of the 18 Bayernliga clubs, 15 applied for a licence, with only TSV Gersthofen, TSV Aindling and SpVgg Unterhaching II deciding not to apply. Because of ongoing financial issues the FSV Erlangen-Bruck withdrew its Regionalliga licence application in April 2012, thereby giving one of the three Landesliga champions a bye in the first round of the Regionalliga qualification.


2011–12 Bayernliga, Qualifying modus for the 2012–13 season
The league features four new clubs for the 2011–12 season:


2011–12 Bayernliga, Play-offs, Promotion round to the Regionalliga, First round
The following games were scheduled to determine which clubs from the Bayernliga and Landesliga who would qualify for the Regionalliga, to be played in a home-and-away format: The games of the first round were played on 23 and 26 May, the second round on 2 and 6 June 2012:


2011–12 Bayernliga, Play-offs, Promotion round to the Regionalliga, Second round
The winners of this round are qualified for the Regionalliga, the losers for the Bayernliga:


2011–12 Bayernliga, Play-offs, Promotion round to the Bayernliga, First round
The following games were scheduled to determine which clubs from the Landesliga and Bezirksoberliga qualify for the Bayernliga, to be played in a home-and-away format. The clubs were subdivided into seven regional groups. The games of the first round were played on 24 and 28 May, the second round on 3 and 7 June 2012:


2011–12 Bayernliga, Play-offs, Promotion round to the Bayernliga, Second round
The winners of this round are qualified for the Bayernliga, the losers for the Landesliga:


2011–12 Baylor Bears basketball team
The 2011–12 Baylor Bears basketball team  represented Baylor University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team finished 30–7 overall and 12–6 in Big 12 Conference play to finish in a third-place tie with Iowa State. In postseason play, Baylor lost to Missouri in the 2012 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament championship game and Kentucky in the Elite Eight of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.


2011–12 Baylor Bears basketball team, Pre-season
From August 12 to 15, the Baylor Bears participated in the Canadian Foreign Tour which began their pre-season, going 3-1 during the tour. The Bears concluded their pre-season against Abilene Christian University. The Bears began regular season play ranked #12 in both the AP and USA Today Coaches Pre-season polls.


2011–12 Baylor Bears basketball team, Coaching
Scott Drew guided the Bears to school records in both conference wins (12) and wins overall (30). It was his ninth season as head coach.


2011–12 Baylor Bears basketball team, NCAA tournament
In the 2011-12 season, Baylor had one of its best seasons since 2008-09, going 27-7, with their highest ranking being #3. They also won the Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic. These efforts lead to a #3 seed in the South region of the NCAA Tournament.


2011–12 Baylor Bears basketball team, NCAA tournament
In Baylor's second-round game of the tournament, there were a number of stand out performances. Bears sophomore Brady Heslip, hit nine 3-pointers on the way to a new career high of 27 points. Heslip help lead the Bears to a victory over the 11th seed University of Colorado, which earned them a spot in the final 16 to face Xavier University.


2011–12 Baylor Bears basketball team, NCAA tournament
In the sweet 16 game vs Xavier University, Baylor shot out of the gate with a commanding 20-4 lead, only to have that lead cut to 7 at half time. The non-existent paint game of the Baylor Bears in the second and third rounds was finally existent in the game against Xavier. Quincy Acy's powerful dunks and paint game helped spark the Baylor bears throughout the game. Quincy Acy finished with a team high 20 points and 15 rebounds. Point guard Pierre Jackson added 15 and Perry Jones III had 14 points. Burlington, Ontario's Brady Heslip helped clinch the victory by knocking down 4 crucial free throws in the last minute.


2011–12 Baylor Bears basketball team, NCAA tournament
On Sunday, March 25, 2012, the Baylor Bears played The University of Kentucky in an Elite 8 match up to see who would advance to The Final Four in New Orleans. The Bears were unable to match the size and athleticism of the Kentucky players. Kentucky dominated the first half and led by 20 points going into half time. Kentucky managed to absorb a 9-1 Baylor run midway through the second half and got back to playing their up-tempo game, leading them to the 82-70 victory over the Bears. Unfortunately for the Bears, their season came to an end in this Elite 8 match-up.


2011–12 Baylor Bears basketball team, NCAA tournament
"Kentucky are the most athletic team in the country; they forced us into turnovers and tough shots. They converted in transition and really showed their athleticism and sped the game up. They defended well too." Quote from Brady Heslip.


2011–12 Baylor Bears basketball team, NCAA tournament
One of Baylor's four senior's, Quincy Acy, had an outstanding year as a Small Forward  not only in the Final Four tournament but the regular season, and pre-season. He scored double-digits in the points column in a number of games, including setting a career high in blocks with 6 in a single game. Acy was named the Big 12 "Best Athlete" by Sporting News. Quincy will be graduating this year (2012) and is an eligible prospect for the upcoming NBA Draft. While Baylor will be losing a strong player and leader, they have a number of junior's and sophomore's with the talent and ability to step up into a leadership role for the 2012-13 season.


2011–12 Baylor Bears basketball team, Rankings
On December 5, Baylor moved into sixth in the AP Poll and seventh in the Coaches Poll, achieving the highest ranking in school history.


2011–12 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team
The 2011–12 Baylor Lady Bears women's basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey. The team plays its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and are members of the Big 12 Conference.


2011–12 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team
The Lady Bears began the season as the preseason #1 team in both the Associated Press and the Coaches' Poll. They ran through the season undefeated, winning the Big 12 regular season and the Big 12 Tournament. They became the first team in college basketball history (men's or women's) to finish 40–0 by defeating Notre Dame for the national championship. (In 2014 Connecticut matched the Lady Bears 40-0 mark, tying an NCAA record.)


2011–12 Beitar Jerusalem F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was Beitar Jerusalem's 43rd season in the Israeli Premier League. Until November 2011, Beitar played its home games at Ramat Gan Stadium because its home stadium, Teddy, was being renovated.


2011–12 Beitar Jerusalem F.C. season, First team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Beitar Jerusalem F.C. season, Statistics, Facts
Top scorer in league : Amit Ben Shushan (7) Top scorer in all competitions : Amit Ben Shushan and Steven Cohen (7) Top assist in league : Steven Cohen (5) Biggest Home Win :  3-1 vs Maccabi Petah Tikva (25 March 2012) Biggest Away Win :  2-3 vs Maccabi Petah Tikva (10 March 2012) Biggest Home Losing :  1-4 vs Maccabi Haifa (21 November 2011) Biggest Away Losing :  3-0 vs Hapoel Haifa (1 January 2012)


2011–12 Beitar Jerusalem F.C. season, Statistics, Facts
Longest winning run :  From 3 March - 8 May 2012 (8 games) Longest unbeating run :  From 3 March - 12 May 2012 (9 games) Longest losing run :  From 28 January - 20 February 2012 (3 games) Longest winless run :  From 7 November 2011 - 7 January 2012 (8 games) Highest home attendance : 17,500 vs Maccabi Haifa (21 November 2011) Lowest home attendance : 3,000 vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva (17 December 2011) Average home attendance : 6,500


2011–12 Belarusian Cup
2011–12 Belarusian Cup was the twenty first season of the Belarusian annual cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it is conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. The first games were played on 14 June 2011. Winners of the Cup qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.


2011–12 Belarusian Cup, First round
32 teams started the competition in this round: 12 teams from the First League, 15 teams from Second League (all but Dinamo-2 Minsk) and 5 amateur clubs. 4 First League clubs that were at the top of league table at the moment of the draw (Slavia Mozyr, SKVICH Minsk, Partizan Minsk and Vedrich-97 Rechitsa) and all 12 Premier League teams received a bye to the next round. Matches of this round were played on 14, 15 and 16 June 2011.


2011–12 Belarusian Cup, Round of 32
The winners from the First Round will play against 16 clubs that received a bye to this round. The draw was conducted on 17 June 2011. Matches of this round were played on 29 June 2011. Due to scheduling conflicts with qualifying rounds of UEFA Champions League and Europa League, games involving BATE Borisov, Minsk and Shakhtyor Soligorsk were rescheduled to 22 July, 17 August and 6 September 2011 respectively.


2011–12 Belarusian Cup, Round of 16
The draw was conducted on 28 July 2011. The games were played on 21 September and 13 November 2011.


2011–12 Belarusian Cup, Quarterfinals
An open draw for quarterfinals was conducted on 21 November 2011.


2011–12 Belarusian Cup, Quarterfinals
Match between Lida and Naftan was moved from Lida to Grodno due to bad pitch conditions in March. Match between Klechesk and Neman was moved from Kletsk to the opponent's stadium in Grodno for similar reasons.


2011–12 Belarusian Cup, Semifinals
The draw for semifinals was held on March 19 and was an open draw.


2011–12 Belarusian Extraliga season
The 2011–12 Belarusian Extraliga season was the 20th season of the Belarusian Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Belarus. 11 teams participated in the league, and Metallurg Zhlobin won the championship.


2011–12 Belgian Cup
The 2011–12 Belgian Cup (also known as Cofidis Cup because of sponsoring purposes) is the 57th season of the main knockout football competition in Belgium. It commenced on 31 July 2011 with the first matches of Round 1 and concluded on 24 March 2012, which is exceptionally early, but was chosen to make sure all matches would be finished before the start of the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament. The winner of the competition qualifies for the play-off round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.


2011–12 Belgian Cup, Competition modus
The competition consists of ten rounds. The first seven rounds were held as single-match elimination rounds. When tied after 90 minutes in the first three rounds, penalties were taken immediately. In rounds four to seven, when tied after 90 minutes first an extra time period of 30 minutes are played, then penalties would be taken if still necessary. The quarter- and semifinals were played in a two-leg modus, where the team winning on aggregate advances. The final was played as a single match.


2011–12 Belgian Cup, Competition modus
Teams entered the competition in different rounds, based upon their 2010–11 league affiliation. Teams from the fourth-level Promotion or lower began in Round 1. Third Division teams entered in Round 3, with Second Division teams joining in the following round. Teams from the Belgian First Division entered in Round 6.


2011–12 Belgian Cup, Starting Rounds
The starting five rounds featured only teams of lower divisions and all matches were played during the summer and early autumn, mostly in July and August.


2011–12 Belgian Cup, Starting Rounds, Round 1
The matches will be played on 30 and 31 July 2011.


2011–12 Belgian Cup, Starting Rounds, Round 4
The matches were played during the weekend of 21 August 2011.


2011–12 Belgian Cup, Final Stages, Round 6
The draw for round 6 was made on 23 August 2011, whereas the matches took place on 20 and 21 September 2011.


2011–12 Belgian Cup, Final Stages, Round 7
The draw for round 7 was made on 23 August 2011, whereas the matches took place on 26 October 2011.


2011–12 Belgian Cup, Final Stages, Quarterfinals
The draw for the quarter- and semifinals took place on October 28, 2011. The matches were played over two legs on 21 December 2011 (leg 1) and 18 January 2012 (leg 2).


2011–12 Belgian Elite League
The Belgian Elite League 2011-2012 is a competition between eight Belgian rugby teams. It started on 17 September 2011 and ended with a final game on 12 May 2012 at the King Baudouin Stadium. The competition was won by Rugby Ottignies Club who beat the Royal Kituro Rugby Club in the final game with a score of 20-6.


2011–12 Belgian First Division (women's football)
The 2011-12 Belgian First Division season in women's football was the final season of the Belgian Women's First Division. The league involved 14 clubs, with two teams promoted from the Second Division: K. Achterbroek VV and KSK Heist.


2011–12 Belgian First Division (women's football)
Standard Fémina de Liège, the defending champion, won the league's final title.


2011–12 Belgian First Division (women's football)
The national federations of Belgium and the Netherlands folded their top women's divisions into the binational BeNe League; after receiving UEFA approval, the new league played its first season in 2012–13.


2011–12 Belgian Hockey League season
The 2011–12 Belgian Hockey League season was the 92nd season of the Belgian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Belgium. Three teams participated in the league, and HYC Herentals won the championship.


2011–12 Belgian Pro League
The 2011–12 season of the Belgian Pro League (also known as Jupiler Pro League for sponsorship reasons) was the 109th season of top-tier football in Belgium. It began on 29 July 2011 with the first match of the regular season and ended in May 2012 with the last matches of the playoff rounds. The defending champions were Genk, who this time ended in third position, while the competition was won by Anderlecht, who clenched the title after a 1–1 draw against Club Brugge with two games left to play in the Championship Playoff.


2011–12 Belgian Pro League, Teams, Team changes
During the previous season, on 23 April 2011, Charleroi were relegated as a result of a 2–2 draw at home to Eupen in the relegation playoff, making it impossible to overtake them in the standings. This ended a spell of 26 consecutive seasons of being at the top level of Belgian football, with only Anderlecht, Club Brugge and Standard Liège being present for more years.


2011–12 Belgian Pro League, Teams, Team changes
As winner of the relegation playoff, Eupen avoided direct relegation, but was still forced to play the Second Division Final Round together with second division teams Lommel United, Waasland-Beveren and Mons for the final spot in first division. However, after losing four matches in a row, Eupen was also relegated on 19 May 2011 after just one season at the top level. In the final match between Mons and Waasland-Beveren, Mons eventually came out as winner of the final round and took the place of Eupen.


2011–12 Belgian Pro League, Teams, Team changes
On 24 April 2011, just one day after the relegation of Charleroi, Oud-Heverlee Leuven was promoted after securing the title in the Second Division and as a result, the city of Leuven now has a first division team again for the first time in 61 years.


2011–12 Belgian Pro League, Regular season, Positions by round
Note: The classification was made after the weekend (or midweek) of each matchday, so postponed matches were only processed at the time they were played to represent the real evolution in standings.


2011–12 Belgian Pro League, Championship playoff
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Anderlecht 34 points, Club Brugge 31, Gent 28, Standard 26, Genk 23 and Kortrijk 23.


2011–12 Belgian Pro League, Championship playoff, Positions by round
Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.


2011–12 Belgian Pro League, Europa League playoff
Group A contains the teams finishing the regular season in positions 7, 9, 12 and 14. The teams finishing in positions 8, 10, 11 and 13 were placed in Group B.


2011–12 Belgian Pro League, Europa League playoff, Europa League playoff final
The winners of both playoff groups competed in a two-legged match to play the fourth-placed team of the championship playoff, called Testmatch. The winners of this Testmatch were granted entry to the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.


2011–12 Belgian Pro League, Europa League playoff, Testmatches Europa League
Europa League playoff final winners Cercle Brugge competed with fourth placed team Gent for the final European ticket. After a 7-2 aggregate win, Gent qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.


2011–12 Belgian Pro League, Relegation playoff
The teams finishing in the last two positions Westerlo and Sint-Truiden, faced each other in the relegation playoff. Westerlo started with a three-point bonus and home advantage for finishing above Sint-Truiden during the regular season. Although the teams were scheduled to play each other 5 times, Westerlo forced the decision already after four matches making the last match obsolete. Thereby, Sint-Truiden was relegated and Westerlo was allowed to play the relegation playoffs with the teams from the Second Division.


2011–12 Belgian Second Division
The 2011–12 season of the Belgian Second Division (also known as EXQI League for sponsorship reasons) started in August 2011 and is the second tier football league in Belgium. The league is played by 18 teams, with 34 matchdays of 9 matches each, so each team plays the 17 other teams twice. The season is divided into 3 periods, the first period of 10 matches, the second of 12 matches and the third of 12 matches. Each period winner qualifies for the Belgian Second Division Final Round. On 14 April 2012, Charleroi became champions without playing as closest rivals Eupen and Oostende both did not manage to win their matches and thereby could no longer mathematically overtake Charleroi in the standings.


2011–12 Belgian Second Division, Team changes
After promotion and relegation, only 13 teams remained in the league, with 5 other being replaced:


2011–12 Belgian Second Division, Regular season, Period winners
The season is divided into three periods. The first ten matchdays together form the first period, matchdays 11 to 22 form period two and the last 12 form period three. The three period winners take part in the Belgian Second Division Final Round together with the winner of the 2011–12 Belgian Pro League relegation playoff. The winner of this final round gets to play in the 2012–13 Belgian Pro League.


2011–12 Belgian Second Division, Regular season, Period winners
In case one or more periods are won by the team winning the league or in case one team wins multiple periods, the extra places go the teams finishing the highest in the league not already qualified. So in the theoretical case that one team wins all three periods and becomes the league champion, then the teams in positions 2, 3 and 4 will take part in the final round.


2011–12 Belgian Second Division, Regular season, Period winners, Period 1
Already after the first nine matches of the season, Eupen clinched the first period title.


2011–12 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 26th-year head coach Rick Byrd, played their home games at Curb Event Center and were in their final season as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. Belmont became a member of the Ohio Valley Conference on July 1, 2012.


2011–12 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team
The Bruins finished the season 27–8, 16–2 to be crowned Atlantic Sun regular season champions. They were also champions of the Atlantic Sun Basketball Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Georgetown.


2011–12 Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey season
The Bemidji State Beavers represented Bemidji State University in WCHA women's ice hockey. The Beavers attempted to qualify for the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history, but failed.


2011–12 Bermudian Premier Division
The 2011–12 Bermudian Premier Division is the 49th season of the highest competitive football league in Bermuda, which was founded in 1963. The competition will begin in October 2011 and end in March 2012. North Village Rams are the defending champions, having won their eighth league championship last season.


2011–12 Bermudian Premier Division, Teams
Somerset Eagles and Devonshire Colts were relegated to the Bermuda First Division after finishing last season in ninth and tenth place, respectively. They were replaced by the top two clubs from the First Division, champions Somerset Trojans and runners-up Robin Hood FC.


2011–12 Berwick Rangers F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was Berwick Rangers's seventh consecutive season in the Scottish Third Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2004–05 season. Berwick also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and Scottish Cup.


2011–12 Berwick Rangers F.C. season, Summary
Berwick Rangers finished seventh in the Third Division. They reached the semi final of the Challenge Cup, the second round of the League Cup and the second round of the Scottish Cup.


2011–12 Berwick Rangers F.C. season, Summary, Management
They began the 2011–12 season under the management of Jimmy Crease. On 26 October 2011, Crease stepped down following their defeat to Deveronvale. Ian Little was made caretaker manager and after some good results, Berwick announced in mid-November that Little would stay in charge until 31 December, when matters will be re-assessed. On 28 December 2011, Berwick Rangers announced that Little would remain as manager until at least the end of the 2011–12 season. On 17 March 2012, Berwick Rangers announced that Little would remain as manager on a permanent basis.


2011–12 Beşiktaş J.K. season
The 2011–12 Beşiktaş J.K. season was the club's 108th year of existence and their 54th consecutive year in the Süper Lig. Beşiktaş were the defending champions of the Turkish Cup and participated in the group stage. The team also competed in the UEFA Europa League for a second consecutive year after being eliminated by Dynamo Kyiv in the round of 32 the previous year.


2011–12 Beşiktaş J.K. season, Match results, UEFA Europa League
By winning the Turkish Cup last year, Beşiktaş qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League, entering in the play-off round. After defeating Alania Vladikavkaz on aggregate, Beşiktaş was seeded in Group E, along with Stoke City, Dynamo Kyiv and Maccabi Tel Aviv


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup
The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 30 November 2011 in Östersund, Sweden and ended on 18 March 2012 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup, Calendar
Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2011–12 season.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Men
The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Men will start at Wednesday November 30, 2011 in Östersund and will finish Tuesday March 6, 2012 in Ruhpolding at Biathlon World Championships 2012 event. Defending titlist is Emil Hegle Svendsen of Norway.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Men, Competition format
The 20 kilometres (12 mi) individual race is the oldest biathlon event; the distance is skied over five laps. The biathlete shoots four times at any shooting lane, in the order of prone, standing, prone, standing, totalling 20 targets. For each missed target a fixed penalty time, usually one minute, is added to the skiing time of the biathlete. Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Women
The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Women began on Thursday December 1, 2011 in the Östersund and finished on Wednesday March 7, 2012 in the Ruhpolding at the Biathlon World Championships 2012 event. The defending titlist was Helena Ekholm of Sweden.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Women, Competition format
The 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) individual race is the oldest biathlon event; the distance is skied over five laps. The biathlete shoots four times at any shooting lane, in the order of prone, standing, prone, standing, totalling 20 targets. For each missed target a fixed penalty time, usually one minute, is added to the skiing time of the biathlete. Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Men
The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Men will start at January 8, 2012 in Oberhof. Defending titlist is Emil Hegle Svendsen of Norway.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Men, Competition format
In the mass start, all biathletes start at the same time and the first across the finish line wins. In this 15.0 kilometres (9.3 mi) competition, the distance is skied over five laps; there are four bouts of shooting (two prone, two standing, in that order) with the first shooting bout being at the lane corresponding to your bib (Bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of position in race.) with rest of the shooting bouts being at the lane in the position they arrived (Arrive at the lane in fifth place, you shoot at lane five.). As in sprint races, competitors must ski one 150 m penalty loop for each miss. Here again, to avoid unwanted congestion, World Cup Mass starts are held with only the 30 top ranking athletes on the start line (half that of the Pursuit as here all contestants start simultaneously).


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women
The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women will start at January 8, 2012 in Oberhof and will finish in Khanty-Mansiysk. Defending titlist is Darya Domracheva of Belarus.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women, Competition format
In the mass start, all biathletes start at the same time and the first across the finish line wins. In this 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) competition, the distance is skied over five laps; there are four bouts of shooting (two prone, two standing, in that order) with the first shooting bout being at the lane corresponding to your bib (Bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of position in race.) with rest of the shooting bouts being at the lane in the position they arrived (Arrive at the lane in fifth place, you shoot at lane five.). As in sprint races, competitors must ski one 150 m penalty loop for each miss. Here again, to avoid unwanted congestion, World Cup Mass starts are held with only the 30 top ranking athletes on the start line (half that of the Pursuit as here all contestants start simultaneously).


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Mixed relay
The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Mixed Relay will start at Sunday December 18, 2011 in Hochfilzen and will finish Thursday March 1, 2012 in Ruhfolding at Biathlon World Championships 2012 event.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Mixed relay, Competition format
The relay teams consist of four biathletes. Legs 1 and 2 are done by the women, legs 3 and 4 by the men. The women's legs are 6 km and men's legs are 7.5 km., Every athlete leg skied over three laps, with two shooting rounds; one prone, one standing. For every round of five targets there are eight bullets available, though the last three can only be single-loaded manually one at a time from spare round holders or bullets deposited by the competitor into trays or onto the mat at the firing line.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Mixed relay, Competition format
If after eight bullets there are still misses, one 150 m penalty loop must be taken for each missed target remaining. The first-leg participants start all at the same time, and as in cross-country skiing relays, every athlete of a team must touch the team's next-leg participant to perform a valid changeover.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Mixed relay, Competition format
On the first shooting stage of the first leg, the participant must shoot in the lane corresponding to their bib number (Bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of position in race. ), then for the remainder of the relay, the relay team shoots at the lane in the position they arrived (Arrive at the range in 5th place, you shoot at lane five. ).


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Men
The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Men will start at Sunday December 4, 2011 in Östersund and will finish Sunday March 17, 2012 in Khanty-Mansiysk. Defending titlist is Tarjei Bø of Norway.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Men, Competition format
This is a pursuit competition. The biathletes' starts are separated by their time differences from a previous race, most commonly a sprint race. The contestants ski a distance of 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) over five laps. On four of the laps, the contestants shoot at targets; each miss requires the contestant to ski a penalty loop of 150 metres (490 ft). There are two prone shooting bouts and two standing bouts, in that order. The contestant crossing the finish line first is the winner.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Men, Competition format
To prevent awkward and/or dangerous crowding of the skiing loops, and overcapacity at the shooting range, World Cup Pursuits are held with only the 60 top ranking biathletes after the preceding race. The biathletes shoot (on a first-come, first-served basis) at the lane corresponding to the position they arrived for all shooting bouts.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Men, Competition format
Points are awarded for each event, according to each contestant's finish. When all events are completed. the contestant with the highest number of points is declared the season winner.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Women
The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Women will start at Sunday December 4, 2011 in Östersund and will finish Sunday March 17, 2012 in Khanty-Mansiysk. Defending titlist is Kaisa Mäkäräinen of Finland.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Women, Competition format
This is a pursuit competition. The biathletes' starts are separated by their time differences from a previous race, most commonly a sprint race. The contestants ski a distance of 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) over five laps. On four of the laps, the contestants shoot at targets; each miss requires the contestant to ski a penalty loop of 150 metres (490 ft). There are two prone shooting bouts and two standing bouts, in that order. The contestant crossing the finish line first is the winner.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Women, Competition format
To prevent awkward and/or dangerous crowding of the skiing loops, and overcapacity at the shooting range, World Cup Pursuits are held with only the 60 top ranking biathletes after the preceding race. The biathletes shoot (on a first-come, first-served basis) at the lane corresponding to the position they arrived for all shooting bouts.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Women, Competition format
Points are awarded for each event, according to each contestant's finish. When all events are completed. the contestant with the highest number of points is declared the season winner.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Men
The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Men will start at Sunday December 11, 2011 in Hochfilzen and will finish Friday March 9, 2012 in Ruhpolding at Biathlon World Championships 2012 event. Defending titlist is Norwegian team.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Men, Competition format
The relay teams consist of four biathletes, who each ski 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi), each leg skied over three laps, with two shooting rounds; one prone, one standing. For every round of five targets there are eight bullets available, though the last three can only be single-loaded manually one at a time from spare round holders or bullets deposited by the competitor into trays or onto the mat at the firing line. If after eight bullets there are still misses, one 150 m penalty loop must be taken for each missed target remaining.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Men, Competition format
The first-leg participants start all at the same time, and as in cross-country skiing relays, every athlete of a team must touch the team's next-leg participant to perform a valid changeover. On the first shooting stage of the first leg, the participant must shoot in the lane corresponding to their bib number (Bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of position in race. ), then for the remainder of the relay, the relay team shoots at the lane in the position they arrived (Arrive at the range in 5th place, you shoot at lane five. ).


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Women
The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Women will start at Sunday December 11, 2011 in Hochfilzen and will finish Friday March 10, 2012 in Ruhpolding at Biathlon World Championships 2012 event. Defending titlist is German team.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Women, Competition format
The relay teams consist of four biathletes, who each ski 6 kilometres (3.7 mi), each leg skied over three laps, with two shooting rounds; one prone, one standing. For every round of five targets there are eight bullets available, though the last three can only be single-loaded manually one at a time from spare round holders or bullets deposited by the competitor into trays or onto the mat at the firing line. If after eight bullets there are still misses, one 150 m penalty loop must be taken for each missed target remaining.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Women, Competition format
The first-leg participants start all at the same time, and as in cross-country skiing relays, every athlete of a team must touch the team's next-leg participant to perform a valid changeover. On the first shooting stage of the first leg, the participant must shoot in the lane corresponding to their bib number (Bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of position in race. ), then for the remainder of the relay, the relay team shoots at the lane in the position they arrived (Arrive at the range in 5th place, you shoot at lane five. ).


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Men
The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Men will start at Friday December 2, 2011 in Östersund and will finish Friday March 16, 2012 in Khanty-Mansiysk. Defending titlist is Tarjei Bø of Norway.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Men, Competition format
The 10 kilometres (6,23 mi) sprint race is the third oldest biathlon event; the distance is skied over three laps. The biathlete shoots two times at any shooting lane, first prone, then standing, totalling 10 targets. For each missed target the biathlete has to complete a penalty lap of around 150 metres. Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Women
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2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Women
The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Women will start on Saturday December 3, 2011 in Östersund and will finish Friday March 16, 2012 in Khanty-Mansiysk. Defending titlist is Magdalena Neuner of Germany.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Women, Competition format
The 7.5 kilometres sprint race is the third oldest biathlon event; the distance is skied over three laps. The biathlete shoots two times at any shooting lane, first prone, then standing, totalling 10 targets. For each missed target the biathlete has to complete a penalty lap of around 150 metres. Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 1
The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 1 is the opening event of the season and is held in Östersund, Sweden, from 30 November until 4 December 2011.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 2
The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 2 is held in Hochfilzen, Austria, from 9 December until 11 December 2011.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 3
The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 3 was held in Hochfilzen, Austria, from 15 December until 18 December 2011. This was the second World Cup event in Hochfilzen in 2011–12 season, due to the lack of snow in Annecy.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 4
The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 4 was held in Oberhof, Germany, from 4 January until 8 January 2012. It was the fourth of nine scheduled events on the World Cup schedule, with both men and women competing in three different disciplines.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 5
The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 5 is held in Nové Město, Czech Republic, from 11 January until 15 January 2012.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6
The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 was held in Antholz, Italy, from 19 January until 22 January 2012.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 7
The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 7 was held in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway, from 2 February until 5 February 2012.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 8
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2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 8
The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 8 will be held in Kontiolahti, Finland, from 10 February until 12 February 2012.


2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9
The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, from 16 March until 18 March 2012.


2011–12 Big 12 men's basketball season
The 2011–12 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season began with practices on October 15, 2011 and ended with the Big 12 Tournament, won by Missouri on March 10, 2012 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City.


2011–12 Big 12 men's basketball season
It was the first season in which 10 teams participated, since Colorado left for the Pac-12 and Nebraska joined the Big Ten. It was also the final season in this conference for Texas A&M and Missouri before they both joined the SEC for the 2012–13 season.


2011–12 Big Bash League season
The 2011–12 Big Bash League season or BBL|01 was the inaugural season of the Big Bash League, the premier Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. The tournament replaced the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, which ran each season from 2005–06 to 2010–11.


2011–12 Big Bash League season
The tournament was won by the Sydney Sixers, which defeated the Perth Scorchers in the final at the WACA Ground on 28 January 2012. David Hussey of the Melbourne Stars was named the player of the tournament, having scored 243 runs and taken eight wickets in eight matches.


2011–12 Big Bash League season, Teams
The competition features eight city-based franchises, instead of the six state-based teams which had previously competed in the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash. Each state's capital city features one team, with Sydney and Melbourne featuring two.


2011–12 Big Bash League season, Fixtures
The fixtures were announced in July 2011. The final was played on Saturday, 28 January 2012.


2011–12 Big Bash League season, Statistics, Highest team totals
The following table lists the six highest team scores during this season.


2011–12 Big Bash League season, Statistics, Most runs
The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.


2011–12 Big Bash League season, Statistics, Highest scores
This table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings.


2011–12 Big Bash League season, Statistics, Most wickets
The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.


2011–12 Big Bash League season, Statistics, Best bowling figures
This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the season.


2011–12 Big Bash League season, Statistics, Highest attendances
The following table lists the matches with the highest attendance during this season.


2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season
The 2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season was the 33rd season of competitive basketball played by the Big East Conference, since its inception in 1979, and involved its 16 full-time member schools. The season officially opened on December 27, 2011, when Notre Dame defeated Pittsburgh, 72–59, and St. John's defeated Providence, 91–67, and ended on March 3, 2012, with a 61–58 victory for Rutgers over St. John's.


2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season
Marquette captured the first of two consecutive regular season titles after Syracuse was forced to vacate 9 wins from the 2011-2012 season, and third outright, with a conference win-loss record of 17–1, which tied Connecticut in 1995–96 for most regular season conference wins in conference history. The Orange also received the no. 1 seed in the Big East Tournament, and a bye into the quarterfinals, along with 2nd-seed Marquette, 3rd-seed Notre Dame, and 4th-seed Cincinnati. Georgetown, South Florida, Louisville, and West Virginia rounded out the top eight, and all received a bye into the tournament's second round. Play began at noon on Tuesday, March 6 in Madison Square Garden, when 9th-seed Connecticut defeated 16th-seed DePaul, 81–67. Play ended on Saturday, March 10, when Louisville defeated Cincinnati, 50–44, for their second Big East Championship.


2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season
The Big East led all conferences in having nine teams selected to the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.


2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season
The 2011–12 season marked the Big East's seventh and final season as a 16-team basketball league, with the departure of West Virginia to the Big 12 Conference for the 2012–13 season.


2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Coaching changes
Prior to the start of the 2011–12 season, one Big East program hired a new coach, following the dismissal or resignation of their former coach:


2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Conference predictions
At Big East media day on October 19, the conference released their predictions for standings and All-Big East teams.


2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason All-Big East teams
Big East Preseason Player of the Year: Ashton Gibbs, G., Pittsburgh Big East Preseason Rookie of the Year: Andre Drummond, C., Connecticut


2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Watchlists
On October 3, the Wooden Award preseason watch list included ten Big East players. The watchlist was composed of 50 players who were not transfers, freshmen or medical redshirts. On November 7, the Naismith College Player of the Year watchlist of 50 players was announced, which included nine Big East names.


2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Midseason watchlists
On January 17, the Wooden Award midseason watchlist was released, and included four Big East players. The list was composed of 25 players, reduced from the preseason list of 50. There were no newcomers to the list from the preseason. In addition, seven Big East players who were on the preseason list did not appear at midseason: Tim Abromaitis, Andre Drummond, Ashton Gibbs, Scoop Jardine, Alex Oriakhi, Peyton Siva, and Maalik Wayns. On February 29, the Naismith Top 30 was announced, and included newcomer Syracuse guard Dion Waiters. Meanwhile, Abromaitis, Drummond, Gibbs, Jeremy Lamb, Oriakhi, and Siva, who were on the preseason list, did not appear at midseason.


2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Composite matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.


2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Statistical leaders
The regular season team, individual, and attendance figures include all conference and non-conference games played from November 7, 2011 through March 3, 2012.


2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Postseason, Big East Tournament
For the fourth straight year, all 16 teams in the conference participated in the Big East Tournament. Under this format, the teams finishing 9 through 16 in the regular season standings played first-round games, while teams 5 through 8 received a bye to the second round. The top 4 teams during the regular season received a bye to the quarterfinals. The five-round tournament spanned five consecutive days, from Tuesday, March 6, through Saturday, March 10, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.


2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Postseason, NCAA Tournament
The official tournament selection process took place on Sunday, March 11, and the following nine Big East teams received bids into the tournament:


2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Postseason, NCAA Tournament
After winning the 2012 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament, Louisville continued its winning streak all the way to the Final Four in New Orleans, Louisiana, but was defeated by Kentucky, who then defeated Kansas for the national championship. Louisville guard Peyton Siva, forward Chane Behanan, and center Gorgui Dieng were named to the West All-Regional team, with Siva tapped as the Most Outstanding Player of the region. Syracuse guard Scoop Jardine was named to the East All-Regional team.


2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Postseason, National Invitation Tournament
After not receiving a bid to the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Seton Hall was selected as a top seed to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament. They defeated Stony Brook in the first round before losing to Massachusetts in the second round.


2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Awards and honors, Conference awards and teams
The following individuals received postseason honors after having been chosen by the Big East Conference coaches.


2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Awards and honors, Conference awards and teams
The Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Scholar Athlete of the Year awards were announced on Tuesday, March 6, after the post-game interviews of the first session of the first round of the Big East Tournament. The remainder of the individual awards were announced on Monday, March 5, while the All-Big East Men's Basketball Teams were announced on Sunday, March 4. Awardees are chosen by a simple ballot, in which coaches are not allowed to vote for their players or themselves (in the case of the Big East Coach of the Year). Coaches voted for Big East Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year from the first team and all-rookie lists, respectively.


2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Awards and honors, Conference awards and teams
Marquette senior forward Jae Crowder was named Player of the Year. Crowder finished the regular season averaging 17.6 points per game, third in the conference, while ranking ninth in the conference in rebounds (7.9 per game). He also ranked second in the Big East in steals (2.4 per game) and recorded seven double-doubles for a Marquette squad that finished second in the conference. South Florida head coach Stan Heath was named Coach of the Year, after leading the Bulls to their first winning conference record (12–6) in the school's seven seasons in the league. Notre Dame's Tim Abromaitis, a graduate forward, became the first player to receive the Scholar Athlete of the Year award for the third year in a row. He was limited to two games in 2011–12 due to injury.


2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Awards and honors, Conference awards and teams
Defensive Player of the Year Feb Melo, a sophomore center from Syracuse, led the conference in blocks, averaging 3.7 blocks per game during the conference season.


2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Awards and honors, Conference awards and teams
St. John's freshman forward Moe Harkless was named Rookie of the Year, after averaging 15.5 points per game, second highest among conference freshmen and sixth among freshmen nationally, and 8.5 rebounds per game, also second among Big East freshmen.


2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Awards and honors, Conference awards and teams
Other awardees included most improved player Jack Cooley, a junior forward from Notre Dame, who went from playing 10.3 minutes per game in 2010–11 to leading the conference in field goal percentage (.621) and finishing fourth in rebounds per game (9.2) in both conference and non-conference play in 2011–12. Syracuse sophomore guard Dion Waiters was honored with the Sixth Man Award, coming off the bench but serving as the Orange's second-leading scorer (11.9 points per game) and team leader in steals (1.9 per game). Finally, Georgetown senior guard Jason Clark received the Sportsmanship Award.


2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Awards and honors, Conference awards and teams
On the All-Big East Men's Basketball Teams, notable members of the first team included Clark, who was given no all-conference consideration prior to the start of the season, and Crowder, who was an honorable mention in the preseason. Crowder was the only unanimous selection for the first team, teaming up with Marquette guard Darius Johnson-Odom, who was also named to the first team, to form the highest-scoring pair in the conference. In conference games, Crowder finished fourth with 18.0 points per game and tied for first with 2.9 steals per contest.


2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Awards and honors, Conference awards and teams
Selected as an honorable mention was Pittsburgh guard Ashton Gibbs, who was selected to the preseason first-team and was named the Preseason Player of the Year. Meanwhile, St. John's placed two players on the All-Rookie Team, guard D'Angelo Harrison and forward Moe Harkless, who were the top two freshman scorers in the conference.


2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Awards and honors, National awards and teams, Players
West Virginia forward Kevin Jones was recognized as a consensus Second Team All-American after being named to the second team All-American lists by the Associated Press, the USBWA, and the NABC, while the Sporting News named him to their third team. In addition, Marquette forward Jae Crowder was selected as a Second Team All-American by the Associated Press and the Sporting News, as well as to the third team by the NABC. The NABC also named Syracuse forward Kris Joseph to their second team.


2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Awards and honors, National awards and teams, Players
On March 6, the Wooden Award final ballot was released, and included three Big East players. The list was composed of 15 players, reduced from the midseason list of 25. Marquette forward Jae Crowder was the newcomer to the list, while two Big East players who were on the midseason list did not appear on the final ballot: Darius Johnson-Odom and Jeremy Lamb. No Big East players were among the four finalists for the Naismith Award, announced on March 19.


2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Awards and honors, National awards and teams, Players
Kentucky forward Anthony Davis was chosen as both the 2012 Wooden Award and 2012 Naismith Award recipient.


2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Awards and honors, National awards and teams, Coaches
Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey was selected for the Jim Phelan Award for the nation's top head coach.


2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
The 2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2015, followed by the start of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. The season marked the first season of participation of the Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team in Big Ten competition. With the addition of Nebraska, all teams will play seven other teams twice and four teams once during the conference schedule, which continues to be  18 games. The season commenced on October 14 when Michigan State and Minnesota celebrated Midnight Madness and three more conference schools hosted events on the 15th.


2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
For the fifth consecutive season, all conference games were broadcast nationally with eight aired by CBS Sports, 36 carried by the ESPN Inc. family of networks including ESPN and ESPN2, while 64 games were carried by the Big Ten Network. The conference led the nation in attendance for the 36th consecutive season.


2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
The regular season ended with Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State tied for the league championship. Wisconsin finished in second place.


2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
Michigan State's Draymond Green was named the Conference Player of the Year. Michigan State's Tom Izzo was named conference Coach of the Year.


2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana hosted the Big Ten Tournament from March 8–March 11. Michigan State defeated Ohio State in the championship game to win the tournament championship. Draymond Green was also named tournament MVP. As a result, the Spartans received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Six teams (Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, and Wisconsin) received invitations to the NCAA Tournament. The conference had an 11–6 record in the Tournament, with Indiana, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Wisconsin reaching the Sweet Sixteen. Ohio State advanced to the Final Four. Three teams (Iowa, Minnesota, and Northwestern) received bids to the National Invitation Tournament. The conference had a 6–3 record with Minnesota losing in the championship game.


2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Preseason
Three teams were ranked in the preseason USA Today/ESPN poll: Ohio State (No. 3), Wisconsin (No. 14) and Michigan (No. 18), while Michigan State and Purdue were also receiving votes. The Big Ten Basketball Media Day for men's and women's basketball was October 27 in Chicago. The men's basketball media day was covered by ESPNU.


2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Preseason
Jared Sullinger was named preseason conference player of the year at the conference media day. Other preseason All-Big Ten first team selections were Draymond Green, Trevor Mbakwe, Robbie Hummel, and Jordan Taylor. Ohio State was chosen as the top team, followed by Wisconsin and Michigan State. Sullinger and Taylor were also both preseason Associated Press All-Americans. 5 of the 30 nominees for the men's basketball Lowe's Senior CLASS Award were from the Big Ten: Michigan's Zack Novak, Michigan State's Green, Ohio State's William Buford, Purdue's Hummel and Wisconsin's Taylor.


2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Midseason award lists
Trey Burke, Aaron Craft, Tim Frazier, Lewis Jackson and Jordan Taylor are five of the nearly 60 Bob Cousy Award candidates named in December. On January 4, Burke, Craft, and Taylor were included on the list of 20 finalists. On February 2, the finalist list was shortened to 11, including Taylor and Craft. William Buford, Draymond Green, Jared Sullinger, and Cody Zeller were included on the 25-man Wooden Midseason list on January 17. Novak, Green, Buford and Hummel were among the 10 finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award on January 25.


2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Midseason award lists
On February 6, Green, Sullinger and Zeller were included on the 20-player Oscar Robertson Trophy midseason watch list. On February 15, Zeller was named one of five finalists for the USBWA National Freshman of the Year won the previous year by Sullinger. On March 1, Zeller, Green, Sullinger and Taylor were named to the 30-player midseason Naismith Award watchlist. On March 6, Green and Sullinger were named to the 15-man Wooden Award finalist list. On March 19, Green became one of four finalists for the Naismith Award. Sullinger and Green were among the 10 finalists for the Wooden Award, a designation termed as Wooden All-American.


2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Regular season
For the full season, the Big Ten led the nation in attendance. Conference play officially began on Tuesday, December 27 when Illinois hosted Minnesota and Nebraska hosted its first conference game against 11th-ranked Wisconsin.


2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Early-season tournaments
*Although these tournaments include more teams, only the number listed play for the championship.


2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Composite Matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.


2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Players of the week
Throughout the conference regular season, the Big Ten offices named a player of the week each Monday.


2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Players of the week
On January 17, Brandon Paul was named national player of the week by the United States Basketball Writers Association.


2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Players of the week
On February 21 Draymond Green was named national player of the week by the USBWA.


2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards
Four players (Novak, Craft, Drew Crawford and Jared Berggren)  were named Academic All-District, meaning that they were among the 40 finalists to be named to the 15-man Academic All-America Team. Craft was named to the first team, Crawford to the second team and Novak to the third team, giving the Big Ten three Academic All-Americans, which was more than any other conference.


2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, Conference honors
Two sets of conference award winners were recognized by the Big Ten - one selected by league coaches and one selected by the media.


2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, NABC
The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced their Division I All‐District teams on March 14, recognizing the nation’s best men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, 240 student-athletes, from 24 districts were chosen. The selection on this list were then eligible for the State Farm Coaches’ Division I All-America teams. The following list represented the Big Ten players chosen to the list. Since the Big Ten Conference was its own district, this is equivalent to being named All-Big Ten by the NABC.


2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, USBWA
On March 6, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association released its 2011–12 Men's All-District Teams, based upon voting from its national membership. There were nine regions from coast to coast, and a player and coach of the year were selected in each. The following lists all the Big Ten representatives selected within their respective regions.


2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, National postseason honors
Sullinger and Green were first team 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans by The Sporting News, while Zeller was a member of their All-Freshman team. Green and Sullinger were also first team All-American selections by the United States Basketball Writers Association. On March 20, the NABC chose Green and Sullinger as a first team All-Americans. Sullinger and Green were named first team Associated Press All-Americans, making them unanimous first team selections. Trey Burke, Robbie Hummel, Jordan Taylor, John Shurna, and Cody Zeller were honorable mention selections. Hummel was named the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award winner. Aaron Craft won the Elite 89 Award. Green was named the NABC Player of the Year. 41 men's basketball players in their second year or beyond earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition for carrying a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.


2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, National postseason honors
CBSSports.com used a modified selection process that resulted in Green being named a first team All-American, while Sullinger and Burke were second team selections. The process derided the traditional basketball All-American process of naming the best players and was modelled on the All-Pro or NHL All-Star Team formula of choosing the best players by position. Shurna was also selected to participate in the NABC 2012 Reese's Division I All-Star Game at the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament final four.


2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Postseason, Other tournaments
The Big Ten did not have any entrants in the other post season tournaments.


2011–12 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team represented Binghamton University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats, led by third-year head coach Mark Macon, played their home games at the Binghamton University Events Center in Vestal, New York as members of the America East Conference.