NAIA District 12 Men's Basketball
NAIA District 12 primarily consisted of NAIA schools in the Dakotas. In 1974, the Montana schools were reassigned to the district from District 5, and remained until the abolition of district qualification.
When the NAIA split into divisions in 1992, the entire district competed in Division II.
There is no primary sources for information on this district.
Formats
1951; 1971-73: Four-team playoff
1966-1970: Three-team playoff with a Best-of-three final. Team that drew bye to the championship series rotated.
1974-75: Six-team format
1976-85: Four-team format. Teams qualified through conference and regional tournaments.
1986-87: Sixteen-team format that was apparently seeded.
1988-93: Sixteen-team format with four quadrants-Northeast, Southeast, Western Dakotas, Montana
Other formats to be added later
District Champions
| 1951 | South Dakota State | 1966 | Dickinson State | 1981 | Huron (4) |
| 1952 | Huron | 1967 | Dickinson State (2) | 1982 | Mary |
| 1953 | North Dakota | 1968 | Dickinson State (3) | 1983 | Northern State (7) |
| 1954 | North Dakota (2) | 1969 | Yankton (2) | 1984 | Northern State (8) |
| 1955 | Minot State | 1970 | Northern State (5) | 1985 | Rocky Mountain† |
| 1956 | South Dakota State (2) | 1971 | Northern State (6) | 1986 | Huron (5) |
| 1957 | Northern State | 1972 | Minot State (2) | 1987 | Valley City State (3) |
| 1958 | Northern State (2) | 1973 | South Dakota Mines | 1988 | Huron (6) |
| 1959 | Northern State (3) | 1974 | Huron (2) | 1989 | Western Montana |
| 1960 | Valley City State | 1975 | Eastern Montana†‡ | 1990 | Northern State (9) |
| 1961 | Northern State (4) | 1976 | Eastern Montana (2) | 1991 | Northern State (10) |
| 1962 | Mayville State | 1977 | Mount Marty | 1992 I | unassigned |
| 1963 | Yankton | 1978 | Eastern Montana (3) | 1992 II | Dakota State |
| 1964 | Dakota Wesleyan | 1979 | Dakota Wesleyan (2) | 1993 I | unassigned |
| 1965 | Valley City State (2) | 1980 | Huron (3) | 1993 II | Northern State (11) |
† - Eastern Montana also won the District 5 title eight times prior to moving to District 12. Rocky Mountain also won the 1951 District 5 title. Western Montana won four District 5 titles.
‡ - Eastern Montana is now known as Montana State-Billings.
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