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The 2012 WWPA regular season has come to an end, and now the conference tournament is here. The winner of this tournament wins the leagues automatic berth to the NCAA championships.
The WWPA is being hosted by Whittier College, and the top seed of the tournament belongs to UC San Diego. Only the top eight teams make the post season tournament, meaning four teams are left out.
Before we get to the bracket, here is the 2012 final regular season standings:
| Team | W | L | Pct. | vs. WWPA | vs. T-20 | Home | Away | Neutral | ||
| UC San Diego | 14 | 7 | 0.667 | 12-2 | 11-7 | 5-1 | 4-3 | 5-3 | ||
| Loyola Marymount | 15 | 9 | 0.625 | 10-2 | 8-9 | 2-2 | 5-4 | 8-3 | ||
| Air Force | 16 | 10 | 0.615 | 9-4 | 8-10 | 6-0 | 4-2 | 6-8 | ||
| Pomona-Pitzer | 14 | 15 | 0.483 | 8-6 | 1-13 | 7-2 | 6-3 | 1-10 | ||
| Chapman | 14 | 17 | 0.452 | 7-7 | 0-9 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 8-11 | ||
| Claremont | 13 | 16 | 0.448 | 8-6 | 0-13 | 6-4 | 4-4 | 3-8 | ||
| UC Davis | 13 | 16 | 0.448 | 11-5 | 5-15 | 5-5 | 2-3 | 6-8 | ||
| Whittier | 11 | 17 | 0.393 | 6-10 | 0-9 | 8-8 | 2-3 | 1-6 | ||
| Santa Clara | 9 | 18 | 0.333 | 6-9 | 0-17 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 6-8 | ||
| Redlands | 8 | 21 | 0.276 | 5-11 | 0-12 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 3-8 | ||
| La Verne | 8 | 24 | 0.250 | 3-11 | 1-11 | 4-10 | 1-6 | 3-8 | ||
| Occidental | 7 | 23 | 0.233 | 0-12 | 0-8 | 2-3 | 1-7 | 4-13 |
2012 WWPA Men's Championships - Schedule/Results
Friday, Nov. 16 (All times pacific)
Game 1 - No. 1 UC San Diego vs. No. 8 Whittier - 9:00 am
Game 2 - No. 4 UC Davis vs. No. 5 Santa Clara - 10:45 am
Game 3 - No. 2 LMU vs. No. 7 Pomona-Pitzer - 12:30 pm
Game 4 - No. 3 Air Force vs. No. 6 Claremont - 2:15 pm
Saturday, Nov. 17
Game 5 - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 - 9:00 am
Game 6 - Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 - 10:45 am
Game 7 - Winner Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 - 12:30 pm
Game 8 - Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 - 2:15 pm
Sunday, Nov. 18
Seventh Place - Game 9 - Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6 - 9:00 am
Fifth Place - Game 10 - Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 - 10:45 am
Third Place - Game 11 - Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8 - 12:30 pm
Championship - Game 12 - Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 - 2:15 pm