In a rematch of the 2010 final, Azusa Pacific defeated two-time defending champions Union (TN) in the championship game, 65–59, to claim the Cougars' first NAIA national title.
The tournament was played at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee.[1] This was the last of twenty-two consecutive tournaments played in Jackson.
The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into four quadrants of eight teams each. Within each quadrant, teams were seeded sequentially from one to eight based on record and season performance.