2013 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

The 2013 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 62 teams held to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. It began on March 2, 2013, and concluded with the championship game on April 7, 2013, at Philips Arena in Atlanta as part of the festivities for the 75th anniversary of the NCAA Tournament. The Amherst Lord Jeffs defeated the Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders 87–70 in the championship game. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were held in Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia, the traditional Final Four host.

Qualified teams

Automatic qualifiers The following teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2013 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's tournament (except for the UAA, whose regular-season champion received the automatic bid).

ConferenceTeamAppearanceLast bidAllegheny MountainPenn State Behrend6th2011American SouthwestConcordia (TX)1stNeverCapitalSt. Mary's (MD)5th2012CentennialDickinson3rd1997CUNYACStaten Island11th2012CCIWNorth Central (IL)7th2012Colonial StatesCabrini11th2012Commonwealth CoastCurry2nd2008Empire 8Ithaca10th2012Great NortheastAlbertus Magnus3rd2012HeartlandRose-Hulman10th2012IowaDubuque5th1990LandmarkCatholic12th2007LibertyHobart3rd2012Little EastRhode Island College10th2012MASCACFitchburg State1stNeverMichiganCalvin18th2007MAC CommonwealthAlvernia8th2011MAC FreedomDelaware Valley2nd2011MidwestSt. Norbert5th2011MinnesotaSt. Thomas14th2012NEWMACWPI9th2011New EnglandElms8th2011NESCACAmherst15th2012New JerseyRamapo6th2011North AtlanticHusson3rd2011North CoastOhio Wesleyan4th2012North EasternMorrisville State2nd2012NorthernAurora9th2010NorthwestWhitworth8th2012OhioMarietta3rd2011Old DominionRandolph–Macon13th2012Presidents'St. Vincent1stNeverSkylineSUNY-Purchase3rd2011SCIACRedlands3rd2011SCACTrinity (TX)9th2012SLIACSpalding1stNeverSUNYACCortland State5th2006UAAWashington U.17th2012Upper MidwestNorthwestern (MN)3rd2012USA SouthChristopher Newport19th2012WisconsinUW–Whitewater18th2012

At-large qualifiers The NCAA Selection Committee, by rule, must select one team from the conferences without automatic berths and non-affiliated schools (Pool B). The Selection Committee makes the remaining 19 selections at-large from all conferences (Pool C).

ConferenceTeamAppearanceLast bidPoolSouthernCentre15th2011BUAAEmory2nd1990COld DominionHampden–Sydney14th2007CCCIWIllinois Wesleyan22nd2012CAmerican SouthwestMary Hardin–Baylor6th2012CNESCACMiddlebury6th2012CNEWMACMIT5th2012CSUNYACPlattsburgh State7th2010COld DominionRandolph1stNeverCUAARochester14th2011CNew JerseyRutgers–Newark2nd2010CNEWMACSpringfield6th2005CEmpire 8Stevens2nd2007CHeartlandTransylvania9th2012CWisconsinUW–Stevens Point12th2012COld DominionVirginia Wesleyan13th2012CCapitalWesley3rd2010CCCIWWheaton (IL)9th2012CNESCACWilliams13th2011CNorth CoastWooster22nd2012C

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

Unless otherwise noted, all times listed are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04)

St. Paul, MN Sectional

Williamstown, MA Sectional

Spokane, WA Sectional

St. Mary's City, MD Sectional

Due to an NCAA ban on postseason games in New Jersey, the first round match between top-seeded Ramapo and Morrisville State was held in Nyack, NY on the campus of Nyack College.

Amherst, MA Sectional

Due to an NCAA ban on postseason games in New Jersey, Stevens was unable to host its first round match between against Randolph-Macon. The match was moved to Bronx, NY on the campus of Lehman College.

Due to a scheduling conflicting, WPI could not host its second round match against Randolph–Macon. The match was moved to Assumption College, also located in Worcester, MA.

Wooster, OH Sectional

Naperville, IL Sectional

Middlebury, VT Sectional

Elite Eight - Salem, Virginia and Atlanta, Georgia

Record by conference Conference# of BidsRecordWin %R62R32S16E8F4CGNC NESCAC 3 11-2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 American Southwest 2 5–2 1 2 1 1 1 1 CCIW 3 7–3 3 3 2 1 1 Minnesota 1 4–1 1 1 1 1 1 Capital 2 3–2 2 1 1 1 CSAC 1 3–1 1 1 1 1 ODAC 4 4–4 4 2 2 North Coast 2 3–2 2 2 1 Empire 8 2 2–2 2 1 1 Michigan 1 2–1 1 1 1 North Eastern 1 2–1 1 1 1 Northwest 1 2–1 1 1 1 UAA 3 3-3 3 3 SUNYAC 2 2–2 2 2 Wisconsin 2 2-2 2 2 NEWMAC 3 1–3 3 1 Centennial 1 1–1 1 1 Landmark 1 1–1 1 1 Little East 1 1–1 1 1 MAC Commonwealth 1 1–1 1 1 USA South 1 1–1 1 1

The R62, R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the round of 62 (first round), round of 32 (second round), Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively. The ASC and NESCAC each had one representative which earned a bye to the second round. The AMCC, CCC, CUNYAC, GNAC, IIAC, Liberty League, MAC Freedom, MASCAC, MWC, North Atlantic, NACC, NECC, OAC, Presidents', SAA, SCIAC, Skyline, SLIAC, and UMAC each had one representative, eliminated in the first round with a record of 0–1. The Heartland and NJAC had two representatives, eliminated in the first round, with a record of 0–2.

See also 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2013 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 2013 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 2013 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament 2013 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

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