2013 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

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2013 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament
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Teams62
Finals siteTwo sites
Salem, Virginia & Atlanta, Georgia
Champions Amherst Lord Jeffs (2nd title)
Runner-up Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach David Hixon (2nd title)
MOPAllen Williamson (Amherst)
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
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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. [1] 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.

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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 bid
Allegheny Mountain Penn State Behrend 6th2011
American Southwest Concordia (TX) 1stNever
Capital St. Mary's (MD) 5th2012
Centennial Dickinson 3rd1997
CUNYAC Staten Island 11th2012
CCIW North Central (IL) 7th2012
Colonial States Cabrini 11th2012
Commonwealth Coast Curry 2nd2008
Empire 8 Ithaca 10th2012
Great Northeast Albertus Magnus 3rd2012
Heartland Rose-Hulman 10th2012
Iowa Dubuque 5th1990
Landmark Catholic 12th2007
Liberty Hobart 3rd2012
Little East Rhode Island College 10th2012
MASCAC Fitchburg State 1stNever
Michigan Calvin 18th2007
MAC Commonwealth Alvernia 8th2011
MAC Freedom Delaware Valley 2nd2011
Midwest St. Norbert 5th2011
Minnesota St. Thomas 14th2012
NEWMAC WPI 9th2011
New England Elms 8th2011
NESCAC Amherst 15th2012
New Jersey Ramapo 6th2011
North Atlantic Husson 3rd2011
North Coast Ohio Wesleyan 4th2012
North Eastern Morrisville State 2nd2012
Northern Aurora 9th2010
Northwest Whitworth 8th2012
Ohio Marietta 3rd2011
Old Dominion Randolph–Macon 13th2012
Presidents' St. Vincent 1stNever
Skyline SUNY-Purchase 3rd2011
SCIAC Redlands 3rd2011
SCAC Trinity (TX) 9th2012
SLIAC Spalding 1stNever
SUNYAC Cortland State 5th2006
UAA Washington U. 17th2012
Upper Midwest Northwestern (MN) 3rd2012
USA South Christopher Newport 19th2012
Wisconsin UW–Whitewater 18th2012

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 bidPool
Southern Centre 15th2011B
UAA Emory 2nd1990C
Old Dominion Hampden–Sydney 14th2007C
CCIW Illinois Wesleyan 22nd2012C
American Southwest Mary Hardin–Baylor 6th2012C
NESCAC Middlebury 6th2012C
NEWMAC MIT 5th2012C
SUNYAC Plattsburgh State 7th2010C
Old Dominion Randolph 1stNeverC
UAA Rochester 14th2011C
New Jersey Rutgers–Newark 2nd2010C
NEWMAC Springfield 6th2005C
Empire 8 Stevens 2nd2007C
Heartland Transylvania 9th2012C
Wisconsin UW–Stevens Point 12th2012C
Old Dominion Virginia Wesleyan 13th2012C
Capital Wesley 3rd2010C
CCIW Wheaton (IL) 9th2012C
NESCAC Williams 13th2011C
North Coast Wooster 22nd2012C

Bracket

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St. Paul
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Williamstown
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Spokane
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St. Mary's City
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Amherst
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Wooster
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Naperville
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Middlebury
2013 Third Round Hosts

* – Denotes overtime period

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

St. Paul, MN Sectional

First round
March 2
Second round
March 9
Third round
March 16
         
at Rose-Hulman 52
Calvin 72
Calvin67
at UW–Stevens Point 58
at UW–Stevens Point 71
Northwestern (MN) 54
Calvin 62
atSt. Thomas63
at St. Thomas 91
Aurora 62
atSt. Thomas68
Wheaton (IL) 58
at Wheaton (IL) 59
St. Norbert 58

Williamstown, MA Sectional

First round
March 2
Second round
March 9
Third round
March 16
         
at Virginia Wesleyan 76
Delaware Valley 61
atVirginia Wesleyan80
Christopher Newport 69
at Christopher Newport 84
Rutgers–Newark 72
Virginia Wesleyan 75
atWilliams84
at Williams 79
Wesley 78
atWilliams89
Catholic 78
at Catholic 67
Staten Island 61

Spokane, WA Sectional

First round
March 2
Second round
March 9
Third round
March 16
         
at Mary Hardin–Baylor 117
Concordia (TX) 92
at Trinity (TX) 83
Concordia (TX) 87
Mary Hardin–Baylor69
at Whitworth 63
at Whitworth 75
Redlands 69
atWhitworth80
Emory 77
at Emory 77
Randolph 56

St. Mary's City, MD Sectional

First round
March 2
Second round
March 9
Third round
March 16
         
at St. Mary's (MD) 85
MIT 76
St. Mary's (MD)72
at Alvernia 78
at Alvernia 97
Albertus Magnus 78
atSt. Mary's (MD)84
Morrisville State 66
Ramapo 78
Morrisville State 86
Morrisville State66*
at Rhode Island College 59
at Rhode Island College 62*
Hobart 59

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

First round
March 2
Second round
March 9
Third round
March 16
         
at Amherst 89
Plattsburgh State 72
at Plattsburgh State 84
Husson 63
atAmherst93
Randolph–Macon 76
Stevens 60
Randolph–Macon 69
Randolph–Macon79
WPI 68
at WPI 80
SUNY-Purchase 67

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

First round
March 2
Second round
March 9
Third round
March 16
         
at Wooster 62
Penn State-Behrend 44
atWooster80
Dickinson 54
at Dickinson 80
Marietta 65
at Wooster 63
Cabrini70
at Hampden–Sydney 78
Cabrini 80
Cabrini84
at Ohio Wesleyan 81
at Ohio Wesleyan 84
St. Vincent 75

Naperville, IL Sectional

First round
March 2
Second round
March 9
Third round
March 16
         
at Washington U. 70
Spalding 61
at Washington U. 67
Illinois Wesleyan71
at Illinois Wesleyan 80
Transylvania 71
Illinois Wesleyan 73
atNorth Central (IL)83
at UW–Whitewater 58
Dubuque 42
UW–Whitewater 60
North Central (IL)64
at North Central (IL) 66
Centre 50

Middlebury, VT Sectional

First round
March 2
Second round
March 9
Third round
March 16
         
at Springfield 77
Ithaca 89
Ithaca70
at Rochester 68
at Rochester 91
Fitchburg State 86
Ithaca 72
atMiddlebury73
at Middlebury 68
Curry 66
Middlebury67
at Cortland State 63
at Cortland State 85
Elms 59

Elite Eight - Salem, Virginia and Atlanta, Georgia

Quarterfinals
March 22
Semifinals
March 23
National Championship Game
April 7
         
St. Thomas82
Williams 79
St. Thomas 67
Mary Hardin–Baylor74
Mary Hardin–Baylor69
St. Mary's (MD) 66
Mary Hardin–Baylor 70
Amherst87
Amherst101
Cabrini 82
Amherst52
North Central (IL) 44
North Central (IL)77
Middlebury 65

Record by conference

Conference# of BidsRecordWin %R62R32S16E8F4CGNC
NESCAC 311-2.8462333111
American Southwest 25–2.714121111
CCIW 37–3.70033211
Minnesota 14–1.80011111
Capital 23–2.6002111
CSAC 13–1.7501111
ODAC 44–4.500422
North Coast 23–2.600221
Empire 8 22–2.500211
Michigan 12–1.667111
North Eastern 12–1.667111
Northwest 12–1.667111
UAA 33-3.50033
SUNYAC 22–2.50022
Wisconsin 22-2.50022
NEWMAC 31–3.25031
Centennial 11–1.50011
Landmark 11–1.50011
Little East 11–1.50011
MAC Commonwealth 11–1.50011
USA South 11–1.50011

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