2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

2013 NCAA Division I
men's basketball tournament

Season	2012–13
Teams	68
Finals site	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
Champions	Louisville Cardinals (Vacated) (3rd title, 3rd title game, 10th Final Four)
Runner-up	Michigan Wolverines (6th title game, 7th Final Four)
Semifinalists	Syracuse Orange (5th Final Four) Wichita State Shockers (2nd Final Four)
Winning coach	Rick Pitino* [lower-alpha 1] (2nd title)
MOP	Luke Hancock (Louisville )
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The 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament that determined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball national champion for the 2012-13 season. The 75th annual edition of the tournament (dating to 1939) began on March 19, 2013, and concluded with the championship game on April 8, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

The Final Four consisted of Louisville, Wichita State (second appearance), Syracuse (first appearance since their 2003 national championship), and Michigan, returning for the first time since the Fab Five's second appearance in 1993 (later vacated). By winning the West Region, Wichita State became the first #9 seed and first Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) team to reach the Final Four since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985. The last #9 seed to reach the Final Four was Penn, and the last MVC team to do so was Indiana State, both in 1979. Louisville defeated Michigan in the championship game by a final score of 82–76, winning their first national title since 1986. On February 20, 2018, the NCAA vacated Louisville's entire tournament run, including its national title, due to a 2015 sex scandal. ^[4]

The tournament featured several notable upsets. For the first time since 1991, at least one team seeded #9 through #15 won at least once in the tournament. The most notable was Florida Gulf Coast University of the Atlantic Sun Conference, who made their tournament debut in only their second year of Division I eligibility. They upset Georgetown and San Diego State in their first two games, becoming the first #15 seed to advance to the regional semifinals (where they were defeated by Florida). For the first time since 2010, a #14 seed won as Harvard defeated New Mexico in the West Region. The same region saw #13 La Salle, who won in the opening round, defeat #4 Kansas State and #12 Mississippi defeat #5 Wisconsin. In addition to that, the region's top seed, Gonzaga, was defeated in the round of 32 by eventual region winner Wichita State, who defeated La Salle in the Sweet Sixteen.

Two other teams also earned their first ever NCAA Tournament victory: Ivy League champion Harvard and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) champion North Carolina A&T. Another school, Liberty, won the Big South tournament to become the second 20-loss team to make the field, after Coppin State did that in 2008.

Tournament procedure

A total of 68 teams entered the 2013 tournament. A total of 32 automatic bids are awarded to each program that won a conference tournament. The remaining 36 bids are issued "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. The Selection Committee also seeds the entire field from 1 to 68.

Eight teams—the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams—played in the First Four (the successor to what had been popularly known as "play-in games" through the 2010 tournament). The winners of these games advanced to the main tournament bracket.

Schedule and venues

Auburn Hills

Lexington

Salt Lake City

San Jose

Austin

Dayton

Kansas City

Philadelphia

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2013 first and second rounds (green)

Washington, D.C.

Los Angeles

Indianapolis

Arlington

Atlanta

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2013 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2013 tournament: ^{[5] [6] [7]}

First Four

• March 19 and 20
  • University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton)

First and Second rounds

• March 21 and 23
  • The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan (Host: Oakland University)
  • Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky (Host: University of Kentucky)
  • EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah (Host: University of Utah)
  • HP Pavilion, San Jose, California (Host: West Coast Conference)
• March 22 and 24
  • University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton)
  • Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas (Host: University of Texas at Austin)
  • Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference)
  • Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Host: Temple University)

Regional semifinals and Finals

• March 28 and 30
  • East Regional
    • Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. (Host: Georgetown University)
  • West Regional
    • Staples Center, Los Angeles, California (Host: Pepperdine University)
• March 29 and 31
  • Midwest Regional
    • Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana (Hosts: IUPUI, Horizon League)
  • South Regional
    • Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas (Host: Big 12 Conference)

National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship)

• April 6 and 8
  • Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia (Host: Georgia Institute of Technology)

Atlanta hosted the Final Four for the sixth time, having previously hosted in 2007. As of 2024, this is the most recent Final Four to be held in Atlanta (The 2020 edition, which was to be held in Atlanta, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic).

Qualified teams

Further information: 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying 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 Ivy League, whose regular-season champion received the automatic bid).

Conference	School	Appearance	Last bid
America East	Albany	3rd	2007
Atlantic 10	Saint Louis	8th	2012
ACC	Miami	6th	2008
Atlantic Sun	Florida Gulf Coast	1st	Never
Big 12	Kansas	42nd	2012
Big East	Louisville	39th [lower-alpha 1]	2012
Big Sky	Montana	10th	2012
Big South	Liberty	3rd	2004
Big Ten	Ohio State	29th	2012
Big West	Pacific	9th	2006
Colonial	James Madison	5th	1994
C-USA	Memphis	25th	2012
Horizon	Valparaiso	8th	2004
Ivy League	Harvard	3rd	2012
MAAC	Iona	10th	2012
MAC	Akron	4th	2011
MEAC	North Carolina A&T	10th	1995
Missouri Valley	Creighton	18th	2012
Mountain West	New Mexico	14th	2012
Northeast	Long Island	6th	2012
Ohio Valley	Belmont	6th	2012
Pac-12	Oregon	11th	2008
Patriot	Bucknell	6th	2011
SEC	Ole Miss	7th	2002
Southern	Davidson	12th	2012
Southland	Northwestern State	3rd	2006
SWAC	Southern	8th	2006
Summit	South Dakota State	2nd	2012
Sun Belt	Western Kentucky	23rd	2012
West Coast	Gonzaga	16th	2012
WAC	New Mexico State	20th	2012

Tournament seeds

South Regional – Arlington, Texas
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Coach	Berth type	Overall rank
#1	Kansas	Big 12	29–5	Bill Self	Automatic	2
#2	Georgetown	Big East	25–6	John Thompson III	At-large	7
#3	Florida	SEC	26–7	Billy Donovan	At-large	10
#4	Michigan	Big Ten	26–7	John Beilein	At-large	13
#5	VCU	Atlantic 10	26–8	Shaka Smart	At-large	20
#6	UCLA	Pac-12	25–9	Ben Howland	At-large	24
#7	San Diego State	Mountain West	22–10	Steve Fisher	At-large	26
#8	North Carolina	ACC	24–10	Roy Williams	At-large	29
#9	Villanova	Big East	20–13	Jay Wright	At-large	38
#10	Oklahoma	Big 12	20–11	Lon Krueger	At-large	40
#11	Minnesota	Big Ten	20–12	Tubby Smith	At-large	41
#12	Akron	MAC	26–6	Keith Dambrot	Automatic	51
#13	South Dakota State	Summit	25–9	Scott Nagy	Automatic	53
#14	Northwestern State	Southland	23–8	Mike McConathy	Automatic	57
#15	Florida Gulf Coast	Atlantic Sun	24–10	Andy Enfield	Automatic	59
#16	Western Kentucky	Sun Belt	20–15	Ray Harper	Automatic	63

West Regional – Los Angeles, California
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Coach	Berth type	Overall rank
#1	Gonzaga	West Coast	31–2	Mark Few	Automatic	4
#2	Ohio State	Big Ten	26–7	Thad Matta	Automatic	8
#3	New Mexico	Mountain West	29–5	Steve Alford	Automatic	9
#4	Kansas State	Big 12	27–7	Bruce Weber	At-large	14
#5	Wisconsin	Big Ten	23–11	Bo Ryan	At-large	19
#6	Arizona	Pac-12	25–7	Sean Miller	At-large	21
#7	Notre Dame	Big East	25–9	Mike Brey	At-large	27
#8	Pittsburgh	Big East	24–8	Jamie Dixon	At-large	31
#9	Wichita State	Missouri Valley	26–8	Gregg Marshall	At-large	35
#10	Iowa State	Big 12	22–11	Fred Hoiberg	At-large	39
#11	Belmont	Ohio Valley	26–6	Rick Byrd	Automatic	44
#12	Ole Miss	SEC	26–8	Andy Kennedy	Automatic	47
#13*	Boise State	Mountain West	21–10	Leon Rice	At-large	45
	La Salle	Atlantic 10	21–9	Dr. John Giannini	At-large	49
#14	Harvard	Ivy	19–9	Tommy Amaker	Automatic	58
#15	Iona	MAAC	20–13	Tim Cluess	Automatic	61
#16	Southern	SWAC	23–9	Roman Banks	Automatic	64

East Regional – Washington, D.C.
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Coach	Berth type	Overall rank
#1	Indiana	Big Ten	27–6	Tom Crean	At-large	3
#2	Miami	ACC	27–6	Jim Larranaga	Automatic	5
#3	Marquette	Big East	23–8	Buzz Williams	At-large	12
#4	Syracuse	Big East	26–9	Jim Boeheim	At-large	16
#5	UNLV	Mountain West	25–9	Dave Rice	At-large	18
#6	Butler	Atlantic 10	26–8	Brad Stevens	At-large	22
#7	Illinois	Big Ten	22–12	John Groce	At-large	28
#8	NC State	ACC	24–10	Mark Gottfried	At-large	32
#9	Temple	Atlantic 10	23–9	Fran Dunphy	At-large	34
#10	Colorado	Pac-12	21–11	Tad Boyle	At-large	36
#11	Bucknell	Patriot	28–5	Dave Paulsen	Automatic	48
#12	California	Pac-12	20–11	Mike Montgomery	At-large	42
#13	Montana	Big Sky	25–7	Wayne Tinkle	Automatic	54
#14	Davidson	Southern	26–7	Bob McKillop	Automatic	55
#15	Pacific	Big West	22–12	Bob Thomason	Automatic	60
#16*	James Madison	CAA	20–14	Matt Brady	Automatic	66
	Long Island	Northeast	20–13	Jack Perri	Automatic	65

Midwest Regional – Indianapolis, Indiana
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Coach	Berth type	Overall rank
#1	Louisville	Big East	29–5	Rick Pitino	Automatic	1
#2	Duke	ACC	27–5	Mike Krzyzewski	At-large	6
#3	Michigan State	Big Ten	25–8	Tom Izzo	At-large	11
#4	Saint Louis	Atlantic 10	27–6	Jim Crews	Automatic	15
#5	Oklahoma State	Big 12	24–8	Travis Ford	At-large	17
#6	Memphis	C-USA	30–4	Josh Pastner	Automatic	23
#7	Creighton	Missouri Valley	27–7	Greg McDermott	Automatic	25
#8	Colorado State	Mountain West	25–8	Larry Eustachy	At-large	30
#9	Missouri	SEC	23–10	Frank Haith	At-large	33
#10	Cincinnati	Big East	22–11	Mick Cronin	At-large	37
#11*	Middle Tennessee	Sun Belt	28–5	Kermit Davis	At-large	50
	Saint Mary's (CA)	West Coast	27–6	Randy Bennett	At-large	46
#12	Oregon	Pac-12	26–8	Dana Altman	Automatic	43
#13	New Mexico State	WAC	24–10	Marvin Menzies	Automatic	52
#14	Valparaiso	Horizon	26–7	Bryce Drew	Automatic	56
#15	Albany	America East	24–10	Will Brown	Automatic	62
#16*	Liberty	Big South	15–20	Dale Layer	Automatic	68
	North Carolina A&T	MEAC	19–16	Cy Alexander	Automatic	67

*See First Four.

Bracket

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

First Four – Dayton, Ohio

The First Four games involved eight teams: the four overall lowest-ranked teams, and the four lowest-ranked at-large teams.

	March 19 – Midwest Region
	11	Middle Tennessee	54
	11	Saint Mary's	67

	March 19 – Midwest Region
	16	Liberty	72
	16	North Carolina A&T	73

	March 20 – West Region
	13	Boise State	71
	13	La Salle	80

	March 20 – East Region
	16	James Madison	68
	16	Long Island	55

Midwest Regional – Indianapolis, Indiana

	First round Round of 64 March 21–22					Second round Round of 32 March 23–24					Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 29					Regional finals Elite 8 March 31
	1	Louisville	79
	16	North Carolina A&T	48
						1	Louisville	82
	Lexington – Thu/Sat
						8	Colorado State	56
	8	Colorado State	84
	9	Missouri	72
											1	Louisville	77
											12	Oregon	69
	5	Oklahoma State	55
	12	Oregon	68
						12	Oregon	74
	San Jose – Thu/Sat
						4	Saint Louis	57
	4	Saint Louis	64
	13	New Mexico State	44
																1	Louisville	85
																2	Duke	63
	6	Memphis	54
	11	Saint Mary's	52
						6	Memphis	48
	Auburn Hills – Thu/Sat
						3	Michigan State	70
	3	Michigan State	65
	14	Valparaiso	54
											3	Michigan State	61
											2	Duke	71
	7	Creighton	67
	10	Cincinnati	63
						7	Creighton	50
	Philadelphia – Fri/Sun
						2	Duke	66
	2	Duke	73
	15	Albany	61

Midwest Regional all-tournament team

Regional all-tournament team: Seth Curry , Duke; Gorgui Dieng , Louisville; Mason Plumlee , Duke; Peyton Siva , Louisville ^[8]

Regional most outstanding player: Russ Smith , Louisville ^{[9] [lower-alpha 1]}

West Regional – Los Angeles, California

	First round Round of 64 March 21–22					Second round Round of 32 March 23–24					Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 28					Regional finals Elite 8 March 30
	1	Gonzaga	64
	16	Southern	58
						1	Gonzaga	70
	Salt Lake City – Thu/Sat
						9	Wichita State	76
	8	Pittsburgh	55
	9	Wichita State	73
											9	Wichita State	72
											13	La Salle	58
	5	Wisconsin	46
	12	Ole Miss	57
						12	Ole Miss	74
	Kansas City – Fri/Sun
						13	La Salle	76
	4	Kansas State	61
	13	La Salle	63
																9	Wichita State	70
																2	Ohio State	66
	6	Arizona	81
	11	Belmont	64
						6	Arizona	74
	Salt Lake City – Thu/Sat
						14	Harvard	51
	3	New Mexico	62
	14	Harvard	68
											6	Arizona	70
											2	Ohio State	73
	7	Notre Dame	58
	10	Iowa State	76
						10	Iowa State	75
	Dayton – Fri/Sun
						2	Ohio State	78
	2	Ohio State	95
	15	Iona	70

West Regional all-tournament team

Regional all-tournament team: Carl Hall, Wichita State; Mark Lyons , Arizona; LaQuinton Ross , Ohio State; Deshaun Thomas , Ohio State ^[10]

Regional most outstanding player: Malcolm Armstead , Wichita State ^[11]

South Regional – Arlington, Texas

	First round Round of 64 March 21–22					Second round Round of 32 March 23–24					Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 29					Regional finals Elite 8 March 31
	1	Kansas	64
	16	Western Kentucky	57
						1	Kansas	70
	Kansas City – Fri/Sun
						8	North Carolina	58
	8	North Carolina	78
	9	Villanova	71
											1	Kansas	85
											4	Michigan	87OT
	5	VCU	88
	12	Akron	42
						5	VCU	53
	Auburn Hills – Thu/Sat
						4	Michigan	78
	4	Michigan	71
	13	South Dakota State	56
																4	Michigan	79
																3	Florida	59
	6	UCLA	63
	11	Minnesota	83
						11	Minnesota	64
	Austin – Fri/Sun
						3	Florida	78
	3	Florida	79
	14	Northwestern State	47
											3	Florida	62
											15	Florida Gulf Coast	50
	7	San Diego State	70
	10	Oklahoma	55
						7	San Diego State	71
	Philadelphia – Fri/Sun
						15	Florida Gulf Coast	81
	2	Georgetown	68
	15	Florida Gulf Coast	78

South Regional all-tournament team

Regional all-tournament team: Mitch McGary , Michigan; Ben McLemore , Kansas; Mike Rosario , Florida; Nik Stauskas , Michigan ^[12]

Regional most outstanding player: Trey Burke , Michigan ^[13]

East Regional – Washington, D.C.

	First round Round of 64 March 21–22					Second round Round of 32 March 23–24					Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 28					Regional finals Elite 8 March 30
	1	Indiana	83
	16	James Madison	62
						1	Indiana	58
	Dayton – Fri/Sun
						9	Temple	52
	8	NC State	72
	9	Temple	76
											1	Indiana	50
											4	Syracuse	61
	5	UNLV	61
	12	California	64
						12	California	60
	San Jose – Thu/Sat
						4	Syracuse	66
	4	Syracuse	81
	13	Montana	34
																4	Syracuse	55
																3	Marquette	39
	6	Butler	68
	11	Bucknell	56
						6	Butler	72
	Lexington – Thu/Sat
						3	Marquette	74
	3	Marquette	59
	14	Davidson	58
											3	Marquette	71
											2	Miami (FL)	61
	7	Illinois	57
	10	Colorado	49
						7	Illinois	59
	Austin – Fri/Sun
						2	Miami (FL)	63
	2	Miami (FL)	78
	15	Pacific	49

East Regional all-tournament team

Regional all-tournament team: Vander Blue , Marquette; C. J. Fair , Syracuse; Davante Gardner , Marquette; James Southerland , Syracuse ^{[14] [15]}

Regional most outstanding player: Michael Carter-Williams , Syracuse ^[16]

Final Four – Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

During the Final Four round, the champion of the top overall top seed's region was to play against the champion of the fourth-ranked top seed's region, and the champion of the second overall top seed's region was to play against the champion of the third-ranked top seed's region. ^[17] Louisville (placed in the Midwest Regional) was selected as the top overall seed, and Gonzaga (in the West Regional) was named as the final top seed. ^[18] Thus, the Midwest champion played the West Champion in one semifinal game, and the South Champion faced the East Champion in the other semifinal game.

Wichita State surprised the college basketball world by reaching the Final Four from the West region. They lost to Louisville in the first semifinal game, 72–68. Michigan defeated Syracuse 61–56 in the second semifinal. ^[19]

On February 20, 2018, NCAA took away from Louisville the 2013 winning title and allowed them to pay the fines.

	National Semifinals Final Four Saturday, April 6					National Championship Game Monday, April 8
	MW1	Louisville	72
	W9	Wichita State	68
						MW1	Louisville	82
						S4	Michigan	76
	S4	Michigan	61
	E4	Syracuse	56

Final Four all-tournament team

Final Four all-tournament team: Spike Albrecht , Michigan; Trey Burke , Michigan; Mitch McGary , Michigan; Cleanthony Early , Wichita State; Peyton Siva , Louisville; ^{[lower-alpha 1]} Luke Hancock, Louisville; ^{[lower-alpha 1]} Chane Behanan , Louisville; ^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Final Four most outstanding player: Luke Hancock , Louisville (the first non-starter to earn this title) ^{[20] [lower-alpha 1]}

Game summaries

Final Four

CBS

April 6 6:09 pm EDT

Recap

W#9 Wichita State Shockers 68, MW#1 Louisville Cardinals72
Scoring by half:26–25, 42–47
Pts: C. Early, 24 Rebs: C. Early, 10 Asts: M. Armstead, 7		Pts: R. Smith, 21 Rebs: C. Behanan, 9 Asts: R. Smith, 3

Georgia Dome – Atlanta, GA Referees: Karl Hess, Terry Wymer, Les Jones

CBS

April 6 9:21 pm EDT

Recap

E#4 Syracuse Orange 56, S#4 Michigan Wolverines61
Scoring by half: 25–36, 31–25
Pts: C. Fair, 22 Rebs: J. Grant, 7 Asts: B. Triche, 8		Pts: Hardaway Jr., 13 Rebs: M. McGary, 12 Asts: M. McGary, 6

Georgia Dome – Atlanta, GA Attendance: 75,350 Referees: Mark Whitehead, Doug Sirmons, Randy Mccall

National Championship

Main article: 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game

CBS

April 8 9:23pm  EDT

Recap

S#4 Michigan Wolverines 76, MW#1 Louisville Cardinals82
Scoring by half:38–37, 38–45
Pts: Burke, 24 Rebs: McGary, 6 Asts: Hardaway Jr., 4		Pts: Hancock, 22 Rebs: Behanan, 12 Asts: Dieng, 6

Georgia Dome – Atlanta, GA Attendance: 74,326 Referees: John Cahill, John Higgins, Tony Greene

Louisville defeated Michigan 82–76 in the championship game. The win gave Louisville its first championship since 1986, and third overall. ^[21] It became the eighth school to win at least three championships ^[21] until vacated by the NCAA on February 20, 2018, due to a 2015 sex scandal. ^[4]

Head coach Rick Pitino became the first coach to win an NCAA championship with two different schools. ^{[22] [lower-alpha 1]} Michigan fell to 1–5 all time in championship games (including two losses vacated because of sanctions against the university). ^[21]

Michigan's Trey Burke scored seven quick points to get Michigan out to a 7–3 lead, but also picked up two quick fouls and sat during much of the first half. ^[22] With Burke on the bench, Michigan got a spark from freshman Spike Albrecht, a minor role player during the regular season. Albrecht hit four straight 3-pointers en route to a 17-point first half performance, easily surpassing his previous single game best of 7. ^[22] Louisville trailed Michigan 35–23 late in the first half, before going on a run fueled by four straight three-pointers by Luke Hancock. ^[22] At halftime, Michigan led 38–37. ^[22]

The second half featured several lead changes before Louisville pushed the margin to 10 on a three-pointer by Hancock with 3:20 remaining in the game. Michigan fought back, closing the gap to four points in the last minute, but ran out of time in its comeback effort. ^[22]

Hancock hit all five three-point shots he attempted in the game and led Louisville with 22 points, while teammate Peyton Siva scored 18 and had a game high 4 steals. ^{[21] [22]} Chane Behanan pulled down 12 rebounds to go with 15 points. Burke led Michigan with 24 points. ^[22] Russ Smith, Louisville's leading scorer on the season, struggled in the game, shooting 3-for-16. ^[21] Hancock was named as the game's most outstanding player. ^[22]

Record by conference

Conference	Bids	Record	Win %	R64	R32	S16	E8	F4	CG	NC
Big East	8	13–7	.650	8	3	3	3	2	1	1
Big Ten	7	14–7	.667	7	6	4	2	1	1	–
MVC	2	5–2	.714	2	2	1	1	1	–	–
ACC	4	6–4	.600	4	3	2	1	–	–	–
SEC	3	4–3	.571	3	2	1	1	–	–	–
Pac-12	5	5–5	.500	5	3	2	–	–	–	–
Atlantic Sun	1	2–1	.667	1	1	1	–	–	–	–
Atlantic 10	5	7–5	.583	5	5	1	–	–	–	–
Big 12	5	3–5	.375	5	2	1	–	–	–	–
Mountain West	5	2–5	.286	4	2	–	–	–	–	–
WCC	2	2–2	.500	2	1	–	–	–	–	–
Ivy	1	1–1	.500	1	1	–	–	–	–	–
C-USA	1	1–1	.500	1	1	–	–	–	–	–
CAA	1	1–1	.500	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
MEAC	1	1–1	.500	1	–	–	–	–	–	–

• The R64, R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the round of 64 (second round), round of 32 (third round), Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively.
• The Big South and NEC each had one representative, eliminated in the first round with a record of 0–1.
• The America East Conference, Big Sky, Big West, Horizon League, MAAC, MAC, OVC, Patriot League, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Summit League, SWAC, and WAC each had one representative, eliminated in the second round with a record of 0–1.
• The Sun Belt Conference had two representatives, one eliminated in the first round and the other in the second round, with a record of 0–2.

Other events surrounding the tournament

On May 10, 2012, the NCAA announced that as part of the celebration of the 75th Division I tournament, it would hold all three of its men's basketball championship games in Atlanta. The finals of the Division II and Division III tournaments were held at Philips Arena on April 7, the day between the Division I semifinals and final. ^[23] In addition, Atlanta-based tournament broadcaster TBS announced that Conan O'Brien would tape his Conan talk show at The Tabernacle, located a few blocks from the Georgia Dome and Philips Arena, in the week leading up to the Final Four. March Madness studio analyst Charles Barkley and Dick Vitale were among the guests who appeared. ^[24]

Media

U.S. television

The year 2013 marked the third year of a 14-year partnership between CBS and Turner cable networks TBS, TNT and truTV to cover the entire tournament under the NCAA March Madness banner. CBS aired the Final Four and championship rounds for the 32nd consecutive year. ^{[25] [26]} The tournament was considered a ratings success. Tournament games averaged 10.7 million viewers, and the championship game garnered an average of 23.4 million viewers and a peak viewership of 27.1 million.

Studio hosts

• Greg Gumbel (New York City and Atlanta) – second round, third round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
• Ernie Johnson Jr. (New York City and Atlanta) – First Four, second round, third round and Regional Semi-Finals
• Matt Winer (Atlanta) – First Four, second round and third round

Studio analysts

• Greg Anthony (New York City and Atlanta) – First Four, second round, third round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
• Charles Barkley (New York City and Atlanta) – First Four, second round, third round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
• Rex Chapman (Atlanta) – First Four and Second Round
• Seth Davis (Atlanta) – First Four, second round, third round and Regional Semi-Finals
• Jamie Dixon (Atlanta) – third round
• Doug Gottlieb (New York City and Atlanta) – Regionals, Final Four and national championship game
• Kenny Smith (New York City and Atlanta) – second round, third round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
• Steve Smith (Atlanta) – First Four, second round, third round and regional semi-finals
• Jay Wright (Atlanta) – Regional semi-finals

Commentary teams

• Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg/Steve Kerr/Tracy Wolfson – First Four at Dayton, Ohio; Second and third round at Dayton, Ohio; Midwest Regional at Indianapolis, Indiana; Final Four at Atlanta, Georgia
  Kerr joined Nantz and Kellogg during the Final Four and national championship games
• Marv Albert/Steve Kerr/Craig Sager – First Four at Dayton, Ohio; Second and third round at Kansas City, Missouri; South Regional at Arlington, Texas
• Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery/Rachel Nichols – Second and third round at Auburn Hills, Michigan; East Regional at Washington, D.C.
• Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller/Lewis Johnson – Second and third round at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; West Regional at Los Angeles, California
• Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel/Allie LaForce – Second and third round at Lexington, Kentucky
• Brian Anderson/Dan Bonner/Marty Snider – Second and third round at San Jose, California
• Tim Brando/Mike Gminski/Otis Livingston – Second and third round at Austin, Texas
• Spero Dedes/Doug Gottlieb/Jaime Maggio – Second and third round at Salt Lake City, Utah

Radio

Dial Global Sports (formerly Westwood One) and SiriusXM have live broadcasts of all 67 games. ^{[27] [28]}

First four

• Brad Sham and Kyle Macy – at Dayton, Ohio

Second and third rounds

• Tom McCarthy and Kelly Tripucka – Second and third round at Auburn Hills, Michigan
• Kevin Kugler and Jamal Mashburn – Second and third round at Lexington, Kentucky
• Dave Sims and Kevin Grevey – Second and third round at Salt Lake City, Utah
• Ted Robinson and Bill Frieder – Second and third round at San Jose, California
• Gary Cohen and Pete Gillen – Second and third round at Dayton, Ohio
• Wayne Larrivee and Reid Gettys – Second and third round at Austin, Texas
• Kevin Calabro and Will Perdue – Second and third round at Kansas City, Missouri
• Scott Graham and John Thompson – Second and third round at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Regionals

• Ian Eagle and John Thompson – East Regional at Washington, D.C.
• Kevin Kugler and Pete Gillen – Midwest Regional at Indianapolis, Indiana
• Brad Sham and Fran Fraschilla – South Regional at Arlington, Texas
• Wayne Larrivee and Bill Frieder – West Regional at Los Angeles, California

Final Four

• Kevin Kugler, John Thompson and Bill Raftery – Atlanta, Georgia

Local radio

• Matt Shephard and David Merritt – (Michigan), (WWJ), (Detroit) & (WWWW), (Ann Arbor)
• Paul Rogers and Bob Valvano – (Louisville), (WHAS), (Louisville) & (WWRW), (Lexington)

International

ESPN International held broadcast rights to the tournament outside of the United States: it produced its own broadcasts of the semi-final and championship game, called by ESPN College Basketball personalities Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Dick Vitale (analyst for the final and one semi-final), and Jay Bilas (analyst for the other semi-final). ^[29] For the initial rounds, they use CBS/Turner coverage with an additional host to transition between games, with whiparound coverage similar to the CBS-only era. ESPN also has exclusive digital rights to the NCAA tournament outside of North America. ^[30]

Canada

In Canada, the TSN family of media outlets (including TSN2, RDS, and TSN Radio), which are part-owned by ESPN, own broadcast rights to the tournament. TSN produces separate studio coverage with Kate Beirness, Jack Armstrong, Dan Shulman and Sam Mitchell, ^[31] but simulcasts CBS/Turner game coverage for the first five rounds (and ESPN International coverage for the Final Four).

As in past years, TSN and TSN2 carry whiparound coverage (often in parallel) during the second, third and fourth rounds, in 2013 focusing when possible on games not being broadcast on CBS (as that network, but not the Turner channels, is also widely available in Canada).

See also

• 2013 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 2013 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 2013 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2013 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 2013 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 2013 National Invitation Tournament
• 2013 Women's National Invitation Tournament
• 2013 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2013 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 2013 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2013 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 2013 College Basketball Invitational
• 2013 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

Notes

1. On February 20, 2018, the NCAA announced that Louisville will be forced to vacate wins and records from the 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, and 2014–15 seasons. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

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