2013 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

The 2013 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 2012–13 basketball season.

2013 NCAA Division II
men's basketball tournament
Teams64
Finals siteLouisville, Kentucky & Atlanta, Georgia
ChampionsDrury Panthers (1st title)
Runner-upMetro State Roadrunners (4th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachSteve Hesser
MOPAlex Hall (Drury)
AttendanceTBD
NCAA Division II men's tournaments
«2012 2014»

The eight regional winners met at the Elite Eight for the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds held at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. As part of the festivities surrounding the 75th edition of the NCAA tournament, the championship game was played at Philips Arena in Atlanta on April 7, 2013.

2013 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament is located in the United States
Aiken
Aiken
Lakeland
Lakeland
Rindge
Rindge
Denver
Denver
West Liberty
West Liberty
Springfield
Springfield
Bellingham
Bellingham
Mankato
Mankato
Atlanta
Atlanta
2013 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)

Qualification and tournament format

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The champions of 22 of the 24 Division II basketball conferences qualified automatically. The Great Midwest Athletic Conference, in its first season of operation, and the Great American Conference, in its second season, were not eligible for automatic berths. (The Great American became eligible for an automatic berth with the 2014 tournament. The G-MAC did not receive an automatic berth until 2016 because it was not officially recognized as a D-II conference until 2013–14.) An additional 42 teams were selected as at-large participants by the selection committee. As in previous years, the first three rounds of the tournament were organized in regions comprising eight participants in groups of two or three conferences (two in the Central and Midwest regions) with seeds assigned by the selection committee.

Traditionally, the Elite Eight regional winners meet in one site for the quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals. However, as noted above, this was changed for 2013 only, with the quarterfinals and semifinals held in Louisville and the final game in Atlanta.

This was the final tournament for the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, which disbanded at the end of the 2012–13 school year, with most of the members forming the new Mountain East Conference.

Automatic qualifiers

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The following teams automatically qualified for the national tournament as the champions of their conference tournaments:[1]

Team Conference Region
Cal Poly Pomona CCAA West
Bloomfield CACC East
Bowie State CIAA Atlantic
Belmont Abbey Conference Carolinas Southeast
Bridgeport ECC East
Findlay GLIAC Midwest
Drury GLVC Midwest
Seattle Pacific GNAC West
Christian Brothers Gulf South South
St. Mary's (Texas) Heartland South Central
Tarleton State Lone Star South Central
Central Missouri MIAA Central
Southern New Hampshire Northeast-10 East
Minnesota State–Mankato NSIC Central
Dixie State Pacific West West
USC Aiken Peach Belt Southeast
Indiana (PA) PSAC Atlantic
Metro State RMAC South Central
Wingate SAC Southeast
Benedict SIAC South
Florida Southern Sunshine State South
West Liberty WVIAC Atlantic

Regionals

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Location: Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse Host: Franklin Pierce University

First round
Round of 64
March 16
Regional semifinal
Round of 32
March 17
Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 19
         
1 Franklin Pierce (21–8) 90
8 Bloomfield (17–12) 78
1 Franklin Pierce 80
4 New Haven 63
4 New Haven (19–8) 73
5 Dominican (NY) (22–6) 66
1 Franklin Pierce 57
7 Bridgeport 52
3 Assumption (20–7) 73
6 Southern New Hampshire (19–10) 65
3 Assumption 56
7 Bridgeport 58
2 Saint Anselm (23–5) 66
7 Bridgeport (21–9) 77

South Central - Denver, Colorado

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Location: Auraria Events Center Host: Metropolitan State University

First round
Round of 64
March 16
Regional semifinal
Round of 32
March 17
Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 19
         
1 Metro State (27–2) 76
8 Tarleton State (20–9) 65
1 Metro State 66
4 Midwestern State 60
4 Midwestern State (21–8) 81
5 Newman (20–7) 60
1 Metro State 78
2 St. Mary's (TX) 70
3 Fort Lewis (21–7) 95
6 Adams State (20–8) 73
3 Fort Lewis 50
2 St. Mary's (TX) 62
2 St. Mary's (TX) (21–7) 75
7 Cameron (18–8) 57

Location: Taylor Center Host: Minnesota State University, Mankato

First round
Round of 64
March 16
Regional semifinal
Round of 32
March 17
Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 19
         
1 Minnesota State–Mankato (26–4) 81
8 Arkansas Tech (18–11) 65
1 Minnesota State–Mankato 86
5 Harding 65
4 Central Missouri (22–7) 71
5 Harding (21–9) 75
1 Minnesota State–Mankato 73
2 Winona State 76
3 Augustana (SD) (21–8) 79
6 Upper Iowa (20–11) 65
3 Augustana (SD) 65
2 Winona State 77
2 Winona State (24–7) 70
7 Northeastern State (19–8) 57

Location: Academic, Sports, and Recreation Complex Host: West Liberty University

First round
Round of 64
March 16
Regional semifinal
Round of 32
March 17
Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 19
         
1 West Liberty (30–1) 114
8 Bowie State (16–13) 82
1 West Liberty 100
4 Fairmont State 77
4 Fairmont State (22–8) 91
5 Livingstone (22–6) 73
1 West Liberty 86
3 Indiana (PA) 63
3 Indiana (PA) (24–5) 76
6 East Stroudsburg (22–6) 68
3 Indiana (PA) 53
7 Slippery Rock 50
2 Winston-Salem (21–6) 67
7 Slippery Rock (22–8) 69

Location: Jenkins Field House Host: Florida Southern College

First round
Round of 64
March 16
Regional semifinal
Round of 32
March 17
Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 19
         
1 Florida Southern (24–5) 94
8 North Alabama (19–8) 80
1 Florida Southern 84
4 Saint Leo 65
4 Saint Leo (21–7) 59
5 Rollins (19–10) 53
1 Florida Southern 90
2 Alabama–Huntsville 88
3 Eckerd (20–7) 65
6 Benedict (23–6) 68
6 Benedict 60
2 Alabama–Huntsville 64
2 Alabama–Huntsville (23–5) 60
7 Christian Brothers (21–8) 58

Location: Sam Carver Gymnasium Host: Western Washington University

First round
Round of 64
March 15
Regional semifinal
Round of 32
March 18
Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 19
         
1 Western Washington (27–2) 102
8 Chaminade (20–9) 87
1 Western Washington 86
5 CSU San Bernardino 77
4 Dixie State (22–6) 69
5 CSU San Bernardino (22–6) 75
1 Western Washington 62
3 Seattle Pacific 58
3 Seattle Pacific (25–3) 85
6 Grand Canyon (23–7) 59
3 Seattle Pacific 67
2 Cal Poly Pomona 54
2 Cal Poly Pomona (27–2) 69
7 Chico State (19–10) 61

All-West Region team: Kwame Alexander (F/CSU San Bernardino) Jobi Wall (F/Seattle Pacific) Patrick Simon (F/Seattle Pacific) John Allen (G/Western Washington) Region Most Outstanding Player Richard Woodworth (G/Western Washington)

Location: O'Reilly Family Event Center[2] Host: Drury University

First round
Round of 64
March 16
Regional semifinal
Round of 32
March 17
Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 19
         
1 Drury (25–4) 89
8 Findlay (22–7) 77
1 Drury 76
4 Michigan Tech 62
4 Michigan Tech (20–8) 86
5 UW–Parkside (20–8) 75
1 Drury 67
3 Bellarmine 61
3 Bellarmine (22–7) 67
6 Indianapolis (20–8) 61
3 Bellarmine 78
2 Southern Indiana 55
2 Southern Indiana (22–7) 79
7 Wayne State (MI) (17–9) 70

Location: USCA Convocation Center Host: University of South Carolina, Aiken

First round
Round of 64
March 16
Regional semifinal
Round of 32
March 17
Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 19
         
1 USC–Aiken (22–7) 94
8 Belmont Abbey (22–9) 76
1 USC–Aiken 69
4 Wingate 57
4 Wingate (21–8) 65
5 Limestone (21–8) 60
1 USC–Aiken 82
3 Barton 75
3 Barton (21–7) 81
6 Montevallo (20–9) 73
3 Barton 76
2 Lincoln Memorial 61
2 Lincoln Memorial (24–5) 82
7 UNC Pembroke (22–9) 80

Venues: Freedom Hall (Louisville), Philips Arena (Atlanta)

National Quarterfinals
Elite Eight
Louisville - Thursday, March 28
National semifinals
Final Four
Louisville - Saturday, March 30
National Championship
Atlanta - Sunday, April 7
         
E1 Franklin Pierce 65
SC1 Metro State 78
SC1 Metro State 83
A1 West Liberty 76
C2 Winona State 84
A1 West Liberty 110
SC1 Metro State 73
MW1 Drury 74
S1 Florida Southern 82
W1 Western Washington 96
W1 Western Washington 97
MW1 Drury 107
MW1 Drury 84
SE1 USC–Aiken 75

All-tournament team

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References

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  1. ^ "Field of 64 teams released for tourney | NCAA.com". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  2. ^ Booher, Kary (March 15, 2013). "Midwest Regional Full of Big-Time Talent". The Springfield News-Leader. pp. D1, D2. Retrieved April 4, 2024 – via newspapers.com.