2013 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

American collegiate men's basketball tournament (2013) August 2023 April 2026 2013 III NCAA logo.svg 125px 62 Two sites Salem, Virginia & Atlanta, Georgia Amherst Lord Jeffs 2nd Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders 1st St. Thomas Tommies 2nd North Central (IL) Cardinals 1st David Hixon 2nd Allen Williamson Amherst 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.https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/new-format-developed-2013-diii-mens-basketball-tourney New format developed for 2013 DIII men's basketball tourney 25 July 2012 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 2013 NCAA Division III 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 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 USA 450 right 2013 Third Round Hosts USA green pog.svg 44.944167 -93.093611 left St. Paul University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) USA green pog.svg 42.711944 -73.204167 left Williamstown Williams Ephs USA green pog.svg 47.658889 -117.425 bottom Spokane Whitworth College USA green pog.svg 38.18666 -76.43094 bottom St. Mary's City St. Mary's College of Maryland USA green pog.svg 42.383333 -72.516667 bottom Amherst Amherst College USA green pog.svg 40.809167 -81.937222 bottom Wooster The College of Wooster USA green pog.svg 41.748056 -88.165556 top Naperville North Central College USA green pog.svg 44.001944 -73.145556 top Middlebury Middlebury College * – Denotes overtime period Unless otherwise noted, all times listed are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04) St. Paul, MN Sectional First roundMarch 2 Second roundMarch 9 Third roundMarch 16 at Rose-Hulman 52 Calvin 72 at UW–Stevens Point 71 Northwestern (MN) 54 at St. Thomas 91 Aurora 62 at Wheaton (IL) 59 St. Norbert 58 Calvin 67 at UW–Stevens Point 58 at St. Thomas 68 Wheaton (IL) 58 Calvin 62 at St. Thomas 63 Williamstown, MA Sectional First roundMarch 2 Second roundMarch 9 Third roundMarch 16 at Virginia Wesleyan 76 Delaware Valley 61 at Christopher Newport 84 Rutgers–Newark 72 at Williams 79 Wesley 78 at Catholic 67 Staten Island 61 at Virginia Wesleyan 80 Christopher Newport 69 at Williams 89 Catholic 78 Virginia Wesleyan 75 at Williams 84 Spokane, WA Sectional First roundMarch 2 Second roundMarch 9 Third roundMarch 16 at Trinity (TX) 83 Concordia (TX) 87 at Whitworth 75 Redlands 69 at Emory 77 Randolph 56 at Mary Hardin–Baylor 117 Concordia (TX) 92 at Whitworth 80 Emory 77 Mary Hardin–Baylor 69 at Whitworth 63 St. Mary's City, MD Sectional First roundMarch 2 Second roundMarch 9 Third roundMarch 16 at St. Mary's (MD) 85 MIT 76 at Alvernia 97 Albertus Magnus 78 Ramapo 78 Morrisville State 86 at Rhode Island College 62* Hobart 59 St. Mary's (MD) 72 at Alvernia 78 Morrisville State 66* at Rhode Island College 59 at St. Mary's (MD) 84 Morrisville State 66 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 roundMarch 2 Second roundMarch 9 Third roundMarch 16 at Plattsburgh State 84 Husson 63 Stevens 60 Randolph–Macon 69 at WPI 80 SUNY-Purchase 67 at Amherst 89 Plattsburgh State 72 Randolph–Macon 79 WPI 68 at Amherst 93 Randolph–Macon 76 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 roundMarch 2 Second roundMarch 9 Third roundMarch 16 at Wooster 62 Penn State-Behrend 44 at Dickinson 80 Marietta 65 at Hampden–Sydney 78 Cabrini 80 at Ohio Wesleyan 84 St. Vincent 75 at Wooster 80 Dickinson 54 Cabrini 84 at Ohio Wesleyan 81 at Wooster 63 Cabrini 70 Naperville, IL Sectional First roundMarch 2 Second roundMarch 9 Third roundMarch 16 at Washington U. 70 Spalding 61 at Illinois Wesleyan 80 Transylvania 71 at UW–Whitewater 58 Dubuque 42 at North Central (IL) 66 Centre 50 at Washington U. 67 Illinois Wesleyan 71 UW–Whitewater 60 North Central (IL) 64 Illinois Wesleyan 73 at North Central (IL) 83 Middlebury, VT Sectional First roundMarch 2 Second roundMarch 9 Third roundMarch 16 at Springfield 77 Ithaca 89 at Rochester 91 Fitchburg State 86 at Middlebury 68 Curry 66 at Cortland State 85 Elms 59 Ithaca 70 at Rochester 68 Middlebury 67 at Cortland State 63 Ithaca 72 at Middlebury 73 Elite Eight - Salem, Virginia and Atlanta, Georgia QuarterfinalsMarch 22 SemifinalsMarch 23 National Championship GameApril 7 St. Thomas 82 Williams 79 Mary Hardin–Baylor 69 St. Mary's (MD) 66 Amherst 101 Cabrini 82 North Central (IL) 77 Middlebury 65 St. Thomas 67 Mary Hardin–Baylor 74 Amherst 52 North Central (IL) 44 Mary Hardin–Baylor 70 Amherst 87 Record by conference Conference# of BidsRecordWin %R62R32S16E8F4CGNC NESCAC 3 11-2 11 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 American Southwest 2 5–2 5 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 -1 – CCIW 3 7–3 7 3 3 3 2 1 1 -1 – -1 – Minnesota 1 4–1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 -1 – -1 – Capital 2 3–2 3 2 2 1 1 1 -1 – -1 – -1 – CSAC 1 3–1 3 1 1 1 1 1 -1 – -1 – -1 – ODAC 4 4–4 4 4 4 2 2 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – North Coast 2 3–2 3 2 2 2 1 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – Empire 8 2 2–2 2 2 2 1 1 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – Michigan 1 2–1 2 1 1 1 1 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – North Eastern 1 2–1 2 1 1 1 1 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – Northwest 1 2–1 2 1 1 1 1 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – UAA 3 3-3 3 3 3 3 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – SUNYAC 2 2–2 2 2 2 2 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – Wisconsin 2 2-2 2 2 2 2 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – NEWMAC 3 1–3 1 3 3 1 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – Centennial 1 1–1 1 1 1 1 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – Landmark 1 1–1 1 1 1 1 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – Little East 1 1–1 1 1 1 1 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – MAC Commonwealth 1 1–1 1 1 1 1 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – USA South 1 1–1 1 1 1 1 -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – -1 – note close 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 References Category:NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament Category:2012–13 NCAA Division III men's basketball season NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament