2013 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship
The 2013 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament currently involves 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.
Qualification and tournament format
The champions of the 22 basketball conferences qualify automatically. An additional 42 teams are selected as at-large participants by the selection committee. The first three rounds of the tournament are organized in regions comprising eight participants in groups of two or three conferences (two in the Central and Midwest regions). The eight regional winners will then meet at the Elite Eight for the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds to be held at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. The championship game, as part of the festivities surrounding the 75th anniversary of the NCAA tournament, will be played at Phillips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia on April 7, 2013.
Automatic qualifiers
The following teams automatically qualified for the tournament as the winner of their conference tournament championships:[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 | South Central |
| Southern New Hampshire | Northeast-10 | East |
| Minnesota State–Mankato | NSIC | Central |
| Dixie State | Pacific West | West |
| South Carolina–Aiken | Peach Belt | Southeast |
| Indiana (Pennsylvania) | PSAC | Atlantic |
| Metro State | RMAC | Central |
| Wingate | SAC | Southeast |
| Benedict | SIAC | South |
| Florida Southern | Sunshine State | South |
| West Liberty | WVIAC | Atlantic |
Regional play
East
Location: Manchester, New Hampshire
| First Round Friday, March 15 Saturday, March 16 | Second Round Sunday, March 17 Monday, March 18 | Regional Final Tuesday, March 19 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Franklin Pierce (21–8) | 90 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Bloomfield (17–12) | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Franklin Pierce | |||||||||||||
| 4 | New Haven (19–8) | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Dominican (NY) (22–6) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Assumption (20–7) | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Southern New Hampshire (19–10) | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Assumption | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Bridgeport | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Saint Anselm (23–5) | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Bridgeport (21–9) | 77 | ||||||||||||
Central
Location: Denver, Colorado
| First Round Friday, March 15 Saturday, March 16 | Second Round Sunday, March 17 Monday, March 18 | Regional Final Tuesday, March 19 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Metro State (27–2) | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Tarleton State (20–9) | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Newman (20–7) | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Midwestern State (21–8) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Fort Lewis (21–7) | 95 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Adams State (20–8) | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Fort Lewis | |||||||||||||
| 2 | St. Mary's (TX) | |||||||||||||
| 2 | St. Mary's (TX) (21–7) | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Cameron (18–8) | 57 | ||||||||||||
South Central
Location: Mankato, Minnesota
| First Round Friday, March 15 Saturday, March 16 | Second Round Sunday, March 17 Monday, March 18 | Regional Final Tuesday, March 19 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota State–Mankato (26–4) | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Arkansas Tech (18–11) | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota State–Mankato | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Central Missouri (22–7) | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Harding (21–9) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Augustana (SD) (21–8) | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Upper Iowa (20–11) | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Augustana (SD) | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Winona State | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Winona State (24–7) | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Northeastern State (19–8) | 57 | ||||||||||||
Atlantic
Location: West Liberty, West Virginia
| First Round Friday, March 15 Saturday, March 16 | Second Round Sunday, March 17 Monday, March 18 | Regional Final Tuesday, March 19 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | West Liberty (30–1) | 114 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Bowie State (16–13) | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | West Liberty | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Fairmont State (22–8) | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Livingstone (22–6) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Indiana (PA) (24–5) | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | East Stroudsburg (22–6) | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Indiana (PA) | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Slippery Rock | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Winston-Salem (21–6) | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Slippery Rock (22–8) | 69 | ||||||||||||
South
Location: Lakeland, Florida
| First Round Friday, March 15 Saturday, March 16 | Second Round Sunday, March 17 Monday, March 18 | Regional Final Tuesday, March 19 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida Southern (24–5) | 94 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | North Alabama (19–8) | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida Southern | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Saint Leo (21–7) | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Rollins (19–10) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Eckerd (20–7) | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Benedict (23–6) | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Benedict | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Alabama–Huntsville | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Alabama–Huntsville (23–5) | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Christian Brothers (21–8) | 58 | ||||||||||||
Northwest
Location: Bellingham, Washington
| First Round Friday, March 15 Saturday, March 16 | Second Round Sunday, March 17 Monday, March 18 | Regional Final Tuesday, March 19 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Western Washington (27–2) | 102 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Chaminade (20–9) | 87 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Western Michigan | |||||||||||||
| 5 | CSU San Bernardo | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Dixie State (22–6) | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | CSU San Bernardino (22–6) | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Seattle Pacific (25–3) | 85 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Grand Canyon (23–7) | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Seattle Pacific | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Cal Poly Pomona | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Cal Poly Pomona (27–2) | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Chico State (19–10) | 61 | ||||||||||||
Midwest
Location: Springfield, Missouri
| First Round Friday, March 15 Saturday, March 16 | Second Round Sunday, March 17 Monday, March 18 | Regional Final Tuesday, March 19 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Drury (25–4) | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Findlay (22–7) | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Michigan Tech (20–8) | |||||||||||||
| 5 | UW–Parkside (20–8) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Bellarmine (22–7) | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Indianapolis (20–8) | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Bellarmine | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Southern Indiana | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Southern Indiana (22–7) | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Wayne State (MI) (17–9) | 70 | ||||||||||||
Southeast
Location: Aiken, South Carolina
| First Round Friday, March 15 Saturday, March 16 | Second Round Sunday, March 17 Monday, March 18 | Regional Final Tuesday, March 19 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | USC–Aiken (22–7) | 94 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Belmont Abbey (22–9) | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | USC–Aiken | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Wingate (21–8) | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Limestone (21–8) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Barton (21–7) | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Montevallo (20–9) | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Barton | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Lincoln Memorial | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Lincoln Memorial (24–5) | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | UNC Pembroke (22–9) | 80 | ||||||||||||
Elite Eight – Louisville, Kentucky and Atlanta, Georgia
| Quarterfinals Thursday, March 28 | Semifinals Saturday, March 30 | National Championship Sunday, April 7 | ||||||||||||
| E | East Regional Champion | |||||||||||||
| C | Central Regional Champion | |||||||||||||
| SC | South-Central Regional Champion | |||||||||||||
| A | Atlantic Regional Champion | |||||||||||||
| S | South Regional Champion | |||||||||||||
| W | West Regional Champion | |||||||||||||
| MW | Midwest Regional Champion | |||||||||||||
| SE | Southeast Regional Champion | |||||||||||||
See also
- 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
- 2013 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
- 2013 NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Tournament
- 2013 NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Tournament
- 2013 NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Tournament