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

Teams	64
Finals site	Louisville, Kentucky & Atlanta, Georgia
Champions	Drury Panthers (1st title)
Runner-up	Metro State Roadrunners (4th title game)
Semifinalists	West Liberty Hilltoppers (2nd Final Four) Western Washington Vikings (3rd Final Four)
Winning coach	Steve Hesser
MOP	Alex Hall (Drury)
Attendance	TBD
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.

Aiken

Lakeland

Rindge

Denver

West Liberty

Springfield

Bellingham

Mankato

Atlanta

2013 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)

Qualification and tournament format

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

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

East - Rindge, New Hampshire

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

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

Central - Mankato, Minnesota

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

Atlantic - West Liberty, West Virginia

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

South - Lakeland, Florida

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

West - Bellingham, Washington

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)

Midwest - Springfield, Missouri

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

Southeast - Aiken, South Carolina

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

Elite Eight – Louisville, Kentucky and Atlanta, Georgia

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

• Alex Hall (Drury)
• Brandon Jefferson (Metropolitan State)
• Brandon Lockhart (Drury)
• Mitch McCarron (Metropolitan State)
• Jonathan Morse (Metropolitan State)

References

• 2013 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com

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.