The 2013

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was a

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of 62 teams held to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of

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(NCAA)

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. It began on March 2, 2013, and concluded with the championship game on April 7, 2013, at

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as part of the festivities for the 75th anniversary of the NCAA Tournament. The Amherst Lord Jeffs defeated the Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders 87–70 in the championship game. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were held in

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, the traditional Final Four host.

Qualified 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).

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).

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period ''Unless otherwise noted, all times listed are Eastern ''Daylight'' Time ( UTC-04)''

St. Paul, MN Sectional

Williamstown, MA Sectional

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Sectional

St. Mary's City, MD Sectional

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

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Sectional

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

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on the campus of

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. 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

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Wooster, OH Sectional

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Sectional

Middlebury, VT Sectional

Elite Eight -
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Record by conference

*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

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each had one representative which earned a bye to the second round. *The AMCC,

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, CUNYAC, GNAC, IIAC,

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, MASCAC, MWC,

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, NACC, NECC, OAC, Presidents', SAA,

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, 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.

References

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