The 2013
National Invitation Tournament
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was a
single-elimination tournament
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of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the
2013 NCAA tournament. The annual tournament began on March 19 on campus sites and ended on April 4 at
Madison Square Garden
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Baylor defeated
Iowa
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, 74–54, to capture the Bears its first NIT title in school history.
Participants
Automatic qualifiers
The following teams earned automatic berths into the 2013 NIT field by virtue of winning their conferences' regular season championship, but failing to win their conference tournament. These teams also did not receive an at-large bid for the NCAA tournament.
At-large bids
The following 22 teams were also awarded NIT berths.
Seeds
Bracket
''Games are played at higher seed unless noted.''
See also
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2013 Women's National Invitation Tournament
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2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
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2013 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
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2013 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
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2013 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
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2013 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
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2013 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
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2013 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
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2013 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
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2013 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
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NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Championship
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2013 College Basketball Invitational
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2013 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
References
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