2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams
This is a list of qualifying teams for the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. A total of 68 teams entered the tournament. Thirty of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which did not conduct a postseason tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 37 teams were granted at-large bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams were seeded 1 to 16 within their regionals, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 68.
Qualifying teams
Automatic bids
Automatic bids to the tournament were granted for winning a conference championship tournament, except for the automatic bid of the Ivy League given to the regular season champion. Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in bold face were given at-large berths.
Automatic bids |
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Qualifying school |
Harvard |
Qualifying school |
Miami |
Albany |
Saint Louis |
Florida Gulf Coast |
Kansas |
Louisville |
Montana |
Liberty |
Ohio State |
Pacific |
James Madison |
Memphis |
Valparaiso |
Iona |
Akron |
North Carolina A&T |
Creighton |
New Mexico |
Long Island |
Belmont |
Oregon |
Bucknell |
Mississippi |
Davidson |
Northwestern State |
South Dakota State |
WKU |
Southern |
New Mexico State |
Gonzaga |
At-large bids
Team |
Conference |
Last appearance |
# of appearances |
|---|---|---|---|
Arizona |
Pac-12 |
2011 |
29 |
|Boise State |
Mountain West |
2008 |
6 |
Butler |
Atlantic 10 |
2011 |
12 |
California |
Pac-12 |
2012 |
17 |
Cincinnati |
Big East |
2012 |
27 |
Colorado |
Pac-12 |
2012 |
12 |
Colorado State |
Mountain West |
2012 |
10 |
Duke |
ACC |
2012 |
37 |
Florida |
SEC |
2012 |
16 |
Georgetown |
Big East |
2012 |
29 |
Illinois |
Big Ten |
2011 |
30 |
Indiana |
Big Ten |
2012 |
37 |
Iowa State |
Big 12 |
2012 |
15 |
Kansas State |
Big 12 |
2012 |
27 |
La Salle |
Atlantic 10 |
1992 |
12 |
Marquette |
Big East |
2012 |
31 |
|Michigan |
Big Ten |
2012 |
20 |
Michigan State |
Big Ten |
2012 |
27 |
Middle Tennessee |
Sun Belt |
1989 |
7 |
|Minnesota |
Big Ten |
2010 |
7 |
Missouri |
SEC |
2012 |
25 |
NC State |
ACC |
2012 |
22 |
North Carolina |
ACC |
2012 |
44 |
Notre Dame |
Big East |
2012 |
33 |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
2009 |
28 |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
2010 |
25 |
Pittsburgh |
Big East |
2011 |
24 |
Saint Mary's |
West Coast |
2012 |
8 |
San Diego State |
Mountain West |
2012 |
9 |
Syracuse |
Big East |
2012 |
36 |
Temple |
Atlantic 10 |
2012 |
31 |
UCLA |
Pac-12 |
2011 |
43 |
UNLV |
Mountain West |
2012 |
20 |
Villanova |
Big East |
2011 |
12 |
VCU |
Atlantic 10 |
2012 |
12 |
Wichita State |
Missouri Valley |
2012 |
10 |
Wisconsin |
Big Ten |
2012 |
19 |
Note: The eventual champions Louisville also qualified for what was at the time their 39th tournament appearance, however due to the declaration of no 2013 national champion following a ruling in 2018, they are not listed.
Listed by region and seeding
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*See First Four.
Conferences with multiple bids
Bids |
Conference |
Schools |
|---|---|---|
8 |
Big East |
Louisville, Cincinnati, Georgetown, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Villanova |
7 |
Big Ten |
Ohio State, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Wisconsin |
5 |
Atlantic 10 |
Saint Louis, Butler, La Salle, Temple, VCU |
5 |
Big 12 |
Kansas, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State |
5 |
Mountain West |
New Mexico, Boise State, Colorado State, San Diego State, UNLV |
5 |
Pac-12 |
Oregon, Arizona, California, Colorado, UCLA |
4 |
ACC |
Miami, Duke, NC State, North Carolina |
3 |
SEC |
Mississippi, Florida, Missouri |
2 |
Missouri Valley |
Creighton, Wichita State |
2 |
Sun Belt |
WKU, Middle Tennessee |
2 |
West Coast |
Gonzaga, Saint Mary's |
All other conferences have only one bid (see Automatic Bids)
NOTE: Teams in bold represent the conference's automatic bid.
Bids by state
Bids |
State |
School(s) |
|---|---|---|
5 |
California |
California, Pacific, San Diego State, Saint Mary's, UCLA |
5 |
North Carolina |
Davidson, Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina A&T, North Carolina State |
5 |
Pennsylvania |
Bucknell, La Salle, Pittsburgh, Temple, Villanova |
4 |
Indiana |
Butler, Indiana, Notre Dame, Valparaiso |
4 |
New York |
Albany, Iona, Long Island, Syracuse |
3 |
Florida |
Florida, Florida Gulf Coast, Miami |
3 |
Kansas |
Kansas, Kansas State, Wichita State |
3 |
Ohio |
Akron, Cincinnati, Ohio State |
3 |
Tennessee |
Belmont, Memphis, Middle Tennessee State |
3 |
Virginia |
James Madison, Liberty, Virginia Commonwealth |
2 |
Colorado |
Colorado, Colorado State |
2 |
Kentucky |
Louisville, Western Kentucky |
2 |
Louisiana |
Northwestern State, Southern |
2 |
Michigan |
Michigan, Michigan State |
2 |
Missouri |
Missouri, Saint Louis |
2 |
New Mexico |
New Mexico, New Mexico State |
2 |
Oklahoma |
Oklahoma, Oklahoma State |
2 |
Wisconsin |
Marquette, Wisconsin |
1 |
Arizona |
Arizona |
1 |
Idaho |
Boise State |
1 |
Illinois |
Illinois |
1 |
Iowa |
Iowa State |
1 |
Massachusetts |
Harvard |
1 |
Minnesota |
Minnesota |
1 |
Mississippi |
Ole Miss |
1 |
Montana |
Montana |
1 |
Nebraska |
Creighton |
1 |
Nevada |
UNLV |
1 |
Oregon |
Oregon |
1 |
South Dakota |
South Dakota State |
1 |
Washington |
Gonzaga |
1 |
Washington, D.C. |
Georgetown |