Teams 62 | Champions Amherst (2nd title) | |
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Finals site Two sites
Salem, Virginia & Atlanta, Georgia Runner-up Mary Hardin-Baylor (1st title game) Semifinalists St. Thomas (2nd Final Four)
North Central (Ill.) (1st Final Four) Winning coach David Hixon (2nd title) | ||
The 2013 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 62 teams held to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. It began on March 2, 2013, and concluded with the championship game on April 7, 2013, at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia as part of the festivities for the 75th anniversary of the NCAA Tournament. The Amherst Lord Jeffs defeated the Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders in the championship game by a score of 87–70. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were held in Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia, the traditional Final Four host.
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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. 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 Nyack College.
Amherst, MA Sectional
Due to an NCAA ban on postseason games in New Jersey, Stevens was unable to host their first round match between against Randolph-Macon. The match was moved to Bronx, NY on the campus of Lehman College.
Due to a conflicting scheduled event, WPI could not host their second round match against Randolph-Macon. The match was moved to Assumption College, also located in Worcester, MA.