2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament: qualifying teams
This is a list of qualifying teams for the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I 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 does not conduct a post-season tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 37 teams were granted at-large bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams are 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.
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| Qualifying School | Record (Conf.) | Last app. | Conference regular season | Regular Season Second Place |
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Ivy League | Princeton | | ||
| Qualifying School | Record (Conf.) | Last app. | Conference tournament |
Seed | Conf. Finals Runner-Up |
Runner-Up Record (Conf.) |
Runner-Up Seed |
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Mercer | |
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| Belmont | |
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Ohio Valley | |
Murray State | |
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| Liberty | |
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Big South | |
Charleston Southern | |
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| Creighton | |
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Missouri Valley | |
Wichita State | |
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| Davidson | |
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Southern | |
College of Charleston | |
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| WKU | |
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Sun Belt | |
Florida International | |
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| James Madison | |
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CAA | |
Northeastern | |
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| Gonzaga | |
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West Coast | |
Saint Mary's | |
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| Iona | |
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MAAC | |
Manhattan | |
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| Long Island | |
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Northeast | |
Mount St. Mary's | |
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| South Dakota State | |
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Summit | |
North Dakota State | |
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| Valparaiso | |
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Horizon | |
Wright State | |
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| Bucknell | |
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Patriot | |
Lafayette | |
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| Albany | |
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America East | |
Vermont | |
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| Memphis | |
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C-USA | |
Southern Miss | |
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| Southern | |
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SWAC | |
Prairie View A&M | |
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| North Carolina A&T | |
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MEAC | |
Morgan State | |
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| Kansas | |
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Big 12 | |
Kansas State | |
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| New Mexico | |
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Mountain West | |
UNLV | |
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| Akron | |
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MAC | |
Ohio | |
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| Louisville | |
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Big East | |
Syracuse | |
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| Northwestern State | |
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Southland | |
Stephen F. Austin | |
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| Montana | |
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Big Sky | |
Weber State | |
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| Pacific | |
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Big West | |
UC Irvine | |
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| Oregon | |
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Pac-12 | |
UCLA | |
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| New Mexico State | |
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WAC | |
Texas–Arlington | |
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| Miami | |
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ACC | |
North Carolina | |
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VCU | |
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| Mississippi | |
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SEC | |
Florida | |
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| Ohio State | |
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Big Ten | |
Wisconsin | |
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At-large Bids
| Team | Conference | Last Appearance | # of Appearances |
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| 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 |
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*See First Four.
Conferences with multiple bids
| Bids | Conference | Schools |
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| 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(s) | Schools |
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| 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 | Louisvile, WKU |
| 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 | Mississippi |
| 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 |