In the 75th edition of the NCAA tournament, Louisville defeated Michigan for the national title. However, the Cardinals' participation in the 2013 NCAA tournament was later vacated by the Committee on Infractions.
Michigan and Syracuse both reached the national semifinals as No. 4 seeds. The Wolverines came back to beat top-seeded Kansas in the Sweet 16 while the Orange eliminated No. 1 seed Indiana.
Wichita State became the tournament's first 9-seed to make the Final Four in the 64-team era. The Shockers won the West Regional, a section of the bracket filled with upsets as No. 12 Ole Miss, No. 13 La Salle and No. 14 Harvard all pulled off opening-round upsets. La Salle advanced to the Sweet 16, winning three games after opening at the First Four in Dayton.
Another notable postseason run came from No. 15 seed Florida Gulf Coast. The Eagles made their NCAA tournament debut and reached the Sweet 16 with wins over No. 2 seed Georgetown and No. 7 seed San Diego State.
2013 NCAA tournament: Bracket
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2013 NCAA tournament: Scores
- First Four
- Dayton, Ohio
- Midwest: No. 16 North Carolina A&T 73, No. 16 Liberty 72
- Midwest: No. 11 Saint Mary's 67, No. 11 Middle Tennessee 54
- East: No. 16 James Madison 68, No. 16 Long Island 55
- West: No. 13 La Salle 80, No. 13 Boise State 71
- Dayton, Ohio
- First Round (Round of 64)
- Midwest Regional
- No. 1 Louisville 79, No. 16 North Carolina A&T 48
- No. 2 Duke 73, No. 15 Albany 61
- No. 3 Michigan State 65, No. 14 Valparaiso 54
- No. 4 Saint Louis 64, No. 13 New Mexico State 44
- No. 12 Oregon 68, No. 5 Oklahoma State 55
- No. 6 Memphis 54, No. 11 Saint Mary's 52
- No. 7 Creighton 67, No. 10 Cincinnati 63
- No. 8 Colorado State 84, No. 9 Missouri 72
- West Regional
- No. 1 Gonzaga 64, No. 16 Southern 58
- No. 2 Ohio State 95, No. 15 Iona 70
- No. 14 Harvard 68, No. 3 New Mexico 62
- No. 13 La Salle 63, No. 4 Kansas State 61
- No. 12 Ole Miss 57, No. 5 Wisconsin 46
- No. 6 Arizona 81, No. 11 Belmont 64
- No. 10 Iowa State 76, No. 7 Notre Dame 58
- No. 9 Wichita State 73, No. 8 Pittsburgh 55
- East Regional
- No. 1 Indiana 83, No. 16 James Madison 62
- No. 2 Miami (Fla.) 78, No. 15 Pacific 49
- No. 3 Marquette 59, No. 14 Davidson 58
- No. 4 Syracuse 81, No. 13 Montana 34
- No. 12 California 64, No. 5 UNLV 61
- No. 6 Butler 68, No. 11 Bucknell 56
- No. 7 Illinois 57, No. 10 Colorado 49
- No. 9 Temple 76, No. 8 NC State 72
- South Regional
- No. 1 Kansas 64, No. 16 Western Kentucky 57
- No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast 78, No. 2 Georgetown 68
- No. 3 Florida 79, No. 14 Northwestern State 47
- No. 4 Michigan 71, No. 13 South Dakota State 56
- No. 5 VCU 88, No. 4 Akron 42
- No. 11 Minnesota 83, No. 6 UCLA 63
- No. 7 San Diego State 70, No. 10 Oklahoma 55
- No. 8 North Carolina 78, No. 9 Villanova 71
- Midwest Regional
- Second Round (Round of 32)
- Midwest Regional
- No. 1 Louisville 82, No. 8 Colorado State 56
- No. 2 Duke 66, No. 7 Creighton 50
- No. 3 Michigan State 70, No. 6 Memphis 48
- No. 12 Oregon 74, No. 4 Saint Louis 57
- West Regional
- No. 9 Wichita State 76, No. 1 Gonzaga 70
- No. 2 Ohio State 78, No. 10 Iowa State 75
- No. 6 Arizona 74, No. 14 Harvard 51
- No. 13 La Salle 76, No. 12 Ole Miss 74
- East Regional
- No. 1 Indiana 58, No. 9 Temple 52
- No. 2 Miami (Fla.) 63, No. 7 Illinois 59
- No. 3 Marquette 74, No. 6 Butler 72
- No. 4 Syracuse 66, No. 12 California 60
- South Regional
- No. 1 Kansas 70, No. 8 North Carolina 58
- No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast 81, No. 7 San Diego State 71
- No. 3 Florida 78, No. 11 Minnesota 64
- No. 4 Michigan 78, No. 5 VCU 53
- Midwest Regional
- Sweet 16
- Midwest Regional
- No. 1 Louisville 77, No. 12 Oregon 69
- No. 2 Duke 71, No. 3 Michigan State 61
- West Regional
- No. 9 Wichita State 72, No. 13 La Salle 58
- No. 2 Ohio State 73, No. 6 Arizona 70
- East Regional
- No. 4 Syracuse 61, No. 1 Indiana 50
- No. 3 Marquette 71, No. 2 Miami (Fla.) 61
- South Regional
- No. 4 Michigan 87, No. 1 Kansas 85 (OT) |
- No. 3 Florida 62, No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast 50
- Midwest Regional
- Elite Eight
- Midwest Regional
- No. 1 Louisville 85, No. 2 Duke 63
- West Regional
- No. 9 Wichita State 70, No. 2 Ohio State 66
- East Regional
- No. 4 Syracuse 55, No. 3 Marquette 39
- South Regional
- No. 4 Michigan 79, No. 3 Florida 59
- Midwest Regional
- Final Four (Indianapolis, Indiana)
- National semifinals
- No. 1 Louisville 72, No. 9 Wichita State 68
- No. 4 Michigan 61, No. 4 Syracuse 56
- National championship
- No. 1 Louisville 82, No. 4 Michigan 76
- National semifinals
2013 NCAA tournament: Upsets
The following double-digit seeds won games (not counting the First Four):
TEAM | SCORE | OPPONENT |
---|---|---|
FIRST ROUND (Round of 64) | ||
No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast | 78-68 | No. 2 Georgetown |
No. 14 Harvard | 68-62 | No. 3 New Mexico |
No. 13 La Salle | 63-61 | No. 4 Kansas State |
No. 12 California | 64-61 | No. 5 UNLV |
No. 12 Oregon | 68-55 | No. 5 Oklahoma State |
No. 12 Ole Miss | 57-46 | No. 5 Wisconsin |
No. 11 Minnesota | 83-63 | No. 6 UCLA |
No. 10 Iowa State | 76-58 | No. 10 Iowa State |
SECOND ROUND (Round of 32) | ||
No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast | 71-61 | No. 7 San Diego State |
No. 13 La Salle | 76-74 | No. 12 Ole Miss |
No. 12 Oregon | 74-57 | No. 4 Saint Louis |
2013 NCAA tournament: Stats, records
Here are the tournament leaders, with games in parentheses:
Scoring offense *
- Ohio State (4) β 78.0
- Iowa State (2) β 75.5
- Michigan (6) β 75.3
- Arizona (3) β 75.0
- Minnesota (2) β 73.5
* β Louisville averaged 79.5 points per game during the 2013 NCAA tournament. Its participation was later vacated by the Committee on Infractions.
Scoring defense
- Syracuse (5) β 48.8
- Saint Mary's (2) β 54.0
- Illinois (2) β 56.0
- Wisconsin and Colorado (1 each) β 57.0
Rebounding margin
- Michigan State (3) β +16.7
- Gonzaga (2) β +11.0
- Arizona (3) and NC State (1) β +10.0
- Colorado State (2), New Mexico (1), and Villanova (1) β +9.0
Individual scoring
- Khaliff Wyatt, Temple (2) β 31.0
- Anthony Drmic, Boise State (1) β 28.0
- Andre Hollins, Minnesota (2) β 26.5
Individual rebounding
- Arsalan Kazemi, Oregon (3) and Richard Howell, NC State (1) β 15.0
- Josh Scott, Colorado (1) β14.0
- Andrew Smith, Butler (2), Jordan Henriquez, Kansas State and Alex Kirk, New Mexico (1 each) β 12.0
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