2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 2012 with the 2K Sports Classic and ended with the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four on April 6, 2013 and national championship game on April 8, 2013, both held at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia.

2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	Indiana Hoosiers
Regular season	November 9, 2012 – March 17, 2013
NCAA Tournament	2013
Tournament dates	March 19 – April 8, 2013
National Championship	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Champions	Louisville Cardinals
Other champions	Baylor Bears (NIT), Santa Clara Broncos (CBI), East Carolina Pirates (CIT)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	Trey Burke, Michigan Wolverines
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

Season headlines

• October 29 – The AP preseason All-American team was named. Indiana's Cody Zeller was the leading vote-getter, garnering 64 of 65 possible votes. Joining Zeller were Creighton forward Doug McDermott (62 votes), Murray State guard Isaiah Canaan (43), Ohio State forward Deshaun Thomas (26), Michigan guard Trey Burke (16) and Lehigh guard CJ McCollum (16). Burke and McCollum tied in the voting, creating a sixth spot on the team.^[1]
• December 1 – Respected Saint Louis coach Rick Majerus died at 64 of heart failure. Majerus had been placed on a medical leave of absence prior to the start of the season for medical reasons and was replaced on an interim basis by Jim Crews. Majerus had a record of 517–216 in his 25 years as a head coach, with stops at Marquette, Ball State and Utah prior to taking the job at SLU. His best finish came in 1998 when he led Utah to the NCAA championship game.^[2]
• December 15 – The seven Big East Conference schools that do not sponsor FBS football (DePaul, Georgetown, St. John's, Providence, Villanova, Seton Hall and Marquette, collectively called the "Catholic 7") announced that they would break from the Big East and pursue other conference affiliation. The move leaves Connecticut as the only original Big East member set to remain in the conference.^[3]
• February 28 – ESPN reports that the "Catholic 7" will launch their new conference in July 2013, two years ahead of schedule, and will purchase the rights to the "Big East" name from the remaining conference schools. Two Atlantic 10 Conference members, Butler (which had only joined the A10 in July 2012) and Xavier, will reportedly join the new Big East, with Missouri Valley Conference member Creighton also a possibility.^[4]
• March 8 – The Big East split is officially announced. As previously reported, the "Catholic 7" will leave on June 30 with the Big East name. As of the announcement, the "Catholic 7" were the only members of the new Big East, but Butler, Xavier, and Creighton are expected to be added shortly.^[5]
• March 12 – Virginia Tech's Erick Green wins the ACC Player of the Year award, joining Maryland's Len Bias (1985–86) as the only two players of the year who competed for teams with losing ACC records.^[6]
• March 20 – The new Big East is officially launched at a press conference in New York City, with Butler, Creighton, and Xavier joining the "Catholic 7".^[7]
• April 3 – The FBS schools that will retain the charter of the original Big East unveil their future name, the American Athletic Conference,^[8] marketed as "The American."
• The Great West Conference disbanded at the end of the season after four seasons of competition.

Milestones and records

• November 25 – Lehigh's CJ McCollum scored 26 points in a 91–77 win over Sacred Heart, which made him surpass Rob Feaster as the Patriot League's all-time leading scorer.^[9]
• December 8 – Junior center Jordan Bachynski recorded the first triple-double in Arizona State men's basketball history. The 7'2" Bachynski scored 13 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked 12 shots in an 87–76 win over Cal State Northridge.^[10]
• December 17 – Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim became the third Division I head coach to win 900 games as the Orange defeated Detroit 72–68.^[11]
• December 19 – Phil Pressey recorded 19 assists for Missouri against UCLA tying the Southeastern Conference single-game assist record (Kenny Higgs, 1976–77 LSU; Bill Hann, 1967–68 Tennessee).^[12]
• January 2 – VCU senior guard Troy Daniels set a school and Atlantic 10 Conference record by hitting 11 three-pointers in a 109–58 win over East Tennessee State. Daniels scored all 33 of his points in the game on three-point shots.^[13]
• Santa Clara guard Kevin Foster,^[14] South Dakota State guard Nate Wolters,^[15] Evansville guard Colt Ryan,^[16] Georgia Southern guard C. J. Reed,^[17] Creighton forward Doug McDermott,^[18] VMI forward Stan Okoye,^[19] Sacred Heart guard Shane Gibson,^[20] Ohio guard D. J. Cooper,^[21] Murray State guard Isaiah Canaan,^[22] Duke guard Seth Curry,^[23] Bucknell center Mike Muscala^[24] and Florida guard Kenny Boynton^[25] each passed the 2,000 point mark for their careers.
• January 26 – Northern Illinois set several all-time Division I marks of offensive futility in a 42–25 loss to Eastern Michigan: fewest points in a half in the shot clock era (4), lowest field goal shooting percentage for a half (3.2%), and tied the record for fewest field goals made in a half (1).^[26] The Huskies shot 1-for-31 in the first half, including 29 straight misses.^[26]
• February 25 – Kansas head coach Bill Self records his 500th win with a 108–96 overtime win at Iowa State.^[27]
• March 5 – D. J. Cooper of Ohio becomes the first player in the history of college basketball to record 2,000 points, 900 assists, 600 rebounds and 300 steals in a career.^[28]
• March 13 – Grambling State loses 59–51 to Alabama A&M in the SWAC tournament, finishing off their winless 0–28 season.^[29]

Conference membership changes

Main article: 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment

The 2012–13 season saw the second wave of membership changes resulting from a major realignment of NCAA Division I conferences. The cycle began in 2010 with the Big Ten and the then-Pac-10 publicly announcing their intentions to expand. The fallout from these conferences' moves later affected a majority of D-I conferences.

In addition, one school moved from Division II starting this season. This school was ineligible for NCAA-sponsored postseason play until completing its D-I transition in 2016. Finally, one school that had announced a transition to Division II, New Orleans, announced that it would halt its transition and remain in Division I.

School	Former conference	New conference
Belmont Bruins	A-Sun	OVC
Butler Bulldogs	Horizon League	Atlantic 10
Denver Pioneers	Sun Belt	WAC
Fresno State Bulldogs	WAC	Mountain West
Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors	WAC	Big West
Longwood Lancers	Independent	Big South
Missouri Tigers	Big 12	SEC
Nevada Wolf Pack	WAC	Mountain West
New Orleans Privateers	Division II independent	Division I independent
North Dakota (no nickname)	Great West	Big Sky
Northern Kentucky Norse	GLVC (D-II)	A-Sun
Omaha Mavericks	Independent	Summit League
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles	Summit League	Southland
Seattle Redhawks	Independent	WAC
Southern Utah Thunderbirds	Summit League	Big Sky
TCU Horned Frogs	Mountain West	Big 12
Texas A&M Aggies	Big 12	SEC
Texas State Bobcats	Southland	WAC
UT Arlington Mavericks	Southland	WAC
UTSA Roadrunners	Southland	WAC
VCU Rams	CAA	Atlantic 10
West Virginia Mountaineers	Big East	Big 12

New arenas

• Coastal Carolina left behind one of the smallest venues in Division I basketball, Kimbel Arena (seating a little over 1,000). The Chanticleers remained on campus at the new HTC Center.
• Troy left its on-campus home since 1962, the original Trojan Arena, for a new on-campus venue also named Trojan Arena.

Major rule changes

Beginning in 2012–13, the following rules changes were implemented:

• College coaches are allowed to practice with players a maximum two hours per week during the Summer (May–August) as long as the student-athletes were enrolled in classes.^[30]
• Coaches could work their teams for a maximum of two hours a week beginning September 15 until official practice begins on October 13.^[31]
• There is now unlimited contact, including text messaging, allowed between college coaches and a prospective player in high school and junior college recruiting.^[32]

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

See also: 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls.

'Associated Press'[33] Ranking Team 1 Indiana (43) 2 Louisville (20) 3 Kentucky (2) 4 Ohio State 5 Michigan 6 NC State 7 Kansas 8 Duke 9 Syracuse 10 Florida 11 North Carolina 12 Arizona 13 UCLA 14 Michigan State 15 Missouri 16 Creighton 17 Memphis 18 UNLV 19 Baylor 20 San Diego State 21 Gonzaga 22 Notre Dame 23 Wisconsin 24 Cincinnati 25 Florida State

ESPN/USA Today Coaches[34] Ranking Team 1 Indiana (31) 2 Louisville (5) 3 Kentucky (5) 4 Ohio State 5 Michigan 6 NC State 7 Kansas 8 Duke 9 Syracuse 10 Florida 11 Arizona 12 North Carolina 13 UCLA 14 Michigan State 15 Creighton 16 Memphis 17 Missouri 18 Baylor 19 UNLV 20 San Diego State 21 Wisconsin 22 Gonzaga 23 Notre Dame 24 Florida Stateт Texasт

Regular season

A number of early-season tournaments marked the beginning of the college basketball season.

Early-season tournaments

Name	Dates	No. teams	Champion
NIT Season Tip-Off	November 12–13, 21, 23	16	Michigan
2K Sports Classic^	November 15–16	4*	Alabama
Champions Classic	November 13	4	N/A
Puerto Rico Tip-Off	November 15–16, 18	8	Oklahoma State
Charleston Classic	November 2012	8	Colorado
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic^	November 15–16	4*	Florida State
Hall of Fame Tip Off	November 16–18	4	Ohio State
Paradise Jam tournament	November 16–19	8	New Mexico
CBE Hall of Fame Classic	November 19–20	4*	Kansas
Legends Classic	November 19–20	4*	Indiana
Maui Invitational tournament	November 19–21	8	Illinois
Cancún Challenge	November 20–21	8	Wichita State
Great Alaska Shootout	November 21–24	8	Charlotte
Battle 4 Atlantis	November 22–24	8	Duke
Old Spice Classic	November 22–23,25	8	Gonzaga
Anaheim Classic	November 22–23,25	8	California
Las Vegas Invitational	November 23, 24	4*	Creighton
South Padre Island Invitational	November 23, 24	8	Northwestern
Hoops for Hope Classic	November 23, 25	4*	South Carolina
Las Vegas Classic	December 22–23	4*	Colorado State
Diamond Head Classic	December 22–23, 25	8	Arizona

^The former Coaches vs. Cancer Classic was renamed the 2K Sports Classic in 2012 due to a sponsorship change, and a new tournament named the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic began play in 2012.
*Although these tournaments included more teams, only the number listed played for the championship.

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

Thirty-one conference seasons concluded with a single-elimination tournament. The teams in each conference that won their regular-season titles were given the number one seed in their respective conference tournaments. Conference tournament winners received an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament except for the winner of the Great West Conference tournament, although its champion received an automatic bid to the 2013 CollegeInsider.com Tournament. The Ivy League was the only NCAA Division I conference that did not hold a conference tournament, instead sending its regular-season champion to the NCAA tournament.

Conference	Regular season winner	Conference Player of the Year	Conference Coach of the Year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (city)	Tournament winner
America East Conference	Stony Brook	Tommy Brenton, Stony Brook[35]	Steve Pikiell, Stony Brook[35]	2013 America East men's basketball tournament	SEFCU Arena (Guilderland, New York) Final at campus site	Albany
Atlantic 10 Conference	Saint Louis	Khalif Wyatt, Temple[36]	Jim Crews, Saint Louis[36]	2013 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament	Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York)	Saint Louis
Atlantic Coast Conference	Miami	Erick Green, Virginia Tech (media)[37] & Shane Larkin, Miami (coaches)[38]	Jim Larranaga, Miami[39]	2013 ACC men's basketball tournament	Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina)	Miami
Atlantic Sun Conference	Mercer	Sherwood Brown, Florida Gulf Coast[40]	Bob Hoffman, Mercer[40]	2013 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament	University Center (Macon, Georgia)	Florida Gulf Coast
Big 12 Conference	Kansas & Kansas State	Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State[41]	Bruce Weber, Kansas State[41]	2013 Big 12 men's basketball tournament	Sprint Center (Kansas City, Missouri)	Kansas
Big East Conference	Georgetown, Louisville & Marquette	Otto Porter, Georgetown[42]	John Thompson III, Georgetown[42]	2013 Big East men's basketball tournament	Madison Square Garden (New York City)	Louisville
Big Sky Conference	Montana	Kareem Jamar, Montana[43]	Wayne Tinkle, Montana[44]	2013 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament	At regular season champion	Montana
Big South Conference	High Point (Division A) Charleston Southern (Division B)	Stan Okoye, VMI[45]	Chris Holtmann, Gardner–Webb[45]	2013 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament	HTC Center (Conway, South Carolina)	Liberty
Big Ten Conference	Indiana	Trey Burke, Michigan[46]	Bo Ryan, Wisconsin[46]	2013 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament	United Center (Chicago)	Ohio State
Big West Conference	Long Beach State	James Ennis, Long Beach State[47]	Dan Monson, Long Beach State[47]	2013 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament	Honda Center (Anaheim, California)	Pacific
Colonial Athletic Association	Northeastern	Jerrelle Benimon, Towson[48]	Pat Skerry, Towson[48]	2013 CAA men's basketball tournament	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)	James Madison
Conference USA	Memphis	Joe Jackson, Memphis[49]	Josh Pastner, Memphis[49]	2013 Conference USA men's basketball tournament	BOK Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma)	Memphis
Great West Conference	NJIT	Chris Flores, NJIT[50]	Jim Engles, NJIT[50]	2013 Great West Conference men's basketball tournament	Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center Chicago	Chicago State
Horizon League	Valparaiso	Ray McCallum, Jr., Detroit[51]	Billy Donlon, Wright State[51]	2013 Horizon League men's basketball tournament	First round at campus sites Quarterfinals and semifinals at top seed Final at top remaining seed	Valparaiso
Ivy League	Harvard	Ian Hummer, Princeton[52]		No tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Niagara	Lamont Jones, Iona[53]	Joe Mihalich, Niagara[54]	2013 MAAC men's basketball tournament	MassMutual Center (Springfield, Massachusetts)	Iona
Mid-American Conference	Akron (East) Western Michigan (West)	D. J. Cooper, Ohio[55]	Keith Dambrot, Akron[55]	2013 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament	First round at campus sites Remainder at Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio)	Akron
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Norfolk State	Pendarvis Williams, Norfolk State[56]	Anthony Evans, Norfolk State[56]	2013 MEAC men's basketball tournament	Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, Virginia)	North Carolina A&T
Missouri Valley Conference	Creighton	Doug McDermott, Creighton[57]	Gregg Marshall, Wichita State[58]	2013 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri)	Creighton
Mountain West Conference	New Mexico	Kendall Williams, New Mexico[59]	Steve Alford, New Mexico[59]	2013 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament	Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, Nevada)	New Mexico
Northeast Conference	Robert Morris	Jamal Olasewere, Long Island[60]	Tim O'Shea, Bryant[60]	2013 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament	Campus Sites	Long Island
Ohio Valley Conference	Belmont (East) Murray State (West)	Isaiah Canaan, Murray State & Ian Clark, Belmont[61]	Rick Byrd, Belmont[61]	2013 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (Nashville, Tennessee)	Belmont
Pac-12 Conference	UCLA	Allen Crabbe, California[62]	Dana Altman, Oregon[62]	2013 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament	MGM Grand Garden Arena (Paradise, Nevada)	Oregon
Patriot League	Bucknell	Mike Muscala, Bucknell[63]	Zach Spiker, Army[63]	2013 Patriot League men's basketball tournament	Campus Sites	Bucknell
Southeastern Conference	Florida	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Georgia[64][65]	Billy Donovan, Florida[64][65]	2013 SEC men's basketball tournament	Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, Tennessee)	Ole Miss
Southern Conference	Elon (North) Davidson (South)	Jake Cohen, Davidson[66]	Bob McKillop, Davidson (coaches)[66] Matt Matheny, Elon (media)[67]	2013 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament	U.S. Cellular Center (Asheville, North Carolina)	Davidson
Southland Conference	Stephen F. Austin	Taylor Smith, Stephen F. Austin[68]	Danny Kaspar, Stephen F. Austin[68]	2013 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament	Leonard E. Merrell Center (Katy, Texas)	Northwestern State
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Southern[69]	Omar Strong, Texas Southern[70]	Mike Davis, Texas Southern & Roman Banks, Southern[70]	2013 SWAC men's basketball tournament	Garland Special Events Center (Garland, Texas)	Southern
The Summit League	South Dakota State & Western Illinois	Nate Wolters, South Dakota State[71]	Jim Molinari, Western Illinois[71]	2013 The Summit League men's basketball tournament	Sioux Falls Arena (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)	South Dakota State
Sun Belt Conference	Middle Tennessee (East) Arkansas State (West)	Augustine Rubit, South Alabama[72]	Kermit Davis, Middle Tennessee[72]	2013 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament	Summit Arena (Hot Springs, Arkansas)	Western Kentucky
West Coast Conference	Gonzaga	Kelly Olynyk, Gonzaga[73]	Mark Few, Gonzaga[73]	2013 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament	Orleans Arena (Paradise, Nevada)	Gonzaga
Western Athletic Conference	Louisiana Tech & Denver	Kyle Barone, Idaho[74]	Michael White, Louisiana Tech[74]	2013 WAC men's basketball tournament	Orleans Arena (Paradise, Nevada)	New Mexico State

Conference standings

2012–13 America East men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Stony Brook 14 – 2   .875 25 – 8   .758 Vermont 11 – 5   .688 21 – 12   .636 Boston University* 11 – 5   .688 17 – 13   .567 Hartford 10 – 6   .625 17 – 14   .548 Albany † 9 – 7   .563 24 – 11   .686 Maine 6 – 10   .375 11 – 19   .367 New Hampshire 5 – 11   .313 9 – 20   .310 UMBC 5 – 11   .313 8 – 23   .258 Binghamton 1 – 15   .063 3 – 27   .100 † 2013 America East tournament winner As of March 22, 2013 Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament due to changing conferences in 2013	2012–13 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 16 Saint Louis † 13 – 3   .813 28 – 7   .800 No. 25 VCU 12 – 4   .750 27 – 9   .750 Butler 11 – 5   .688 27 – 9   .750 La Salle 11 – 5   .688 24 – 10   .706 Temple 11 – 5   .688 24 – 10   .706 UMass 9 – 7   .563 21 – 12   .636 Xavier 9 – 7   .563 17 – 14   .548 Charlotte 8 – 8   .500 21 – 12   .636 Saint Joseph's 8 – 8   .500 18 – 14   .563 Richmond 8 – 8   .500 19 – 15   .559 Dayton 7 – 9   .438 17 – 14   .548 St. Bonaventure 7 – 9   .438 14 – 15   .483 George Washington 7 – 9   .438 13 – 17   .433 Rhode Island 3 – 13   .188 8 – 21   .276 Fordham 3 – 13   .188 7 – 24   .226 Duquesne 1 – 15   .063 8 – 22   .267 † 2013 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner As of March 28, 2013 Rankings from AP Poll	2012–13 ACC men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 5 Miami (FL) † 15 – 3   .833 29 – 7   .806 No. 6 Duke 14 – 4   .778 30 – 6   .833 North Carolina 12 – 6   .667 25 – 11   .694 Virginia 11 – 7   .611 23 – 12   .657 NC State 11 – 7   .611 24 – 11   .686 Florida State 9 – 9   .500 18 – 16   .529 Maryland 8 – 10   .444 25 – 13   .658 Boston College 7 – 11   .389 16 – 17   .485 Georgia Tech 6 – 12   .333 16 – 15   .516 Wake Forest 6 – 12   .333 13 – 18   .419 Clemson 5 – 13   .278 13 – 18   .419 Virginia Tech 4 – 14   .222 13 – 19   .406 † 2013 ACC tournament winner As of April 2, 2013 Rankings from AP Poll
2012–13 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Mercer 14 – 4   .778 24 – 12   .667 Florida Gulf Coast † 13 – 5   .722 26 – 11   .703 Stetson 11 – 7   .611 15 – 16   .484 USC Upstate 9 – 9   .500 16 – 17   .485 Jacksonville 9 – 9   .500 14 – 18   .438 Northern Kentucky* 9 – 9   .500 11 – 16   .407 North Florida 8 – 10   .444 13 – 19   .406 East Tennessee State 8 – 10   .444 10 – 22   .313 Lipscomb 7 – 11   .389 12 – 18   .400 Kennesaw State 2 – 16   .111 3 – 27   .100 † 2013 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner As of March 29, 2013 Rankings from AP Poll *ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition	2012–13 Big East men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 2 Louisville†** 14 – 4   .778 35 – 5   .875 No. 8 Georgetown 14 – 4   .778 25 – 7   .781 No. 15 Marquette 14 – 4   .778 26 – 9   .743 No. 20 Pittsburgh 12 – 6   .667 24 – 9   .727 No. 16 Syracuse 11 – 7   .611 30 – 10   .750 No. 23 Notre Dame 11 – 7   .611 25 – 10   .714 Villanova 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588 Connecticut* 10 – 8   .556 20 – 10   .667 Cincinnati 9 – 9   .500 22 – 12   .647 Providence 9 – 9   .500 19 – 15   .559 St. John's 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515 Rutgers 5 – 13   .278 15 – 16   .484 Seton Hall 3 – 15   .167 15 – 18   .455 South Florida 3 – 15   .167 12 – 19   .387 DePaul 2 – 16   .111 11 – 21   .344 † 2013 Big East tournament winner As of March 30, 2013[75] Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties.	2012–13 Big Sky men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Montana † 19 – 1   .950 25 – 7   .781 Weber State 18 – 2   .900 30 – 7   .811 North Dakota 12 – 8   .600 16 – 17   .485 Montana State 10 – 10   .500 13 – 17   .433 Northern Colorado 10 – 10   .500 13 – 18   .419 Sacramento State 8 – 12   .400 14 – 15   .483 Southern Utah 8 – 12   .400 11 – 20   .355 Northern Arizona 8 – 12   .400 11 – 21   .344 Eastern Washington 7 – 13   .350 10 – 21   .323 Portland State 5 – 15   .250 8 – 20   .286 Idaho State 5 – 15   .250 6 – 24   .200 † Conference tournament winner
2012–13 Big South men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT North High Point 12 – 4   .750 17 – 14   .548 VMI 8 – 8   .500 14 – 17   .452 Radford 7 – 9   .438 13 – 19   .406 Campbell 7 – 9   .438 13 – 20   .394 Liberty † 6 – 10   .375 15 – 21   .417 Longwood 4 – 12   .250 8 – 25   .242 South Charleston Southern 12 – 4   .750 19 – 13   .594 Gardner–Webb 11 – 5   .688 21 – 13   .618 UNC Asheville 10 – 6   .625 16 – 16   .500 Coastal Carolina 9 – 7   .563 14 – 15   .483 Winthrop 6 – 10   .375 14 – 17   .452 Presbyterian 4 – 12   .250 8 – 24   .250 † 2013 Big South tournament winner As of March 20, 2013 Rankings from AP Poll	2012–13 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 4 Indiana 14 – 4   .778 29 – 7   .806 No. 7 Ohio State † 13 – 5   .722 29 – 8   .784 No. 9 Michigan State 13 – 5   .722 27 – 9   .750 No. 10 Michigan 12 – 6   .667 31 – 8   .795 No. 18 Wisconsin 12 – 6   .667 23 – 12   .657 Iowa 9 – 9   .500 25 – 13   .658 Illinois 8 – 10   .444 23 – 13   .639 Minnesota 8 – 10   .444 21 – 13   .618 Purdue 8 – 10   .444 16 – 18   .471 Nebraska 5 – 13   .278 15 – 18   .455 Northwestern 4 – 14   .222 13 – 19   .406 Penn State 2 – 16   .111 10 – 21   .323 † 2013 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2012–13 Big 12 men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 3 Kansas † 14 – 4   .778 31 – 6   .838 No. 12 Kansas State 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771 No. 17 Oklahoma State 13 – 5   .722 24 – 9   .727 Oklahoma 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625 Iowa State 11 – 7   .611 23 – 12   .657 Baylor 9 – 9   .500 23 – 14   .622 Texas 7 – 11   .389 16 – 18   .471 West Virginia 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406 Texas Tech 3 – 15   .167 11 – 20   .355 TCU 2 – 16   .111 11 – 21   .344 † 2013 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [76]
2012–13 Big West men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Long Beach State 14 – 4   .778 19 – 14   .576 Pacific † 13 – 5   .722 22 – 13   .629 Cal Poly 12 – 6   .667 18 – 14   .563 UC Irvine 11 – 7   .611 21 – 16   .568 Hawai'i 10 – 8   .556 17 – 13   .567 UC Davis 9 – 9   .500 14 – 17   .452 UC Santa Barbara 7 – 11   .389 11 – 20   .355 Cal State Fullerton 6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438 Cal State Northridge 5 – 13   .278 14 – 17   .452 UC Riverside* 3 – 15   .167 6 – 25   .194 † 2013 Big West tournament winner As of March 25, 2013 Rankings from AP Poll *ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties	2012–13 CAA men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Northeastern 14 – 4   .778 20 – 13   .606 Towson* 13 – 5   .722 18 – 13   .581 Delaware 13 – 5   .722 19 – 14   .576 James Madison † 11 – 7   .611 21 – 15   .583 George Mason 10 – 8   .556 22 – 16   .579 Georgia State** 10 – 8   .556 15 – 16   .484 Drexel 9 – 9   .500 13 – 18   .419 William & Mary 7 – 11   .389 13 – 17   .433 UNC Wilmington* 5 – 13   .278 10 – 20   .333 Hofstra 4 – 14   .222 7 – 25   .219 Old Dominion** 3 – 15   .167 5 – 25   .167 † 2013 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll *Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties **Ineligible for conference tournament due to changing conferences in 2013	2012–13 Conference USA men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 19 Memphis † 16 – 0   1.000 31 – 5   .861 Southern Miss 12 – 4   .750 27 – 10   .730 UTEP 10 – 6   .625 18 – 14   .563 East Carolina 9 – 7   .563 23 – 12   .657 UCF* 9 – 7   .563 20 – 11   .645 Tulsa 8 – 8   .500 17 – 16   .515 Houston 7 – 9   .438 20 – 13   .606 UAB 7 – 9   .438 16 – 17   .485 Tulane 6 – 10   .375 20 – 15   .571 Marshall 6 – 10   .375 13 – 19   .406 SMU 5 – 11   .313 15 – 17   .469 Rice 1 – 15   .063 5 – 26   .161 † 2013 C-USA tournament winner As of April 2, 2013 Rankings from AP poll *Ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA sanctions
2012–13 Great West Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT NJIT 6 – 2   .750 16 – 13   .552 Texas–Pan American 5 – 3   .625 16 – 16   .500 Houston Baptist 3 – 5   .375 14 – 17   .452 Utah Valley 3 – 5   .375 14 – 18   .438 Chicago State † 3 – 5   .375 11 – 22   .333 † 2013 Great West tournament winner As of March 20, 2013 Rankings from AP Poll	2012–13 Horizon League men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Valparaiso † 13 – 3   .813 26 – 8   .765 Detroit 12 – 4   .750 20 – 13   .606 Wright State 10 – 6   .625 23 – 13   .639 Green Bay 10 – 6   .625 18 – 16   .529 UIC 7 – 9   .438 18 – 16   .529 Youngstown State 7 – 9   .438 18 – 16   .529 Loyola Chicago 5 – 11   .313 15 – 16   .484 Cleveland State 5 – 11   .313 14 – 18   .438 Milwaukee 3 – 13   .188 8 – 24   .250 † 2013 Horizon League Tournament winner As of March 27, 2013 Rankings from AP Poll	2012–13 Ivy League men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT x-Harvard 11 – 3   .786 20 – 10   .667 Princeton 10 – 4   .714 17 – 11   .607 Yale 8 – 6   .571 14 – 17   .452 Brown 7 – 7   .500 13 – 15   .464 Penn 6 – 8   .429 9 – 22   .290 Cornell 5 – 9   .357 13 – 18   .419 Dartmouth 5 – 9   .357 9 – 19   .321 Columbia 4 – 10   .286 12 – 16   .429 As of March 23, 2013 Rankings from AP Poll x-Ivy League champion
2012–13 MAAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Niagara 13 – 5   .722 19 – 14   .576 Loyola (MD) 12 – 6   .667 23 – 12   .657 Rider 12 – 6   .667 19 – 15   .559 Canisius 11 – 7   .611 20 – 14   .588 Iona † 11 – 7   .611 20 – 14   .588 Fairfield 9 – 9   .500 19 – 16   .543 Manhattan 9 – 9   .500 14 – 18   .438 Marist 6 – 12   .333 10 – 21   .323 Siena 4 – 14   .222 8 – 24   .250 Saint Peter's 3 – 15   .167 9 – 21   .300 † 2013 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2012–13 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Akron † 14 – 2   .875 26 – 7   .788 Ohio 14 – 2   .875 24 – 10   .706 Kent State 9 – 7   .563 21 – 14   .600 Buffalo 7 – 9   .438 14 – 20   .412 Bowling Green 7 – 9   .438 13 – 19   .406 Miami 3 – 13   .188 9 – 22   .290 West Western Michigan 10 – 6   .625 22 – 13   .629 Toledo* 10 – 6   .625 15 – 13   .536 Ball State 8 – 8   .500 15 – 15   .500 Eastern Michigan 7 – 9   .438 16 – 18   .471 Central Michigan 4 – 12   .250 11 – 20   .355 Northern Illinois 3 – 13   .188 5 – 25   .167 † 2013 MAC tournament winner As of March 27, 2013 *Ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties Rankings from AP Poll	2012–13 MEAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Norfolk State 16 – 0   1.000 21 – 12   .636 North Carolina Central 15 – 1   .938 22 – 9   .710 Savannah State 11 – 5   .688 19 – 15   .559 Hampton 11 – 5   .688 14 – 17   .452 Morgan State 10 – 6   .625 17 – 15   .531 North Carolina A&T † 8 – 8   .500 20 – 17   .541 Delaware State 8 – 8   .500 15 – 18   .455 Bethune–Cookman 7 – 9   .438 14 – 20   .412 Florida A&M 5 – 11   .313 8 – 23   .258 Coppin State 5 – 11   .313 8 – 24   .250 Howard 4 – 12   .250 7 – 24   .226 South Carolina State 2 – 14   .125 6 – 24   .200 Maryland Eastern Shore 2 – 14   .125 2 – 26   .071 † 2013 MEAC tournament winner As of March 21, 2013 Rankings from AP Poll
2012–13 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 22 Creighton † 13 – 5   .722 28 – 8   .778 Wichita State 12 – 6   .667 30 – 9   .769 Northern Iowa 11 – 7   .611 21 – 15   .583 Evansville 10 – 8   .556 21 – 15   .583 Indiana State 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545 Illinois State 8 – 10   .444 18 – 15   .545 Missouri State 7 – 11   .389 11 – 22   .333 Bradley 7 – 11   .389 18 – 17   .514 Drake 7 – 11   .389 15 – 17   .469 Southern Illinois 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452 † 2013 MVC tournament winner As of April 6, 2013 Rankings from AP Poll	2012–13 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 10 New Mexico † 13 – 3   .813 29 – 6   .829 Colorado State 11 – 5   .688 26 – 9   .743 UNLV 10 – 6   .625 25 – 10   .714 San Diego State 9 – 7   .563 23 – 11   .676 Boise State 9 – 7   .563 21 – 11   .656 Air Force 8 – 8   .500 18 – 14   .563 Fresno State 5 – 11   .313 11 – 19   .367 Wyoming 4 – 12   .250 20 – 14   .588 Nevada 3 – 13   .188 12 – 19   .387 † 2013 MWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2012–13 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Robert Morris 14 – 4   .778 24 – 11   .686 Bryant 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613 Wagner 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613 Long Island † 12 – 6   .667 20 – 14   .588 Mount St. Mary's 11 – 7   .611 18 – 14   .563 Quinnipiac 11 – 7   .611 15 – 16   .484 Central Connecticut 9 – 9   .500 13 – 17   .433 St. Francis Brooklyn 8 – 10   .444 12 – 18   .400 Sacred Heart 7 – 11   .389 9 – 20   .310 Monmouth 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323 Saint Francis (PA) 5 – 13   .278 5 – 24   .172 Fairleigh Dickinson 2 – 16   .111 7 – 24   .226 † 2013 NEC tournament winner As of March 25, 2013 Rankings from AP Poll
2012–13 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Belmont † 14 – 2   .875 26 – 7   .788 Eastern Kentucky 12 – 4   .750 25 – 10   .714 Tennessee State 11 – 5   .688 18 – 15   .545 Jacksonville State* 8 – 8   .500 17 – 11   .607 Morehead State 8 – 8   .500 15 – 18   .455 Tennessee Tech 5 – 11   .313 12 – 17   .414 West Murray State 10 – 6   .625 21 – 10   .677 Southeast Missouri State 8 – 8   .500 17 – 16   .515 Eastern Illinois 6 – 10   .375 11 – 21   .344 SIU Edwardsville 5 – 11   .313 9 – 18   .333 UT Martin 5 – 11   .313 9 – 21   .300 Austin Peay 4 – 12   .250 8 – 23   .258 † 2013 OVC tournament winner As of March 23, 2013 * Ineligible for Postseason play due to APR Penalties Rankings from AP Poll	2012–13 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 24 UCLA 13 – 5   .722 25 – 10   .714 No. 25 Oregon † 12 – 6   .667 28 – 9   .757 No. 21 Arizona 12 – 6   .667 27 – 8   .771 California 12 – 6   .667 21 – 12   .636 Colorado 10 – 8   .556 21 – 12   .636 Arizona State 9 – 9   .500 22 – 13   .629 Stanford 9 – 9   .500 19 – 15   .559 Washington 9 – 9   .500 18 – 16   .529 USC 9 – 9   .500 14 – 18   .438 Utah 5 – 13   .278 15 – 18   .455 Oregon State 4 – 14   .222 14 – 18   .438 Washington State 4 – 14   .222 13 – 19   .406 † Conference tournament winner As of March 23, 2013 Rankings from AP Poll	2012–13 Patriot League men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Bucknell † 12 – 2   .857 28 – 6   .824 Lehigh 10 – 4   .714 21 – 10   .677 Lafayette 10 – 4   .714 19 – 15   .559 Army 8 – 6   .571 16 – 15   .516 American 5 – 9   .357 10 – 20   .333 Colgate 5 – 9   .357 11 – 21   .344 Holy Cross 4 – 10   .286 12 – 18   .400 Navy 2 – 12   .143 8 – 23   .258 † 2013 Patriot League tournament winner
2012–13 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 14 Florida 14 – 4   .778 29 – 8   .784 Ole Miss † 12 – 6   .667 27 – 9   .750 Alabama 12 – 6   .667 23 – 13   .639 Kentucky 12 – 6   .667 21 – 12   .636 Missouri 11 – 7   .611 23 – 11   .676 Tennessee 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606 Arkansas 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594 LSU 9 – 9   .500 19 – 12   .613 Georgia 9 – 9   .500 15 – 17   .469 Vanderbilt 8 – 10   .444 16 – 17   .485 Texas A&M 7 – 11   .389 18 – 15   .545 South Carolina 4 – 14   .222 14 – 18   .438 Mississippi State 4 – 14   .222 10 – 22   .313 Auburn 3 – 15   .167 9 – 23   .281 † 2013 SEC tournament winner As of March 31, 2013 Rankings from AP poll	2012–13 Southern Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT North Elon 13 – 5   .722 21 – 12   .636 Appalachian State 10 – 8   .556 15 – 16   .484 Western Carolina 9 – 9   .500 14 – 19   .424 Samford 9 – 9   .500 11 – 21   .344 Chattanooga 8 – 10   .444 13 – 19   .406 UNC Greensboro 6 – 12   .333 9 – 22   .290 South Davidson † 17 – 1   .944 26 – 8   .765 College of Charleston 14 – 4   .778 24 – 11   .686 Georgia Southern 7 – 11   .389 14 – 19   .424 Wofford 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406 The Citadel 5 – 13   .278 8 – 22   .267 Furman 3 – 15   .167 7 – 24   .226 † SoCon Tournament winner As of March 20, 2013 Rankings from AP Poll	2012–13 Southland Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Stephen F. Austin 16 – 2   .889 27 – 5   .844 Northwestern State † 15 – 3   .833 23 – 9   .719 Oral Roberts 13 – 5   .722 20 – 15   .571 Southeastern Louisiana 10 – 8   .556 13 – 18   .419 Sam Houston State 8 – 10   .444 17 – 17   .500 Nicholls State 8 – 10   .444 9 – 21   .300 McNeese State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452 Central Arkansas 7 – 11   .389 13 – 17   .433 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi* 5 – 13   .278 6 – 23   .207 Lamar 1 – 17   .056 3 – 28   .097 † 2013 Southland tournament winner As of March 27, 2013 *ineligible for Postseason play due to APR Penalties Rankings from AP Poll
2012–13 SWAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Texas Southern** 16 – 2   .889 17 – 14   .548 Southern † 15 – 3   .833 23 – 10   .697 Arkansas–Pine Bluff* 15 – 3   .833 16 – 14   .533 Jackson State 9 – 9   .500 11 – 18   .379 Prairie View A&M 8 – 10   .444 15 – 19   .441 Alabama State 8 – 10   .444 10 – 22   .313 Alcorn State 8 – 10   .444 10 – 24   .294 Alabama A&M 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355 Mississippi Valley State* 5 – 13   .278 5 – 23   .179 Grambling State 0 – 18   .000 0 – 28   .000 † 2013 SWAC tournament winner As of March 21, 2013 *Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties **Ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from AP Poll	2012–13 Summit League men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT South Dakota State † 13 – 3   .813 25 – 10   .714 Western Illinois 13 – 3   .813 22 – 9   .710 North Dakota State 12 – 4   .750 24 – 10   .706 Oakland 10 – 6   .625 16 – 17   .485 IPFW 7 – 9   .438 16 – 17   .485 Omaha * 6 – 10   .375 11 – 20   .355 UMKC 5 – 11   .313 8 – 24   .250 South Dakota 5 – 11   .313 10 – 20   .333 IUPUI 1 – 15   .063 6 – 26   .188 † 2013 Summit League Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll * Ineligible for postseason due to program transition to NCAA Division I	2012–13 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Middle Tennessee 19 – 1   .950 28 – 6   .824 South Alabama 14 – 6   .700 17 – 13   .567 FIU 11 – 9   .550 18 – 14   .563 WKU † 10 – 10   .500 20 – 16   .556 Florida Atlantic 9 – 11   .450 14 – 18   .438 Troy 6 – 14   .300 12 – 21   .364 West Arkansas State 12 – 8   .600 19 – 12   .613 Arkansas–Little Rock 11 – 9   .550 17 – 15   .531 Louisiana–Lafayette 8 – 12   .400 13 – 20   .394 North Texas 7 – 13   .350 12 – 20   .375 Louisiana–Monroe 3 – 17   .150 4 – 23   .148 † 2013 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of March 22, 2013 Rankings from AP Poll
2012–13 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 1 Gonzaga† 16 – 0   1.000 32 – 3   .914 Saint Mary's 14 – 2   .875 28 – 7   .800 BYU 10 – 6   .625 24 – 12   .667 Santa Clara 9 – 7   .563 26 – 12   .684 San Francisco 7 – 9   .438 15 – 16   .484 San Diego 7 – 9   .438 16 – 18   .471 Pepperdine 4 – 12   .250 12 – 18   .400 Portland 4 – 12   .250 11 – 21   .344 Loyola Marymount 1 – 15   .063 11 – 23   .324 † Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	2012–13 WAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Louisiana Tech* 16 – 2   .889 27 – 7   .794 Denver 16 – 2   .889 22 – 10   .688 New Mexico State † 14 – 4   .778 24 – 11   .686 Utah State 11 – 7   .611 21 – 10   .677 Texas–Arlington 11 – 7   .611 19 – 14   .576 Idaho 7 – 11   .389 12 – 18   .400 Texas State 5 – 13   .278 12 – 22   .353 UTSA 3 – 14   .176 10 – 22   .313 San Jose State 3 – 14   .176 9 – 20   .310 Seattle 3 – 15   .167 8 – 22   .267 † 2013 WAC tournament winner As of March 25, 2013 * WAC Tournament #1 seed Rankings from AP Poll

Division I independents

Two schools played as Division I independents.^[77]

2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Cal State Bakersfield –   – 14 – 16   .467 New Orleans –   – 8 – 18   .308 Rankings from AP Poll

Informal championships

Conference	Regular season winner	Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5	La Salle & Temple	Khalif Wyatt, Temple

La Salle and Temple finished with 3–1 records in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Statistical leaders

Source for additional stats categories

Points per game				Rebounds per game				Assists per game				Steals per game
Player	School	PPG		Player	School	RPG		Player	School	APG		Player	School	SPG
Erick Green	Virginia Tech	25.0		O. D. Anosike	Siena	11.4		Jason Brickman	LIU Brooklyn	8.5		Duke Mondy	Oakland	3.03
Doug McDermott	Creighton	23.2		Jerrelle Benimon	Towson	11.2		Phil Gaetano	Sacred Heart	7.9		Marcus Smart	Oklahoma St.	3.00
Lamont Jones	Iona	22.6		André Roberson	Colorado	11.2		Michael Carter-Williams	Syracuse	7.3		Anthony Hickey	LSU	2.93
Nate Wolters	S. Dakota St.	22.3		Mike Muscala	Bucknell	11.1		Larry Drew II	UCLA	7.3		Michael Carter-Williams	Syracuse	2.78
Travis Bader	Oakland	22.1		Richard Howell	NC State	10.9		Chaz Williams	UMass	7.3		Bernard Thompson	FGCU	2.76

Blocked shots per game				Field goal percentage				Three-point field goal percentage				Free throw percentage
Player	School	BPG		Player	School	FG%		Player	School	3FG%		Player	School	FT%
Chris Obekpa	St. John's	4.03		Taylor Smith	Stephen F. Austin	69.4		Tyrus McGee	Iowa St.	46.4		Nik Cochran	Davidson	93.5
Jeff Withey	Kansas	3.95		Marshall Bjorklund	N. Dakota St.	66.7		Ryan Sypkens	UC Davis	46.1		Keith Hornsby	UNC Asheville	92.5
Zeke Marshall	Akron	3.70		Kelly Olynyk	Gonzaga	62.9		Ian Clark	Belmont	45.9		Austin Morgan	Yale	91.2
Jordan Bachynski	Arizona St.	3.43		T. J. Warren	NC State	62.2		Scott Bamforth	Weber St.	45.4		Holton Hunsaker	Utah Valley	90.4
Chris Horton	Austin Peay	3.23		Jameel Warney	Stony Brook	61.8		Malcolm Miller	Southern	45.2		Travis Smith	Mercer	89.8

Postseason tournaments

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Final Four – Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

The Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, hosted the NCAA men's Final Four.

	National Semifinals April 6, 2013					National Championship Game April 8, 2013
	MW1	Louisville	72
	W9	Wichita State	68
						MW1	Louisville	82
						S4	Michigan	76
	S4	Michigan	61
	E4	Syracuse	56

Tournament upsets

For this list, a "major upset" is defined as a win by a team seeded 7 or more spots below its defeated opponent.

Date	Winner	Score	Loser
March 21	Oregon (#12, Midwest)	68–55	Oklahoma State (#5, Midwest)
March 21	California (#12, East)	64–61	UNLV (#5, East)
March 21	Harvard (#14, West)	68–62	New Mexico (#3, West)
March 22	Ole Miss (#12, West)	57–46	Wisconsin (#5, West)
March 22	La Salle (#13, West)	63–61	Kansas State (#4, West)
March 22	Florida Gulf Coast (#15, South)	78–68	Georgetown (#2, South)
March 23	Oregon (#12, Midwest)	74–57	Saint Louis (#4, Midwest)
March 23	Wichita State (#9, West)	76–70	Gonzaga (#1, West)
March 24	Florida Gulf Coast (#15, South)	81–71	San Diego State (#7, South)
March 30	Wichita State (#9, West)	70–66	Ohio State (#2, West)

National Invitation tournament

Main article: 2013 National Invitation Tournament

After the NCAA tournament field is announced, the NCAA invited 32 teams to participate in the National Invitation Tournament. The tournament will begin on March 19, 2013, with all games prior to the semifinals played on campus sites. The semifinals and final will be respectively held on April 2 and April 4, 2013, at the traditional site of Madison Square Garden.

NIT Semifinals and Final

Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City

	Semifinals April 2, 2013					Championship game April 4, 2013
	2	Baylor	76
	3	BYU	70
						2	Baylor	74
						3	Iowa	54
	2	Maryland	60
	3	Iowa	71

College Basketball Invitational

Main article: 2013 College Basketball Invitational

The fifth College Basketball Invitational (CBI) Tournament began on March 19, 2013, and ended with a best-of-three final scheduled for April 1, 3, and 5; the final went the full three games. This tournament featured 16 teams who were left out of the NCAA tournament and NIT.

	Semifinals April 2013				Championship Series April 2013
	Western Michigan	52
	George Mason	62
					George Mason	73	73	77
					Santa Clara	81	66	80
	Santa Clara	81
	Wright State	59

CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament

Main article: 2013 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

The fourth CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament was held beginning March 2013 and ending with a championship game in April 2013. This tournament places an emphasis on selecting successful teams from "mid-major" conferences who were left out of the NCAA tournament and NIT. 32 teams participated in this tournament, which granted an automatic bid to the Great West Conference men's basketball tournament champion.

	Semifinals April 2013					Championship April 2013
	Evansville		58
	East Carolina		81
						East Carolina		77
						Weber State		74
	Weber State		59
	Northern Iowa		56

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The following players are recognized as the 2013 Consensus All-Americans:

Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Trey Burke	PG	Sophomore	Michigan
Doug McDermott	SF	Junior	Creighton
Victor Oladipo	SG	Junior	Indiana
Kelly Olynyk	PF-C	Junior	Gonzaga
Otto Porter	F	Sophomore	Georgetown

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Ben McLemore	SG	Freshman	Kansas
Mason Plumlee	PF-C	Senior	Duke
Marcus Smart	PG	Freshman	Oklahoma State
Jeff Withey	C	Senior	Kansas
Cody Zeller	PF	Sophomore	Indiana

Major player of the year awards

• Wooden Award: Trey Burke, Michigan^[78]
• Naismith Award: Trey Burke, Michigan^[79]
• Associated Press Player of the Year: Trey Burke, Michigan^[80]
• NABC Player of the Year: Trey Burke, Michigan^[81]
• Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Trey Burke, Michigan^[82]
• Sporting News Player of the Year: Victor Oladipo, Indiana^[83]

Major freshman of the year awards

• Wayman Tisdale Award (USBWA): Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State^[84]
• Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State^[85]

Major coach of the year awards

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: Jim Larrañaga, Miami (Florida)^[86]
• Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Jim Larrañaga, Miami (Florida)^[87]
• NABC Coach of the Year: Jim Crews, Saint Louis^[88]
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: Jim Larrañaga, Miami (Florida)^[89]
• Sporting News Coach of the Year: Jim Crews, Saint Louis^[90]

Other major awards

• Bob Cousy Award (Best point guard): Trey Burke, Michigan^[91]
• Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man): Mason Plumlee, Duke^[92]
• NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Victor Oladipo, Indiana & Jeff Withey, Kansas^[93]
• Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best senior 6'0"/1.83 m or shorter): Peyton Siva, Louisville^[94]
• Senior CLASS Award (top senior): Jordan Hulls, Indiana^[95]
• Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Khalif Wyatt, Temple
• Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Lamont Jones, Iona^[96]
• Ben Jobe Award (Top minority coach): Kevin Ollie, Connecticut^[97]
• Hugh Durham Award (Top mid-major coach): Danny Kaspar, Stephen F. Austin^[98]
• Jim Phelan Award (Top head coach): Dana Altman, Oregon^[99]
• Lefty Driesell Award (Top defensive player): Tommy Brenton, Stony Brook^[100]
• Lou Henson Award (Top mid-major player): Matthew Dellavedova, Saint Mary's
• Lute Olson Award (Top non-freshman or transfer player): Shane Larkin, Miami (Florida)^[101]
• Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (Coach with moral character): Joe Mihalich, Niagara^[102]
• Academic All-American of the Year (Top scholar-athlete): Aaron Craft, Ohio State^[103]
• Elite 89 Award (Top GPA among upperclass players at Final Four): Wayne Blackshear, Louisville^[104]

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during and after the season.

Team	Former coach	Interim coach	New coach	Reason
Ball State	Billy Taylor		James Whitford	Taylor was fired following 15–15 records in each of his last two seasons.[105]
Buffalo	Reggie Witherspoon		Bobby Hurley	Witherspoon was fired after 14 seasons.[106]
Butler	Brad Stevens		Brandon Miller	Stevens left to become the newest head coach of the National Basketball Association's Boston Celtics.[107]
Cal State Northridge	Bobby Braswell		Reggie Theus	Braswell was fired after 17 seasons, ending with a 14–17 season. Although he led the Matadors to two NCAA tournaments and three 20-win seasons, his tenure was also marked by numerous off-court problems. Ironically, incoming Northridge athletic director Brandon Martin, who announced Braswell's firing, played under him in high school.[108] Northridge went to the D-League to hire Theus, who is also a former coach of New Mexico State and the Sacramento Kings, and played 13 seasons in the NBA.[109]
Campbell	Robbie Laing		Kevin McGeehan	Campbell went 13-20 and finished tied for third in the league's North Division with a 7–9 conference record.[110]
Connecticut	Jim Calhoun		Kevin Ollie	Calhoun retired on September 13. He won 873 games in 40 years as a head coach, first at Northeastern and the last 26 years at UConn, where he put four teams in the Final Four, winning national titles in 1999, 2004 and 2011.[111]
FIU	Richard Pitino		Anthony Evans	Pitino, son of Louisville head coach Rick Pitino, took the Minnesota job.[112]
Florida Gulf Coast	Andy Enfield		Joe Dooley	Enfield guided the Eagles to the school's first-ever NCAA tournament appearance in only its second year of Division I eligibility, then advanced to the Sweet 16 as a #15-seed – the first time in tournament history that a 15-seed had gotten so far. The University of Southern California lured Enfield away on April 1.[113]
Longwood	Mike Gillian		Jayson Gee	Gillian guided the Lancers through their transition from Division II to Division I play, and into their first season as a member of the Big South Conference. He resigned on March 14, 2013, after the Lancers' first season with less than ten wins since 2008.[114] On April 3, Cleveland State associate head coach Jayson Gee was hired.[115]
Loyola (Maryland)	Jimmy Patsos		G. G. Smith
Minnesota	Tubby Smith		Richard Pitino	Smith was fired after six seasons at Minnesota and having compiled a 124–81 record. The Golden Gophers never finished higher than sixth in the Big Ten Conference, however.[116]
New Mexico	Steve Alford		Craig Neal	Alford left to take the UCLA job.[117]
Norfolk State	Anthony Evans	Robert Jones		Evans took the FIU job; he had been a finalist for that job the previous offseason, but had lost out to the now-departed Richard Pitino.[118]
Northwestern	Bill Carmody		Chris Collins	Carmody was fired after failing to lead Northwestern to its first ever NCAA tournament bid in thirteen seasons.[119] He was replaced by Duke assistant Collins, the son of former NBA player and coach Doug Collins. Collins took over after the Blue Devils exited the NCAA tournament.[120]
Old Dominion	Blaine Taylor	Jim Corrigan	Jeff Jones	Old Dominion fired Taylor, their all-time winningest coach, on February 5 after a 2–20 start.[121]
Rutgers	Mike Rice		Eddie Jordan	Rice was fired on April 3 after ESPN's Outside the Lines aired a video taken at a Rutgers practice that showed Rice shoving and throwing balls at players and using gay slurs.[122] Jordan, a player on the school's 1976 Final Four team and most recently an assistant with the Los Angeles Lakers, was hired as Rice's replacement.[123]
Saint Louis	Rick Majerus		Jim Crews	Majerus stepped down prior to the season for health reasons and later died. Interim coach Crews led Saint Louis to an Atlantic 10 regular season title and was named conference coach of the year.[124] Saint Louis removed the interim tag from Crews on April 12.[125]
San Jose State	George Nessman		Dave Wojcik	San Jose State was looking to upgrade the program before its move to the more strenuous Mountain West Conference next season.[126] Boise State associate head coach Dave Wojcik was hired as Nessman's successor on March 30.[127]
Siena	Mitch Buonaguro		Jimmy Patsos	According to ESPN.com, "Buonaguro went 35-59 in three seasons with the Saints, never finishing a season with a winning record or in the top half of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The three-year slide immediately followed the most successful three-year run in school history. Siena won MAAC titles in 2008, 2009 and 2010 -- all under coach Fran McCaffery, with Buonaguro his top assistant."[128]
South Alabama	Ronnie Arrow	Jeff Price	Matthew Graves	Arrow retired December 19, 2012. Jeff Price was named interim head coach. Butler associate head coach Matt Graves was named the new head coach of South Alabama on March 25, 2013.
South Carolina State	Tim Carter	Murray Garvin		Carter resigned in season on February 6, 2013, after starting 4–17.[129]
South Dakota	Dave Boots	Joey James		Boots resigned in August, 2013.[130]
Texas Tech	Billy Gillispie	Chris Walker	Tubby Smith	The Red Raiders were 8–23 overall, 1–17 in the Big 12, in Gillispie's lone season as successor to Pat Knight. Gillispie's tenure in Lubbock began to unravel in September 2012 when CBSSports.com and ESPN.com, citing several former players, reported the coach regularly violated NCAA practice-time rules and mistreated players to the point of causing injury[131]
UCLA	Ben Howland		Steve Alford	According to the Orange County Register, "...the perfect storm of attendance, reputation, and very little NCAA tournament success was enough to doom Howland after 10 seasons."[132]
UMBC	Randy Monroe		Aki Thomas	Monroe resigned as head men's basketball coach on October 10. He led UMBC to its lone America East Conference title and NCAA tournament appearance in the 2007–08 season. Monroe directed the third-most games (245) of any head coach in UMBC men's basketball history and finished with a career mark of 85–160.[133] On March 4, Aki Thomas' interim tag was removed and he was promoted to permanent head coach.
UMKC	Matt Brown		Kareem Richardson	Brown was fired on March 12, 2013. He went 64–122 with UMKC, including an 8–24 record in 2012–13.[134] He was replaced by Louisville assistant Richardson, who took over after the Cardinals won the NCAA title.[135]
USC	Kevin O'Neill	Bob Cantu	Andy Enfield	O'Neill was fired on January 14, 2013. USC athletic director Pat Haden cited "new energy" was needed for their program.[136] On April 1, USC announced that they had hired Andy Enfield, the head coach who just taken Florida Gulf Coast University to the Sweet 16 as a #15-seed, the first time in NCAA tournament history that has occurred.[113]