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.
At-large Bids
Listed by region and seeding
*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(s) |
Schools |
| 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 |