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| Season | 2012–13 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 68 | ||||
| Finals site | Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia | ||||
| Champions | Louisville Cardinals (3rd title, 3rd title game, 10th Final Four)*[a] | ||||
| Runner-up | Michigan Wolverines (6th title game, 7th Final Four) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Rick Pitino*[a] (2nd title) | ||||
| MOP | Luke Hancock (Louisville) | ||||
| No official champion due to the2015 University of Louisville basketball sex scandal | |||||
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The2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 68 teams playing in asingle-elimination tournament that determined theNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)Division I men'sbasketball national champion for the2012–13 season. The 75th annual edition ofthe tournament (dating to 1939) began on March 19, 2013, and concluded with thechampionship game on April 8, at theGeorgia Dome inAtlanta. This was the final men's Final Four to be held at theGeorgia Dome, as it was demolished in 2017.
The Final Four consisted ofLouisville (tenth overall appearance, eighth official appearance),Wichita State (second appearance),Syracuse (first appearance since their 2003 national championship), andMichigan, returning for the first time since theFab Five's second appearance in 1993 (later vacated). By winning the West Region,Wichita State became the first #9 seed and firstMissouri Valley Conference (MVC) team to reach the Final Four since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in1985. The last #9 seed to reach the Final Four wasPenn, and the last MVC team to do so wasIndiana State, both in1979. Louisville defeated Michigan in the championship game by a final score of 82–76, winning their first national title since 1986. On February 20, 2018, the NCAA automatically vacated Louisville's entire tournament run, including its national title, due toa 2015 sex scandal.[4] Although none of the other teams had their runs vacated by NCAA staff, this meant that in effect, the entire tournament was deemed null and void, with no national champion team crowned for the year. This would not happen again until 2020, when the competition, which ironically would have seen the Final Four held in Atlanta that year, was cancelled outright due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[5]
The tournament featured several notable upsets. For the first time since1991, at least one team seeded #9 through #15 won at least once in the tournament. The most notable wasFlorida Gulf Coast University of theAtlantic Sun Conference, who made their tournament debut in only their second year of Division I eligibility. They upsetGeorgetown andSan Diego State in their first two games, becoming the first #15 seed to advance to the regional semifinals (where they were defeated byFlorida). For the first time since 2010, a #14 seed won asHarvard defeatedNew Mexico in the West Region. The same region saw #13La Salle, who won in the opening round, defeat #4Kansas State and #12Mississippi defeat #5Wisconsin. In addition to that, the region's top seed,Gonzaga, was defeated in the round of 32 by eventual region winner Wichita State, who defeated La Salle in the Sweet Sixteen.
Two other teams also earned their first ever NCAA Tournament victory:Ivy League championHarvard andMid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) championNorth Carolina A&T. Another school,Liberty, won theBig South tournament to become the second 20-loss team to make the field, afterCoppin State did that in 2008.
A total of 68 teams entered the 2013 tournament. A total of 32 automatic bids are awarded to each program that won aconference tournament. The remaining 36 bids are issued "at-large", with selections extended by theNCAA Selection Committee. The Selection Committee alsoseeds the entire field from 1 to 68.
Eight teams—the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams—played in the First Four (the successor to what had been popularly known as "play-in games" through the 2010 tournament). The winners of these games advanced to the main tournamentbracket.
The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2013 tournament:[6][7][8]
First Four
First and Second rounds
Regional semifinals and Finals
National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship)
Atlanta hosted the Final Four for the sixth time, having previously hosted in2007. As of 2024, this is the most recent Final Four to be held in Atlanta (The2020 edition, which was to be held in Atlanta, was canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic).
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The following teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2013 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's tournament (except for the Ivy League, whose regular-season champion received the automatic bid).
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| South Regional –Arlington, Texas | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Coach | Berth type | Overall rank |
| #1 | Kansas | Big 12 | 29–5 | Bill Self | Automatic | 2 |
| #2 | Georgetown | Big East | 25–6 | John Thompson III | At-large | 7 |
| #3 | Florida | SEC | 26–7 | Billy Donovan | At-large | 10 |
| #4 | Michigan | Big Ten | 26–7 | John Beilein | At-large | 13 |
| #5 | VCU | Atlantic 10 | 26–8 | Shaka Smart | At-large | 20 |
| #6 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 25–9 | Ben Howland | At-large | 24 |
| #7 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 22–10 | Steve Fisher | At-large | 26 |
| #8 | North Carolina | ACC | 24–10 | Roy Williams | At-large | 29 |
| #9 | Villanova | Big East | 20–13 | Jay Wright | At-large | 38 |
| #10 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 20–11 | Lon Krueger | At-large | 40 |
| #11 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 20–12 | Tubby Smith | At-large | 41 |
| #12 | Akron | MAC | 26–6 | Keith Dambrot | Automatic | 51 |
| #13 | South Dakota State | Summit | 25–9 | Scott Nagy | Automatic | 53 |
| #14 | Northwestern State | Southland | 23–8 | Mike McConathy | Automatic | 57 |
| #15 | Florida Gulf Coast | Atlantic Sun | 24–10 | Andy Enfield | Automatic | 59 |
| #16 | Western Kentucky | Sun Belt | 20–15 | Ray Harper | Automatic | 63 |
| West Regional –Los Angeles,California | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Coach | Berth type | Overall rank |
| #1 | Gonzaga | West Coast | 31–2 | Mark Few | Automatic | 4 |
| #2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 26–7 | Thad Matta | Automatic | 8 |
| #3 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 29–5 | Steve Alford | Automatic | 9 |
| #4 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 27–7 | Bruce Weber | At-large | 14 |
| #5 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 23–11 | Bo Ryan | At-large | 19 |
| #6 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 25–7 | Sean Miller | At-large | 21 |
| #7 | Notre Dame | Big East | 25–9 | Mike Brey | At-large | 27 |
| #8 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 24–8 | Jamie Dixon | At-large | 31 |
| #9 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 26–8 | Gregg Marshall | At-large | 35 |
| #10 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 22–11 | Fred Hoiberg | At-large | 39 |
| #11 | Belmont | Ohio Valley | 26–6 | Rick Byrd | Automatic | 44 |
| #12 | Ole Miss | SEC | 26–8 | Andy Kennedy | Automatic | 47 |
| #13* | Boise State | Mountain West | 21–10 | Leon Rice | At-large | 45 |
| La Salle | Atlantic 10 | 21–9 | Dr. John Giannini | At-large | 49 | |
| #14 | Harvard | Ivy | 19–9 | Tommy Amaker | Automatic | 58 |
| #15 | Iona | MAAC | 20–13 | Tim Cluess | Automatic | 61 |
| #16 | Southern | SWAC | 23–9 | Roman Banks | Automatic | 64 |
| East Regional – Washington, D.C. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Coach | Berth type | Overall rank |
| #1 | Indiana | Big Ten | 27–6 | Tom Crean | At-large | 3 |
| #2 | Miami | ACC | 27–6 | Jim Larranaga | Automatic | 5 |
| #3 | Marquette | Big East | 23–8 | Buzz Williams | At-large | 12 |
| #4 | Syracuse | Big East | 26–9 | Jim Boeheim | At-large | 16 |
| #5 | UNLV | Mountain West | 25–9 | Dave Rice | At-large | 18 |
| #6 | Butler | Atlantic 10 | 26–8 | Brad Stevens | At-large | 22 |
| #7 | Illinois | Big Ten | 22–12 | John Groce | At-large | 28 |
| #8 | NC State | ACC | 24–10 | Mark Gottfried | At-large | 32 |
| #9 | Temple | Atlantic 10 | 23–9 | Fran Dunphy | At-large | 34 |
| #10 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 21–11 | Tad Boyle | At-large | 36 |
| #11 | Bucknell | Patriot | 28–5 | Dave Paulsen | Automatic | 48 |
| #12 | California | Pac-12 | 20–11 | Mike Montgomery | At-large | 42 |
| #13 | Montana | Big Sky | 25–7 | Wayne Tinkle | Automatic | 54 |
| #14 | Davidson | Southern | 26–7 | Bob McKillop | Automatic | 55 |
| #15 | Pacific | Big West | 22–12 | Bob Thomason | Automatic | 60 |
| #16* | James Madison | CAA | 20–14 | Matt Brady | Automatic | 66 |
| Long Island | Northeast | 20–13 | Jack Perri | Automatic | 65 | |
| Midwest Regional –Indianapolis,Indiana | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Coach | Berth type | Overall rank |
| #1 | Louisville | Big East | 29–5 | Rick Pitino | Automatic | 1 |
| #2 | Duke | ACC | 27–5 | Mike Krzyzewski | At-large | 6 |
| #3 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 25–8 | Tom Izzo | At-large | 11 |
| #4 | Saint Louis | Atlantic 10 | 27–6 | Jim Crews | Automatic | 15 |
| #5 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 24–8 | Travis Ford | At-large | 17 |
| #6 | Memphis | C-USA | 30–4 | Josh Pastner | Automatic | 23 |
| #7 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 27–7 | Greg McDermott | Automatic | 25 |
| #8 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 25–8 | Larry Eustachy | At-large | 30 |
| #9 | Missouri | SEC | 23–10 | Frank Haith | At-large | 33 |
| #10 | Cincinnati | Big East | 22–11 | Mick Cronin | At-large | 37 |
| #11* | Middle Tennessee | Sun Belt | 28–5 | Kermit Davis | At-large | 50 |
| Saint Mary's (CA) | West Coast | 27–6 | Randy Bennett | At-large | 46 | |
| #12 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 26–8 | Dana Altman | Automatic | 43 |
| #13 | New Mexico State | WAC | 24–10 | Marvin Menzies | Automatic | 52 |
| #14 | Valparaiso | Horizon | 26–7 | Bryce Drew | Automatic | 56 |
| #15 | Albany | America East | 24–10 | Will Brown | Automatic | 62 |
| #16* | Liberty | Big South | 15–20 | Dale Layer | Automatic | 68 |
| North Carolina A&T | MEAC | 19–16 | Cy Alexander | Automatic | 67 | |
*SeeFirst Four.
Unless otherwise noted, all times listed areEasternDaylight Time (UTC−04)
TheFirst Four games involved eight teams: the four overall lowest-ranked teams, and the four lowest-ranked at-large teams.
| March 19 – Midwest Region | ||||
| 11 | Middle Tennessee | 54 | ||
| 11 | Saint Mary's | 67 | ||
| March 19 – Midwest Region | ||||
| 16 | Liberty | 72 | ||
| 16 | North Carolina A&T | 73 | ||
| March 20 – West Region | ||||
| 13 | Boise State | 71 | ||
| 13 | La Salle | 80 | ||
| March 20 – East Region | ||||
| 16 | James Madison | 68 | ||
| 16 | Long Island | 55 | ||
| First round Round of 64 March 21–22 | Second round Round of 32 March 23–24 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 29 | Regional finals Elite 8 March 31 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lexington – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Colorado State | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Missouri | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Oklahoma State | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Oregon | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Oregon | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| San Jose – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Saint Louis | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Saint Louis | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | New Mexico State | 44 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Memphis | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Saint Mary's | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Memphis | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
| Auburn Hills – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan State | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan State | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Valparaiso | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan State | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Duke | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Creighton | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Cincinnati | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Creighton | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Duke | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Duke | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Albany | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
Regional all-tournament team:Seth Curry, Duke;Gorgui Dieng, Louisville;Mason Plumlee, Duke;Peyton Siva, Louisville[9]
Regional most outstanding player:Russ Smith, Louisville[10][a]
| First round Round of 64 March 21–22 | Second round Round of 32 March 23–24 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 28 | Regional finals Elite 8 March 30 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gonzaga | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Southern | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gonzaga | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt Lake City – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Wichita State | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Wichita State | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Wichita State | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | La Salle | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Wisconsin | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Ole Miss | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Ole Miss | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kansas City – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | La Salle | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kansas State | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | La Salle | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Wichita State | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ohio State | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Arizona | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Belmont | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Arizona | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt Lake City – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Harvard | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | New Mexico | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Harvard | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Arizona | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ohio State | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Notre Dame | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Iowa State | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Iowa State | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dayton – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ohio State | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ohio State | 95 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Iona | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
Regional all-tournament team:Carl Hall, Wichita State;Mark Lyons, Arizona;LaQuinton Ross, Ohio State;Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State[11]
Regional most outstanding player:Malcolm Armstead, Wichita State[12]
| First round Round of 64 March 21–22 | Second round Round of 32 March 23–24 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 29 | Regional finals Elite 8 March 31 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kansas | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Western Kentucky | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kansas | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kansas City – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | North Carolina | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | North Carolina | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Villanova | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kansas | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Michigan | 87OT | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | VCU | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Akron | 42 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | VCU | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
| Auburn Hills – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Michigan | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Michigan | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | South Dakota State | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Michigan | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Florida | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | UCLA | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Minnesota | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Minnesota | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| Austin – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Florida | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Florida | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Northwestern State | 47 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Florida | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Florida Gulf Coast | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | San Diego State | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Oklahoma | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | San Diego State | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Florida Gulf Coast | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Georgetown | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Florida Gulf Coast | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
Regional all-tournament team:Mitch McGary, Michigan;Ben McLemore, Kansas;Mike Rosario, Florida;Nik Stauskas, Michigan[13]
Regional most outstanding player:Trey Burke, Michigan[14]
| First round Round of 64 March 21–22 | Second round Round of 32 March 23–24 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 28 | Regional finals Elite 8 March 30 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Indiana | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | James Madison | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Indiana | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dayton – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Temple | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | NC State | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Temple | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Indiana | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Syracuse | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UNLV | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | California | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | California | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| San Jose – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Syracuse | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Syracuse | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Montana | 34 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Syracuse | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Marquette | 39 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Butler | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Bucknell | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Butler | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lexington – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Marquette | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Marquette | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Davidson | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Marquette | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Miami (FL) | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Illinois | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Colorado | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Illinois | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| Austin – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Miami (FL) | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Miami (FL) | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Pacific | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
Regional all-tournament team:Vander Blue, Marquette;C. J. Fair, Syracuse;Davante Gardner, Marquette;James Southerland, Syracuse[15][16]
Regional most outstanding player:Michael Carter-Williams, Syracuse[17]
During the Final Four round, the champion of the top overall top seed's region was to play against the champion of the fourth-ranked top seed's region, and the champion of the second overall top seed's region was to play against the champion of the third-ranked top seed's region.[18]Louisville (placed in the Midwest Regional) was selected as the top overall seed, andGonzaga (in the West Regional) was named as the final top seed.[19] Thus, the Midwest champion played the West Champion in one semifinal game, and the South Champion faced the East Champion in the other semifinal game.
Wichita State surprised the college basketball world by reaching the Final Four from the West region. They lost to Louisville in the first semifinal game, 72–68. Michigan defeated Syracuse 61–56 in the second semifinal.[20]
| National Semifinals Final Four Saturday, April 6 | National Championship Game Monday, April 8 | ||||||||
| MW1 | Louisville | 72 | |||||||
| W9 | Wichita State | 68 | |||||||
| MW1 | Louisville | 82 | |||||||
| S4 | Michigan | 76 | |||||||
| S4 | Michigan | 61 | |||||||
| E4 | Syracuse | 56 | |||||||
On February 20, 2018, the NCAA announced that the wins and records for Louisville's2011–12,2012–13,2013–14, and2014–15 seasons were officially vacated due to thesex scandal at Louisville, and a failed appeal by Louisville.[21] Unlike forfeiture, a vacated game does not result in the other school being credited with a win, only with Louisville removing the wins from its own record.
Final Four all-tournament team:Spike Albrecht, Michigan;Trey Burke, Michigan;Mitch McGary, Michigan;Cleanthony Early, Wichita State;Peyton Siva, Louisville;[a]Luke Hancock, Louisville;[a]Chane Behanan, Louisville[a]
Final Four most outstanding player:Luke Hancock, Louisville (the first non-starter to earn this title)[22][a]
CBS |
April 6 6:09 pmEDT |
| #W9 | ||
| Scoring by half:26–25, 42–47 | ||
| Pts:C. Early, 24 Rebs: C. Early, 10 Asts:M. Armstead, 7 | Pts:R. Smith, 21 Rebs:C. Behanan, 9 Asts: R. Smith, 3 | |
Georgia Dome – Atlanta, GA Referees: Karl Hess, Terry Wymer, Les Jones |
CBS |
April 6 9:21 pm EDT |
| #E4 Syracuse Orange 56,#S4 Michigan Wolverines61 | ||
| Scoring by half: 25–36,31–25 | ||
| Pts:C. Fair, 22 Rebs:J. Grant, 7 Asts:B. Triche, 8 | Pts:Hardaway Jr., 13 Rebs:M. McGary, 12 Asts:M. McGary, 6 | |
Georgia Dome – Atlanta, GA Attendance: 75,350 Referees: Mark Whitehead, Doug Sirmons, Randy Mccall |
CBS |
April 8 9:23pm EDT |
| #S4 | ||
| Scoring by half:38–37, 38–45 | ||
| Pts:Burke, 24 Rebs:McGary, 6 Asts:Hardaway Jr., 4 | Pts:Hancock, 22 Rebs:Behanan, 12 Asts:Dieng, 6 | |
Georgia Dome – Atlanta, GA Attendance: 74,326 Referees: John Cahill, John Higgins, Tony Greene |
Louisville defeated Michigan 82–76 in the championship game. The win gave Louisville its first championship since 1986, and third overall.[23] It became the eighth school to win at least three championships[23] until vacated by the NCAA on February 20, 2018, due toa 2015 sex scandal.[4]
Until the 2018 announcement of no winner, head coachRick Pitino became the first coach to win an NCAA championship with two different schools.[24][a] Michigan fell to 1–5 all time in championship games (including two losses vacated because ofsanctions against the university, but officially 1–3).[23]
Michigan'sTrey Burke scored seven quick points to get Michigan out to a 7–3 lead, but also picked up two quick fouls and sat during much of the first half.[24] With Burke on the bench, Michigan got a spark from freshman Spike Albrecht, a minor role player during the regular season. Albrecht hit four straight 3-pointers en route to a 17-point first half performance, easily surpassing his previous single game best of 7.[24] Louisville trailed Michigan 35–23 late in the first half, before going on a run fueled by four straight three-pointers byLuke Hancock.[24] At halftime, Michigan led 38–37.[24]
The second half featured several lead changes before Louisville pushed the margin to 10 on a three-pointer by Hancock with 3:20 remaining in the game. Michigan fought back, closing the gap to four points in the last minute, but ran out of time in its comeback effort.[24]
Hancock hit all fivethree-point shots he attempted in the game and led Louisville with 22 points, while teammatePeyton Siva scored 18 and had a game high 4 steals.[23][24] Chane Behanan pulled down 12 rebounds to go with 15 points. Burke led Michigan with 24 points.[24]Russ Smith, Louisville's leading scorer on the season, struggled in the game, shooting 3-for-16.[23] Hancock was named as the game's most outstanding player.[24]
| Conference | Bids | Record | Win % | R64 | R32 | S16 | E8 | F4 | CG | NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big East | 8 | 13–7 | .650 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Big Ten | 7 | 14–7 | .667 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
| MVC | 2 | 5–2 | .714 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| ACC | 4 | 6–4 | .600 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
| SEC | 3 | 4–3 | .571 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Pac-12 | 5 | 5–5 | .500 | 5 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Atlantic Sun | 1 | 2–1 | .667 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Atlantic 10 | 5 | 7–5 | .583 | 5 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Big 12 | 5 | 3–5 | .375 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Mountain West | 5 | 2–5 | .286 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| WCC | 2 | 2–2 | .500 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ivy | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| C-USA | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| CAA | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| MEAC | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
On May 10, 2012, the NCAA announced that as part of the celebration of the 75th Division I tournament, it would hold all three of its men's basketball championship games in Atlanta. The finals of theDivision II andDivision III tournaments were held atPhilips Arena on April 7, the day between the Division I semifinals and final.[25] In addition, Atlanta-based tournament broadcaster TBS announced thatConan O'Brien would tape hisConan talk show at theTabernacle, located a few blocks from the Georgia Dome and Philips Arena, in the week leading up to the Final Four. March Madness studio analystCharles Barkley andDick Vitale were among the guests who appeared.[26]
The year 2013 marked the third year of a 14-year partnership betweenCBS andTurner cable networksTBS,TNT andtruTV to cover the entire tournament under theNCAA March Madness banner. CBS aired the Final Four and championship rounds for the 32nd consecutive year.[27][28] The tournament was considered a ratings success. Tournament games averaged 10.7 million viewers, and the championship game garnered an average of 23.4 million viewers and a peak viewership of 27.1 million.
Dial Global Sports (formerly Westwood One) andSiriusXM have live broadcasts of all 67 games.[29][30]
ESPN International held broadcast rights to the tournament outside of the United States: it produced its own broadcasts of the semi-final and championship game, called byESPN College Basketball personalitiesBrad Nessler (play-by-play),Dick Vitale (analyst for the final and one semi-final), andJay Bilas (analyst for the other semi-final).[31] For the initial rounds, they use CBS/Turner coverage with an additional host to transition between games, with whiparound coverage similar to the CBS-only era. ESPN also has exclusive digital rights to the NCAA tournament outside of North America.[32]
In Canada, theTSN family of media outlets (includingTSN2,RDS, andTSN Radio), which are part-owned by ESPN, own broadcast rights to the tournament. TSN produces separate studio coverage withKate Beirness,Jack Armstrong,Dan Shulman andSam Mitchell,[33] but simulcasts CBS/Turner game coverage for the first five rounds (and ESPN International coverage for the Final Four).
As in past years, TSN and TSN2 carry whiparound coverage (often in parallel) during the second, third and fourth rounds, in 2013 focusing when possible on games not being broadcast on CBS (as that network, but not the Turner channels, is also widely available in Canada).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)The committee will then place the four "top seed" teams ranked 1 through 4 in each of the four regions, then determine the Final Four semifinals pairings, making best effort to pair the top no. 1 rank's region against the fourth no. 1 rank's region and the second no. 1 rank's region against the third no. 1 rank's region.