2013_National_Invitation_Tournament

2013 National Invitation Tournament

2013 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition


The 2013 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2013 NCAA tournament. The annual tournament began on March 19 on campus sites and ended on April 4 at Madison Square Garden. Baylor defeated Iowa, 74–54, to capture the Bears its first NIT title in school history.

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Participants

Automatic qualifiers

The following teams earned automatic berths into the 2013 NIT field by virtue of winning their conferences' regular season championship, but failing to win their conference tournament. These teams also did not receive an at-large bid for the NCAA tournament.

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At-large bids

The following 22 teams were also awarded NIT berths.

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Seeds

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Bracket

Games are played at higher seed unless noted.

First round
March 19–20
Second round
March 21–25
Quarterfinals
March 26–27
         
1 Kentucky 57
8 Robert Morris[1] 59
8 Robert Morris 68
4 Providence 77
4 Providence 75
5 Charlotte 66
4 Providence 68
2 Baylor 79
3 Arizona State 83
6 Detroit 68
3 Arizona State 86
2 Baylor 89
2 Baylor 112
7 Long Beach State 66
First round
March 19–20
Second round
March 21–25
Quarterfinals
March 26–27
         
1 Southern Miss 78
8 Charleston Southern 71
1 Southern Miss 63
5 Louisiana Tech 52
4 Florida State 66
5 Louisiana Tech 71
1 Southern Miss 62
3 BYU 79
3 BYU 90
6 Washington 79
3 BYU 90
7 Mercer 71
2 Tennessee 67
7 Mercer 75
First round
March 19–20
Second round
March 21–25
Quarterfinals
March 26–27
         
1 Alabama 62
8 Northeastern 43
1 Alabama 66
4 Stanford 54
4 Stanford 58
5 Stephen F. Austin 57
1 Alabama 57
2 Maryland 58
3 Denver 61
6 Ohio 57
3 Denver 52
2 Maryland 62
2 Maryland 86
7 Niagara 70
First round
March 19–20
Second round
March 21–25
Quarterfinals
March 26–27
         
1 Virginia 67
8 Norfolk State 56
1 Virginia 68
5 St. John's 50
4 St. Joseph's 61
5 St. John's 63
1 Virginia 64
3 Iowa 75
3 Iowa 68
6 Indiana State 52
3 Iowa 75
7 Stony Brook 63
2 Massachusetts 58
7 Stony Brook 71
Semifinals
April 2
Finals
April 4
      
2 Baylor 76
3 BYU 70
2 Baylor 74
3 Iowa 54
2 Maryland 60
3 Iowa 71

See also


References

  1. Lexington's Rupp Arena hosted the first two rounds of the 2013 NCAA tournament, so Robert Morris hosted the NIT first round.

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