2013 National Invitation Tournament

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.

2013 National Invitation Tournament

Season	2012–13
Teams	32
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Baylor Bears (1st title)
Runner-up	Iowa Hawkeyes (1st title game)
Semifinalists	BYU Cougars (3rd semifinal) Maryland Terrapins (3rd semifinal)
Winning coach	Scott Drew (1st title)
MVP	Pierre Jackson (Baylor)
National Invitation Tournaments «2012 2014»

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.

Team	Conference	Record	Appearance	Last bid
Charleston Southern	Big South	19–12	1st	Never
Long Beach State	Big West	19–13	7th	2011
Louisiana Tech	WAC	26–6	7th	2006
Mercer	Atlantic Sun	23–11	1st	Never
Niagara	MAAC	19–13	14th	2009
Norfolk State	MEAC	21–11	1st	Never
Northeastern	CAA	20–12	3rd	2010
Robert Morris	Northeast	23–10	2nd	2008
Stephen F. Austin	Southland	27–4	3rd	2008
Stony Brook	America East	24–7	3rd	2012

At-large bids

The following 22 teams were also awarded NIT berths.

Team	Conference	Record	Appearance	Last bid
Alabama	SEC	21–12	12th	2011
Arizona State	Pac-12	21–12	12th	2010
Baylor	Big 12	18–14	5th	2009
BYU	West Coast	21–11	11th	2006
Charlotte	Atlantic 10	21–11	7th	2008
Denver	WAC	21–9	3rd	2005
Detroit	Horizon	20–12	7th	2002
Florida State	ACC	18–15	8th	2008
Indiana State	Missouri Valley	18–14	3rd	1978
Iowa	Big Ten	21–12	7th	2012
Kentucky	SEC	21–11	8th	2009
Maryland	ACC	22–12	8th	2008
Ohio	MAC	24–9	5th	1999
Providence	Big East	17–14	19th	2009
Saint Joseph's	Atlantic 10	18–13	16th	2012
Southern Miss	C-USA	25–9	9th	2001
St. John's	Big East	16–15	29th	2010
Stanford	Pac-12	18–14	7th	2012
Tennessee	SEC	20–12	13th	2012
UMass	Atlantic 10	21–11	13th	2012
Virginia	ACC	21–11	13th	2006
Washington	Pac-12	18–15	7th	2012

Seeds

Kentucky Bracket Seed School Conference Record Berth type 1 Kentucky SEC 21–11 At-large 2 Baylor Big 12 18–14 At-large 3 Arizona State Pac-12 21–12 At-large 4 Providence Big East 17–14 At-large 5 Charlotte Atlantic 10 21–11 At-large 6 Detroit Horizon 20–12 At-large 7 Long Beach State Big West 19–13 Automatic 8 Robert Morris NEC 23–10 Automatic	Southern Miss Bracket Seed School Conference Record Berth type 1 Southern Miss C-USA 25–9 At-large 2 Tennessee SEC 20–12 At-large 3 BYU WCC 21–11 At-large 4 Florida State ACC 18–15 At-large 5 Louisiana Tech WAC 26–6 Automatic 6 Washington Pac-12 18–15 At-large 7 Mercer Atlantic Sun 23–11 Automatic 8 Charleston Southern Big South 19–12 Automatic
Alabama Bracket Seed School Conference Record Berth type 1 Alabama SEC 21–12 At-large 2 Maryland ACC 22–12 At-large 3 Denver WAC 21–9 At-large 4 Stanford Pac-12 18–14 At-large 5 Stephen F. Austin Southland 27–4 Automatic 6 Ohio MAC 24–9 At-large 7 Niagara MAAC 19–13 Automatic 8 Northeastern CAA 20–12 Automatic	Virginia Bracket Seed School Conference Record Berth type 1 Virginia ACC 21–11 At-large 2 Massachusetts Atlantic 10 21–11 At-large 3 Iowa Big Ten 21–12 At-large 4 St. Joseph's Atlantic 10 18–13 At-large 5 St. John's Big East 16–15 At-large 6 Indiana State MVC 18–14 At-large 7 Stony Brook America East 24–7 Automatic 8 Norfolk State MEAC 21–11 Automatic

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

• 2013 Women's National Invitation Tournament
• 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2013 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 2013 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 2013 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2013 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 2013 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 2013 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2013 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 2013 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
• NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Championship
• 2013 College Basketball Invitational
• 2013 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

References

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