🏀 The 2012-13 men’s college basketball season

What the record holds for this season: the champion, the tournament bracket, the AP poll week by week, the conference tables, and the Elo ratings with the biggest upsets.

Source: Citizen of Nowhere college basketball database · 33 conferences · 68-team tournament
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2012-13 national champion

The NCAA tournament winner.

National champion
35-51 seedFinal AP #2

Title gameLouisville 82, Michigan 76 (Apr 8)

The 2013 NCAA tournament

68 teams. Winners in bold, seeds before each team.

68-team field · 4 regions
First Four
Midwest · Mar 19
Midwest · Mar 19
West · Mar 20
East · Mar 20

Conference tournaments

The champion and the other finalist of each of the 31 conference tournaments held in 2012-13.

ConferenceChampionRunner-up
America EastAlbany
53-49, Mar 16
Vermont
Atlantic 10Saint Louis
62-56, Mar 17
Virginia Commonwealth
Atlantic CoastMiami (FL)
87-77, Mar 17
North Carolina
Atlantic SunFlorida Gulf Coast
88-75, Mar 9
Mercer
Big 12Kansas
70-54, Mar 16
Kansas State
Big EastLouisville
78-61, Mar 16
Syracuse
Big SkyMontana
67-64, Mar 16
Weber State
Big SouthLiberty
87-76, Mar 10
Charleston Southern
Big TenOhio State
50-43, Mar 17
Wisconsin
Big WestPacific
64-55, Mar 16
UC Irvine
ColonialJames Madison
70-69, Mar 11
Northeastern
Conference USAMemphis
91-79, Mar 16
Southern Mississippi
Great WestChicago State
75-60, Mar 16
Houston Baptist
HorizonValparaiso
62-54, Mar 12
Wright State
Metro AtlanticIona
60-57, Mar 11
Manhattan
Mid-AmericanAkron
65-46, Mar 16
Ohio
Mid-EasternNorth Carolina A&T
57-54, Mar 16
Morgan State
Missouri ValleyCreighton
68-65, Mar 10
Wichita State
Mountain WestNew Mexico
63-56, Mar 16
UNLV
NortheastLIU-Brooklyn
91-70, Mar 12
Mount St. Mary's
Ohio ValleyBelmont
70-68, Mar 9
Murray State
Pacific-12Oregon
78-69, Mar 16
UCLA
PatriotBucknell
64-56, Mar 13
Lafayette
SoutheasternMississippi
66-63, Mar 17
Florida
SouthernDavidson
74-55, Mar 11
College of Charleston
SouthlandNorthwestern State
68-66, Mar 16
Stephen F. Austin
Southwestern AthleticSouthern
45-44, Mar 16
Prairie View
SummitSouth Dakota State
73-67, Mar 12
North Dakota State
Sun BeltWestern Kentucky
65-63, Mar 11
Florida International
West CoastGonzaga
65-51, Mar 11
St. Mary's
Western AthleticNew Mexico State
64-55, Mar 16
Texas-Arlington

The 2012-13 AP poll, week by week

Each team's rank in every poll. Tap a rank to read it.

TeamNov5121926Dec310172431Jan7142128Feb4111825Mar41118
Gonzaga211917121014141310981076532111
Louisville2225565443151211121010842
Kansas77121099966643251496473
Indiana11111165552731111234
Miami (FL)25148325695
Duke89522211113154263326
Ohio State4434777108151114111013181614107
Georgetown201515151515192015117558
Michigan State14211513191920191822181313128491089
Michigan554333222252134747610
New Mexico25181716202519152015191614121510
Kansas State2525181611181310131391112
Saint Louis18161613
Florida10107765814131110842758111314
Marquette252524181722151215
Syracuse986644397763696812171916
Oklahoma State2015232424222222171415131417
Wisconsin2322201917222218
Memphis171719222119252019
Pittsburgh242423162023201720
Arizona1212109884334768791211181821
Creighton16151411161617161613121721162322
Notre Dame2220222222212117202425212521242423
UCLA13131124232124
Oregon211610192323241925
Virginia Commonwealth2219242125
Butler19181714139914111520
Louisiana Tech25
Colorado State2422
Kentucky338825
Cincinnati2424221711111181421212417
Minnesota2114131311989122318
Missouri151413161212127121017221721
Wichita State2423232015
Mississippi2316
North Carolina State661618252525232320141819
San Diego State202525231718181719161522
Illinois2213101012111223
UNLV181818242120212024
North Carolina1111914202123
Colorado2319
Connecticut232321
Baylor191624
Florida State25

Tap a rank to read it.

2013 final AP Top 25

The last Associated Press ranking of the season, with each team's record.

2013 final AP Top 25AP

2013 standings by conference

Overall and conference record. A star marks the regular-season champion, a trophy the conference-tournament champion.

2013 standings by conference33 conferences
America East9 teams
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Stony Brook25-814-2★
Vermont21-1211-5
Boston University17-1311-5
Hartford17-1410-6
Albany24-119-7🏆 15 seed
Maine11-196-10
New Hampshire9-205-11
MD-Baltimore County8-235-11
Binghamton3-271-15
Atlantic 1016 teams
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Saint Louis28-713-3★ 🏆 4 seed AP 13
Virginia Commonwealth27-912-45 seed
Butler27-911-56 seed
La Salle24-1011-513 seed
Temple24-1011-59 seed
Massachusetts21-129-7
Xavier17-149-7
Charlotte21-128-8
St. Joseph's18-148-8
Richmond19-158-8
Dayton17-147-9
St. Bonaventure14-157-9
George Washington13-177-9
Rhode Island8-213-13
Fordham7-243-13
Duquesne8-221-15
Atlantic Coast12 teams
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Miami (FL)29-715-3★ 🏆 2 seed AP 5
Duke30-614-42 seed AP 6
North Carolina25-1112-68 seed
North Carolina State24-1111-78 seed
Virginia23-1211-7
Florida State18-169-9
Maryland25-138-10
Boston College16-177-11
Georgia Tech16-156-12
Wake Forest13-186-12
Clemson13-185-13
Virginia Tech13-194-14
Atlantic Sun10 teams
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Mercer24-1214-4★
Florida Gulf Coast26-1113-5🏆 15 seed
Stetson15-1611-7
SC-Upstate16-179-9
Jacksonville14-189-9
Northern Kentucky11-169-9
North Florida13-198-10
East Tennessee State10-228-10
Lipscomb12-187-11
Kennesaw State3-272-16
Big 1210 teams
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Kansas31-614-4★ 🏆 1 seed AP 3
Kansas State27-814-4★ 4 seed AP 12
Oklahoma State24-913-55 seed AP 17
Iowa State23-1211-710 seed
Oklahoma20-1211-710 seed
Baylor23-149-9
Texas16-187-11
West Virginia13-196-12
Texas Tech11-203-15
TCU11-212-16
Big East15 teams
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Louisville35-514-4★ 🏆 1 seed AP 2
Georgetown25-714-4★ 2 seed AP 8
Marquette26-914-4★ 3 seed AP 15
Pittsburgh24-912-68 seed AP 20
Syracuse30-1011-74 seed AP 16
Notre Dame25-1011-77 seed AP 23
Connecticut20-1010-8
Villanova20-1410-89 seed
Cincinnati22-129-910 seed
Providence19-159-9
St. John's17-168-10
Rutgers15-165-13
Seton Hall15-183-15
South Florida12-193-15
DePaul11-212-16
Big Sky11 teams
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Montana25-719-1★ 🏆 13 seed
Weber State30-718-2
North Dakota16-1712-8
Montana State13-1710-10
Northern Colorado13-1810-10
Sacramento State14-158-12
Southern Utah11-208-12
Northern Arizona11-218-12
Eastern Washington10-217-13
Portland State8-205-15
Idaho State6-245-15
Big South12 teams
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Charleston Southern19-1312-4★
High Point17-1412-4★
Gardner-Webb21-1311-5
NC-Asheville16-1610-6
Coastal Carolina14-159-7
VMI14-178-8
Radford13-197-9
Campbell13-207-9
Winthrop14-176-10
Liberty15-216-10🏆 16 seed
Presbyterian8-244-12
Longwood8-254-12
Big Ten12 teams
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Indiana29-714-4★ 1 seed AP 4
Ohio State29-813-5🏆 2 seed AP 7
Michigan State27-913-53 seed AP 9
Michigan31-812-64 seed AP 10
Wisconsin23-1212-65 seed AP 18
Iowa25-139-9
Illinois23-138-107 seed
Minnesota21-138-1011 seed
Purdue16-188-10
Nebraska15-185-13
Northwestern13-194-14
Penn State10-212-16
Big West10 teams
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Long Beach State19-1414-4★
Pacific22-1313-5🏆 15 seed
Cal Poly-SLO18-1412-6
UC Irvine21-1611-7
Hawaii17-1510-8
UC Davis14-179-9
UC Santa Barbara11-207-11
CSU-Fullerton14-186-12
CSU-Northridge14-175-13
UC Riverside6-253-15
Colonial11 teams
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Northeastern20-1314-4★
Towson18-1313-5
Delaware19-1413-5
James Madison21-1511-7🏆 16 seed
George Mason22-1610-8
Georgia State15-1610-8
Drexel13-189-9
William & Mary13-177-11
NC-Wilmington10-205-13
Hofstra7-254-14
Old Dominion5-253-15
Conference USA12 teams
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Memphis31-516-0★ 🏆 6 seed AP 19
Southern Mississippi27-1012-4
UTEP18-1410-6
East Carolina23-129-7
Central Florida20-119-7
Tulsa17-168-8
Houston20-137-9
UAB16-177-9
Tulane20-156-10
Marshall13-196-10
SMU15-175-11
Rice5-261-15
Great West5 teams
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NJIT16-136-2★
Texas-Pan American16-165-3
Houston Baptist14-173-5
Utah Valley14-183-5
Chicago State11-223-5🏆
Horizon9 teams
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Valparaiso26-813-3★ 🏆 14 seed
Detroit20-1312-4
Wright State23-1310-6
Wisconsin-Green Bay18-1610-6
Illinois-Chicago18-167-9
Youngstown State18-167-9
Loyola-Chicago15-165-11
Cleveland State14-185-11
Wisconsin-Milwaukee8-243-13
Ivy8 teams
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Harvard20-1011-3★ 14 seed
Princeton17-1110-4
Yale14-178-6
Brown13-157-7
Pennsylvania9-226-8
Cornell13-185-9
Dartmouth9-195-9
Columbia12-164-10
Metro Atlantic10 teams
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Niagara19-1413-5★
Loyola (MD)23-1212-6
Rider19-1512-6
Canisius20-1411-7
Iona20-1411-7🏆 15 seed
Fairfield19-169-9
Manhattan14-189-9
Marist10-216-12
Siena8-244-14
St. Peter's9-213-15
Mid-American12 teams
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Akron26-714-2★ 🏆 12 seed
Ohio24-1014-2★
Western Michigan22-1310-6★
Toledo15-1310-6★
Kent State21-149-7
Ball State15-158-8
Eastern Michigan16-187-9
Buffalo14-207-9
Bowling Green13-197-9
Central Michigan11-204-12
Miami (OH)9-223-13
Northern Illinois5-253-13
Mid-Eastern13 teams
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Norfolk State21-1216-0★
North Carolina Central22-915-1
Savannah State19-1511-5
Hampton14-1711-5
Morgan State17-1510-6
North Carolina A&T20-178-8🏆 16 seed
Delaware State15-188-8
Bethune-Cookman14-207-9
Florida A&M8-235-11
Coppin State8-245-11
Howard7-244-12
South Carolina State6-242-14
MD-Eastern Shore2-262-14
Missouri Valley10 teams
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Creighton28-813-5★ 🏆 7 seed AP 22
Wichita State30-912-69 seed
Northern Iowa21-1511-7
Evansville21-1510-8
Indiana State18-159-9
Illinois State18-158-10
Bradley18-177-11
Drake15-177-11
Missouri State11-227-11
Southern Illinois14-176-12
Mountain West9 teams
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New Mexico29-613-3★ 🏆 3 seed AP 10
Colorado State26-911-58 seed
UNLV25-1010-65 seed
San Diego State23-119-77 seed
Boise State21-119-713 seed
Air Force18-148-8
Fresno State11-195-11
Wyoming20-144-12
Nevada12-193-13
Northeast12 teams
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Robert Morris24-1114-4★
Bryant19-1212-6
Wagner19-1212-6
LIU-Brooklyn20-1412-6🏆 16 seed
Mount St. Mary's18-1411-7
Quinnipiac15-1611-7
Central Connecticut State13-179-9
St. Francis (NY)12-188-10
Sacred Heart9-207-11
Monmouth10-215-13
St. Francis (PA)5-245-13
Fairleigh Dickinson7-242-16
Ohio Valley12 teams
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Belmont26-714-2★ 🏆 11 seed
Eastern Kentucky25-1012-4
Tennessee State18-1511-5
Murray State21-1010-6★
Jacksonville State17-118-8
SE Missouri State17-168-8
Morehead State15-188-8
Eastern Illinois11-216-10
Tennessee Tech12-175-11
SIU-Edwardsville9-185-11
UT-Martin9-215-11
Austin Peay8-234-12
Pacific-1212 teams
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UCLA25-1013-5★ 6 seed AP 24
Arizona27-812-66 seed AP 21
Oregon28-912-6🏆 12 seed AP 25
California21-1212-612 seed
Colorado21-1210-810 seed
Arizona State22-139-9
Stanford19-159-9
Washington18-169-9
USC14-189-9
Utah15-185-13
Oregon State14-184-14
Washington State13-194-14
Patriot8 teams
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Bucknell28-612-2★ 🏆 11 seed
Lehigh21-1010-4
Lafayette19-1510-4
Army16-158-6
Colgate11-215-9
American10-205-9
Holy Cross12-184-10
Navy8-232-12
Southeastern14 teams
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Florida29-814-4★ 3 seed AP 14
Mississippi27-912-6🏆 12 seed
Alabama23-1312-6
Kentucky21-1212-6
Missouri23-1111-79 seed
Tennessee20-1311-7
Arkansas19-1310-8
LSU19-129-9
Georgia15-179-9
Vanderbilt16-178-10
Texas A&M18-157-11
South Carolina14-184-14
Mississippi State10-224-14
Auburn9-233-15
Southern12 teams
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Davidson26-817-1★ 🏆 14 seed
College of Charleston24-1114-4
Elon21-1213-5★
Appalachian State15-1610-8
Western Carolina14-199-9
Samford11-219-9
UT-Chattanooga13-198-10
Georgia Southern14-197-11
Wofford13-197-11
NC-Greensboro9-226-12
Citadel8-225-13
Furman7-243-15
Southland10 teams
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Stephen F. Austin27-516-2★
Northwestern State23-915-3🏆 14 seed
Oral Roberts20-1513-5
SE Louisiana13-1810-8
Sam Houston State17-178-10
Nicholls State9-218-10
McNeese State14-177-11
Central Arkansas13-177-11
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi6-235-13
Lamar3-281-17
Southwestern Athletic10 teams
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Texas Southern17-1416-2★
Southern23-1015-3🏆 16 seed
Arkansas-Pine Bluff16-1415-3
Jackson State11-189-9
Prairie View15-198-10
Alabama State10-228-10
Alcorn State10-248-10
Alabama A&M11-206-12
Mississippi Valley State5-235-13
Grambling0-280-18
Summit9 teams
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South Dakota State25-1013-3★ 🏆 13 seed
Western Illinois22-913-3★
North Dakota State24-1012-4
Oakland16-1710-6
IPFW16-177-9
NE-Omaha11-206-10
South Dakota10-205-11
UMKC8-245-11
IUPUI6-261-15
Sun Belt11 teams
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Middle Tennessee State28-619-1★ 11 seed
South Alabama17-1314-6
Arkansas State19-1212-8★
Florida International18-1411-9
Arkansas-Little Rock17-1511-9
Western Kentucky20-1610-10🏆 16 seed
Florida Atlantic14-189-11
LA-Lafayette13-208-12
North Texas12-207-13
Troy12-216-14
LA-Monroe4-233-17
West Coast9 teams
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Gonzaga32-316-0★ 🏆 1 seed AP 1
St. Mary's28-714-211 seed
BYU24-1210-6
Santa Clara26-129-7
San Francisco15-167-9
San Diego16-187-9
Pepperdine12-184-12
Portland11-214-12
Loyola Marymount11-231-15
Western Athletic10 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Louisiana Tech27-716-2★
Denver22-1016-2★
New Mexico State24-1114-4🏆 13 seed
Utah State21-1011-7
Texas-Arlington19-1411-7
Idaho12-187-11
Texas State12-225-13
TX-San Antonio10-223-14
San Jose State9-203-14
Seattle8-223-15
Independent2 teams
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CSU-Bakersfield14-16
New Orleans8-18

2013 Elo and upsets

The ten highest-rated teams when the season ended, and the results the ratings gave the winner the least chance of.

2013 Elo and upsetsElo

Elo, top 10

  1. 1Louisville2170
  2. 2Ohio State2020
  3. 3Kansas2010
  4. 4Michigan2009
  5. 5Duke1986
  6. 6Michigan State1972
  7. 7Syracuse1971
  8. 8Gonzaga1970
  9. 9Florida1934
  10. 10Indiana1933

Biggest upsets

Where these numbers come from

Enough to disbelieve this page on purpose rather than by accident.

Champions, brackets, polls and standings are read from the Citizen of Nowhere college basketball database, one season at a time. A section appears only where the database holds its data: the NCAA tournament began in 1939 (earlier champions are retroactive selections), the AP poll in 1949, and game-by-game results, and so the Elo ratings and upsets, in 1950.

Elo ratings and upsets come from the site’s own men’s college basketball Elo, built from every game since 1950. An upset’s win chance is the winner’s pre-game probability from those ratings.