2013 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was a single-elimination tournament that involved 68 teams playing to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 19, 2013, and concluded with the championship game on April 8, 2013, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. This was the 75th edition of the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, dating to 1939.

2013 NCAA Division I
Men's Basketball Tournament
Season2012–13
Teams68
Finals siteGeorgia Dome
Atlanta, Georgia
ChampionsLouisville Cardinals* (vacated)
Runner-upMichigan Wolverines (6th title game,
7th Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachRick Pitino* [lower-alpha 1] (2nd title)
MOPLuke Hancock (Louisville)
NCAA Division I Men's Tournaments
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The Final Four consisted of Louisville, Wichita State (second appearance), Syracuse (first appearance since their 2003 national championship), and Michigan, returning for the first time since the Fab Five's second appearance in 1993 (later vacated). By winning the West Region, Wichita State became the first #9 seed and first Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) team to reach the Final Four since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985. The last #9 seed to reach the Final Four was Penn, and the last MVC team to do so was Indiana State, both in 1979.

Louisville defeated Michigan in the championship game by a final score of 82–76, winning their first national title since 1986. They also are the last team from the original Big East Conference to win a national championship. On February 20, 2018, the NCAA vacated Louisville's entire tournament run, including its national title, due to multiple recruiting violations.[4]

The tournament featured several notable upsets: at least one team seeded #9 through #15 won at least once in the tournament, The most notable was Florida Gulf Coast University, who made their tournament debut in only their second year of Division I eligibility. They upset Georgetown and San Diego State in their first two games, becoming the first #15 seed to advance to the regional semifinals (where they were defeated by Florida). For the first time since 2010, a #14 seed won as Harvard defeated New Mexico in the West Region. The same region saw #13 La Salle, who won in the opening round, defeat #4 Kansas State and #12 Mississippi defeat #5 Wisconsin. 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 champion Harvard and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) champion North Carolina A&T. Liberty became the first 20-loss team in five years to earn an NCAA bid, having finished its season with five consecutive wins to secure the Big South championship and its automatic qualification.

2013 NCAA Tournament schedule and venues
Auburn Hills
Lexington
Salt Lake City
San Jose
Austin
Dayton
Kansas City
Philadelphia
2013 second and third rounds (green)
Washington, D.C.
Los Angeles
Indianapolis
Arlington
Atlanta
2013 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2013 tournament:[5][6][7]

First Four (March 19 and 20)
Second and third rounds
Regional sites
Final Four – Atlanta (April 6 and 8)

For the third and final time, the Georgia Dome hosted the Final Four. The building was demolished in 2017 and replaced with Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which planned to host the 2020 Final Four before the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament saw two new venues being used for the first time. The City of Arlington, halfway between former host cities Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, hosted for the first time at what is now known as AT&T Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboys. After a 19-year hiatus, the tournament returned to the city of Los Angeles, this time being played at the Staples Center, the city's major indoor sports venue, which replaced both the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena and the Forum in Inglewood. As of 2018, this is the last tournament to feature the Frank Erwin Center, The Palace of Auburn Hills, Rupp Arena or what is now the Capital One Arena in Washington. Capital One Arena is scheduled to host in 2019, and Rupp in 2021. There is no future date set for the Frank Erwin Center to host, and the Palace closed in 2017, replaced with Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit, which will host early round games in 2018 and 2021. As of 2018, this is also the most recent year that UD Arena has hosted games after the First Four games.

Qualified teams
Further information: 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament: qualifying teams

Automatic qualifiers

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).

Conference School Appearance Last bid
America East Albany 3rd 2007
Atlantic 10 Saint Louis 8th 2012
ACC Miami 6th 2008
Atlantic Sun Florida Gulf Coast 1st Never
Big 12 Kansas 42nd 2012
Big East Louisville 39th[lower-alpha 1] 2012
Big Sky Montana 10th 2012
Big South Liberty 3rd 2004
Big Ten Ohio State 29th 2012
Big West Pacific 9th 2006
Colonial James Madison 5th 1994
C-USA Memphis 25th 2012
Horizon Valparaiso 8th 2004
Ivy League Harvard 3rd 2012
MAAC Iona 10th 2012
MAC Akron 4th 2011
MEAC North Carolina A&T 10th 1995
Missouri Valley Creighton 18th 2012
Mountain West New Mexico 14th 2012
Northeast Long Island 6th 2012
Ohio Valley Belmont 6th 2012
Pac-12 Oregon 11th 2008
Patriot Bucknell 6th 2011
SEC Mississippi 7th 2002
Southern Davidson 12th 2012
Southland Northwestern State 3rd 2006
SWAC Southern 8th 2006
Summit South Dakota State 2nd 2012
Sun Belt Western Kentucky 23rd 2012
West Coast Gonzaga 16th 2012
WAC New Mexico State 20th 2012

Tournament seeds
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 Mississippi 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

*See First Four.

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

Unless otherwise noted, all times listed are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04)

First Four – Dayton, Ohio
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

Midwest Regional – Indianapolis, Indiana
Second round
Round of 64
March 21–22 		Third round
Round of 32
March 23–24 		Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 29 		Regional finals
Elite 8
March 31
            
1 Louisville 79
16 North Carolina A&T 48
1 Louisville 82
Lexington – Thu/Sat
8 Colorado State 56
8 Colorado State 84
9 Missouri 72
1 Louisville 77
12 Oregon 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 Louisville 85
2 Duke 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

Midwest Regional all-tournament team

Regional all-tournament team: Seth Curry, Duke; Gorgui Dieng, Louisville; Mason Plumlee, Duke; Peyton Siva, Louisville[8]

Regional most outstanding player: Russ Smith, Louisville[9][lower-alpha 1]

West Regional – Los Angeles, California
Second round
Round of 64
March 21–22 		Third 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 Mississippi 57
12 Mississippi 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

West Regional all-tournament team

Regional all-tournament team: Carl Hall, Wichita State; Mark Lyons, Arizona; LaQuinton Ross, Ohio State; Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State[10]

Regional most outstanding player: Malcolm Armstead, Wichita State[11]

South Regional – Arlington, Texas
Second round
Round of 64
March 21–22 		Third 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 87*
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

South Regional all-tournament team

Regional all-tournament team: Mitch McGary, Michigan; Ben McLemore, Kansas; Mike Rosario, Florida; Nik Stauskas, Michigan[12]

Regional most outstanding player: Trey Burke, Michigan[13]

East Regional – Washington, D.C.
Second round
Round of 64
March 21–22 		Third 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

East Regional all-tournament team

Regional all-tournament team: Vander Blue, Marquette; C. J. Fair, Syracuse; Davante Gardner, Marquette; James Southerland, Syracuse[14][15]

Regional most outstanding player: Michael Carter-Williams, Syracuse[16]

Final Four – Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

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.[17] Louisville (placed in the Midwest Regional) was selected as the top overall seed, and Gonzaga (in the West Regional) was named as the final top seed.[18] 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.[19]

On February 20, 2018, NCAA took away from Louisville the 2013 winning title and allowed them to pay the fines.

National Semifinals
April 6 		National Championship Game
April 8
      
MW1 Louisville 72
W9 Wichita State 68
MW1 Louisville 82
S4 Michigan 76
S4 Michigan 61
E4 Syracuse 56

Final Four all-tournament team

Final Four all-tournament team: Spike Albrecht, Michigan; Trey Burke, Michigan; Mitch McGary, Michigan; Cleanthony Early, Wichita State; Peyton Siva, Louisville;[lower-alpha 1] Luke Hancock, Louisville;[lower-alpha 1] Chane Behanan, Louisville;[lower-alpha 1]

Final Four most outstanding player: Luke Hancock, Louisville (the first non-starter to earn this title) [20][lower-alpha 1]

Game summaries

Final Four
CBS
April 6
6:09 pm EDT
W#9 Wichita State Shockers 68, MW#1 Louisville Cardinals 72
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
E#4 Syracuse Orange 56, S#4 Michigan Wolverines 61
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

National Championship
Main article: 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game
CBS
April 8
9:23pm EDT
S#4 Michigan Wolverines 76, MW#1 Louisville Cardinals 82
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.[21] It became the eighth school to win at least three championships.[21] Head coach Rick Pitino became the first coach to win an NCAA championship with two different schools.[22][lower-alpha 1] Michigan fell to 1–5 all time in championship games (including two losses vacated because of sanctions against the university).[21]

Michigan's Trey 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.[22] 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.[22] Louisville trailed Michigan 35–23 late in the first half, before going on a run fueled by four straight three-pointers by Luke Hancock.[22] At halftime, Michigan led 38–37.[22]

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.[22]

Hancock hit all five three-point shots he attempted in the game and led Louisville with 22 points, while teammate Peyton Siva scored 18 and had a game high 4 steals.[21][22] Chane Behanan pulled down 12 rebounds to go with 15 points. Burke led Michigan with 24 points.[22] Russ Smith, Louisville's leading scorer on the season, struggled in the game, shooting 3-for-16.[21] Hancock was named as the game's most outstanding player.[22]

Record by conference
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 – – – – – –

    Other events surrounding the tournament

    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 the Division II and Division III tournaments were held at Philips Arena on April 7, the day between the Division I semifinals and final.[23] In addition, Atlanta-based tournament broadcaster TBS announced that Conan O'Brien would tape his Conan talk show at The Tabernacle, located a few blocks from the Georgia Dome and Philips Arena, in the week leading up to the Final Four. March Madness studio analyst Charles Barkley and Dick Vitale were among the guests who appeared.[24]

    Media

    U.S. television

    The year 2013 marked the third year of a 14-year partnership between CBS and Turner cable networks TBS, TNT and truTV to cover the entire tournament under the NCAA March Madness banner. CBS aired the Final Four and championship rounds for the 32nd consecutive year.[25][26] 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.

    Studio hosts
    • Greg Gumbel (New York City and Atlanta) – Second Round, Third Round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game
    • Ernie Johnson Jr. (New York City and Atlanta) – First Four, Second Round, Third Round and Regional Semi-Finals
    • Matt Winer (Atlanta) – First Four, Second Round and Third Round

    Studio analysts
    • Greg Anthony (New York City and Atlanta) – First Four, Second Round, Third Round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game
    • Charles Barkley (New York City and Atlanta) – First Four, Second Round, Third Round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game
    • Rex Chapman (Atlanta) – First Four and Second Round
    • Seth Davis (Atlanta) – First Four, Second Round, Third Round and Regional Semi-Finals
    • Jamie Dixon (Atlanta) – Third Round
    • Doug Gottlieb (New York City and Atlanta) – Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game
    • Kenny Smith (New York City and Atlanta) – Second Round, Third Round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game
    • Steve Smith (Atlanta) – First Four, Second Round, Third Round and Regional Semi-Finals
    • Jay Wright (Atlanta) – Regional Semi-Finals

    Commentary teams

    Radio

    Dial Global Sports (formerly Westwood One) and SiriusXM have live broadcasts of all 67 games.[27][28]

    First four

    Second and third rounds

    Regionals
    • Ian Eagle and John Thompson – East Regional at Washington, D.C.
    • Kevin Kugler and Pete Gillen – Midwest Regional at Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Brad Sham and Fran Fraschilla – South Regional at Arlington, Texas
    • Wayne Larrivee and Bill Frieder – West Regional at Los Angeles, California

    Final Four
    • Kevin Kugler, John Thompson and Bill Raftery – Atlanta, Georgia

    Local radio

    International

    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 by ESPN College Basketball personalities Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Dick Vitale (analyst for the final and one semi-final), and Jay Bilas (analyst for the other semi-final).[29] 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.[30]

    Canada

    In Canada, the TSN family of media outlets (including TSN2, RDS, and TSN Radio), which are part-owned by ESPN, own broadcast rights to the tournament. TSN produces separate studio coverage with Kate Beirness, Jack Armstrong, Dan Shulman and Sam Mitchell,[31] 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).

    See also

    Notes
    1. On February 20, 2018, the NCAA announced that Louisville will be forced to vacate wins and records from the 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, and 2014–15 seasons.[1][2][3]

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