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The 2013 NCAA Men's Division I 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. Selection Sunday, when CBS announced the participants and tournament brackets, occurred on March 17, 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=2013 NCAA Tournament Schedule )〕 The Final Four consisted of Louisville, making their second straight appearance, Wichita State, making their second ever appearance, Syracuse, making their first appearance since their 2003 national championship, and Michigan, returning for the first time since the Fab Five's second appearance in 1993 (which was 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. The tournament featured several notable upsets. Perhaps the most notable were the two victories put together by Atlantic Sun Conference champion Florida Gulf Coast University, who were playing in their first ever NCAA tournament in only their second year of Division I eligibility. The Eagles were given the #15 seed in the South Region and defeated Georgetown in the round of 64. They followed that up by defeating #7 seed San Diego State in the round of 32, becoming the first #15 seed to advance to the regional semifinals. Florida Gulf Coast was defeated in their next game by Florida. Florida Gulf Coast's run was not the only upset of the tournament, as at least one team seeded #9 through #15 won at least once in the tournament. 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. The Pac-12 saw two of its schools qualify as #12 seeds and both won. In the Midwest Region, Oregon advanced to the Sweet Sixteen by defeating #5 seed Oklahoma State and #4 Saint Louis. California, who was placed in the East Region, knocked off #5 UNLV before falling to eventual region winner Syracuse. By contrast #6 seed Pac-12 team UCLA was upset by #11 seed Minnesota in their opening round matchup. With their loss to Florida Gulf Coast, Georgetown has lost to a double-digit seed in their last five NCAA tournament appearances. A notable absence from the tournament was Connecticut, who won twenty games in 2012-13. The Huskies were barred from all postseason play by the NCAA for 2013 due to a new rule initiated in 2011 that penalizes schools for not keeping an average Academic Progress Rate over the previous four years. 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. For the first time since 1977, the 10-member basketball selection committee did not choose a single NCAA team from the state of Texas for the tournament. For the first time since 1994, no team from Utah was selected for the tournament. ==2013 NCAA Tournament schedule and venues== The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2013 tournament:〔()〕 ;First Four (March 19 and 20) *University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio ;Second and third rounds *March 21 and 23 * *The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan (Host: Oakland University; Regions: Midwest, South) * *Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky (Host: University of Kentucky; Regions: Midwest, East) * *EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah (Host: University of Utah; Region: West) * *HP Pavilion, San Jose, California (Host: West Coast Conference; Regions: Midwest, East) *March 22 and 24 * *University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton; Regions: East, West) * *Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas (Host: University of Texas at Austin; Regions: South, East) * *Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference; Regions: South, West) * *Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Host: Temple University; Regions: Midwest, South) ;Regional sites *March 28 and 30 * *East Regional, Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. (Host: Georgetown University) * *West Regional, Staples Center, Los Angeles, California (Host: Pepperdine University) *March 29 and 31 * *Midwest Regional, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana (Hosts: IUPUI, Horizon League) * *South Regional, Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas (Host: Big 12 Conference) ;Final Four - Atlanta (April 6 and 8) *Georgia Dome (Host: Georgia Tech) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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