2013 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

2013 NCAA Division III
women's basketball tournament

Teams	64
Finals site	DeVos Fieldhouse, Holland, Michigan
Champions	DePauw Tigers (2nd title)
Runner-up	Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks (1st title game)
Third place	Williams Ephs (1st Final Four)
Fourth place	Amherst Lord Jeffs (5th Final Four)
Winning coach	Kris Huffman (2nd title)
MOP	Ellie Pearson (DePauw)
Attendance	28,909
NCAA Division III women's tournaments «2012 2014»

The 2013 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 32nd annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.

DePauw defeated Wisconsin–Whitewater in the championship game, 69–51, to claim the Tigers' second Division III national title and first since 2007.

The championship rounds were hosted by Hope College at the DeVos Fieldhouse in Holland, Michigan.

Bracket

Top left sectional

	First round March 1, 2013 Regional sites				Second round March 2, 2013 Regional sites				Sectional semifinals March 8, 2013 Amherst, MA				Sectional finals March 9, 2013 Amherst, MA
	Catholic	52
	Cabrini	44
					Catholic	56
	Washington, DC
					Widener	57
	FDU Florham	52
	Widener	56
									Widener	67
									Messiah	52
	Messiah	84
	Lancaster Bible	51
					Messiah	78
	Grantham, PA
					William Paterson	70
	Gettysburg	64
	William Paterson	71
													Widener	45
													Amherst	59
	Amherst	67
	Farmingdale State	39
					Amherst	71
	Amherst, MA
					UNE	34
	Bridgewater State	58
	UNE	67
									Amherst	49
									Tufts	42
	Tufts	57
	St. Lawrence	32
					Tufts	53
	Medford, MA
					Babson	35
	New Paltz State	45
	Babson	61

Bottom left sectional

	First round March 1, 2013 Regional sites				Second round March 2, 2013 Regional sites				Sectional semifinals March 8, 2013 Whitewater, WI				Sectional finals March 9, 2013 Whitewater, WI
	Cornell College	76
	St. Scholastica	54
					Cornell College	52
	Mount Vernon, IA
					St. Thomas (MN)	53
	St. Thomas (MN)	64
	Calvin	62
									St. Thomas (MN)	61
									Hope	71
	Ohio Northern	86
	Hanover	68
					Ohio Northern	48
	Holland, MI
					Hope	63
	Hope	64
	Wheaton (IL)	37
													Hope	60
													UW Whitewater	65
	Simpson	91
	Westminster (MO)	58
					Simpson	88
	Indianola, IA
					UW Stevens Point	84
	UW Stevens Point	72
	Concordia Moorhead	64
									Simpson	63
									UW Whitewater	76
	UW Whitewater	68
	Wisconsin Lutheran	48
					UW Whitewater	71
	Whitewater, WI
					Carthage	51
	Carthage	72
	Thomas More	55

Top right sectional

	First round March 1, 2013 Regional sites				Second round March 2, 2013 Regional sites				Sectional semifinals March 8, 2013 Greencastle, IN				Sectional finals March 9, 2013 Greencastle, IN
	DePauw	73
	La Roche	43
					DePauw	78
	Greencastle, IN
					Maryville (TN)	51
	Maryville (TN)	68
	Otterbein	61
									DePauw	59
									Washington St. Louis	42
	Louisiana College	58
	Rhodes	59
					Rhodes	75
	Memphis, TN
					Washington St. Louis	78
	Washington St. Louis	45
	UT Dallas	40
													DePauw	76
													Christopher Newport	55
	Christopher Newport	66
	Guilford	47
					Christopher Newport	55
	Newport News, VA
					Marymount (VA)	50
	Marymount (VA)	55
	Eastern Mennonite	42
									Christopher Newport	55
									Montclair State	50
	Montclair State	87
	Regis (MA)	47
					Montclair State	71
	Annville, PA
					Lebanon Valley	51
	Lebanon Valley	59
	Baruch	53

Bottom right sectional

	First round March 1, 2013 Regional sites				Second round March 2, 2013 Regional sites				Sectional semifinals March 8, 2013 Williamstown, MA				Sectional finals March 9, 2013 Williamstown, MA
	Rochester (NY)	70
	Emmanuel (MA)	66
					Rochester	60
	Rochester, NY
					Williams	68
	Scranton	59
	Williams	79
									Williams	64
									Ithaca	60
	Ithaca	56
	Colby-Sawyer	43
					Ithaca	73
	Gorham, ME
					Smith	50
	Southern Maine	58
	Smith	80
													Williams	63
													Whitman	53
	Lewis & Clark	78
	Trinity (TX)	49
					Lewis & Clark	57
	Portland, OR
					Whitman	66
	Whitman	61
	Cal Lutheran	37
									Whitman	66
									Emory	57
	Ferrum	67
	Huntingdon	84
					Huntingdon	62
	Atlanta, GA
					Emory	88
	Whitworth	65
	Emory	72

Final Four

	Final Four March 15, 2013 DeVos Fieldhouse Holland, MI				National championship March 16, 2013 DeVos Fieldhouse Holland, MI
	Amherst	62
	UW Whitewater	64*
					UW Whitewater	51
					DePauw	69
	DePauw	59
	Williams	56			Third place
					Amherst	53
					Williams	57

All-tournament team

• Ellie Pearson, DePauw
• Kate Walker, DePauw
• Cortney Kumerow, Wisconsin–Whitewater
• Marcia Voigt, Amherst
• Danny Rainer, Williams

See also

• 2013 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2013 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 2013 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2013 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 2013 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament