The 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November and ended with the Final Four in New Orleans, April 7–9.

The 2012–13 season saw the second wave of membership changes resulting from a major realignment of NCAA Division I conferences.

As of 2013, the Great West Conference does not have an automatic bid to the NCAA Men or Women's College Tournament.

Connie Yori, Nebraska[28] (coaches) For this list, a "major upset" is defined as a win by a team seeded 7 or more spots below its defeated opponent.

Unlike the men's National Invitation Tournament, whose semifinals and finals are held at Madison Square Garden, the WNIT holds all of its games at campus sites.