Both the men's and women's tournaments were held together at the HTC Center.

[1] The conference hadn't held combined men’s and women’s tournaments since 2001–02 when both events were played at the Roanoke Civic Center[2] The tournament was won by the fifth-seeded North Division Liberty Flames, their third conference title, and first since 2004.

With the addition of Longwood, and Presbyterian completing its Division I transition, all 12 teams were eligible for the 2013 tournament.

Seeding was decided by divisions - the top two teams with the best overall conference records in each division received the top four seeds in the championship and first-round byes.

The remaining seeds were determined based on division finish.