The eight regional winners met at the Elite Eight for the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds held at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.

As part of the festivities surrounding the 75th edition of the NCAA tournament, the championship game was played at Philips Arena in Atlanta on April 7, 2013.

Traditionally, the Elite Eight regional winners meet in one site for the quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals.

However, as noted above, this was changed for 2013 only, with the quarterfinals and semifinals held in Louisville and the final game in Atlanta.

The following teams automatically qualified for the national tournament as the champions of their conference tournaments:[1] Location: Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse Host: Franklin Pierce University Location: Auraria Events Center Host: Metropolitan State University Location: Taylor Center Host: Minnesota State University, Mankato Location: Academic, Sports, and Recreation Complex Host: West Liberty University Location: Jenkins Field House Host: Florida Southern College Location: Sam Carver Gymnasium Host: Western Washington University All-West Region team: Kwame Alexander (F/CSU San Bernardino) Jobi Wall (F/Seattle Pacific) Patrick Simon (F/Seattle Pacific) John Allen (G/Western Washington) Region Most Outstanding Player Richard Woodworth (G/Western Washington) Location: O'Reilly Family Event Center[2] Host: Drury University Location: USCA Convocation Center Host: University of South Carolina, Aiken Venues: Freedom Hall (Louisville), Philips Arena (Atlanta)