The 2013 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was the 32nd annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division II women's collegiate basketball in the United States.[1]
Ashland defeated Dowling in the championship game, 71–56, to claim the Eagles' first NCAA Division II national title.
The championship rounds were contested at Bill Greehey Arena on the campus of the St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas.
Regionals
Location: Lee Arena Host: Washburn University
| First round
Round of 64
March 15
| | | Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 16
| | | Regional finals
Sweet 16
March 18
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| 2
| Central Missouri
| 71
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| 7
| Southwestern Oklahoma State
| 73
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| | 7
| Southwestern Oklahoma State
| 64
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| | | 6
| Augustana (SD)
| 68
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| 6
| Augustana (SD)
| 78
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| 3
| Concordia-St. Paul
| 66
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| | 6
| Augustana (SD)
| 75
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| | | 8
| Emporia State
| 74
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| 1
| Washburn
| 58
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| 8
| Emporia State
| 65
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| | 8
| Emporia State
| 69
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| | | 4
| Minnesota State
| 67
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| 4
| Minnesota State
| 72
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| 5
| Arkansas Tech
| 58
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Location: Athletics and Fitness Center Host: Clayton State University
| First round
Round of 64
March 15
| | | Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 16
| | | Regional finals
Sweet 16
March 18
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| 1
| Clayton State
| 91
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| 8
| Mount Olive
| 58
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| | 1
| Clayton State
| 83
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| | | 5
| South Carolina-Aiken
| 66
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| 5
| South Carolina-Aiken
| 94
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| 4
| Lenoir-Rhyne
| 71
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| | 1
| Clayton State
| 87
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| | | 2
| Limestone
| 65
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| 2
| Limestone
| 64
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| 7
| Barton
| 59
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| | 2
| Limestone
| 67
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| | | 6
| Pfeiffer
| 52
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| 6
| Pfeiffer
| 84
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| 3
| Anderson (SC)
| 78
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Location: Dana Center Host: Bentley College
| First round
Round of 64
March 15
| | | Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 16
| | | Regional finals
Sweet 16
March 18
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| 1
| Bentley
| 68
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| 8
| LIU Post
| 57
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| | 1
| Bentley
| 85
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| | | 4
| Holy Family
| 56
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| 4
| Holy Family
| 68
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| 5
| Assumption
| 62
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| | 1
| Bentley
| 51
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| | | 3
| Dowling
| 53
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| 3
| Dowling
| 62
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| 6
| NYIT
| 51
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| | 3
| Dowling
| 57
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| | | 2
| Stonehill
| 45
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| 2
| Stonehill
| 78
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| 7
| Franklin Pierce
| 66
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Location: Brownson Arena Host: Colorado Mesa University
| First round
Round of 64
March 15
| | | Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 16
| | | Regional finals
Sweet 16
March 18
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| 1
| Colorado Mesa
| 74
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| 8
| Fort Lewis
| 48
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| | 1
| Colorado Mesa
| 78
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| | | 4
| Texas-Permian Basin
| 68
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| 4
| Texas-Permian Basin
| 70
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| 5
| Abilene Christian
| 68
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| | 1
| Colorado Mesa
| 69
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| | | 2
| Midwestern State
| 65
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| 2
| Midwestern State
| 91
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| 7
| Tarleton State
| 78
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| | 2
| Midwestern State
| 66
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| | | 6
| Metro State
| 52
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| 6
| Metro State
| 58
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| 3
| St. Mary's (TX)
| 55
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Location: Sam Carver Gymnasium Host: Western Washington University
| First round
Round of 64
March 16
| | | Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 18
| | | Regional finals
Sweet 16
March 19
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| 1
| Western Washington
| 70
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| 8
| Academy of Art
| 50
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| | 1
| Western Washington
| 71
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| | | 5
| Cal State-Monterey Bay
| 63
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| 5
| Cal State-Monterey Bay
| 66
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| 4
| Chico State
| 64
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| | 1
| Western Washington
| 75
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| | | 2
| Simon Fraser
| 58
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| 2
| Simon Fraser
| 68
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| 7
| Northwest Nazarene
| 57
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| | 2
| Simon Fraser
| 76
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| | | 3
| Grand Canyon
| 59
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| 6
| Grand Canyon
| 68
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| 3
| UC-San Diego
| 57
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Location: University Center Host: Nova Southeastern University
| First round
Round of 64
March 15
| | | Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 16
| | | Regional finals
Sweet 16
March 18
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| 1
| Nova Southeastern
| 85
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| 8
| Clark Atlanta
| 60
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| | 1
| Nova Southeastern
| 73
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| | | 5
| Rollins
| 57
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| 5
| Rollins
| 45
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| 4
| Lynn
| 44
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| | 1
| Nova Southeastern
| 78
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| | | 3
| Delta State
| 56
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| 3
| Delta State
| 51
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| 6
| North Alabama
| 41
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| | 3
| Delta State
| 81
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| | | 7
| Alabama-Huntsville
| 58
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| 7
| Alabama-Huntsville
| 78
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| 2
| Tuskegee
| 69
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Location: Kates Gymnasium Host: Ashland University
| First round
Round of 64
March 15
| | | Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 16
| | | Regional finals
Sweet 16
March 18
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| 1
| Ashland
| 70
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| 8
| Indianapolis
| 56
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| | 1
| Ashland
| 67
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| | | 4
| Michigan Tech
| 54
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| 4
| Michigan Tech
| 79
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| 5
| Kentucky Wesleyan
| 67
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| | 1
| Ashland
| 72
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| | | 6
| Wayne State (MI)
| 63
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| 6
| Wayne State (MI)
| 63
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| 3
| Findlay
| 58
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| | 6
| Wayne State (MI)
| 70
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| | | 7
| Wisconsin-Parkside
| 60
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| 2
| Wisconsin-Parkside
| 59
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| 7
| Lewis
| 49
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Location: Hammermill Center Host: Gannon University
| First round
Round of 64
March 15
| | | Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 16
| | | Regional finals
Sweet 16
March 18
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| 1
| Gannon
| 66
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| 8
| Fairmont State
| 40
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| | 1
| Gannon
| 64
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| | | 4
| Indiana (PA)
| 46
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| 4
| Indiana (PA)
| 72
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| 5
| Bloomsburg
| 59
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| | 1
| Gannon
| 50
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| | | 7
| California (PA)
| 47
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| 7
| California (PA)
| 80
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| 2
| Edinboro
| 72
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| | 7
| California (PA)
| 81
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| | | 6
| Glenville State
| 79
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| 6
| Glenville State
| 111
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| 3
| Shaw
| 86
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Location: Bill Greehey Arena Host: Saint Mary's University
All-tournament team
- Kari Daugherty, Ashland
- Taylor Woods, Ashland
- Daiva Gerbec, Ashland
- Julia Koppl, Dowling
- Connie Simmons, Dowling
- Danielle Wilson, Dowling
- Nicole Caggiano, Dowling
See also
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