2013 Women's Basketball Invitational

2013 Women's Basketball Invitational

Season	2012–13
Teams	16
Champions	Detroit
Women's Basketball Invitationals «2012 2014»

The 2013 Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) was a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2013 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament or 2013 WNIT. The field of 16 was announced on March 18, 2013. All games were hosted by the higher seed throughout the tournament, unless the higher seed's arena was unavailable. The championship game was hosted by the school with the higher end of the season RPI. The tournament was won by the Detroit Mercy Titans.

Bracket

West Region

	1st Round March 20–21					Quarterfinals March 23–24					Semi-finals March 27–28
	1	Mercer	70
	8	McNeese State	82
						8	McNeese State	66
						4	Elon	58
	4	Elon	68
	5	Eastern Kentucky	61
											8	McNeese State	71
											6	South Dakota	63
	2	Lamar	70
	7	Presbyterian	48
						2	Lamar	48
						6	South Dakota	71
	3	Utah State	69
	6	South Dakota	77

East Region

	1st Round March 20–21					Quarterfinals March 23–24					Semi-finals March 27–28
	1	Detroit	69
	8	Belmont	68
						1	Detroit	79
						5	Charleston	67
	4	Northern Kentucky	70
	5	College of Charleston	72
											1	Detroit	71
											2	Penn	68
	2	Penn	65
	7	Howard	60
						2	Penn	49
						3	Fairfield	48
	3	Fairfield	71
	6	St. Francis	51

WBI Championship Game

	Championship Game March 30 3:00 PM
	8	McNeese State	62
	1	Detroit	73

See also

• 2013 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
• 2013 Women's National Invitation Tournament
• 2012 Women's Basketball Invitational