March Madness Bracket 2013: Breakdown By Conference

Mar 16, 2013; New York, NY, USA; Louisville Cardinals head coach Rick Pitino and teammates celebrate after the championship game against the Syracuse Orange at the Big East tournament at Madison Square Garden. Louisville won 78-61. Mandatory Credit: Debby Wong-USA TODAY Sports /

The complete 2013 NCAA tournament field was announced during the Selection Show on Sunday evening and, for once, there was not much of an outcry about the “snubs” in the field. It was hard to argue with the teams that earned their spots and the ones that the selection committee chose to place in the field.

One of the most interesting aspects of the NCAA tournament is viewing the breakdown of teams to determine which college basketball conference reigns supreme. This year, to a surprise of no one, the Big East and Big Ten lead the pack.

Here is a breakdown of the 2013 NCAA Tournament field by conference with tournament seeds in parenthesis:

Big East: 8 – Louisville (1), Georgetown (2), Marquette (3), Syracuse (4), Notre Dame(7), Pittsburgh (8), Villanova (9), Cincinnati (10).

Big Ten: 7 – Indiana (1), Ohio State (2), Michigan State (3), Michigan (4), Wisconsin (5), Illinois (7), Minnesota (11).

Atlantic 10: 5 – St. Louis (4), VCU (5), Bulter (6), Temple (9), La Salle (13)

Big 12: 5 – Kansas (1), Kansas State (4), Oklahoma (5), Iowa State (10), Oklahoma (10)

Mountain West: 5 – New Mexico (3), Colorado State (8), UNLV (5), San Diego State (13), Boise State (11)

Pac-12: 5 – Arizona (6), UCLA (6), California (12), Oregon (12).

ACC: 4 – Miami (2), Duke (2), North Carolina (8), North Carolina State (8)

SEC: 3 – Florida (3), Missouri (9), Ole Miss (12)

Missouri Valley: 2 – Creighton (7), Wichita State (9)

Sun Belt: 2 – Middle Tennessee State (11), Western Kentucky (16)

WCC: 2 – Gonzaga (1), St. Mary’s (11)

America East: 1 — Albany (15)

Atlantic Sun: 1 — Florida Gulf Coast (15)

Big Sky: 1 – Montana (13)

Big South: 1 – Liberty (16)

Big West: 1 – Pacific (15)

CAA: 1 – James Madison (16)

Conference USA: 1 – Memphis (6)

Horizon: 1 – Valparaiso (14)

Ivy League: 1 – Harvard (14)

MAAC: 1 – Iona (15)

MAC: 1 – Akron (12)

MEAC: 1 – North Carolina A&T (16)

MAAC: 1 – Iona (15)

Northeast: 1 – LIU-Brooklyn (16)

Ohio Valley: 1 – Belmont (11)

Patriot: 1 – Bucknell (11)

SoCon: 1 – Davidson (14)

Southland: 1 – Northwestern State (14)

Summit: 1 – South Dakota State (13)

SWAC: 1 – Southern (16)

WAC — New Mexico State (13)

Be sure to stay tuned to FanSided.com throughout the entire tournament as we keep you up to date with the latest results. Will there be a Cinderella story in 2013? We will have to tune in and see.

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