The 2013 CIS Men's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was held March 8–10, 2013 in Ottawa, Ontario. It was the first of two consecutive CIS Championships to be held at Scotiabank Place (renamed July 2013 as Canadian Tire Centre) after the tournament was held in Halifax in 2011 and 2012. This was the fourth time Carleton University has hosted the tournament, with the most recent being in 2009. Carleton was joined by six other qualifiers and one wild card team. The Carleton Ravens won their ninth title in eleven years. In the process they set a new record for the most CIS Men's basketball championships.
List of participating teams
| Seed | Team | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carleton Ravens | Host (Ontario University Champion) |
| 2 | Cape Breton Capers | Atlantic University Champion |
| 3 | Ottawa Gee-Gees | Ontario University Finalist |
| 4 | UBC Thunderbirds | Canada West Champion |
| 5 | Acadia Axemen | Wildcard |
| 6 | McGill Redmen | Quebec University Champion |
| 7 | Lakehead Thunderwolves | Ontario University 3rd place |
| 8 | Victoria Vikes | Canada West Finalist |
Championship Bracket
| First Round: March 8 | Semi-Finals: March 9 | Final: March 10 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Carleton Ravens (28-1) | 83 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Victoria Vikes (21-10) | 46 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Carleton Ravens (29-1) | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Acadia Axemen (22-7) | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UBC Thunderbirds (28-5) | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Acadia Axemen (21-7) | 89 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Carleton Ravens (30-1) | 92 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Lakehead Thunderwolves (28-11) | 42 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Cape Breton Capers (26-3) | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Lakehead Thunderwolves (26-11) | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Lakehead Thunderwolves (27-11) | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Ottawa Gee-Gees (23-10) | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Ottawa Gee-Gees (22-10) | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | McGill Redmen (21-7) | 70 | ||||||||||||
Bronze Medal Bracket
| Bronze Medal: March 10 | ||||
| 3 | Ottawa Gee-Gees | 92 (OT) | ||
| 5 | Acadia Axemen | 85 | ||
Consolation Bracket
| Consolation Semi-Finals: March 9 | Consolation Final: March 10 | ||||||||
| 8 | Victoria Vikes | 71 | |||||||
| 4 | UBC Thunderbirds | 65 | |||||||
| 8 | Victoria Vikes | 68 | |||||||
| 6 | McGill Redmen | 80 | |||||||
| 2 | Cape Breton Capers | 84 | |||||||
| 6 | McGill Redmen | 86 (OT) | |||||||
Note: All records are against CIS competition only.
References
- "CIS : 2013 Men's Basketball Final 8". Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- "2013 CIS Final 8 special presale! | Go Ravens". Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- 2013 CIS men’s basketball championship: Record-seeking Carleton seeded No. 1, Acadia earns wildcard