2012–13 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#24 UCLA	13	–	5	.722	25	–	10	.714
#15 Oregon †	12	–	6	.667	28	–	9	.757
#21 Arizona	12	–	6	.667	27	–	8	.771
California	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
Colorado	10	–	8	.556	21	–	12	.636
Arizona State	9	–	9	.500	22	–	13	.629
Stanford	9	–	9	.500	19	–	15	.559
Washington	9	–	9	.500	18	–	16	.529
USC	9	–	9	.500	14	–	18	.438
Utah	5	–	13	.278	15	–	18	.455
Oregon State	4	–	14	.222	14	–	18	.438
Washington State	4	–	14	.222	13	–	19	.406


† 2013 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of March 23, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Head coach Tad Boyle was in his third season at Colorado. They were members of the Pac-12 Conference and played their home games at the Coors Events Center. They finished the season 21–12, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament to Arizona. They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Illinois.