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The 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 2003, and ended with the championship game on April 7 in New Orleans, Louisiana. A total of 64 games were played.

Syracuse, coached by Jim Boeheim, won the national title with a 81-78 victory in the final game over Kansas, coached by Roy Williams. Carmelo Anthony of Syracuse was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Because of the start of the Iraq war, CBS moved its telecasts of the games played on the first Thursday afternoon of the tournament to ESPN, allowing for expanded news coverage. To make up for lost advertising revenue, an additional time slot was opened the following Sunday evening for more CBS telecasts.


Locations

Region Site Other Locations
East Albany, New York Birmingham, Alabama, Boston, Massachusetts, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Tampa, Florida
Midwest Minneapolis, Minnesota Boston, Massachusetts, Indianapolis, Indiana, Nashville, Tennessee, Spokane, Washington
South San Antonio, Texas Birmingham, Alabama, Dayton, Ohio, Nashville, Tennessee, Spokane, Washington, Tampa, Florida
West Anaheim, California Indianapolis, Indiana, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Salt Lake City, Utah
Finals New Orleans, Louisiana

Teams

Region Seed Team Coach Finished Final Opponent Score
East
East 1 Oklahoma Kelvin Sampson Elite Eight 3 Syracuse L 63-47
East 2 Wake Forest Skip Prosser Round of 32 10 Auburn L 68-62
East 3 Syracuse Jim Boeheim Champion 2 Kansas W 81-78
East 4 Louisville Rick Pitino Round of 32 12 Butler L 79-71
East 5 Mississippi State Rick Stansbury Round of 64 12 Butler L 47-46
East 6 Oklahoma State Eddie Sutton Round of 32 3 Syracuse L 68-56
East 7 Saint Joseph's Phil Martelli Round of 64 10 Auburn L 65-63
East 8 California Ben Braun Round of 32 1 Oklahoma L 74-65
East 9 North Carolina State Herb Sendek Round of 64 8 California L 76-74
East 10 Auburn Cliff Ellis Sweet Sixteen 3 Syracuse L 79-78
East 11 Penn Fran Dunphy Round of 64 6 Oklahoma State L 77-63
East 12 Butler Todd Lickliter Sweet Sixteen 1 Oklahoma L 65-54
East 13 Austin Peay Dave Loos Round of 64 4 Louisville L 86-64
East 14 Manhattan Bobby Gonzalez Round of 64 3 Syracuse L 76-65
East 15 East Tennessee State Ed DeChellis Round of 64 2 Wake Forest L 76-73
East 16 South Carolina State Cy Alexander Round of 64 1 Oklahoma L 71-54
Midwest
Midwest 1 Kentucky Tubby Smith Elite Eight 3 Marquette L 83-69
Midwest 2 Pittsburgh Ben Howland Sweet Sixteen 3 Marquette L 77-74
Midwest 3 Marquette Tom Crean National Semifinals 2 Kansas L 94-61
Midwest 4 Dayton Oliver Purnell Round of 64 13 Tulsa L 84-71
Midwest 5 Wisconsin Bo Ryan Sweet Sixteen 1 Kentucky L 63-57
Midwest 6 Missouri Quin Snyder Round of 32 3 Marquette L 101-92
Midwest 7 Indiana Mike Davis Round of 32 2 Pittsburgh L 74-52
Midwest 8 Oregon Ernie Kent Round of 64 9 Utah L 60-58
Midwest 9 Utah Rick Majerus Round of 32 1 Kentucky L 74-54
Midwest 10 Alabama Mark Gottfried Round of 64 7 Indiana L 67-62
Midwest 11 Southern Illinois Bruce Weber Round of 64 6 Missouri L 72-71
Midwest 12 Weber State Joe Cravens Round of 64 5 Wisconsin L 81-74
Midwest 13 Tulsa John Phillips Round of 32 5 Wisconsin L 61-60
Midwest 14 Holy Cross Ralph Willard Round of 64 3 Marquette L 72-68
Midwest 15 Wagner Dereck Whittenburg Round of 64 2 Pittsburgh L 87-61
Midwest 16 IUPUI Ron Hunter Round of 64 1 Kentucky L 95-64
South
South 1 Texas Rick Barnes National Semifinals 3 Syracuse L 95-84
South 2 Florida Billy Donovan Round of 32 7 Michigan State L 68-46
South 3 Xavier Thad Matta Round of 32 6 Maryland L 77-64
South 4 Stanford Mike Montgomery Round of 32 5 Connecticut L 85-74
South 5 Connecticut Jim Calhoun Sweet Sixteen 1 Texas L 82-78
South 6 Maryland Gary Williams Sweet Sixteen 7 Michigan State L 60-58
South 7 Michigan State Tom Izzo Elite Eight 1 Texas L 85-76
South 8 LSU John Brady Round of 64 9 Purdue L 80-56
South 9 Purdue Gene Keady Round of 32 1 Texas L 77-67
South 10 Colorado Ricardo Patton Round of 64 7 Michigan State L 79-64
South 11 UNC-Wilmington Brad Brownell Round of 64 6 Maryland L 75-73
South 12 BYU Steve Cleveland Round of 64 5 Connecticut L 58-53
South 13 San Diego Brad Holland Round of 64 4 Stanford L 77-69
South 14 Troy Don Maestri Round of 64 3 Xavier L 71-59
South 15 Sam Houston State Bob Marlin Round of 64 2 Florida L 85-55
South 16 UNC-Asheville Eddie Biedenbach Round of 64 1 Texas L 82-61
South 16 Texas Southern Ronnie Courtney Preliminary Round 16 UNC-Asheville L 92-84
West
West 1 Arizona Lute Olson Elite Eight 2 Kansas L 78-75
West 2 Kansas Roy Williams Runner Up 3 Syracuse L 81-78
West 3 Duke Mike Krzyzewski Sweet Sixteen 2 Kansas L 69-65
West 4 Illinois Bill Self Round of 32 5 Notre Dame L 68-60
West 5 Notre Dame Mike Brey Sweet Sixteen 1 Arizona L 88-71
West 6 Creighton Dana Altman Round of 64 11 Central Michigan L 79-73
West 7 Memphis John Calipari Round of 64 10 Arizona State L 84-71
West 8 Cincinnati Bob Huggins Round of 64 9 Gonzaga L 74-69
West 9 Gonzaga Mark Few Round of 32 1 Arizona L 96-95
West 10 Arizona State Rob Evans Round of 32 2 Kansas L 108-76
West 11 Central Michigan Jay Smith Round of 32 3 Duke L 86-60
West 12 Milwaukee Bruce Pearl Round of 64 5 Notre Dame L 70-69
West 13 Western Kentucky Dennis Felton Round of 64 4 Illinois L 65-60
West 14 Colorado State Dale Layer Round of 64 3 Duke L 67-57
West 15 Utah State Stew Morrill Round of 64 2 Kansas L 64-61
West 16 Vermont Tom Brennan Round of 64 1 Arizona L 80-51

Bids by conference

Bids by Conference
Bids Conference(s)
6 Big 12, SEC
5 Big Ten, Pac-10
4 ACC, Big East, C-USA
3 A-10, MWC
2 Horizon League, Valley, WCC
1 19 others

Final Four

At Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans

National Semifinals

  • April 5, 2003
    Freshman Carmelo Anthony scored 33 points leading the Syracuse Orangemen past the Texas Longhorns in the night cap of the National Semifinal doubleheader. Syracuse opened up a comfortable 2nd half lead, but that was trimed to four with just 1:08 remaining. However, freshman Gerry McNamara iced the game with clutch foul shooting in the final minutes. The win put Syracuse and coach Jim Boeheim one win away from their first ever National Championship. Texas was the last number one seed remaining in the tournament.
    It was if only three teams had advanced to the final four as the Kansas Jayhawks routed the Marquette Golden Eagles by 33 points, the fourth largest blowout in final four history. Keith Langford led the Jayhawks with 24 points, and Kirk Hinrich and Aaron Miles each added 18 points. Like Boeheim, Kansas coach Roy Williams was just one win away from winning his first ever National Championship.

Championship Game

  • April 7, 2003
    This battle was defined as what future hall of fame coach would win his first ever national title. Jim Boeheim was in his twenty-third season as Syracuse head coach, and Roy Williams was in his fifteenth season as Kansas head coach. Both had been disappointed with previous championship game losses (Boeheim: 1987,1996 Williams: 1991). Syracuse dominated with a hot shooting first half to lead by 11 at the break. Gerry McNamara connected on an impressive six three-pointers in the half, which were his 18 points for the game. Kansas fought back to within 80-78 in the final minute and were given a chance to tie after Hakim Warrick missed a pair of free throws in the final moments. Warrick would more than atone for his missed foul shots as he came out of nowhere to block Michael Lee's three point attempt with 0.7 on the game clock. Syracuse's victory gave them their first ever national championship, and coach Jim Boeheim the championship he had been chasing all his years at Syracuse. Carmelo Anthony was named Most Outstanding Player (MOP) with 20 points in the win.

Bracket

East region

First round Quarter-finals Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight
            
1 Oklahoma 71
16 South Carolina St 54
1 Oklahoma 74
8 California 65
8 California 76
9 N.C. State 74*
1 Oklahoma 65
12 Butler 54
5 Mississippi St 46
12 Butler 47
12 Butler 79
4 Louisville 71
4 Louisville 86
13 Austin Peay 64
1 Oklahoma 47
3 Syracuse 63
6 Oklahoma St 77
11 Pennsylvania 63
6 Oklahoma St 56
3 Syracuse 68
3 Syracuse 76
14 Manhattan 65
3 Syracuse 79
10 Auburn 78
7 Saint Joseph's 63*
10 Auburn 65
10 Auburn 68
2 Wake Forest 62
2 Wake Forest 76
15 East Tennessee St 73

South region

First round Quarter-finals Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight
            
1 Texas 82
16 UNC-Asheville 61
1 Texas 77
9 Purdue 67
8 LSU 56
9 Purdue 80
1 Texas 82
5 Connecticut 78
5 Connecticut 58
12 BYU 53
5 Connecticut 85
4 Stanford 74
4 Stanford 77
13 San Diego 69
1 Texas 85
7 Michigan St 76
6 Maryland 75
11 UNC-Wilmington 73
6 Maryland 77
3 Xavier 64
3 Xavier 71
14 Troy St 59
6 Maryland 58
7 Michigan St 60
7 Michigan St 79
10 Colorado 64
7 Michigan St 68
2 Florida 46
2 Florida 85
15 Sam Houston St 55


Midwest region

First round Quarter-finals Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight
            
1 Kentucky 95
16 IUPUI 64
1 Kentucky 74
9 Utah 54
8 Oregon 58
9 Utah 60
1 Kentucky 63
5 Wisconsin 57
5 Wisconsin 81
12 Weber St 74
5 Wisconsin 61
13 Tulsa 60
4 Dayton 71
13 Tulsa 84
1 Kentucky 69
3 Marquette 83
6 Missouri 72
11 Southern Illinois 71
6 Missouri 92*
3 Marquette 101
3 Marquette 72
14 Holy Cross 68
3 Marquette 77
2 Pittsburgh 74
7 Indiana 67
10 Alabama 62
7 Indiana 52
2 Pittsburgh 74
2 Pittsburgh 87
15 Wagner 61


West region

First round Quarter-finals Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight
            
1 Arizona 80
16 Vermont 51
1 Arizona 96
9 Gonzaga 95**
8 Cincinnati 69
9 Gonzaga 74
1 Arizona 88
5 Notre Dame 71
5 Notre Dame 70
12 Milwaukee 69
5 Notre Dame 68
4 Illinois 60
4 Illinois 65
13 Western Kentucky 60
1 Arizona 75
2 Kansas 78
6 Creighton 73
11 Central Michigan 79
11 Central Michigan 60
3 Duke 86
3 Duke 67
14 Colorado St 57
3 Duke 65
2 Kansas 69
7 Memphis 71
10 Arizona St 84
10 Arizona St 76
2 Kansas 108
2 Kansas 64
15 Utah St 61


Final Four

National Semifinals National Finals
      
3 Syracuse 95
1 Texas 84
3 Syracuse 81
2 Kansas 78
3 Marquette 61
2 Kansas 94

Trivia

This was the last tournament in which the four regions carried geographic names. Starting in 2004, the quarters of the bracket were referred to by the names of the cities in which the regionals were held. The NCAA will revert to naming regionals by geographic names for the 2007 tournament.

This was also the last year that semifinal matchups were determined on a predetermined rotation. Arizona and Kentucky were widely considered the two top teams in the tournament, but would have met in the semifinals instead of the finals because Arizona was in the West bracket and Kentucky in the Midwest. Dick Vitale and other basketball commentators felt that, as this would have theoretically been the best game of the year, it should have happened in the finals; they argued that Kentucky should have been placed in the East regional, as Albany is only 60 or so miles further from Kentucky's campus in Lexington than Minneapolis is, or that the Final Four should be reseeded each year to ensure the best possible matchup in the final game. As it happened, both teams lost in the regional finals and thus did not make the Final Four, rendering these complaints moot. However, the NCAA Committee during the offseason determined that semifinal matchups would be determined based on the overall seeding of the top team in that bracket (see the 2004 tournament for more details).

Dwyane Wade of Marquette recorded only the fourth triple-double in NCAA's Men's Tournament history, after Oscar Robertson, Magic Johnson and Andre Miller. Wade delivered 29 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, and 4 blocks to win the Midwest regional championship game versus Kentucky 83-69.

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