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    2003 NCAA Tournament (March Madness)

    

Play In Round    Round of 64    Round of 32    Sweet 16   Elite 8   Final 4

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Winning Team highlighted in Green Box It began on March 18, 2003, and ended with the championship game on April 7 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Superdome. A total of 64 games were played.

The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 2003 tournament:

Opening Round

First and Second Rounds


 Round of 64

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East REGIONAL

Favorite Site Seed Team Seed Team Score  
  1 Oklahoma 16 South Carolina State    
    2 Wake Forest 15 East Tennessee State    
    3 Syracuse 14 Manhattan    
    4 Louisville 13 Austin Peay    
    5 Mississippi State 12 Butler    
    6 Oklahoma State 11 Pennsylvania    
    7 Saint Joseph's 10 Auburn    
    8 California 9 North Carolina State    

Midwest  REGIONAL

Favorite Site Seed Team Seed Team  Score
    1 Kentucky 16 IUPUI  
    2 Pittsburgh 15 Wagner  
    3 Marquette 14 Holy Cross  
    4 Dayton 13 Tulsa    
    5 Wisconsin 12 Weber State    
    6 Missouri 11 Southern Illinois    
    7 Indiana 10 Alabama    
    8 Oregon 9 Utah    

South  REGIONAL

Favorite Site Seed Team Seed Team  Score  
    16 UNC Asheville 16 Texas Southern    
    1 Texas 16      
    2 Florida 15 Sam Houston State    
    3 Xavier 14 Troy State    
    4 Stanford 13 San Diego    
    5 Connecticut 12 BYU    
    6 Maryland 11 UNC Wilmington    
    7 Michigan State 10 Colorado    
    8 LSU 9 Purdue    

West  REGIONAL

Favorite Site Seed Team Seed Team  Score  
    1 Arizona 16 Vermont  
    2 Kansas 15 Utah State  
    3 Duke 14 Colorado State  
    4 Illinois 13 Western Kentucky    
    5 Notre Dame 12 UW–Milwaukee    
    6 Creighton 11 Central Michigan    
    7 Memphis 10 Arizona State    
    8 Cincinnati 9 Gonzaga    

Round of 32

East  REGIONAL

Favorite Site Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts
         
         
               
               

 Midwest  REGIONAL

Favorite Site Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts
     
     
               
               

South  REGIONAL

Favorite Site Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts
               
         
               
               

West REGIONAL

Favorite Site Seed Team Seed Team

 Score

Star Efforts

     
           
               
               

Sweet 16

 East REGIONAL at Pepsi ArenaAlbany, New YoMarch 28 and 30

Favorite Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts
Oklahoma 65, Butler 54
 
   
Syracuse 79, Auburn 78        

 Midwest   REGIONAL atHumphrey MetrodomeMinneapolis, March 27 and 29

Favorite Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts
Kentucky 63, Wisconsin 57
 
   
Marquette 77, Pittsburgh 74        

South  REGIONAL at  AlamodomeSan Antonio, March 28 and 30

Favorite Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts
    Texas 82, Connecticut 78
 
   
    Michigan St. 60, Maryland 58        

 West  REGIONAL at  Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimMarch 27 and 29

Favorite Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts
    Arizona 88, Notre Dame 71
       
    Kansas 69, Duke 65        

 

 

Elite 8

 East  REGIONAL at

Favorite Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts
   
Syracuse 63, Oklahoma 47
   

 

 

 Midwest  REGIONAL at

Favorite Seed Team Seed Team

Score

Star Efforts

Marquette 84, Kentucky 69

   

 

 

South REGIONAL at

Favorite Seed Team Seed Team Score Star Efforts
    Texas 85, Michigan St. 76    

 West REGIONAL at

Favorite Seed Team Seed Team Score Star Efforts
    Kansas 78, Arizona 75    

 

 

 

Final 4

at New Orleans , LA

National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship)

NATIONAL SEMI-FINALS

Favorite Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts

Kansas 94, Marquette 61

   

 

 
    Syracuse 95, Texas 84    

 

 

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

at New Orleans , LA

 

Favorite Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts


Syracuse 81, Kansas 78
       

 

NCAA Results
First Round
Texas 82, UNC-Asheville 61
Purdue 80, LSU 56
Connecticut 58, BYU 53
Stanford 77, San Diego 69
Maryland 75, NC-Wilmington 73
Xavier 71, Troy State 59
Michigan St. 79, Colorado 64
Florida 85, Sam Houston St. 55
Arizona 80, Vermont 51
Gonzaga 74, Cincinnati 69
Notre Dame 70, Wis.-Milwaukee 69
Illinois 65, W. Kentucky 60
Central Mich. 79, Creighton 73
Duke 67, Colorado St. 57
Arizona St. 84, Memphis 71
Kansas 64, Utah State 61
Kentucky 95, IUPUI 64
Utah 60, Oregon 58
Wisconsin 81, Weber St. 74
Tulsa 84, Dayton 71
Missouri 72, SIU 71
Marquette 72, Holy Cross 68
Indiana 67, Alabama 62
Pittsburgh 87, Wagner 61
Oklahoma 71, S. Carolina St. 54
California 76, N.C. State 74
Butler 47, Mississippi St. 46
Louisville 86, Austin Peay 64
Oklahoma St. 77, Penn 63
Syracuse 76, Manhattan 65
Auburn 65, St. Joseph's 63
Wake Forest 76, ETSU 73
Second Round
Texas 77, Purdue 67
Connecticut 85, Stanford 74
Maryland 77, Xavier 64
Michigan St. 68, Florida 46
Arizona 96, Gonzaga 95
Notre Dame 68, Illinois 60
Duke 86, Central Mich. 60
Kansas 108, Arizona St. 76
Kentucky 74, Utah 54
Wisconsin 61, Tulsa 60
Marquette 101, Missouri 92
Pittsburgh 74, Indiana 52
Oklahoma 74, California 65
Butler 79, Louisville 71
Syracuse 68, Oklahoma St. 56
Auburn 68, Wake Forest 62


Top 10 Teams
Rank Team W-L Post-Season Result
1. Kentucky   Lost NCAA regionals
2. Arizona   Lost NCAA regionals
3 Oklahoma   Lost NCAA regionals
4. Pittsburgh   Lost NCAA regionals
5. Texas   Lost NCAA regionals
6. Kansas   NCAA 2nd Place
7. Duke   Lost NCAA regionals
8. Wake Forest   Lost in NCAA 2nd round
9. Marquette   Lost in Final Four
10. Florida   Lost in NCAA 2nd round
All-America Team
Pos Name Cl. School
F-C David West Sr. Xavier
G T.J. Ford So. Texas
F-G Josh Howard Sr. Wake Forest
F Nick Collison Sr. Kansas
G Dwayne Wade Jr. Marquette
All NCAA Tournament Team

F-Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse-MVP

G-Gerry McNamara, Syracuse

C-Nick Collison, Kansas

G-Kirk Hinrich, Kansas

F-Keith Langford, Kansas

Team Offense

Arizona, 85.2

Notes
  • St. John's def. Georgetown, 70-67, in an All-Big East NIT final.
 
 
Team Defense

Air Force, 57.0

Individual Scoring
1. Henry Domercant Eastern Illinois 27.9
2. Mike Helms Oakland 26.9
3. Michael Watson UMKC 25.5
4. Troy Bell Boston College 25.2
5. Keydren Clark St. Peter's 24.9
6. Chris Williams Ball State 24.5
Individual Rebounding
1. Brandon Hunter Ohio 12.6
2. Amien Hicks Morris Brown 12.4
3. Adam Sonn Belmont 12.1

 

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