2003 qualifying teams
Total teams65
Automatic bids31
At-large bids34
Regional top seedsKentucky, Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma
ChampionSyracuse
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

This is a list of qualifying teams in the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[1] A total of 65 teams entered the tournament. Thirty of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which did not conduct a postseason tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted at-large bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams were seeded within their assigned region from 1 to 16, which was disclosed, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 65, which was not disclosed.

Qualifying teams

Automatic bids

Automatic bids to the tournament were granted for winning a conference championship tournament, except for the automatic bid of the Ivy League given to the regular season champion. Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in bold face were given at-large berths.

Automatic bids
Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Last app. Conference
regular season		 Regular season
second place		 Second place
record (Conf.)
Penn 22–5 (14–0) 2002 Ivy League Brown 17–11 (12–2)
Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Seed Last app. Conference
tournament		 Conf. finals
runner-up		 Runner-up
record (Conf.)		 Runner-up
seed
Duke 24–6 (11–5) 3 2002 ACC[2] NC State 18–12 (9–7) 4
Vermont 21–11 (11–5) 2 Never America East Boston University 20–10 (13–3) 1
Dayton 24–5 (13–2) W2 2000 Atlantic 10 Temple 15–15 (10–6) E2
Troy State 26–5 (14–2) 2 Never Atlantic Sun Central Florida 21–11 (11–5) 4
Oklahoma 24–6 (12–4) 3 2002 Big 12 Missouri 21–10 (9–7) 5
Pittsburgh 26–4 (13–3) W2 2002 Big East Connecticut 21–9 (10–6) E2
Weber State 26–5 (14–0) 1 1999 Big Sky Eastern Washington 18–12 (9–5) 2
UNC Asheville 14–16 (7–7) 5 Never Big South[3] Radford 10–20 (6–8) 6
Illinois 24–6 (11–5) 2 2002 Big Ten Ohio State 17–14 (7–9) 8
Utah State 24–8 (12–6) 3 2001 Big West Cal Poly 16–14 (10–8) 4
UNC Wilmington 24–6 (15–3) 1 2002 CAA Drexel 19–11 (12–6) 3
Louisville 24–6 (11–5) 3 2000 C-USA UAB 19–12 (8–8) 8
UW–Milwaukee 24–7 (13–3) 2 Never Horizon Butler 25–5 (14–2) 1
Manhattan 23–6 (14–4) 1 1995 MAAC[4] Fairfield 19–11 (13–5) 2
Central Michigan 24–6 (14–4) 1 1987 MAC Kent State 21–9 (12–6) 2
South Carolina State 20–10 (15–3) 1 2000 MEAC[5] Hampton 19–11 (13–5) 3
IUPUI 20–13 (10–4) 2 Never Mid-Con Valparaiso 20–10 (12–2) 1
Creighton 29–4 (15–3) 2 2002 Missouri Valley Southern Illinois 24–6 (16–2) 1
Colorado State 19–13 (5–9) 6 1990 Mountain West UNLV 21–10 (8–6) 4
Wagner 21–10 (14–4) 1 Never Northeast St. Francis (NY) 14–16 (9–9) 6
Austin Peay 23–7 (13–3) 1 1996 Ohio Valley[6] Tennessee Tech 20–12 (11–5) 3
Oregon 23–9 (10–8) 5 2002 Pac-10 USC 13–17 (6–12) 7
Holy Cross 26–4 (13–1) 1 2002 Patriot American 16–14 (9–5) 2
Kentucky 29–3 (16–0) E1 2002 SEC Mississippi State 21–9 (9–7) W1
East Tennessee State 20–10 (11–5) 2N 1992 Southern Chattanooga 21–9 (11–5) 2S
Sam Houston State 23–6 (17–3) 1 Never Southland Stephen F. Austin 21–8 (16–4) 2
Western Kentucky 24–8 (12–2) 1E 2002 Sun Belt Middle Tennessee 16–14 (9–5) 2E
Texas Southern 18–12 (11–7) 3 1995 SWAC Alabama A&M 14–19 (10–8) 5
Tulsa 22–9 (12–6) 1 2002 WAC Nevada 18–13 (11–7) 3
San Diego 18–11 (10–4) 2 1987 West Coast Gonzaga 23–8 (12–2) 1

At-large bids

School Conference Appearance Last bid
Alabama SEC 16th 2002
Arizona Pac-10 22nd 2002
Arizona State Pac-10 12th 1995
Auburn SEC 8th 2000
Butler Horizon 6th 2001
BYU Mountain West 20th 2001
California Pac-10 13th 2002
Cincinnati C-USA 22nd 2002
Colorado Big 12 10th 1997
Connecticut Big East 24th 2002
Florida SEC 10th 2002
Gonzaga WCC 6th 2002
Indiana Big Ten 32nd 2002
Kansas Big 12 32nd 2002
LSU SEC 17th 2000
Marquette C-USA 23rd 2002
Maryland ACC 20th 2002
Memphis C-USA 17th 1996
Michigan State Big Ten 17th 2002
Mississippi State SEC 6th 2002
Missouri Big 12 21st 2002
NC State ACC 19th 2002
Notre Dame Big East 27th 2002
Oklahoma State Big 12 20th 2002
Purdue Big Ten 20th 2000
Saint Joseph's Atlantic 10 17th 2001
Southern Illinois Missouri Valley 6th 2002
Stanford Pac-10 12th 2002
Syracuse Big East 28th 2001
Texas Big 12 21st 2002
Utah Mountain West 24th 2002
Wake Forest ACC 18th 2002
Wisconsin Big Ten 9th 2002
Xavier Atlantic 10 15th 2002

Listed by region and seeding

East Regional – Albany
Seed School Conference Record Berth Type
#1 Oklahoma Big 12 24–6 Automatic
#2 Wake Forest ACC 24–5 At-large
#3 Syracuse Big East 24–5 At-large
#4 Louisville C-USA 24–6 Automatic
#5 Mississippi State SEC 20–10 At-large
#6 Oklahoma State Big 12 21–9 At-large
#7 Saint Joseph's Atlantic 10 23–6 At-large
#8 California Pac-10 21–8 At-large
#9 North Carolina State ACC 18–12 At-large
#10 Auburn SEC 20–11 At-large
#11 Pennsylvania Ivy League 22–5 Automatic
#12 Butler Horizon 25–5 At-large
#13 Austin Peay OVC 23–7 Automatic
#14 Manhattan MAAC 23–6 Automatic
#15 East Tennessee State Southern 20–10 Automatic
#16 South Carolina State MEAC 20–10 Automatic
South Regional – San Antonio
Seed School Conference Record Berth Type
#1 Texas Big 12 22–6 At-large
#2 Florida SEC 24–7 At-large
#3 Xavier Atlantic 10 25–5 At-large
#4 Stanford Pac-10 23–8 At-large
#5 Connecticut Big East 21–9 At-large
#6 Maryland ACC 19–9 At-large
#7 Michigan State Big Ten 19–12 At-large
#8 LSU SEC 21–10 At-large
#9 Purdue Big Ten 18–10 At-large
#10 Colorado Big 12 20–11 At-large
#11 UNC Wilmington CAA 24–6 Automatic
#12 BYU Mountain West 23–8 At-large
#13 San Diego WCC 18–11 Automatic
#14 Troy State Atlantic Sun 26–5 Automatic
#15 Sam Houston State Southland 23–6 Automatic
#16 UNC Asheville Big South 14–16 Automatic
Texas Southern SWAC 18–12 Automatic
Midwest Regional – Minneapolis
Seed School Conference Record Berth Type
#1 Kentucky SEC 29–3 Automatic
#2 Pittsburgh Big East 26–4 Automatic
#3 Marquette C-USA 23–5 At-large
#4 Dayton Atlantic 10 24–5 Automatic
#5 Wisconsin Big Ten 22–7 At-large
#6 Missouri Big 12 21–10 At-large
#7 Indiana Big Ten 20–12 At-large
#8 Oregon Pac-10 23–9 Automatic
#9 Utah Mountain West 24–7 At-large
#10 Alabama SEC 17–11 At-large
#11 Southern Illinois Missouri Valley 24–6 At-large
#12 Weber State Big Sky 26–5 Automatic
#13 Tulsa WAC 22–9 Automatic
#14 Holy Cross Patriot 26–4 Automatic
#15 Wagner Northeast 21–10 Automatic
#16 IUPUI Mid-Continent 20–13 Automatic
West Regional – Anaheim
Seed School Conference Record Berth Type
#1 Arizona Pac-10 25–3 At-large
#2 Kansas Big 12 25–7 At-large
#3 Duke ACC 24–6 Automatic
#4 Illinois Big Ten 24–6 Automatic
#5 Notre Dame Big East 22–9 At-large
#6 Creighton Missouri Valley 29–4 Automatic
#7 Memphis C-USA 23–6 At-large
#8 Cincinnati C-USA 17–11 At-large
#9 Gonzaga WCC 23–8 At-large
#10 Arizona State Pac-10 19–11 At-large
#11 Central Michigan Mid-American 24–6 Automatic
#12 UW–Milwaukee Horizon 24–7 Automatic
#13 Western Kentucky Sun Belt 24–8 Automatic
#14 Colorado State Mountain West 19–13 Automatic
#15 Utah State Big West 24–8 Automatic
#16 Vermont America East 21–11 Automatic

Bids by conference

Bids Conference Schools
6 Big 12 Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas
SEC Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State
5 Big Ten Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, Purdue, Wisconsin
Pac-10 Arizona, Arizona State, California, Oregon, Stanford
4 ACC Duke, Maryland, NC State, Wake Forest
Big East Connecticut, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Syracuse
C-USA Cincinnati, Louisville, Marquette, Memphis
3 Atlantic 10 Dayton, Saint Joseph's, Xavier
Mountain West BYU, Colorado State, Utah
2 Horizon Butler, UW–Milwaukee
Missouri Valley Creighton, Southern Illinois
West Coast Gonzaga, San Diego
119 other conferences

Bids by state

Bids State School(s)
3 Alabama Alabama, Auburn, Troy
2 Arizona Arizona, Arizona State
3 California California, San Diego, Stanford
2 Colorado Colorado, Colorado State
1 Connecticut Connecticut
1 Florida Florida
5 Indiana Butler, Indiana, IUPUI, Notre Dame, Purdue
2 Illinois Illinois, Southern Illinois
1 Kansas Kansas
3 Kentucky Kentucky, Louisville, Western Kentucky
1 Louisiana LSU
1 Maryland Maryland
1 Massachusetts Holy Cross
2 Michigan Central Michigan, Michigan State
1 Mississippi Mississippi State
1 Missouri Missouri
1 Nebraska Creighton
3 New York Manhattan, Syracuse, Wagner
5 North Carolina Duke, NC State, UNC Asheville, UNC Wilmington, Wake Forest
3 Ohio Cincinnati, Dayton, Xavier
3 Oklahoma Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Tulsa
1 Oregon Oregon
3 Pennsylvania Penn, Pittsburgh, Saint Joseph's
1 South Carolina South Carolina State
3 Tennessee Austin Peay, East Tennessee State, Memphis
3 Texas Sam Houston State, Texas, Texas Southern
4 Utah BYU, Utah, Utah State, Weber State
1 Vermont Vermont
1 Washington Gonzaga
3 Wisconsin Marquette, UW–Milwaukee, Wisconsin

References

  1. ↑ "2003 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, rounds". NCAA.com. May 8, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  2. ↑ "2008–09 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide". Atlantic Coast Conference. 2008. p. 109. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  3. ↑ "2021-22 Big South Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Men's Basketball Championship History". MAACSports.com. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  5. ↑ "MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book" (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  6. ↑ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). OVCSports.com. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
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