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2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2002, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 7, 2003, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Syracuse Orange and coach Jim Boeheim won their first NCAA national championship with an 81–78 victory over the Kansas Jayhawks.

2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1Arizona Wildcats
Regular seasonNovember 10, 2002–
March 16, 2003
NCAA Tournament2003
Tournament datesMarch 17 – April 7, 2003
National ChampionshipLouisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
NCAA ChampionsSyracuse Orange
Other championsSt. John's Red Storm (NIT)
Player of the Year
(Naismith, Wooden)		T. J. Ford, Texas

Season headlines

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Major rule changes

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Beginning in 2002–03, the following rules changes were implemented:[2]

  • Two free-throw lane spaces closest to the free-thrower would remain unoccupied.
  • No free throws were awarded to the offended team in bonus for personal fouls committed by a team while in team control or in possession of the ball during a throw-in (team-control foul).

Season outlook

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Pre-season polls

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The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls November 13, 2002.[3]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Arizona (50)
2 Kansas (14)
3 Oklahoma (6)
4 Texas
5 Pittsburgh (1)
6 Duke
7 Florida
8 Alabama
9 Michigan State
10 Xavier
11 Oregon
12 Mississippi State (1)
13 Maryland
14 UCLA
15 Connecticut
16 Georgia
17 Kentucky
18 Marquette
19 Missouri
20 Western Kentucky
21 Indiana
22 Gonzaga
23 Cincinnati
24 Minnesota
25 Tulsa
ESPN/USA Today Coaches
Ranking Team
1 Arizona (27)
2 Kansas (3)
3 Oklahoma (1)
4 Pittsburgh
5 Texas
6 Duke
7 Florida
8 Alabama
9 Oregon
10 Michigan State
11 Xavier
12 UCLA
13 Mississippi State
14 Connecticut
15 Maryland
16 Georgia
17 Kentucky
18 Missouri
19 Marquette
20 Cincinnati
21 Indiana
22 Gonzaga
23 Western Kentucky
24 Minnesota
25 Illinois

Conference membership changes

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These schools joined new conferences for the 2002–03 season.

School Former conference New conference
Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs NCAA Division II Atlantic Sun Conference
Lipscomb Bisons NAIA NCAA Division I independent
Savannah State Tigers NCAA Division II NCAA Division I independent
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders NCAA Division III NCAA Division I independent

Regular season

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Conferences

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Conference winners and tournaments

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Conference Regular
season winner[4] 		Conference
player of the year 		Conference
tournament 		Tournament
venue (City) 		Tournament
winner
America East Conference Boston University Taylor Coppenrath, Vermont[5] 2003 America East men's basketball tournament Walter Brown Arena
(Boston, Massachusetts)
(Except Finals)		 Vermont[6]
Atlantic 10 Conference St. Joseph's (East)
Xavier (West)		 David West, Xavier[7] 2003 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament University of Dayton Arena
(Dayton, Ohio)		 Dayton[8]
Atlantic Coast Conference Wake Forest Josh Howard, Wake Forest[9] 2003 ACC men's basketball tournament Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina)		 Duke[10]
Atlantic Sun Conference Troy & Mercer Adam Sonn, Belmont[11] 2003 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament GSU Sports Arena
(Atlanta, Georgia)		 Troy[11]
Big 12 Conference Kansas Nick Collison, Kansas[12] 2003 Big 12 men's basketball tournament American Airlines Center
(Dallas, Texas)		 Oklahoma[13]
Big East Conference Connecticut & Boston College (East)
Syracuse & Pittsburgh (West)		 Troy Bell, Boston College[14] 2003 Big East men's basketball tournament Madison Square Garden
(New York City, New York)		 Pittsburgh[14]
Big Sky Conference Weber State Jermaine Boyette, Weber State[15] 2003 Big Sky men's basketball tournament Dee Events Center
(Ogden, Utah)
(Semifinals and Finals)		 Weber State[16]
Big South Conference Winthrop Torrey Butler, Coastal Carolina[17] 2003 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament Vines Center
(Lynchburg, Virginia)
(Semifinals and Finals)		 UNC Asheville[17]
Big Ten Conference Wisconsin Brian Cook, Illinois[18] 2003 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament United Center
(Chicago, Illinois)		 Illinois[18]
Big West Conference UC Santa Barbara Branduinn Fullove, UC Santa Barbara[19] 2003 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Anaheim Convention Center
(Anaheim, California)		 Utah State[19]
Colonial Athletic Association UNC Wilmington Brett Blizzard, UNC Wilmington[20] 2003 CAA men's basketball tournament Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)		 UNC Wilmington[20]
Conference USA Marquette Dwyane Wade, Marquette[21] 2003 Conference USA men's basketball tournament Freedom Hall
(Louisville, Kentucky)		 Louisville[22]
Horizon League Butler Willie Green, Detroit[23] 2003 Horizon League men's basketball tournament U.S. Cellular Arena
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
(Except First Round)		 Wisconsin-Milwaukee[23]
Ivy League Penn Ugonna Onyekwe, Penn[24] No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Manhattan Luis Flores, Manhattan[25] 2003 MAAC men's basketball tournament Sovereign Bank Arena
(Trenton, New Jersey)		 Manhattan[26]
Mid-American Conference Kent State (East)
Central Michigan (West)		 Chris Kaman, Central Michigan[27] 2003 MAC men's basketball tournament Gund Arena
(Cleveland, Ohio)		 Central Michigan[27]
Mid-Continent Conference Valparaiso Mike Helms, Oakland[28] 2003 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament Kemper Arena
(Kansas City, Missouri)		 IUPUI[29]
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference South Carolina State Ron Williamson, Howard[30] 2003 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)		 South Carolina State[31]
Missouri Valley Conference Southern Illinois Kyle Korver, Creighton[32] 2003 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Savvis Center
(St. Louis, Missouri)		 Creighton[33]
Mountain West Conference Utah & BYU Ruben Douglas, New Mexico[34] 2003 MWC men's basketball tournament Thomas & Mack Center
(Paradise, Nevada)		 Colorado State[35]
Northeast Conference Wagner Jermaine Hall, Wagner[36] 2003 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament Campus Sites Wagner[37]
Ohio Valley Conference Austin Peay & Morehead State Ricky Minard, Morehead State[38] 2003 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Gaylord Entertainment Center
(Nashville, Tennessee)
(Semifinals and Finals)		 Austin Peay[38]
Pacific-10 Conference Arizona Luke Ridnour, Oregon[39] 2003 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament Staples Center
(Los Angeles, California)		 Oregon[40]
Patriot League Holy Cross Patrick Whearty, Holy Cross[41] 2003 Patriot League men's basketball tournament Campus Sites Holy Cross[42]
Southeastern Conference Kentucky (East)
Mississippi State (West)		 Keith Bogans, Kentucky (Coaches)[43]
Ron Slay, Tennessee (AP)[44]		 2003 SEC men's basketball tournament Louisiana Superdome
(New Orleans, Louisiana)		 Kentucky[45]
Southern Conference East Tennessee State, Appalachian State & Davidson (North)
Charleston (South)		 Troy Wheless, Charleston[46] 2003 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament North Charleston Coliseum
(North Charleston, South Carolina)		 East Tennessee State[47]
Southland Conference Sam Houston State Donald Cole, Sam Houston State[48] 2003 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Bernard Johnson Coliseum
(Huntsville, Texas)
(Finals)		 Sam Houston State[48]
Southwestern Athletic Conference Prairie View A&M Gregory Burks, Prairie View A&M[49] 2003 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament Fair Park Arena
(Birmingham, Alabama)		 Texas Southern[50]
Sun Belt Conference Western Kentucky (East)
Louisiana–Lafayette (West)		 James Moore, New Mexico State[51] 2003 Sun Belt men's basketball tournament E. A. Diddle Arena
(Bowling Green, Kentucky)		 Western Kentucky[52]
West Coast Conference Gonzaga Blake Stepp, Gonzaga[53] 2003 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament Jenny Craig Pavilion
(San Diego, California)		 San Diego[54]
Western Athletic Conference Fresno State Quinton Ross, Southern Methodist[55] 2003 WAC men's basketball tournament Reynolds Center
(Tulsa, Oklahoma)		 Tulsa[55]

Conference standings

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2002–03 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Boston University 13 – 3   .813 20 – 11   .645
Vermont † 11 – 5   .688 21 – 12   .636
Hartford 10 – 6   .625 16 – 13   .552
Binghamton 9 – 7   .563 14 – 13   .519
Maine 8 – 8   .500 14 – 16   .467
Northeastern 8 – 8   .500 16 – 15   .516
Stony Brook 7 – 9   .438 13 – 15   .464
Albany 3 – 13   .188 7 – 21   .250
New Hampshire 3 – 13   .188 5 – 23   .179
† 2003 America East tournament winner
2002–03 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Wake Forest 13 – 3   .813 25 – 6   .806
No. 17 Maryland 11 – 5   .688 21 – 10   .677
No. 7 Duke† 11 – 5   .688 26 – 7   .788
NC State 9 – 7   .563 18 – 13   .581
Georgia Tech 7 – 9   .438 16 – 15   .516
Virginia 6 – 10   .375 16 – 16   .500
North Carolina 6 – 10   .375 19 – 16   .543
Clemson 5 – 11   .313 15 – 13   .536
Florida State 4 – 12   .250 14 – 15   .483
† 2003 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2002–03 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Saint Joseph's 12 – 4   .750 23 – 7   .767
Rhode Island 10 – 6   .625 19 – 12   .613
Temple 10 – 6   .625 18 – 16   .529
UMass 6 – 10   .375 11 – 18   .379
Fordham 3 – 13   .188 2 – 26   .071
St. Bonaventure 1 – 15   .063 13 – 14   .481
West
No. 12 Xavier 15 – 1   .938 26 – 6   .813
No. 16 Dayton † 14 – 2   .875 24 – 6   .800
Richmond 10 – 6   .625 15 – 14   .517
La Salle 6 – 10   .375 12 – 17   .414
George Washington 5 – 11   .313 12 – 17   .414
Duquesne 4 – 13   .235 9 – 21   .300
† Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of February 5, 2016
Rankings from Coaches' Poll[56]
2002–03 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Belmont 12 – 4   .750 17 – 12   .586
Jacksonville State 10 – 6   .625 20 – 10   .667
Samford 9 – 7   .563 13 – 15   .464
Georgia State 8 – 8   .500 14 – 15   .483
Gardner–Webb 2 – 14   .125 5 – 24   .172
Campbell 1 – 15   .063 5 – 22   .185
South
Troy State † 14 – 2   .875 26 – 6   .813
Mercer 14 – 2   .875 23 – 6   .793
UCF 11 – 5   .688 21 – 11   .656
Jacksonville 8 – 8   .500 13 – 16   .448
Stetson 4 – 12   .250 7 – 20   .259
Florida Atlantic 3 – 13   .188 7 – 21   .250
† 2003 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 4, 2003
Rankings from AP Poll
2002–03 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Kansas 14 – 2   .875 30 – 8   .789
No. 5 Texas 13 – 3   .813 26 – 7   .788
No. 3 Oklahoma † 12 – 4   .750 27 – 7   .794
Oklahoma State 10 – 6   .625 22 – 10   .688
No. 24 Missouri 9 – 7   .563 22 – 11   .667
Colorado 9 – 7   .563 20 – 12   .625
Texas Tech 6 – 10   .375 22 – 13   .629
Texas A&M 6 – 10   .375 14 – 14   .500
Iowa State 5 – 11   .313 17 – 14   .548
Baylor 5 – 11   .313 14 – 14   .500
Kansas State 4 – 12   .250 13 – 17   .433
Nebraska 3 – 13   .188 11 – 19   .367
† 2003 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [57]
2002–03 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Boston College 10 – 6   .625 19 – 12   .613
No. 23 Connecticut 10 – 6   .625 23 – 10   .697
Providence 8 – 8   .500 18 – 14   .563
Villanova 8 – 8   .500 15 – 16   .484
St. John's 7 – 9   .438 21 – 13   .618
Miami 4 – 12   .250 11 – 17   .393
Virginia Tech* 4 – 12   .250 11 – 18   .379
West
No. 13 Syracuse 13 – 3   .813 30 – 5   .857
No. 4 Pittsburgh† 13 – 3   .813 28 – 5   .848
Seton Hall 10 – 6   .625 17 – 13   .567
No. 22 Notre Dame 10 – 6   .625 24 – 10   .706
Georgetown 6 – 10   .375 19 – 15   .559
West Virginia 5 – 11   .313 14 – 15   .483
Rutgers* 4 – 12   .250 12 – 16   .429
† 2003 Big East tournament winner
As of March 31, 2003[58]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2003 Big East tournament
2002–03 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Weber State † 14 – 0   1.000 26 – 6   .813
Eastern Washington 9 – 5   .643 18 – 13   .581
Idaho State 7 – 7   .500 15 – 14   .517
Montana 7 – 7   .500 13 – 17   .433
Northern Arizona 6 – 8   .429 15 – 13   .536
Sacramento State 5 – 9   .357 12 – 17   .414
Montana State 5 – 9   .357 11 – 16   .407
Portland State 3 – 11   .214 5 – 22   .185
† 2003 Big Sky tournament winner
2002–03 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Winthrop 11 – 3   .786 20 – 10   .667
Charleston Southern 8 – 6   .571 14 – 14   .500
Liberty 8 – 6   .571 14 – 15   .483
Elon 8 – 6   .571 12 – 15   .444
UNC Asheville † 7 – 7   .500 15 – 17   .469
Radford 6 – 8   .429 10 – 20   .333
Coastal Carolina 5 – 9   .357 13 – 15   .464
High Point 3 – 11   .214 7 – 20   .259
† 2003 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2002–03 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 21 Wisconsin 12 – 4   .750 24 – 8   .750
No. 11 Illinois † 11 – 5   .688 25 – 7   .781
Purdue 10 – 6   .625 19 – 11   .633
Michigan State 10 – 6   .625 22 – 13   .629
Michigan 10 – 6   .625 18 – 12   .600
Indiana 8 – 8   .500 21 – 13   .618
Minnesota 8 – 8   .500 19 – 14   .576
Iowa 7 – 9   .438 17 – 14   .548
Ohio State 7 – 9   .438 17 – 15   .531
Northwestern 3 – 13   .188 12 – 17   .414
Penn State 2 – 14   .125 7 – 21   .250
† 2003 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
2002–03 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Santa Barbara 14 – 4   .778 18 – 14   .563
UC Irvine 13 – 5   .722 20 – 9   .690
Utah State† 12 – 6   .667 24 – 9   .727
Cal Poly 10 – 8   .556 16 – 14   .533
Idaho 9 – 9   .500 13 – 15   .464
Cal State Fullerton 8 – 10   .444 10 – 19   .345
Cal State Northridge 8 – 10   .444 14 – 15   .483
Pacific 7 – 11   .389 12 – 16   .429
UC Riverside 5 – 13   .278 6 – 18   .250
Long Beach State 4 – 14   .222 5 – 22   .185
† 2003 Big West tournament winner
As of April 10, 2003[59]
Rankings from AP poll
2002–03 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Wilmington † 15 – 3   .833 24 – 7   .774
VCU 12 – 6   .667 18 – 10   .643
Drexel 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613
George Mason 11 – 7   .611 16 – 12   .571
Delaware 9 – 9   .500 15 – 14   .517
Old Dominion 9 – 9   .500 12 – 15   .444
James Madison 8 – 10   .444 13 – 17   .433
William & Mary 7 – 11   .389 12 – 16   .429
Hofstra 6 – 12   .333 8 – 21   .276
Towson 1 – 17   .056 4 – 24   .143
† 2003 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
2002–03 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American
No. 9 Marquette 14 – 2   .875 27 – 6   .818
No. 14 Louisville † 11 – 5   .688 25 – 7   .781
Cincinnati 9 – 7   .563 17 – 12   .586
Saint Louis 9 – 7   .563 16 – 14   .533
DePaul 8 – 8   .500 16 – 13   .552
Charlotte 8 – 8   .500 13 – 16   .448
East Carolina 3 – 13   .188 12 – 15   .444
National
No. 19 Memphis 13 – 3   .813 23 – 7   .767
UAB 8 – 8   .500 21 – 13   .618
Tulane 8 – 8   .500 16 – 15   .516
South Florida 7 – 9   .438 15 – 14   .517
Houston 6 – 10   .375 8 – 20   .286
Southern Miss 5 – 11   .313 13 – 16   .448
TCU 3 – 13   .188 9 – 19   .321
† 2003 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[60]
2002–03 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Butler 14 – 2   .875 27 – 6   .818
Milwaukee † 13 – 3   .813 24 – 8   .750
Illinois-Chicago 12 – 4   .750 21 – 9   .700
Loyola Chicago 9 – 7   .563 15 – 16   .484
Detroit Mercy 9 – 7   .563 18 – 12   .600
Green Bay 4 – 12   .250 10 – 20   .333
Youngstown State 4 – 12   .250 9 – 20   .310
Wright State 4 – 12   .250 10 – 18   .357
Cleveland State 3 – 13   .188 8 – 22   .267
† 2003 Horizon League Tournament winner
2002–03 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Penn 14 – 0   1.000 22 – 6   .786
Brown 12 – 2   .857 17 – 12   .586
Princeton 10 – 4   .714 16 – 11   .593
Yale 8 – 6   .571 14 – 13   .519
Harvard 4 – 10   .286 12 – 15   .444
Cornell 4 – 10   .286 9 – 18   .333
Dartmouth 4 – 10   .286 8 – 19   .296
Columbia 0 – 14   .000 2 – 25   .074
Rankings from AP Poll[61]
2002–03 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Manhattan † 14 – 4   .778 23 – 7   .767
Fairfield 13 – 5   .722 19 – 12   .613
Siena 12 – 6   .667 21 – 11   .656
Niagara 12 – 6   .667 17 – 12   .586
Iona 11 – 7   .611 17 – 12   .586
Marist 8 – 10   .444 13 – 16   .448
Rider 7 – 11   .389 12 – 16   .429
Saint Peter's 6 – 12   .333 10 – 19   .345
Canisius 6 – 12   .333 10 – 18   .357
Loyola (MD) 1 – 17   .056 4 – 24   .143
† 2003 MAAC tournament winner
2002–03 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 12 – 6   .667 21 – 10   .677
Miami (OH) 11 – 7   .611 13 – 15   .464
Akron 9 – 9   .500 14 – 14   .500
Marshall 9 – 9   .500 14 – 15   .483
Ohio 8 – 10   .444 14 – 16   .467
Buffalo 2 – 16   .111 5 – 23   .179
West
Central Michigan † 14 – 4   .778 25 – 7   .781
Northern Illinois 11 – 7   .611 17 – 14   .548
Western Michigan 10 – 8   .556 20 – 11   .645
Eastern Michigan 8 – 10   .444 14 – 14   .500
Bowling Green 8 – 10   .444 13 – 16   .448
Ball State 8 – 10   .444 13 – 17   .433
Toledo 7 – 11   .389 14 – 15   .483
† 2003 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2002–03 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Valparaiso 12 – 2   .857 20 – 11   .645
IUPUI † 10 – 4   .714 20 – 14   .588
Oakland 10 – 4   .714 17 – 11   .607
Oral Roberts 9 – 5   .643 18 – 10   .643
Missouri-Kansas City 7 – 7   .500 9 – 20   .310
Southern Utah 5 – 9   .357 11 – 17   .393
Western Illinois 3 – 11   .214 7 – 21   .250
Chicago State 0 – 14   .000 3 – 27   .100
† 2003 Mid-Con Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[62]
2002–03 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Carolina State † 15 – 3   .833 20 – 11   .645
Hampton 13 – 5   .722 19 – 11   .633
Delaware State 13 – 5   .722 15 – 12   .556
Florida A&M 11 – 7   .611 17 – 12   .586
Coppin State 11 – 7   .611 11 – 17   .393
Norfolk State 10 – 8   .556 14 – 15   .483
Howard 9 – 9   .500 13 – 17   .433
Morgan State 6 – 12   .333 7 – 22   .241
Bethune–Cookman 5 – 13   .278 8 – 22   .267
Maryland Eastern Shore 5 – 13   .278 5 – 23   .179
North Carolina A&T 1 – 17   .056 1 – 26   .037
† 2003 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[63]
2002–03 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Illinois 16 – 2   .889 24 – 7   .774
No. 15 Creighton † 15 – 3   .833 29 – 5   .853
Wichita State 12 – 6   .667 18 – 12   .600
Southwest Missouri State 12 – 6   .667 17 – 12   .586
Evansville 8 – 10   .444 12 – 16   .429
Bradley 8 – 10   .444 12 – 18   .400
Northern Iowa 7 – 11   .389 11 – 17   .393
Drake 5 – 13   .278 10 – 20   .333
Illinois State 5 – 13   .278 8 – 21   .276
Indiana State 2 – 16   .111 7 – 24   .226
† 2003 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[64]
2002–03 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Utah 11 – 3   .786 25 – 8   .758
BYU 11 – 3   .786 23 – 9   .719
Wyoming 8 – 6   .571 21 – 11   .656
UNLV 8 – 6   .571 21 – 11   .656
San Diego State 6 – 8   .429 16 – 14   .533
Colorado State † 5 – 9   .357 19 – 14   .576
New Mexico 4 – 10   .286 10 – 18   .357
Air Force 3 – 11   .214 12 – 16   .429
† 2003 Mountain West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[65]
2002–03 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wagner † 14 – 4   .778 21 – 11   .656
Monmouth 13 – 5   .722 15 – 13   .536
Central Connecticut 12 – 6   .667 15 – 13   .536
Quinnipiac 10 – 8   .556 17 – 12   .586
Saint Francis (PA) 10 – 8   .556 14 – 14   .500
St. Francis (NY) 9 – 9   .500 14 – 16   .467
Fairleigh Dickinson 9 – 9   .500 15 – 14   .517
Long Island 7 – 11   .389 9 – 19   .321
Robert Morris 7 – 11   .389 10 – 17   .370
Mount St. Mary's 6 – 12   .333 11 – 16   .407
Sacred Heart 6 – 12   .333 8 – 21   .276
UMBC 5 – 13   .278 7 – 20   .259
† 2003 NEC tournament winner
2002–03 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Austin Peay † 13 – 3   .813 23 – 8   .742
Morehead State 13 – 3   .813 20 – 9   .690
Tennessee Tech 11 – 5   .688 20 – 12   .625
Murray State 9 – 7   .563 17 – 12   .586
Eastern Illinois 9 – 7   .563 14 – 15   .483
UT Martin 7 – 9   .438 14 – 14   .500
Southeast Missouri State 5 – 11   .313 11 – 19   .367
Eastern Kentucky 5 – 11   .313 11 – 17   .393
Tennessee State 0 – 16   .000 2 – 25   .074
† 2003 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2002–03 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Arizona 17 – 1   .944 28 – 4   .875
No. 20 Stanford 14 – 4   .778 24 – 9   .727
California 13 – 5   .722 22 – 9   .710
Arizona State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
Oregon † 10 – 8   .556 23 – 10   .697
Oregon State 6 – 12   .333 13 – 15   .464
USC 6 – 12   .333 13 – 17   .433
UCLA 6 – 12   .333 10 – 19   .345
Washington 5 – 13   .278 10 – 17   .370
Washington State 2 – 16   .111 7 – 20   .259
† 2003 Pac-10 tournament winner
As of July 10, 2011[66]
Rankings from Coaches Poll[67]
2002–03 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Holy Cross † 13 – 1   .929 26 – 5   .839
American 9 – 5   .643 16 – 14   .533
Colgate 9 – 5   .643 14 – 14   .500
Lehigh 8 – 6   .571 16 – 12   .571
Bucknell 7 – 7   .500 14 – 15   .483
Lafayette 6 – 8   .429 13 – 16   .448
Navy 4 – 10   .286 8 – 20   .286
Army 0 – 14   .000 5 – 22   .185
† 2003 Patriot League tournament winner
2002–03 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 1 Kentucky † 16 – 0   1.000 32 – 4   .889
No. 10 Florida 12 – 4   .750 25 – 8   .758
No. 25 Georgia 11 – 5   .688 19 – 8   .704
Tennessee 9 – 7   .563 17 – 12   .586
South Carolina 5 – 11   .313 12 – 16   .429
Vanderbilt 3 – 13   .188 11 – 18   .379
West
No. 20 Mississippi State 9 – 7   .563 21 – 10   .677
Auburn 8 – 8   .500 22 – 12   .647
LSU 8 – 8   .500 21 – 11   .656
Alabama 7 – 9   .438 17 – 12   .586
Ole Miss 4 – 12   .250 14 – 15   .483
Arkansas 4 – 12   .250 9 – 19   .321
† 2003 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[68]
2002–03 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Davidson 11 – 5   .688 17 – 10   .630
East Tennessee State † 11 – 5   .688 20 – 11   .645
Appalachian State 11 – 5   .688 19 – 10   .655
Western Carolina 6 – 10   .375 9 – 19   .321
VMI 3 – 13   .188 10 – 20   .333
UNC Greensboro 3 – 13   .188 7 – 22   .241
South
College of Charleston 13 – 3   .813 25 – 8   .758
Chattanooga 11 – 5   .688 21 – 9   .700
Georgia Southern 8 – 8   .500 16 – 13   .552
Wofford 8 – 8   .500 14 – 15   .483
Furman 8 – 8   .500 14 – 17   .452
The Citadel 3 – 13   .188 8 – 20   .286
† SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2003
Rankings from AP poll
2002–03 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sam Houston State † 17 – 3   .850 23 – 7   .767
Stephen F. Austin 16 – 4   .800 21 – 8   .724
Texas–Arlington 13 – 7   .650 16 – 13   .552
Southwest Texas State 11 – 9   .550 17 – 12   .586
McNeese State 10 – 10   .500 15 – 14   .517
Lamar 10 – 10   .500 13 – 14   .481
Louisiana-Monroe 10 – 10   .500 12 – 16   .429
Southeastern Louisiana 9 – 11   .450 11 – 16   .407
UTSA 7 – 13   .350 10 – 17   .370
Northwestern State 6 – 14   .300 6 – 21   .222
Nicholls State 1 – 19   .050 3 – 25   .107
† 2003 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
2002–03 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Prairie View A&M 14 – 4   .778 17 – 12   .586
Mississippi Valley State 13 – 5   .722 15 – 14   .517
Texas Southern † 11 – 7   .611 18 – 13   .581
Alabama State 11 – 7   .611 14 – 15   .483
Alcorn State 10 – 8   .556 14 – 19   .424
Grambling 9 – 9   .500 12 – 18   .400
Jackson State 9 – 9   .500 10 – 18   .357
Southern 5 – 13   .278 9 – 20   .310
Alabama A&M 4 – 14   .222 8 – 19   .296
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 4 – 14   .222 4 – 24   .143
† 2003 SWAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[69]
2002–03 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Western Kentucky † 12 – 2   .857 24 – 9   .727
Middle Tennessee 9 – 5   .643 16 – 14   .533
Arkansas-Little Rock 8 – 6   .571 18 – 12   .600
Arkansas State 6 – 8   .429 13 – 15   .464
Florida International 1 – 13   .071 8 – 21   .276
West
Louisiana–Lafayette 12 – 3   .800 20 – 10   .667
New Mexico State 9 – 6   .600 20 – 9   .690
South Alabama 7 – 8   .467 14 – 14   .500
New Orleans 7 – 8   .467 15 – 14   .517
Denver 7 – 8   .467 17 – 15   .531
North Texas 2 – 13   .133 7 – 21   .250
† 2003 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
2002–03 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gonzaga 12 – 2   .857 24 – 9   .727
San Diego † 10 – 4   .714 18 – 12   .600
San Francisco 9 – 5   .643 15 – 14   .517
Pepperdine 7 – 7   .500 15 – 13   .536
Saint Mary's 6 – 8   .429 15 – 15   .500
Portland 4 – 10   .286 11 – 17   .393
Loyola Marymount 4 – 10   .286 11 – 20   .355
Santa Clara 4 – 10   .286 13 – 15   .464
† 2003 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[70]
2002–03 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fresno State 13 – 5   .722 20 – 8   .714
Tulsa † 12 – 6   .667 23 – 10   .697
SMU 11 – 7   .611 17 – 13   .567
Nevada 11 – 7   .611 18 – 14   .563
Rice 11 – 7   .611 19 – 10   .655
Hawaii 9 – 9   .500 19 – 12   .613
Louisiana Tech 9 – 9   .500 12 – 15   .444
Boise State 7 – 11   .389 13 – 16   .448
San Jose State 4 – 14   .222 7 – 21   .250
UTEP 3 – 15   .167 6 – 24   .200
† 2003 WAC tournament winner

Division I independents

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Six schools played as Division I independents.[71] Lipscomb (8–20), an independent in transition from the NAIA to Division I during the season, was not considered a full Division I school during the 2002–03 season.[71]

2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Centenary - – -   – 14 – 14   .500
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi - – -   – 14 – 15   .483
Texas–Pan American - – -   – 10 – 20   .333
IPFW - – -   – 9 – 21   .300
Morris Brown - – -   – 8 – 20   .286
Savannah State - – -   – 3 – 24   .111
Rankings from AP Poll

Informal championships

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Conference Regular
season winner 		Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5 Saint Joseph's Jameer Nelson, Saint Joseph's

Saint Joseph's finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Statistical leaders

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Source for additional stats categories

Points per game
Rebounds per game
Assists per game
Steals per game
Player School PPG Player School RPG Player School APG Player School SPG
Ruben Douglas New Mexico 28.0 Brandon Hunter Ohio 12.6 Martell Bailey Illinois-Chicago 8.1 Alexis McMillan Stetson 4.0
Henry Domercant E. Illinois 27.9 Amien Hicks Morris Brown 12.4 Marques Green St. Bonaventure 8.0 Zakee Wadood E. Tennessee St. 3.2
Mike Helms Oakland 26.9 Adam Sonn Belmont 12.1 T. J. Ford Texas 7.7 Jay Heard Jacksonville St. 3.2
Michael Watson UMKC 25.5 Chris Kaman C. Michigan 12.0 Elliott Prasse-Freeman Harvard 7.7 Eric Bush UAB 3.1
Troy Bell Boston College 25.2 David West Xavier 11.8 Antawn Dobie LIU 7.4 Marcus Hatten St. John's 2.9
Blocked shots per game
Field goal percentage
Three-point FG percentage
Free throw percentage
Player School BPG Player School FG% Player School 3FG% Player School FT%
Emeka Okafor UConn 4.7 Adam Mark Belmont 67.0 Jeff Schiffner Penn 49.3 Steve Drabyn Belmont 95.1
Nick Billings Binghamton 4.3 Rickey White Maine 66.2 Kyle Korver Creighton 48.0 Matt Logie Lehigh 94.8
Justin Rowe Maine 4.2 Matt Nelson Colorado St. 64.3 Terrence Woods Florida A&M 45.7 Hollis Price Oklahoma 92.9
Deng Gai Fairfield 3.8 Armond Williams Illinois-Chicago 63.9 Chez Marks Morehead St. 45.6 Brian Dux Canisius 92.0
Robert Battle Drexel 3.7 Michael Harris Rice 62.3 Tyson Dorsey Samford 45.5 JJ Redick Duke 91.9

Postseason tournaments

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NCAA tournament

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Main article: 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Final Four – Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

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The Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the NCAA men's Final Four.
National semifinals National championship game
      
E3 Syracuse 95
S1 Texas 84
E3 Syracuse 81
W2 Kansas 78
M3 Marquette 61
W2 Kansas 94

National Invitation tournament

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Main article: 2003 National Invitation Tournament

Semifinals & finals

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Semifinals Finals
    
Georgetown 88
Minnesota 74
Georgetown 67
St. John's 70
Texas Tech 63
St. John's 64 Third place
Minnesota 61
Texas Tech 71

Award winners

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Consensus All-American teams

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Main article: 2003 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
David West F Senior Xavier
T. J. Ford G Sophomore Texas
Josh Howard F/G Senior Wake Forest
Nick Collison F Senior Kansas
Dwyane Wade G Junior Marquette
Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Hollis Price G Senior Oklahoma
Carmelo Anthony F/G Freshman Syracuse
Kyle Korver F Senior Creighton
Troy Bell G Senior Boston College
Jason Gardner G Senior Arizona

Major player of the year awards

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Major freshman of the year awards

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Major coach of the year awards

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Other major awards

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Coaching changes

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A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.[72]

Team Former
Coach 		Interim
Coach 		New
Coach 		Reason
Alcorn State Davey Whitney Samuel West
Arkansas-Little Rock Porter Moser Steve Shields
Cal State Fullerton Donny Daniels Bob Burton
Campbell Billy Lee Robbie Laing
Chicago State Bo Ellis Kevin Jones
Clemson Larry Shyatt Oliver Purnell
Cleveland State Rollie Massimino Mike Garland
Columbia Armond Hill Joe Jones
Dayton Oliver Purnell Brian Gregory
Drake Kurt Kanaskie Tom Davis
East Tennessee State Ed DeChellis Murry Bartow
Elon Mark Simons Ernie Nestor
Fordham Bob Hill Dereck Whittenburg
Georgia Jim Harrick Dennis Felton
Georgia State Lefty Driesell Michael Perry
High Point Jerry Steele Bart Lundy
Illinois Bill Self Bruce Weber
Illinois State Tom Richardson Porter Moser
Iowa State Larry Eustachy Wayne Morgan Eustachy quit following the release of pictures of him at a party near the campus of the University of Missouri.[73]
Jackson State Andy Stoglin Tevester Anderson
Kansas Roy Williams Bill Self After turning down the North Carolina job previously, Williams accepted the position at his alma mater.
Marshall Greg White Ron Jirsa
Mount St. Mary's Jim Phelan Milan Brown Phelan retired after 49 years and 830 victories.
Murray State Tevester Anderson Mick Cronin
North Carolina Matt Doherty Roy Williams Doherty resigned after rumors of player unrest.[74] UNC alum Williams is hired away from Kansas.
North Carolina A&T Curtis Hunter Jerry Eaves
Penn State Jerry Dunn Ed DeChellis
Pittsburgh Ben Howland Jamie Dixon
St. Bonaventure Jan van Breda Kolff Anthony Solomon
South Carolina State Cy Alexander Ben Betts
South Florida Seth Greenberg Robert McCullum
Southern Ben Jobe Michael Grant
Southern Illinois Bruce Weber Matt Painter
Tennessee State Nolan Richardson III Hosea Lewis Cy Alexander Richardson III was suspended and ultimately resigned after allegedly threatening an assistant coach with a gun.[75]
UCLA Steve Lavin Ben Howland Lavin was fired following a 10–19 season.
Virginia Tech Ricky Stokes Seth Greenberg
Wagner Dereck Whittenburg Mike Deane
Washington State Paul Graham Dick Bennett
Western Illinois Jim Kerwin Derek Thomas
Western Kentucky Dennis Felton Darrin Horn
Western Michigan Robert McCullum Steve Hawkins
William & Mary Rick Boyages Tony Shaver
Wright State Ed Schilling Paul Biancardi

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