2003 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2003 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 11–15, 2003, at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.^[2]

2003 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	12
Site	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Champions	Texas (1st title)
Winning coach	Jody Conradt (1st title)
MVP	Stacy Stephens (Texas)
Attendance	35,619 (overall) 10,717 (championship)
Television	FSN
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2002–03 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Texas †	15	–	1		.938			29	–	6		.829
No. 8 Kansas State	14	–	2		.875			29	–	5		.853
No. 7 Texas Tech	13	–	3		.813			29	–	6		.829
Colorado	11	–	5		.688			24	–	8		.750
Oklahoma	9	–	7		.563			19	–	13		.594
Missouri	9	–	7		.563			17	–	14		.548
Baylor	8	–	8		.500			24	–	11		.686
Iowa State	7	–	9		.438			12	–	16		.429
Kansas	3	–	13		.188			11	–	18		.379
Texas A&M	3	–	13		.188			10	–	18		.357
Oklahoma State	3	–	13		.188			8	–	21		.276
Nebraska	1	–	15		.063			8	–	20		.286
† 2003 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

Number 1 seed Texas defeated number 3 seed Texas Tech 67–57 to win their first championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA tournament.

Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.^[3]

2003 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament seeds
Seed	School	Conf.	Over.	Tiebreaker
1	Texas ‡#	15–1	29–6
2	Kansas State #	14–2	29–5
3	Texas Tech #	13–3	29–6
4	Colorado #	11–5	24–8
5	Oklahoma	9–7	19–13
6	Missouri	9–7	17–14
7	Baylor	8–8	24–11
8	Iowa State	7–9	12–16
9	Kansas	3–13	11–18
10	Texas A&M	3–13	10–18
11	Oklahoma State	3–13	8–21
12	Nebraska	1–15	8–20
‡ – Big 12 Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the Big 12 Conference tournament.^[4]

Schedule

Session	Game	Time	Matchup	Television	Attendance
First round – Tuesday, March 11
1	1	12:00 pm	#9 Kansas 63 vs #8 Iowa State 60		3,061
	2	2:30 pm	#5 Oklahoma 71 vs #12 Nebraska 51
2	3	6:00 pm	#7 Baylor 80 vs #10 Texas A&M 61		3,045
	4	8:30 pm	#11 Oklahoma State 56 vs #6 Missouri 54
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 12
3	5	12:00 pm	#1 Texas 87 vs #9 Kansas 56	FSN	6,405
	6	2:30 pm	#4 Colorado 73 vs #5 Oklahoma 68
4	7	6:00 pm	#2 Kansas State 77 vs #7 Baylor 60		5,735
	8	8:30 pm	#3 Texas Tech 75 vs #11 Oklahoma State 52
Semifinals – Thursday, March 13
5	9	6:00 pm	#1 Texas 62 vs #4 Colorado 47	FSN	6,656
	10	8:30 pm	#3 Texas Tech 71 vs #2 Kansas State 65
Final – Saturday, March 15
6	11	6:00 pm	#1 Texas 67 vs #3 Texas Tech 57	FSN	10,717
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed^[5]^[6]

Tournament

	First round Tuesday, March 11					Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 12					Semifinals Thursday, March 13					Finals Saturday, March 15
						1	Texas	87
						9	Kansas	56
	8	Iowa State	60
	9	Kansas	63
											1	Texas	62
											4	Colorado	47
						4	Colorado	73
						5	Oklahoma	68
	5	Oklahoma	71
	12	Nebraska	51
																1	Texas	67
																3	Texas Tech	57
						3	Texas Tech	75
						11	Oklahoma State	52
	6	Missouri	54
	11	Oklahoma State	56
											3	Texas Tech	71
											2	Kansas State	65
						2	Kansas State	77
						7	Baylor	60
	7	Baylor	80
	10	Texas A&M	61

All-Tournament team

Most Outstanding Player – Stacy Stephens, Texas^[7]

Player	Team
Stacy Stephens	Texas
Heather Schreiber	Texas
Plenette Pierson	Texas Tech
Jia Perkins	Texas Tech
Tera Bjorklund	Colorado

See also

• 2003 Big 12 Conference men's basketball tournament
• 2003 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2002–03 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

References

1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
2. "Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. March 3–6, 2017. p. 30. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
3. "2016-17 Women's Basketball" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 2–3. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
4. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
5. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 57–62. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
6. "2003 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament Box Scores" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
7. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 64. Retrieved June 14, 2020.