2003 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

The 2003 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college basketball among its Division II members in the United States and Canada for the 2002–03 basketball season.

2003 (2003) NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Keeter Gymnasium Point Lookout, Missouri
Champions	Northwestern Red Raiders (2nd title, 3rd title game, 4th Fab Four)
Runner-up	Bethany Swedes (1st title game, 1st Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Cornerstone Golden Eagles (4th Fab Four) Warner Southern Royals (1st Fab Four)
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award	Bryan Edwards (Cornerstone)
Chuck Taylor MVP	Brandon Woudstra (Northwestern (IA))
Top scorer	Brandon Woudstra (Northwestern (IA)) (117 points)
NAIA Division II men's tournaments «2002 2004»

Top-seeded Northwestern (IA) defeated unseeded Bethany (KS) in the championship game, 77–57, to claim the Red Raiders' second NAIA national title and second in three years.

The tournament was played at Keeter Gymnasium on the campus of the College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Missouri.^[1]

Qualification

See also: 2002–03 NAIA Division II men's basketball season

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, and the top sixteen teams were seeded.

The tournament continued to utilize a single-elimination format.

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					National championship
	1	Northwestern (IA)	99
		Presentation (SD)	72
						1	Northwestern (IA)	89*
						16	William Jewell	86
		Flagler	72
	16	William Jewell	87
											1	Northwestern (IA)	74
											9	Huntington (IN)	60
	9	Huntington (IN)	71
		Holy Family	68
						9	Huntington (IN)	80
						8	Cedarville	70
		Saint Ambrose	84
	8	Cedarville	94
																1	Northwestern (IA)	104
																12	Cornerstone	92
	5	Saint Vincent	76
		Bethel (KS)	62
						5	Saint Vincent	54
						12	Cornerstone	92
		UVA Wise	73
	12	Cornerstone	78
											12	Cornerstone	84
											4	Bellevue (NE)	75
	13	Cascade	79
		Black Hills State	73
						13	Cascade	68
						4	Bellevue (NE)	76
		Cal State Hayward	44
	4	Bellevue (NE)	76
																					1	Northwestern (IA)	77
																						Bethany (KS)	57
	3	Jamestown	96
		Indiana Southeast	65
						3	Jamestown	74
							Albertson	65
		Albertson	53
	14	Taylor	44
											3	Jamestown	71
											11	Warner Southern	76
	11	Warner Southern	75
		Rio Grande	58
						11	Warner Southern	99
							College of the Ozarks	93
		College of the Ozarks	72
	6	Siena Heights	69
																11	Warner Southern	69
																	Bethany (KS)	74
	7	MidAmerica Nazarene	61
		Bethany (KS)	72
							Bethany (KS)	89
						10	Oregon Tech	83
		Husson	67
	10	Oregon Tech	81
												Bethany (KS)	77*
												Concordia Nebraska	72
	15	Dominican California	62
		Concordia Nebraska	73
							Concordia Nebraska	68
						2	Cardinal Stritch	54
		Virginia Intermont	79
	2	Cardinal Stritch	94

See also

• 2003 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2003 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 2003 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 2003 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament

References

1. "NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved April 16, 2022.