2003 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2003 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament was the 29th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.

2003 NCAA Division III
Men's Basketball Tournament
Teams64
Finals site Salem, Virginia
ChampionsWilliams (1st title)
Runner-upGustavus Adolphus (1st title game)
Semifinalists
  • Wooster (1st Final Four)
  • Hampden-Sydney (2nd Final Four)
Winning coachDave Paulsen (Williams)
MOPBenjamin Coffin (Williams)
Attendance50,870
NCAA Division III Men's Tournaments
«2002 2004»

The field contained sixty-four teams, and each program was allocated to one of four sectionals. All sectional games were played on campus sites, while the national semifinals, third-place final, and championship finals were contested at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.[1]

Williams defeated Gustavus Adolphus, 67–65, in the championship, clinching their first national title.

The Ephs (31–1) were coached by Dave Paulsen. Paulsen would later coach at Division I programs Bucknell and George Mason.

Benjamin Coffin, also from Williams, was named Most Outstanding Player.

Championship Rounds
  National Semifinals     National Championship
                 
  Hampden-Sydney 68  
  Gustavus Adolphus 79    
      Gustavus Adolphus 65
      Williams 67
  Williams 74    
  Wooster 72**   National Third-place
 
Hampden-Sydney 74
  Wooster 78

See also

References
  1. "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 24. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
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