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.
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| Teams | 64 | ||||
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| Finals site | Salem, Virginia | ||||
| Champions | Williams (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Gustavus Adolphus (1st title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Dave Paulsen (Williams) | ||||
| MOP | Benjamin Coffin (Williams) | ||||
| Attendance | 50,870 | ||||
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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
- "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 24. Retrieved 20 April 2019.