2003 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

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2003 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament
Teams48
Finals siteSalem, Virginia
ChampionsWilliams (1st title)
Runner-upGustavus Adolphus (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachDave Paulsen (Williams)
MOPBenjamin Coffin (Williams)
Attendance50,870
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
«2002 2004»

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.

The field contained forty-eight 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.

Bracket

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Top left sectional

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First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
Randolph–Macon 72*
Alvernia 69
Alvernia 58
Mary Washington 53
Randolph–Macon 47
UW–Oshkosh 53
UW–Oshkosh 78
MSOE 56
UW–Oshkosh 84
Hope 77
UW–Oshkosh 63
Hampden–Sydney 68
Hampden–Sydney 56
SCAD 54
Christopher Newport 61
SCAD 66
Hampden–Sydney 76
Illinois Wesleyan 68
Illinois Wesleyan 79
Blackburn 59
Illinois Wesleyan 85
Washington–St. Louis 73

Bottom left sectional

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First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
Rockford 72
Buena Vista 84
Buena Vista 96
Illinois College 66
Buena Vista 62
Occidental 67
Trinity (TX) 66
Aurora 67
Aurora 61
Occidental 80
Occidental 56
Gustavus Adolphus 74
UW–Stevens Point 62
Gustavus Adolphus 75
Gustavus Adolphus 65
Whitworth 55
Gustavus Adolphus 79
Hanover 66
Maryville (TN) 70
Mississippi College 58
Maryville (TN) 64
Hanover 68

Top right sectional

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First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
Williams 94
Salem State 67
Salem State 81
St. Joseph's (ME) 76
Williams 76
Hamilton 65
Hamilton 93
Colby–Sawyer 68
Hamilton 72
St. John Fisher 68
Williams 91
Amherst 74
Amherst 84
Southern Vermont 60
Southern Vermont 63
Lasell 60
Amherst 74
Rochester 68
Clark (MA) 82
Western Connecticut 84
Western Connecticut 62
Rochester 73

Bottom right sectional

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First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
Ursinus 75
Scranton 77
Scranton 58
Buffalo State 56
Scranton 64
Wooster 75
John Carroll 85
Pitt–Bradford 65
John Carroll 75
Wooster 77
Wooster 68
Ramapo 64
Ramapo 92
Kings Point 76
Kings Point 63
CCNY 57
Ramapo 89
Montclair State 80
Montclair State 74
Elizabethtown 69
Montclair State 95
Catholic 78

National finals

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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

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References

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