2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams
This is a list of qualifying teams in the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. A total of 65 teams entered the tournament. Thirty of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which did not conduct a postseason tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted at-large bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams were seeded within their assigned region from 1 to 16, which was disclosed, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 65, which was not disclosed.
Qualifying teams
Automatic bids
Automatic bids to the tournament were granted for winning a conference championship tournament, except for the automatic bid of the Ivy League given to the regular season champion. Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in bold face were given at-large berths.
Automatic bids |
|---|
Qualifying school |
Penn |
Qualifying school |
Duke |
Vermont |
Dayton |
Troy State |
Oklahoma |
Pittsburgh |
Weber State |
UNC Asheville |
Illinois |
Utah State |
UNC Wilmington |
Louisville |
UW–Milwaukee |
Manhattan |
Central Michigan |
South Carolina State |
IUPUI |
Creighton |
Colorado State |
Wagner |
Austin Peay |
Oregon |
Holy Cross |
Kentucky |
East Tennessee State |
Sam Houston State |
Western Kentucky |
Texas Southern |
Tulsa |
San Diego |
At-large bids
School |
Conference |
Appearance |
Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|
Alabama |
SEC |
16th |
2002 |
Arizona |
Pac-10 |
22nd |
2002 |
Arizona State |
Pac-10 |
12th |
1995 |
Auburn |
SEC |
8th |
2000 |
Butler |
Horizon |
6th |
2001 |
BYU |
Mountain West |
20th |
2001 |
California |
Pac-10 |
13th |
2002 |
Cincinnati |
C-USA |
22nd |
2002 |
Colorado |
Big 12 |
10th |
1997 |
Connecticut |
Big East |
24th |
2002 |
Florida |
SEC |
10th |
2002 |
Gonzaga |
WCC |
6th |
2002 |
Indiana |
Big Ten |
32nd |
2002 |
Kansas |
Big 12 |
32nd |
2002 |
SEC |
17th |
2000 |
|
Marquette |
C-USA |
23rd |
2002 |
Maryland |
ACC |
20th |
2002 |
Memphis |
C-USA |
17th |
1996 |
Michigan State |
Big Ten |
17th |
2002 |
Mississippi State |
SEC |
6th |
2002 |
Missouri |
Big 12 |
21st |
2002 |
NC State |
ACC |
19th |
2002 |
Notre Dame |
Big East |
27th |
2002 |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
20th |
2002 |
Purdue |
Big Ten |
20th |
2000 |
Saint Joseph's |
Atlantic 10 |
17th |
2001 |
Southern Illinois |
Missouri Valley |
6th |
2002 |
Stanford |
Pac-10 |
12th |
2002 |
Syracuse |
Big East |
28th |
2001 |
Texas |
Big 12 |
21st |
2002 |
Utah |
Mountain West |
24th |
2002 |
Wake Forest |
ACC |
18th |
2002 |
Wisconsin |
Big Ten |
9th |
2002 |
Xavier |
Atlantic 10 |
15th |
2002 |
Listed by region and seeding
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Bids by conference
Bids |
Conference |
Schools |
|---|---|---|
6 |
Big 12 |
Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas |
SEC |
Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State |
|
5 |
Big Ten |
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, Purdue, Wisconsin |
Pac-10 |
Arizona, Arizona State, California, Oregon, Stanford |
|
4 |
ACC |
Duke, Maryland, NC State, Wake Forest |
Big East |
Connecticut, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Syracuse |
|
C-USA |
Cincinnati, Louisville, Marquette, Memphis |
|
3 |
Atlantic 10 |
Dayton, Saint Joseph's, Xavier |
Mountain West |
BYU, Colorado State, Utah |
|
2 |
Horizon |
Butler, UW–Milwaukee |
Missouri Valley |
Creighton, Southern Illinois |
|
West Coast |
Gonzaga, San Diego |
|
1 |
19 other conferences |
|
Bids by state
Bids |
State |
School(s) |
|---|---|---|
3 |
Alabama |
Alabama, Auburn, Troy |
2 |
Arizona |
Arizona, Arizona State |
3 |
California |
California, San Diego, Stanford |
2 |
Colorado |
Colorado, Colorado State |
1 |
Connecticut |
Connecticut |
1 |
Florida |
Florida |
5 |
Indiana |
Butler, Indiana, IUPUI, Notre Dame, Purdue |
2 |
Illinois |
Illinois, Southern Illinois |
1 |
Kansas |
Kansas |
3 |
Kentucky |
Kentucky, Louisville, Western Kentucky |
1 |
Louisiana |
LSU |
1 |
Maryland |
Maryland |
1 |
Massachusetts |
Holy Cross |
2 |
Michigan |
Central Michigan, Michigan State |
1 |
Mississippi |
Mississippi State |
1 |
Missouri |
Missouri |
1 |
Nebraska |
Creighton |
3 |
New York |
Manhattan, Syracuse, Wagner |
5 |
North Carolina |
Duke, NC State, UNC Asheville, UNC Wilmington, Wake Forest |
3 |
Ohio |
Cincinnati, Dayton, Xavier |
3 |
Oklahoma |
Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Tulsa |
1 |
Oregon |
Oregon |
3 |
Pennsylvania |
Penn, Pittsburgh, Saint Joseph's |
1 |
South Carolina |
South Carolina State |
3 |
Tennessee |
Austin Peay, East Tennessee State, Memphis |
3 |
Texas |
Sam Houston State, Texas, Texas Southern |
4 |
Utah |
BYU, Utah, Utah State, Weber State |
1 |
Vermont |
Vermont |
1 |
Washington |
Gonzaga |
3 |
Wisconsin |
Marquette, UW–Milwaukee, Wisconsin |