2003 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

none March 2026 II 2003 Men's 100px 64 Lakeland Center Lakeland, Florida Northeastern State 1st Kentucky Wesleyan 13th Bowie State 1st Queens (NC) 1st Larry Gipson 1st Darnell Hinson Northeastern State The 2003 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament was the 47th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball in the United States. Officially culminating the 2002–03 NCAA Division II men's basketball season, the tournament featured, for the first time, sixty-four teams from around the country. The Elite Eight, national semifinals, and championship were played, for the first time, at the Lakeland Center in Lakeland, Florida. Northeastern State (32–3) defeated Kentucky Wesleyan in the final, 75–64, to win their first Division II national championship. It was concurrently Kentucky Wesleyan's sixth straight appearance in the title game (winning in 1999 and 2001), although this appearance, along with that from 2002, would later be vacated by the NCAA. The winning Redmen were coached by Larry Gipson. Northeastern State's Darnell Hinson was the Most Outstanding Player. USA 450 right 2003 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red) USA cyan pog.svg 47.08 -88.37 left Houghton Michigan Technological University USA cyan pog.svg 32.33 -84.62 right Columbus Columbus State University USA cyan pog.svg 42.42 -71.22 top Lowell University of Massachusetts at Lowell USA cyan pog.svg 40.75 -99 left Kearney University of Nebraska at Kearney USA cyan pog.svg 28.39 -81.23 right Winter Park Rollins College USA cyan pog.svg 32.17 -98.16 left Stephenville Tarleton State University USA cyan pog.svg 22 -120.25 right < Laie Brigham Young University-Hawai'i USA cyan pog.svg 35.16 -80.56 top Charlotte Queens University of Charlotte USA red pog.svg 28.05 -81.66 left Lakeland Lakeland Center Regionals East - Charlotte, North Carolina Location: Ovens Athletic Center Host: Queens University of Charlotte First roundRound of 64March 14 Regional semifinalRound of 32March 15 Regional finalSweet 16March 17 1 Queens (NC) 8 West Chester 72 58 4 Salem International 5 California (PA) 76 73 3 Millersville 6 Belmont Abbey 62 56 2 Barton (OT) 7 Alderson Broaddus 81 76 1 Queens (NC) 4 Salem International 100 87 3 Millersville 2 Barton 80 63 1 Queens (NC) 3 Millersville 94 77 South - Winter Park, Florida Location: Warden Arena Host: Rollins College First roundRound of 64March 14 Regional semifinalRound of 32March 15 Regional finalSweet 16March 17 1 Rollins 8 Alabama–Huntsville 76 61 5 Morehouse 4 Eckerd 66 83 6 Delta State 3 Florida Southern 72 70 2 Henderson State 7 Harding 67 59 1 Rollins 4 Eckerd 70 74 6 Delta State 2 Henderson State 60 67 4 Eckerd 2 Henderson State 85 75 South Central - Stephenville, Texas Location: Wisdom Gymnasium Host: Tarleton State University First roundRound of 64March 14 Regional semifinalRound of 32March 15 Regional finalSweet 16March 17 1 Tarleton State 8 St. Mary's (TX) 56 43 4 Missouri Western 5 Northwest Missouri State 61 71 6 West Texas A&M 3 Washburn 63 75 2 Northeastern State 7 Central Oklahoma 78 67 1 Tarleton State 5 Northwest Missouri State 73 58 3 Washburn 2 Northeastern State 59 64 1 Tarleton State 2 Northeastern State 46 56 North Central - Kearney, Nebraska Location: Cushing Coliseum Host: University of Nebraska at Kearney First roundRound of 64March 14 Regional semifinalRound of 32March 15 Regional finalSweet 16March 17 1 Nebraska–Kearney 8 Minnesota-Duluth 72 67 4 South Dakota State 5 Fort Hays State 84 78 6 Fort Lewis 3 Metro State 63 85 2 St. Cloud State 7 North Dakota 74 69 1 Nebraska–Kearney 4 South Dakota State 86 85 3 Metro State 2 St. Cloud State 75 63 1 Nebraska–Kearney (OT) 3 Metro State 94 87 Northeast – Lowell, Massachusetts Location: Costello Gym Host: University of Massachusetts at Lowell First roundRound of 64March 14 Regional semifinalRound of 32March 15 Regional finalSweet 16March 17 1 UMass-Lowell 8 St. Rose 91 67 4 Adelphi 5 Bridgeport 56 64 6 New Haven 3 Southern New Hampshire 76 71 2 Long Island-C.W. Post (OT) 7 Assumption 81 75 1 UMass-Lowell 5 Bridgeport 86 73 6 New Haven 2 Long Island-C.W. Post 61 78 1 UMass-Lowell 2 Long Island-C.W. Post 65 59 South Atlantic - Columbus, Georgia Location: Lumpkin Center Host: Columbus State University First roundRound of 64March 14 Regional semifinalRound of 32March 15 Regional finalSweet 16March 17 1 Columbus State 8 Presbyterian 59 71 4 Johnson C. Smith 5 Shaw 58 72 6 Virginia Union 3 Kennesaw State 65 74 2 Bowie State 7 Lenoir–Rhyne 88 82 8 Presbyterian 5 Shaw 77 58 3 Kennesaw State 2 Bowie State 70 95 8 Presbyterian 2 Bowie State 53 67 Great Lakes - Houghton, Michigan Location: Student Development Center Gymnasium Host: Michigan Technological University First roundRound of 64March 14 Regional semifinalRound of 32March 15 Regional finalSweet 16March 17 1 Michigan Tech 8 Indianapolis 90 75 4 Southern Indiana 5 Lewis 82 63 6 Findlay 3 Northern Kentucky 80 76 2 Kentucky Wesleyan 7 Gannon 81 74 1 Michigan Tech 4 Southern Indiana 71 74 6 Findlay 2 Kentucky Wesleyan 66 83 4 Southern Indiana 2 Kentucky Wesleyan 91 95 Kentucky Wesleyan's participation in the 2002-2004 tournaments was vacated by the NCAA due to a widespread problem with athlete eligibility. West - Laie, Hawaii Location: George Q. Cannon Activities Center Host: Brigham Young University-Hawai'i First roundRound of 64March 14 Regional semifinalRound of 32March 15 Regional finalSweet 16March 17 1 BYU–Hawaii 8 Cal State Bakersfield 41 50 4 Cal Poly Pomona 5 Alaska–Fairbanks 80 76 6 Hawaii–Hilo 3 Humboldt State 81 102 2 Cal State San Bernardino 7 Sonoma State 86 56 8 Cal State Bakersfield 4 Cal Poly Pomona 49 62 3 Humboldt State 2 Cal State San Bernardino 68 80 4 Cal Poly Pomona (2OT) 2 Cal State San Bernardino 91 84 Elite Eight-Lakeland, Florida Location: Jenkins Field House Host: Florida Southern College National QuarterfinalsElite EightMarch 26 National semifinalsFinal FourMarch 27 National championshipMarch 29 Lakeland, Florida 160 SA Bowie State 72 NE UMass Lowell 62 GL Kentucky Wesleyan 85 W Cal Poly Pomona 60 E Queens (NC) 99 S Eckerd 78 SC Northeastern State 94 NC Nebraska–Kearney 75 SA Bowie State 64 GL Kentucky Wesleyan 84 E Queens (NC) 69 SC Northeastern State 84 GL Kentucky Wesleyan 64 SC Northeastern State 75 Note: Kentucky Wesleyan's performance was vacated by the NCAA. All-tournament team Darnell Hinson. Northeastern State (MOP) Shon Robinson, Northeastern State Derek Cline, Northeastern State Marlon Parmer, Kentucky Wesleyan Eugene Dabney, Kentucky Wesleyan See also 2003 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2003 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 2003 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 2003 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament References 2003 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament Results Category:NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament NCAA Division II basketball tournament NCAA Division II basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Florida Category:Sports in Lakeland, Florida