2003 MAC men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 2003 MAC Men's 13 Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio Central Michigan 2nd Jay Smith 1st Chris Kaman Central Michigan The 2003 MAC men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 10–15 at Gund Arena in Cleveland. Its winner received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA tournament. It was a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the three highest seeds received byes in the first round. All MAC teams were invited to participate. Central Michigan, the MAC regular season winner, received the number one seed in the tournament. Central Michigan defeated Kent State in the final.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=230742117 https://web.archive.org/web/20220525163019/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=230742117 dead May 25, 2022 Kaman, Meerman lead Chippewas to title ESPN en 2022-05-25 In the NCAA tournament they defeated Creighton in the first round before losing to Duke.Chippewas hang on to win after Creighton rally https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=234000008 ESPN.com 2022-05-25July 2024 medicmedicBlue Devils show shades of powerful past in rout https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=234000010 https://web.archive.org/web/20220525163019/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=234000010 dead May 25, 2022 ESPN.com 2022-05-25 Tournament Seeds Central Michigan Kent State Miami Northern Illinois Western Michigan Akron Marshall Ball State Bowling Green Eastern Michigan Ohio Toledo Buffalo Bracket First roundMarch 10, 2003 QuarterfinalsMarch 13, 2003 SemifinalsMarch 14, 2003 ChampionshipMarch 15, 2003 high 8 2002 Ball State Cardinals Ball State 81 9 2002 Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green 90 4 2002 Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois 81 13 2002 Buffalo Bulls Buffalo 64 5 2002 Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan 78 12 2002 Toledo Rockets Toledo 64 7 2002 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall 83 10 Eastern Michigan 75 6 2002 Akron Zips Akron 77 11 Ohio 79 1 Central Michigan 87 9 Bowling Green 70 4 Northern Illinois 75 5 Western Michigan 63 2 2002 Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State 79 7 Marshall 57 3 2002 Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) 55OT 11 Ohio 65 1 Central Michigan 94 4 Northern Illinois 72 2 Kent State 73 11 Ohio 70 1 Central Michigan 77 2 Kent State 72 References Category:Basketball competitions in Cleveland Tournament 2003 Category:2003 in sports in Ohio Category:March 2003 sports events in the United States Category:College basketball tournaments in Ohio Category:2000s in Cleveland