2003 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

American collegiate men's basketball tournament (2003) August 2023 April 2026 2003 III NCAA logo.svg 125px 48 Salem, Virginia Williams 1st Gustavus Adolphus 1st Wooster 1st Hampden-Sydney 2nd Dave Paulsen (Williams) Benjamin Coffin (Williams) 50870 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.Division III Men's Basketball Championship http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_champs_records/2018/D3.pdf NCAA NCAA.org 20 April 2019 24 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 Top left sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 175 30 high 1 Alvernia 58 Mary Washington 53 UW–Oshkosh 78 MSOE 56 Christopher Newport 61 SCAD 66 Illinois Wesleyan 79 Blackburn 59 Randolph–Macon 72* Alvernia 69 UW–Oshkosh 84 Hope 77 Hampden–Sydney 56 SCAD 54 Illinois Wesleyan 85 Washington–St. Louis 73 Randolph–Macon 47 UW–Oshkosh 53 Hampden–Sydney 76 Illinois Wesleyan 68 UW–Oshkosh 63 Hampden–Sydney 68 Bottom left sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 175 30 high 1 Buena Vista 96 Illinois College 66 Trinity (TX) 66 Aurora 67 Gustavus Adolphus 65 Whitworth 55 Maryville (TN) 70 Mississippi College 58 Rockford 72 Buena Vista 84 Aurora 61 Occidental 80 UW–Stevens Point 62 Gustavus Adolphus 75 Maryville (TN) 64 Hanover 68 Buena Vista 62 Occidental 67 Gustavus Adolphus 79 Hanover 66 Occidental 56 Gustavus Adolphus 74 Top right sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 175 30 high 1 Salem State 81 St. Joseph's (ME) 76 Hamilton 93 Colby–Sawyer 68 Southern Vermont 63 Lasell 60 Clark (MA) 82 Western Connecticut 84 Williams 94 Salem State 67 Hamilton 72 St. John Fisher 68 Amherst 84 Southern Vermont 60 Western Connecticut 62 Rochester 73 Williams 76 Hamilton 65 Amherst 74 Rochester 68 Williams 91 Amherst 74 Bottom right sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 175 30 high 1 Scranton 58 Buffalo State 56 John Carroll 85 Pitt–Bradford 65 Kings Point 63 CCNY 57 Montclair State 74 Elizabethtown 69 Ursinus 75 Scranton 77 John Carroll 75 Wooster 77 Ramapo 92 Kings Point 76 Montclair State 95 Catholic 78 Scranton 64 Wooster 75 Ramapo 89 Montclair State 80 Wooster 68 Ramapo 64 National finals Site: Salem Civic Center, Salem, Virginia National semifinals National championship National third-place no 175 30 high 1 Hampden–Sydney 68 Gustavus Adolphus 79 Williams 74 Wooster 72** Gustavus Adolphus 65 Williams 67 Hampden–Sydney 74 Wooster 78 See also 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2003 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 2003 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 2003 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 2003 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament References Category:NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament Ncaa Tournament NCAA Men's Division III Basketball