2003 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 NAIA 2003 Women's National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg 200 32 Oman Arena Tennessee Jackson, Tennessee Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm 6th 8th 12th Oklahoma City Stars 6th 6th USAO Drovers 1st Vanguard Lions 1st Craig Wiginton Southern Nazarene Sasha Seriogina Southern Nazarene Kesha Watson Oklahoma City Heather McNutt Southern Nazarene Kesha Watson Oklahoma City 122 The 2003 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 2002–03 basketball season. Southern Nazarene upset four-time defending champions Oklahoma City in the championship game, 71–70, to claim the Crimson Storm's sixth NAIA national title and first since abandoning its prior Redskins nickname. The tournament was played at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee.NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History https://www.naia.org/sports/wbkb/Records/DIWBB_Championship.pdf NAIA 16 March 2022 Qualification 2002–03 NAIA Division I women's basketball season The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, although a modification was made to the seeding system utilized for the past twelve tournaments. Instead of seeding just the top sixteen teams, all teams were sorted into one of four quadrants and seeded from 1st to 8th within that quadrant. The tournament otherwise continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format. Bracket First round Second round Elite Eight Final Four National championship 170 30 yes high 1 Oklahoma City 97 8 Berry 47 5 Xavier Louisiana 64 4 Trevecca Nazarene 55 3 North Georgia 64 6 Oklahoma Baptist 47 7 Columbia (MO) 60 2 Central State (OH) 74 1 Dillard 47 8 USAO 73 5 Pikeville 40 4 The Master's 64 3 Montana Western 75 6 Saint Xavier 51 7 Wayland Baptist 77 2 Freed–Hardeman 62 1 Houston Baptist 83 8 Claflin 63 5 Point Loma Nazarene 71 4 Campbellsville 49 3 Brescia 66 6 Lewis–Clark State 51 7 Brewton–Parker 40 2 Southern Nazarene 75 1 Union (TN) 58 8 Langston 48 5 Oklahoma Christian 76 4 Georgetown (KY) 62 3 Auburn Montgomery 56 6 Transylvania 57 7 Mobile 48 2 Vanguard 62 1 Oklahoma City 91 5 Xavier Louisiana 53 3 North Georgia 65 2 Central State (OH) 76 8 USAO 56 4 The Master's 51 3 Montana Western 57 7 Wayland Baptist 68 1 Houston Baptist 68 5 Point Loma Nazarene 75 3 Brescia 61 2 Southern Nazarene 71 1 Union (TN) 64 5 Oklahoma Christian 65 6 Transylvania 54 2 Vanguard 70 1 Oklahoma City 83 2 Central State (OH) 73 8 USAO 66 7 Wayland Baptist 50 5 Point Loma Nazarene 61 2 Southern Nazarene 74 5 Oklahoma Christian 60 2 Vanguard 61 1 Oklahoma City 72 8 USAO 52 2 Southern Nazarene 62 2 Vanguard 49 1 Oklahoma City 70 2 Southern Nazarene 71 See also 2003 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 2003 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 2003 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 2003 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 2003 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament References NAIA Category:NAIA women's basketball championships Category:2003 in sports in Tennessee Category:Women's sports in Tennessee