2003 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

none August 2023October 2023 NAIA 2003 Men's II National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg 200 32 Keeter Gymnasium Missouri Point Lookout, Missouri Northwestern Red Raiders 2nd 3rd 4th Bethany Swedes 1st 1st Cornerstone Golden Eagles 4th Warner Southern Royals 1st Brandon Woudstra Northwestern (IA) Bryan Edwards Cornerstone Brandon Woudstra Northwestern (IA) 117 32538 The 2003 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college basketball among its Division II members in the United States and Canada for the 2002–03 basketball season. Top-seeded Northwestern (IA) defeated unseeded Bethany (KS) in the championship game, 77–57, to claim the Red Raiders' second NAIA national title and second in three years. The tournament was played at Keeter Gymnasium on the campus of the College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Missouri.NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Championship History https://www.naia.org/sports/mbkb2/2019-20/files/DII_MBB_Championship.pdf NAIA 16 April 2022 Qualification 2002–03 NAIA Division II men's basketball season The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, and the top sixteen teams were seeded. The tournament continued to utilize a single-elimination format. Bracket 1 y First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals National championship 170 30 yes high 1 Northwestern (IA) 99 Presentation (SD) 72 Flagler 72 16 William Jewell 87 9 Huntington (IN) 71 Holy Family 68 Saint Ambrose 84 8 Cedarville 94 5 Saint Vincent 76 Bethel (KS) 62 UVA Wise 73 12 Cornerstone 78 13 Cascade 79 Black Hills State 73 Cal State Hayward 44 4 Bellevue (NE) 76 3 Jamestown 96 Indiana Southeast 65 Albertson 53 14 Taylor 44 11 Warner Southern 75 Rio Grande 58 College of the Ozarks 72 6 Siena Heights 69 7 MidAmerica Nazarene 61 Bethany (KS) 72 Husson 67 10 Oregon Tech 81 15 Dominican California 62 Concordia Nebraska 73 Virginia Intermont 79 2 Cardinal Stritch 94 1 Northwestern (IA) 89* 16 William Jewell 86 9 Huntington (IN) 80 8 Cedarville 70 5 Saint Vincent 54 12 Cornerstone 92 13 Cascade 68 4 Bellevue (NE) 76 3 Jamestown 74 Albertson 65 11 Warner Southern 99 College of the Ozarks 93 Bethany (KS) 89 10 Oregon Tech 83 Concordia Nebraska 68 2 Cardinal Stritch 54 1 Northwestern (IA) 74 9 Huntington (IN) 60 12 Cornerstone 84 4 Bellevue (NE) 75 3 Jamestown 71 11 Warner Southern 76 Bethany (KS) 77* Concordia Nebraska 72 1 Northwestern (IA) 104 12 Cornerstone 92 11 Warner Southern 69 Bethany (KS) 74 1 Northwestern (IA) 77 Bethany (KS) 57 See also 2003 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2003 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 2003 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 2003 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament References NAIA Category:NAIA men's basketball championship NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament