# 2002–03 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

The 2002–03 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2002–03 college basketball season. It was head coach Jody Conradt's 27th season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center. The team finished the season with a record of 29–6, 15–1 in Big 12 play to win the regular season and Big 12 tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they reached the Final Four for the first time since the 1986–87 season.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 22, 2002* | No. 12 | at BYU | L 63–79 | 0–1 | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
| November 26, 2002* | No. 16 | McNeese State | W 90–25 | 1–1 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| December 4, 2002* | No. 17 | Texas State | W 98–36 | 2–1 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| December 7, 2002* | No. 17 | at New Mexico | L 70–77 | 2–2 | University Arena Albuquerque, NM |
| December 10, 2002* 7:00 pm | No. 23 | TCU | W 86–54 | 3–2 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| December 15, 2002* | No. 23 | Southeastern Louisiana | W 106–42 | 4–2 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| December 18, 2002* | No. 22 | Texas–Arlington | W 73–44 | 5–2 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| December 21, 2002* | No. 22 | No. 4 Tennessee | W 63–62 | 6–2 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| December 28, 2002* | No. 15 | at No. 2 LSU | L 58–76 | 6–3 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 2, 2003* 7:00 pm | No. 17 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 64–37 | 7–3 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| January 5, 2003* | No. 17 | at Ohio State | L 66–70 | 7–4 | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| January 8, 2003 | No. 20 | Oklahoma State | W 77–44 | 8–4 (1–0) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| January 11, 2003 | No. 20 | at Missouri | W 70–59 | 9–4 (2–0) | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| January 15, 2003 | No. 20 | at Texas A&M | W 74–47 | 10–4 (3–0) | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| January 18, 2003 | No. 20 | Baylor | W 70–50 | 11–4 (4–0) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| January 22, 2003 | No. 17 | No. 7 Texas Tech | W 69–58 | 12–4 (5–0) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| January 25, 2003 | No. 17 | at No. 3 Kansas State | L 69–71 | 12–5 (5–1) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS |
| January 29, 2003 | No. 11 | at No. 19 Oklahoma | W 60–54 | 13–5 (6–1) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| February 2, 2003 | No. 11 | Texas A&M | W 76–50 | 14–5 (7–1) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| February 8, 2003 | No. 11 | Kansas | W 89–47 | 15–5 (8–1) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| February 12, 2003 | No. 11 | at Oklahoma State | W 72–70 | 16–5 (9–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| February 15, 2003 | No. 11 | at Iowa State | W 65–55 | 17–5 (10–1) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA |
| February 19, 2003 | No. 10 | Colorado | W 75–55 | 18–5 (11–1) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| February 22, 2003 | No. 10 | Nebraska | W 86–54 | 19–5 (12–1) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| February 27, 2003 | No. 10 | at Baylor | W 79–57 | 20–5 (13–1) | Ferrell Center Waco, TX |
| March 2, 2003 | No. 10 | at No. 8 Texas Tech | W 70–67 | 21–5 (14–1) | United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX |
| March 5, 2003 | No. 5 | Oklahoma | W 78–66 | 22–5 (15–1) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| Big 12 tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2003* 12:00 pm, FSN | (1) No. 5 | vs. (9) Kansas Quarterfinals | W 87–56 | 23–5 | Reunion Arena (6,405) Dallas, TX |
| March 13, 2003* 6:00 pm, FSN | (1) No. 5 | vs. (4) Colorado Semifinals | W 62–47 | 24–5 | Reunion Arena (6,656) Dallas, TX |
| March 15, 2003* 6:00 pm, FSN | (1) No. 5 | vs. (3) No. 8 Texas Tech Championship game | W 67–57 | 25–5 | Reunion Arena (10,717) Dallas, TX |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 23, 2003* | (2 W) No. 5 | vs. (15 W) Hampton First round | W 90–46 | 26–5 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH |
| March 25, 2003* | (2 W) No. 5 | vs. (7 W) No. 24 Arkansas Second round | W 67–50 | 27–5 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH |
| March 30, 2003* | (2 W) No. 5 | vs. (6 W) No. 17 Minnesota Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 73–60 | 28–5 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| April 1, 2003* | (2 W) No. 5 | vs. (1 W) No. 3 LSU Regional Final – Elite Eight | W 78–60 | 29–5 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| April 6, 2003* 8:50 pm, ESPN | (2 W) No. 5 | vs. (1 E) No. 1 Connecticut National Semifinal – Final Four | L 69–71 | 29–6 | Georgia Dome (28,210) Atlanta |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Not released |
| Coaches | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 |