# 2003 National Invitation Tournament

The 2003 National Invitation Tournament was the 2003 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. St. John's tournament victory was later vacated due to use of an ineligible player. Marcus Hatten's tournament Most Valuable Player award was also vacated. This would be the last NIT in which a third-place game would be played until 2021.

## Selected teams

Below is a list of the 40 teams selected for the tournament.
| School | Conference | Record | Appearance | Last bid |
| Boston College | Big East | 18–11 | 16th | 1993 |
| Boston University | America East | 20–10 | 3rd | 1986 |
| Brown | Ivy | 17–11 | 1st | Never |
| College of Charleston | Southern | 24–7 | 3rd | 1996 |
| DePaul | C-USA | 16–12 | 14th | 1999 |
| Drexel | Colonial | 19–11 | 2nd | 1997 |
| Eastern Washington | Big Sky | 18–12 | 1st | Never |
| Fairfield | MAAC | 19–11 | 5th | 1996 |
| Georgetown | Big East | 15–14 | 9th | 2000 |
| Georgia Tech | ACC | 14–14 | 7th | 1999 |
| Hawaii | WAC | 18–11 | 7th | 1998 |
| Iowa | Big Ten | 15–13 | 4th | 2002 |
| Iowa State | Big 12 | 16–13 | 2nd | 1984 |
| Kent State | MAC | 22–8 | 5th | 2000 |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | Sun Belt | 20–9 | 5th | 2002 |
| Minnesota | Big Ten | 16–12 | 10th | 2002 |
| Nevada | WAC | 18–13 | 3rd | 1997 |
| North Carolina | ACC | 17–15 | 5th | 1974 |
| Ohio State | Big Ten | 17–14 | 7th | 1993 |
| Providence | Big East | 16–13 | 16th | 1999 |
| Rhode Island | Atlantic 10 | 19–10 | 10th | 1996 |
| Richmond | Atlantic 10 | 16–12 | 7th | 2002 |
| St. John's | Big East | 16–13 | 27th | 1995 |
| Saint Louis | C-USA | 16–13 | 17th | 1996 |
| San Diego State | Mountain West | 16–13 | 2nd | 1982 |
| Seton Hall | Big East | 17–12 | 15th | 2001 |
| Siena | MAAC | 19–10 | 5th | 2000 |
| Temple | Atlantic 10 | 16–15 | 13th | 2002 |
| Tennessee | SEC | 17–11 | 10th | 1996 |
| Texas Tech | Big 12 | 18–12 | 3rd | 1995 |
| UAB | C-USA | 17–11 | 8th | 1998 |
| UC Santa Barbara | Big West | 18–13 | 4th | 1993 |
| UIC | Horizon | 21–8 | 1st | Never |
| UNLV | Mountain West | 21–10 | 7th | 2002 |
| Valparaiso | Mid-Continent | 20–10 | 1st | Never |
| Villanova | Big East | 15–15 | 15th | 2002 |
| Virginia | ACC | 15–15 | 10th | 2002 |
| Western Michigan | MAC | 19–10 | 2nd | 1992 |
| Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 18–11 | 8th | 1989 |
| Wyoming | Mountain West | 20–10 | 8th | 2001 |

## Bracket

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.
| Opening Round | Opening Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Texas Tech | 66 | | | | | |
| | | Nevada | 54 | | | | | |
| | | | | Texas Tech | 57 | | | |
| | | | | San Diego State | 48 | | | |
| | | San Diego State | 67 | | | | | |
| | | UC Santa Barbara | 62$^{OT}$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Texas Tech | 80 |
| | | | | | | | Georgia Tech | 72 |
| | | Georgia Tech | 72 | | | | | |
| | | Ohio State | 58 | | | | | |
| | | | | Georgia Tech | 79 | | | |
| | | | | Iowa | 78 | | | |
| Iowa | 62 | | | | | Iowa | 78 | |
| Valparaiso | 60 | | | | | | | |
| Valparaiso | 60 | Iowa | 54 | | | | | |
| | | Iowa State | 53 | | | | | |
| Iowa State | 76 | Iowa State | 53 | | | | | |
| Wichita State | 65 | | | | | | | |
| Opening Round | Opening Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Siena | 74 | | | | | | |
| Villanova | 59 | | | | | | |
| Villanova | 59 | Siena | 68 | | | | |
| | | Western Michigan | 62 | | | | |
| Western Michigan | 63 | Western Michigan | 62 | | | | |
| UIC | 62 | | | | | | |
| UIC | 62 | | | Siena | 71 | | |
| | | | | UAB | 80 | | |
| | | UAB | 82 | | | | |
| | | Louisiana-Lafayette | 80 | | | | |
| | | | | | | UAB | 71 |
| | | | | | | St. John's | 79 |
| | | St. John's | 73 | | | | |
| | | Boston University | 57 | | | | |
| | | | | St. John's | 73 | | |
| | | | | Virginia | 63 | | |
| | | Virginia | 89 | | | | |
| | | Brown | 73 | | | | |
| Opening Round | Opening Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | North Carolina | 83 | | | | | |
| | | DePaul | 72 | | | | | |
| | | | | North Carolina | 90 | | | |
| | | | | Wyoming | 74 | | | |
| | | Wyoming | 78 | | | | | |
| | | Eastern Washington | 71 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | North Carolina | 74 |
| | | | | | | | Georgetown | 79 |
| | | Georgetown | 70 | | | | | |
| | | Tennessee | 60 | | | | | |
| | | | | Georgetown | 67 | | | |
| | | | | Providence | 58 | | | |
| Providence | 67 | | | | | Providence | 58 | |
| Richmond | 49 | | | | | | | |
| Richmond | 49 | Providence | 69 | | | | | |
| | | College of Charleston | 64 | | | | | |
| College of Charleston | 72 | College of Charleston | 64 | | | | | |
| Kent State | 66 | | | | | | | |
| Opening Round | Opening Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Temple | 68 | | | | | | |
| Drexel | 59 | | | | | | |
| Drexel | 59 | Temple | 75 | | | | |
| | | Boston College | 62 | | | | |
| Boston College | 90 | Boston College | 62 | | | | |
| Fairfield | 78 | | | | | | |
| Fairfield | 78 | | | Temple | 61 | | |
| | | | | Rhode Island | 53 | | |
| | | Rhode Island | 61 | | | | |
| | | Seton Hall | 60 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Temple | 58 |
| | | | | | | Minnesota | 63$^{OT}$ |
| | | Minnesota | 62 | | | | |
| | | Saint Louis | 52 | | | | |
| | | | | Minnesota | 84 | | |
| | | | | Hawaii | 70 | | |
| | | Hawaii | 85 | | | | |
| | | UNLV | 68 | | | | |

### Semifinals & finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Georgetown | 88 | | |
| Minnesota | 74 | | |
| Minnesota | 74 | Georgetown | 67 |
| | | St. John's | 70 |
| Texas Tech | 63 | St. John's | 70 |
| St. John's | 64 | | |
| Third place game | Third place game | Third place game |
| | Minnesota | 61 |
| | Texas Tech | 71 |
St. John's later vacated the title due to an ineligible player.