# 2003 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

The 2003 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament was the 47th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball in the United States.
Officially culminating the 2002–03 NCAA Division II men's basketball season, the tournament featured, for the first time, sixty-four teams from around the country.
The Elite Eight, national semifinals, and championship were played, for the first time, at the Lakeland Center in Lakeland, Florida.
Northeastern State (32–3) defeated Kentucky Wesleyan in the final, 75–64, to win their first Division II national championship.
It was concurrently Kentucky Wesleyan's sixth straight appearance in the title game (winning in 1999 and 2001), although this appearance, along with that from 2002, would later be vacated by the NCAA.
The winning Redmen were coached by Larry Gipson. Northeastern State's Darnell Hinson was the Most Outstanding Player.

## Regionals
### East - Charlotte, North Carolina

Location: Ovens Athletic Center Host: Queens University of Charlotte
| First round Round of 64 March 14 | First round Round of 64 March 14 | First round Round of 64 March 14 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 15 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 15 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 15 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 17 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 17 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 17 |
| 1 | Queens (NC) | 72 | | | | | | |
| 8 | West Chester | 58 | | | | | | |
| 8 | West Chester | 58 | 1 | Queens (NC) | 100 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Salem International | 87 | | | |
| 4 | Salem International | 76 | 4 | Salem International | 87 | | | |
| 5 | California (PA) | 73 | | | | | | |
| 5 | California (PA) | 73 | | | | 1 | Queens (NC) | 94 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Millersville | 77 |
| 3 | Millersville | 62 | | | | | | | 3 | Millersville | 77 |
| 6 | Belmont Abbey | 56 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Belmont Abbey | 56 | 3 | Millersville | 80 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Barton | 63 | | | |
| 2 | Barton (OT) | 81 | 2 | Barton | 63 | | | |
| 7 | Alderson Broaddus | 76 | | | | | | |

### South - Winter Park, Florida

Location: Warden Arena Host: Rollins College
| First round Round of 64 March 14 | First round Round of 64 March 14 | First round Round of 64 March 14 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 15 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 15 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 15 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 17 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 17 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 17 |
| 1 | Rollins | 76 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Alabama–Huntsville | 61 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Alabama–Huntsville | 61 | 1 | Rollins | 70 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Eckerd | 74 | | | |
| 5 | Morehouse | 66 | 4 | Eckerd | 74 | | | |
| 4 | Eckerd | 83 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Eckerd | 83 | | | | 4 | Eckerd | 85 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Henderson State | 75 |
| 6 | Delta State | 72 | | | | | | | 2 | Henderson State | 75 |
| 3 | Florida Southern | 70 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Florida Southern | 70 | 6 | Delta State | 60 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Henderson State | 67 | | | |
| 2 | Henderson State | 67 | 2 | Henderson State | 67 | | | |
| 7 | Harding | 59 | | | | | | |

### South Central - Stephenville, Texas

Location: Wisdom Gymnasium Host: Tarleton State University
| First round Round of 64 March 14 | First round Round of 64 March 14 | First round Round of 64 March 14 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 15 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 15 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 15 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 17 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 17 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 17 |
| 1 | Tarleton State | 56 | | | | | | |
| 8 | St. Mary's (TX) | 43 | | | | | | |
| 8 | St. Mary's (TX) | 43 | 1 | Tarleton State | 73 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Northwest Missouri State | 58 | | | |
| 4 | Missouri Western | 61 | 5 | Northwest Missouri State | 58 | | | |
| 5 | Northwest Missouri State | 71 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Northwest Missouri State | 71 | | | | 1 | Tarleton State | 46 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Northeastern State | 56 |
| 6 | West Texas A&M | 63 | | | | | | | 2 | Northeastern State | 56 |
| 3 | Washburn | 75 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Washburn | 75 | 3 | Washburn | 59 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Northeastern State | 64 | | | |
| 2 | Northeastern State | 78 | 2 | Northeastern State | 64 | | | |
| 7 | Central Oklahoma | 67 | | | | | | |

### North Central - Kearney, Nebraska

Location: Cushing Coliseum Host: University of Nebraska at Kearney
| First round Round of 64 March 14 | First round Round of 64 March 14 | First round Round of 64 March 14 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 15 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 15 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 15 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 17 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 17 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 17 |
| 1 | Nebraska–Kearney | 72 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Minnesota-Duluth | 67 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Minnesota-Duluth | 67 | 1 | Nebraska–Kearney | 86 | | | |
| | | | 4 | South Dakota State | 85 | | | |
| 4 | South Dakota State | 84 | 4 | South Dakota State | 85 | | | |
| 5 | Fort Hays State | 78 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Fort Hays State | 78 | | | | 1 | Nebraska–Kearney (OT) | 94 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Metro State | 87 |
| 6 | Fort Lewis | 63 | | | | | | | 3 | Metro State | 87 |
| 3 | Metro State | 85 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Metro State | 85 | 3 | Metro State | 75 | | | |
| | | | 2 | St. Cloud State | 63 | | | |
| 2 | St. Cloud State | 74 | 2 | St. Cloud State | 63 | | | |
| 7 | North Dakota | 69 | | | | | | |

### Northeast – Lowell, Massachusetts

Location: Costello Gym Host: University of Massachusetts at Lowell
| First round Round of 64 March 14 | First round Round of 64 March 14 | First round Round of 64 March 14 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 15 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 15 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 15 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 17 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 17 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 17 |
| 1 | UMass-Lowell | 91 | | | | | | |
| 8 | St. Rose | 67 | | | | | | |
| 8 | St. Rose | 67 | 1 | UMass-Lowell | 86 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Bridgeport | 73 | | | |
| 4 | Adelphi | 56 | 5 | Bridgeport | 73 | | | |
| 5 | Bridgeport | 64 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Bridgeport | 64 | | | | 1 | UMass-Lowell | 65 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Long Island-C.W. Post | 59 |
| 6 | New Haven | 76 | | | | | | | 2 | Long Island-C.W. Post | 59 |
| 3 | Southern New Hampshire | 71 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Southern New Hampshire | 71 | 6 | New Haven | 61 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Long Island-C.W. Post | 78 | | | |
| 2 | Long Island-C.W. Post (OT) | 81 | 2 | Long Island-C.W. Post | 78 | | | |
| 7 | Assumption | 75 | | | | | | |

### South Atlantic - Columbus, Georgia

Location: Lumpkin Center Host: Columbus State University
| First round Round of 64 March 14 | First round Round of 64 March 14 | First round Round of 64 March 14 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 15 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 15 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 15 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 17 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 17 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 17 |
| 1 | Columbus State | 59 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Presbyterian | 71 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Presbyterian | 71 | 8 | Presbyterian | 77 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Shaw | 58 | | | |
| 4 | Johnson C. Smith | 58 | 5 | Shaw | 58 | | | |
| 5 | Shaw | 72 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Shaw | 72 | | | | 8 | Presbyterian | 53 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Bowie State | 67 |
| 6 | Virginia Union | 65 | | | | | | | 2 | Bowie State | 67 |
| 3 | Kennesaw State | 74 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Kennesaw State | 74 | 3 | Kennesaw State | 70 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Bowie State | 95 | | | |
| 2 | Bowie State | 88 | 2 | Bowie State | 95 | | | |
| 7 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 82 | | | | | | |

### Great Lakes - Houghton, Michigan

Location: Student Development Center Gymnasium Host: Michigan Technological University
| First round Round of 64 March 14 | First round Round of 64 March 14 | First round Round of 64 March 14 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 15 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 15 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 15 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 17 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 17 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 17 |
| 1 | Michigan Tech | 90 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Indianapolis | 75 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Indianapolis | 75 | 1 | Michigan Tech | 71 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Southern Indiana | 74 | | | |
| 4 | Southern Indiana | 82 | 4 | Southern Indiana | 74 | | | |
| 5 | Lewis | 63 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lewis | 63 | | | | 4 | Southern Indiana | 91 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 95 |
| 6 | Findlay | 80 | | | | | | | 2 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 95 |
| 3 | Northern Kentucky | 76 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Northern Kentucky | 76 | 6 | Findlay | 66 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 83 | | | |
| 2 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 81 | 2 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 83 | | | |
| 7 | Gannon | 74 | | | | | | |
Kentucky Wesleyan's participation in the 2002-2004 tournaments was vacated by the NCAA due to a widespread problem with athlete eligibility.

### West - Laie, Hawaii

Location: George Q. Cannon Activities Center Host: Brigham Young University-Hawai'i
| First round Round of 64 March 14 | First round Round of 64 March 14 | First round Round of 64 March 14 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 15 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 15 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 15 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 17 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 17 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 17 |
| 1 | BYU–Hawaii | 41 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Cal State Bakersfield | 50 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Cal State Bakersfield | 50 | 8 | Cal State Bakersfield | 49 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Cal Poly Pomona | 62 | | | |
| 4 | Cal Poly Pomona | 80 | 4 | Cal Poly Pomona | 62 | | | |
| 5 | Alaska–Fairbanks | 76 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Alaska–Fairbanks | 76 | | | | 4 | Cal Poly Pomona (2OT) | 91 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Cal State San Bernardino | 84 |
| 6 | Hawaii–Hilo | 81 | | | | | | | 2 | Cal State San Bernardino | 84 |
| 3 | Humboldt State | 102 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Humboldt State | 102 | 3 | Humboldt State | 68 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Cal State San Bernardino | 80 | | | |
| 2 | Cal State San Bernardino | 86 | 2 | Cal State San Bernardino | 80 | | | |
| 7 | Sonoma State | 56 | | | | | | |

## Elite Eight-Lakeland, Florida

Location: Jenkins Field House Host: Florida Southern College
| National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 26 | National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 26 | National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 26 | | | National semifinals Final Four March 27 | National semifinals Final Four March 27 | National semifinals Final Four March 27 | National championship March 29 | National championship March 29 | National championship March 29 |
| SA | Bowie State | 72 | | | | | | | | |
| NE | UMass Lowell | 62 | | | | | | | | |
| NE | UMass Lowell | 62 | | | SA | Bowie State | 64 | | | |
| | | | | | GL | Kentucky Wesleyan | 84 | | | |
| GL | Kentucky Wesleyan | 85 | | | GL | Kentucky Wesleyan | 84 | | | |
| W | Cal Poly Pomona | 60 | | | | | | | | |
| W | Cal Poly Pomona | 60 | | | | | | GL | Kentucky Wesleyan | 64 |
| Lakeland, Florida | Lakeland, Florida | Lakeland, Florida | Lakeland, Florida | Lakeland, Florida | Lakeland, Florida | Lakeland, Florida | Lakeland, Florida | GL | Kentucky Wesleyan | 64 |
| Lakeland, Florida | Lakeland, Florida | Lakeland, Florida | Lakeland, Florida | Lakeland, Florida | Lakeland, Florida | Lakeland, Florida | Lakeland, Florida | SC | Northeastern State | 75 |
| E | Queens (NC) | 99 | | | | | | | | | SC | Northeastern State | 75 |
| S | Eckerd | 78 | | | | | | | | |
| S | Eckerd | 78 | | | E | Queens (NC) | 69 | | | |
| | | | | | SC | Northeastern State | 84 | | | |
| SC | Northeastern State | 94 | | | SC | Northeastern State | 84 | | | |
| NC | Nebraska–Kearney | 75 | | | | | | | | |
* Note: Kentucky Wesleyan's performance was vacated by the NCAA.

## All-tournament team

* Darnell Hinson. Northeastern State (MOP)
* Shon Robinson, Northeastern State
* Derek Cline, Northeastern State
* Marlon Parmer, Kentucky Wesleyan
* Eugene Dabney, Kentucky Wesleyan