# 2003 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2003 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 11–15, 2003, at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.
Number 1 seed Texas defeated number 3 seed Texas Tech 67–57 to win their first championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA tournament.

## Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.
2003 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament seeds :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. |
| 1 | Texas ‡# | 15–1 | 29–6 |
| 2 | Kansas State # | 14–2 | 29–5 |
| 3 | Texas Tech # | 13–3 | 29–6 |
| 4 | Colorado # | 11–5 | 24–8 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 9–7 | 19–13 |
| 6 | Missouri | 9–7 | 17–14 |
| 7 | Baylor | 8–8 | 24–11 |
| 8 | Iowa State | 7–9 | 12–16 |
| 9 | Kansas | 3–13 | 11–18 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 3–13 | 10–18 |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 3–13 | 8–21 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 1–15 | 8–20 |
| ‡ – Big 12 Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the Big 12 Conference tournament. ||||||||||

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Tuesday, March 11 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 pm | #9 Kansas 63 vs #8 Iowa State 60 | | 3,061 |
| 1 | 2 | 2:30 pm | #5 Oklahoma 71 vs #12 Nebraska 51 | | 3,061 |
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 pm | #7 Baylor 80 vs #10 Texas A&M 61 | | 3,045 |
| 2 | 4 | 8:30 pm | #11 Oklahoma State 56 vs #6 Missouri 54 | | 3,045 |
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 12 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 pm | #1 Texas 87 vs #9 Kansas 56 | FSN | 6,405 |
| 3 | 6 | 2:30 pm | #4 Colorado 73 vs #5 Oklahoma 68 | FSN | 6,405 |
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | #2 Kansas State 77 vs #7 Baylor 60 | FSN | 5,735 |
| 4 | 8 | 8:30 pm | #3 Texas Tech 75 vs #11 Oklahoma State 52 | FSN | 5,735 |
| Semifinals – Thursday, March 13 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 6:00 pm | #1 Texas 62 vs #4 Colorado 47 | FSN | 6,656 |
| 5 | 10 | 8:30 pm | #3 Texas Tech 71 vs #2 Kansas State 65 | FSN | 6,656 |
| Final – Saturday, March 15 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 6:00 pm | #1 Texas 67 vs #3 Texas Tech 57 | FSN | 10,717 |
| Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Tournament

| First round Tuesday, March 11 | First round Tuesday, March 11 | First round Tuesday, March 11 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 12 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 12 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 12 | Semifinals Thursday, March 13 | Semifinals Thursday, March 13 | Semifinals Thursday, March 13 | Finals Saturday, March 15 | Finals Saturday, March 15 | Finals Saturday, March 15 |
| | | | 1 | Texas | 87 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Kansas | 56 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Iowa State | 60 | 9 | Kansas | 56 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Kansas | 63 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Kansas | 63 | | | | 1 | Texas | 62 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Colorado | 47 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Colorado | 73 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Oklahoma | 68 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 71 | 5 | Oklahoma | 68 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Nebraska | 51 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Nebraska | 51 | | | | | | | 1 | Texas | 67 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Texas Tech | 57 |
| | | | 3 | Texas Tech | 75 | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Oklahoma State | 52 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Missouri | 54 | 11 | Oklahoma State | 52 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 56 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 56 | | | | 3 | Texas Tech | 71 | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Kansas State | 65 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Kansas State | 77 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Baylor | 60 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Baylor | 80 | 7 | Baylor | 60 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 61 | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament team

Most Outstanding Player – Stacy Stephens, Texas
| Player | Team |
| Stacy Stephens | Texas |
| Heather Schreiber | Texas |
| Plenette Pierson | Texas Tech |
| Jia Perkins | Texas Tech |
| Tera Bjorklund | Colorado |