# 2003 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

The 2003 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held from March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 66th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. The 2003 National Championship game would feature Concordia (CA) and Mountain State. That game would be the 6th championship game to go into overtime (the most recent as of 2009). The Eagles would defeat the Cougars by an overtime score of 88 to 84. The other teams making it to the NAIA national semifinals were Georgetown (KY), and McKendree.

## Awards and honors

* Leading scorer: Matt Laur, McKendree; in 4 games Laur scored a total of 116 points. Including 48 field goals and 20 free throws. Laur averaged 29.0 points per game.
* Leading rebounder: Matt Laur, McKendree; in 4 games Laur earned 49 rebounds averaging 12.3 per game.
* Most Three-point Field Goals Made (Individual/Tournament): 21 by Jeremy Groth of Concordia (CA)
* Most consecutive tournament appearances: 12th, Georgetown (KY)
* Most tournament appearances: Georgetown (KY), 22nd of 28, appearances to the NAIA Tournament.

## 2003 NAIA bracket

| First round | First round | First round | | | Second round | Second round | Second round | Elite Eight | Elite Eight | Elite Eight | | NAIA national semifinals | NAIA national semifinals | NAIA national semifinals | | NAIA national championship | NAIA national championship | NAIA national championship |
| 1 | Houston Baptist | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Dillard | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Dillard | 79 | | | – | Dillard | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | Lee | 105 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Carroll (MT) | 58 | | | 16 | Lee | 105 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Lee | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Lee | 68 | | | | | | 16 | Lee | 58 | | | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | 16 | Lee | 58 | | | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | 8 | Georgetown (KY) | 71 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | St. Xavier | 82 | | | | | | | | | 8 | Georgetown (KY) | 71 | | | | | | | | |
| – | Oklahoma City | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Oklahoma City | 56 | | | 9 | St. Xavier | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Georgetown (KY) | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Point Loma Nazarene | 63 | | | 8 | Georgetown (KY) | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Georgetown (KY) | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Georgetown (KY) | 86 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Georgetown (KY) | 89 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Mountain State | 106 | | | | |
| 5 | Oklahoma Baptist | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Mountain State | 106 | | | | |
| – | Lindsey Wilson | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Lindsey Wilson | 66 | | | 5 | Oklahoma Baptist | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | Westmont | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Auburn Montgomery | 53 | | | 12 | Westmont | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Westmont | 85 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Westmont | 85 | | | | | | 5 | Oklahoma Baptist | 106* | | | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | 5 | Oklahoma Baptist | 106* | | | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | 4 | Mountain State | 108 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Columbia (MO) | 68 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Mountain State | 108 | | | | | | | | |
| – | Wayland Baptist | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Wayland Baptist | 72 | | | – | Wayland Baptist | 85 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Mountain State | 94 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Rocky Mountain | 80 | | | 4 | Mountain State | 94 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Mountain State | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Mountain State | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Mountain State | 84* |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Concordia | 88 |
| 3 | Southern–New Orleans | 85 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Concordia | 88 |
| – | Reinhardt | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Reinhardt | 72 | | | 3 | Southern–New Orleans | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | Barber–Scotia | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Westminster (UT) | 48 | | | 14 | Barber–Scotia | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Barber–Scotia | 59 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Barber–Scotia | 59 | | | | | | 14 | Barber–Scotia | 52 | | | | | | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | 14 | Barber–Scotia | 52 | | | | | | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | 6 | Concordia (CA) | 64 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Cumberland (KY) | 73 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Concordia (CA) | 64 | | | | | | | | |
| – | Oklahoma Christian | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Oklahoma Christian | 86 | | | – | Oklahoma Christian | 73 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Concordia (CA) | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Martin Methodist | 64 | | | 6 | Concordia (CA) | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Concordia (CA) | 87 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Concordia (CA) | 87 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Concordia | 81 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | McKendree | 58 | | | | |
| 7 | Azusa Pacific | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | McKendree | 58 | | | | |
| – | John Brown | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | John Brown | 70 | | | – | John Brown | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | - | Olivet Nazarene | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Olivet Nazarene | 63 | | | - | Olivet Nazarene | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Faulkner | 58 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Faulkner | 58 | | | | | | – | Olivet Nazarene | 62 | | | | | | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | – | Olivet Nazarene | 62 | | | | | | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | 2 | McKendree | 64 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | USAO | 79 | | | | | | | | | 2 | McKendree | 64 | | | | | | | | |
| – | Pikeville | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Pikeville | 68 | | | 15 | USAO | 98 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | McKendree | 105 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Jarvis Christian | 81 | | | 2 | McKendree | 105 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | McKendree | 94 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* * denotes overtime.