2003 SWAC men's basketball tournament

The 2003 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held March 11–15, 2003, at Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.[2] Texas Southern defeated Alcorn State, 77–68 in the championship game. The Tigers received the conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA tournament as one of two No. 16 seeds in the South Region. In the play-in game, Alcorn State was beaten by UNC Asheville.

2003 SWAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2002–03
Teams8
Quarterfinals siteCampus sites
Semifinals siteBill Harris Arena
Birmingham, Alabama
Finals siteBill Harris Arena
Birmingham, Alabama
ChampionsTexas Southern (4th title)
Winning coachRonnie Courtney (1st title)
← 2002
2004 →
2002–03 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Prairie View A&M 14 4   .778 17 12   .586
Mississippi Valley State 13 5   .722 15 14   .517
Texas Southern 11 7   .611 18 13   .581
Alabama State 11 7   .611 14 15   .483
Alcorn State 10 8   .556 14 19   .424
Grambling 9 9   .500 12 18   .400
Jackson State 9 9   .500 10 18   .357
Southern 5 13   .278 9 20   .310
Alabama A&M 4 14   .222 8 19   .296
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 4 14   .222 4 24   .143
2003 SWAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Bracket and results

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Quarterfinals
March 11
Semifinals
March 14
Final
March 15
         
1 Prairie View A&M 56
8 Southern 55
1 Prairie View A&M 64
5 Alcorn State 71
4 Alabama State 55
5 Alcorn State 58
5 Alcorn State 68
3 Texas Southern 77
3 Texas Southern 68
6 Jackson State 66
3 Texas Southern 73
2 Mississippi Valley State 72
2 Mississippi Valley State 90
7 Grambling State 78

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2002-03 Southwest Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2002-03 Southwest Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 10, 2022.