2003 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2003 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played from March 10 to March 15, 2003. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The University of Dayton won the tournament and got the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Xavier and Saint Joseph's also received bids to the NCAA Tournament. Rhode Island, Richmond and Temple received bids to the 2003 National Invitation Tournament. Ramod Marshall of Dayton was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Future NBA players Jameer Nelson of Saint Joseph's and David West of Xavier were among those joining Marshall on the All-Championship Team.

2003 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2002–03
Teams11
SiteUniversity of Dayton Arena
Dayton, Ohio
ChampionsDayton
Winning coachOliver Purnell
MVPRamod Marshall (Dayton)
2002–03 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Saint Joseph's12–4 .750  23–7  .767
Rhode Island10–6 .625  19–12  .613
Temple10–6 .625  18–16  .529
Massachusetts6–10 .375  11–18  .379
Fordham3–13 .188  2–26  .071
St. Bonaventure1–15 .063  13–14  .481
West
No. 12 Xavier15–1 .938  26–6  .813
No. 16 Dayton †13–2 .867  24–6  .800
Richmond10–6 .625  15–14  .517
La Salle6–10 .375  12–17  .414
George Washington5–11 .313  12–17  .414
Duquesne4–13 .235  9–21  .300
† Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of February 5, 2016; Rankings from Coaches' Poll[1]

Format

The tournament was a single-elimination tournament. Seeding was determined by the regular season standings in each division. With the conference divided into East and West divisions, the top two teams in each division received a first-round bye.

St. Bonaventure was forced to forfeit its six conference wins after forward Jamil Terrell was declared academically ineligible. The Atlantic 10 also barred the Bonnies from participating in the conference tournament. The Bonnies would have been the fourth seed from the East Division.[2] However, with their banishment from the tournament, West Division #3 seed Richmond automatically got a first round bye.

The first round was played at the home arena of the higher seed. The remaining games were played at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio.

Bracket
  First Round
Monday, March 10		 Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 13		 Semifinals
Friday, March 14		 Final
Saturday, March 15
                                     
 
  E1 #25 Saint Joseph's 68  
    W4 La Salle 48  
W4 La Salle 74
E5 Fordham 62  
  E1 #25 Saint Joseph's 73  
  W2 #22 Dayton 76  
 
 
  W2 #22 Dayton 74
    E3 Rhode Island 57  
E3 Rhode Island 75
W6 Duquesne 63  
  W2 #22 Dayton 79
  E2 Temple 73
 
 
  W1 #10 Xavier 78
    W5 George Washington 73  
E4 Massachusetts 74
W5 George Washington 85  
  W1 #10 Xavier 57
  E2 Temple 63  
 
 
  E2 Temple 66
    W3 Richmond 52  
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References
  1. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2003
  2. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/atlantic10/2003-03-03-stbona-terrell_x.htm
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