2003 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2003 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 12–15 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.[2]

2003 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2002–03
Teams12
SiteFreedom Hall
Louisville, KY
ChampionsLouisville (1st title)
Winning coachRick Pitino (1st title)
MVPLuke Whitehead (Louisville)
2002–03 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
American
No. 9 Marquette14–2 .875  27–6  .818
No. 14 Louisville †11–5 .688  25–7  .781
Cincinnati9–7 .563  17–12  .586
Saint Louis9–7 .563  16–14  .533
DePaul8–8 .500  16–13  .552
Charlotte8–8 .500  13–16  .448
East Carolina3–13 .188  12–15  .444
National
No. 19 Memphis13–3 .813  23–7  .767
UAB8–8 .500  21–13  .618
Tulane8–8 .500  16–15  .516
South Florida7–9 .438  15–14  .517
Houston6–10 .375  8–20  .286
Southern Miss5–11 .313  13–16  .448
TCU3–13 .188  9–19  .321
† 2003 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Louisville defeated upstart UAB in the championship game, 83–78, to clinch their first Conference USA men's tournament championship.

The Cardinals, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA members Cincinnati, Marquette, and Memphis, all of whom earned at-large bids.

Format

There were no changes to the tournament format from the previous year. The top four teams were given byes into the quarterfinal round while the next eight teams were placed into the first round. The two teams with the worst conference records were not invited to the tournament. All remaining tournament seeds were determined by regular season conference records.

Bracket
  First Round
Wednesday, March 12		 Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 13		 Semifinals
Friday, March 14		 Championship
Saturday, March 15
                                     
       
  1 #8 Marquette 76  
    8 UAB 83  
9 Charlotte 61
8 UAB 85  
  8 UAB 63  
  4 Saint Louis 62  
5 Cincinnati 61  
12 Southern Miss 63  
  12 Southern Miss 56
    4 Saint Louis 69  
     
       
  8 UAB 78
  3 #20 Louisville 83
       
       
  3 #20 Louisville 82
    6 Tulane 66  
11 Houston 52
6 Tulane 74  
  3 #20 Louisville 78
  2 #16 Memphis 75  
7 DePaul 74  
10 South Florida 76  
  10 South Florida 56
    2 #16 Memphis 62  
     
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References
  1. sports-reference.com 2002-03 Conference USA Season Summary
  2. "2002-03 Conference USA Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
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