2003 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2003 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament was played at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada from March 13–15, 2003. Colorado State upset host school University of Nevada at Las Vegas, 62–61, in the championship game to win the Mountain West Conference Tournament and the league's automatic NCAA Tournament bid.

2003 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2002–03
Teams8
SiteThomas & Mack Center
Paradise, NV
ChampionsColorado State (1st title)
MVPMatt Nelson (Colorado State)
2002–03 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Utah11–3 .786  25–8  .758
BYU11–3 .786  23–9  .719
Wyoming8–6 .571  21–11  .656
UNLV8–6 .571  21–11  .656
San Diego State6–8 .429  16–14  .533
Colorado State †5–9 .357  19–14  .576
New Mexico4–10 .286  10–18  .357
Air Force3–11 .214  12–16  .429
† 2003 Mountain West Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Colorado State became, and as of 2011, remains the lowest seed (6) to ever win the MWC Tournament. They supplanted San Diego State who, just one year earlier, had won the tournament as a number 5 seed. They also had upset UNLV in the tournament championship game.

In 2004 the tournament would move to the Pepsi Center in Denver where it would stay for the next three years. It would return in 2007, where it has remained since.

Bracket
Quarterfinals
March 13 		Semifinals
March 14 		Finals
March 15
         
2 BYU 71
7 New Mexico 56
2 BYU 80
6 Colorado State 86*
3 Wyoming 71
6 Colorado State 74
6 Colorado State 62
4 UNLV 61
1 Utah 42
8 Air Force 38
1 Utah 41
4 UNLV 64
4 UNLV 83
5 San Diego State 67

* Overtime

  1. sports-reference.com 2002-03 Mountain West Conference Season Summary
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