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2003 National Invitation Tournament
Season2002–03
Teams40
Finals siteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsSt. John's*
title vacated (6th title)
Runner-upGeorgetown (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachMike Jarvis (1st title)
MVPMarcus Hatten*
award vacated (St. John's)
National Invitation Tournaments
«2002 2004»

The 2003 National Invitation Tournament was the 2003 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. St. John's tournament victory was later vacated due to use of an ineligible player. Marcus Hatten's tournament Most Valuable Player award was also vacated.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 40 teams selected for the tournament.[1]

Participants
School Conference
UAB C-USA
Boston College Big East
Boston University A-East
Brown Ivy
UC Santa Barbara Big West
Charleston SoCon
DePaul C-USA
Drexel CAA
Eastern Washington Big Sky
Fairfield MAAC
Georgetown Big East
Georgia Tech ACC
Hawaii WAC
UIC Horizon
Iowa Big Ten
Iowa State Big 12
Kent State MAC
Louisiana-Lafayette Sun Belt
Minnesota Big Ten
Nevada WAC
UNLV MWC
North Carolina ACC
Ohio State Big Ten
Providence Big East
Rhode Island A-10
Richmond A-10
St. John's Big East
Saint Louis C-USA
San Diego State MWC
Seton Hall Big East
Siena MAAC
Temple A-10
Tennessee SEC
Texas Tech Big 12
Valparaiso Mid-Con
Villanova Big East
Virginia ACC
Western Michigan MAC
Wichita State MVC
Wyoming MWC

Brackets/Results

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]

Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
            
Texas Tech 66
Nevada 54
Texas Tech 57
San Diego State 48
San Diego State 67
UC Santa Barbara 62
Texas Tech 80
Georgia Tech 72
Georgia Tech 72
Ohio State 58
Georgia Tech 79
Iowa 78
Iowa 62
Valparaiso 60
Iowa 54
Iowa State 53
Iowa State 76
Wichita State 65
Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
            
Siena 74
Villanova 59
Siena 68
Western Michigan 62
Western Michigan 63
Illinois-Chicago 62
Siena 71
UAB 80
UAB 82
Louisiana-Lafayette 80
UAB 71
St. John's 79
St. John's 73
Boston University 57
St. John's 73
Virginia 63
Virginia 89
Brown 73
Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
            
North Carolina 83
DePaul 72
North Carolina 90
Wyoming 74
Wyoming 78
Eastern Washington 71
North Carolina 74
Georgetown 79
Georgetown 70
Tennessee 60
Georgetown 67
Providence 58
Providence 67
Richmond 49
Providence 69
Charleston 64
Charleston 72
Kent State 66
Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
            
Temple 68
Drexel 59
Temple 75
Boston College 62
Boston College 90
Fairfield 78
Temple 61
Rhode Island 53
Rhode Island 61
Seton Hall 60
Temple 58
Minnesota 63
Minnesota 62
Saint Louis 52
Minnesota 84
Hawaii 70
Hawaii 85
UNLV 68

Semifinals & Finals

Semifinals Finals
      
  Georgetown 88
  Minnesota 74
  Georgetown 67
  St. John's 70
  Texas Tech 63
  St. John's 64
  • Third Place - Texas Tech 71, Minnesota 61

St. John's later vacated the title due to an ineligible player.

References

  1. ^ a b Tournament Results (2000's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 5, 2009. Archived 11/5/09