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2003 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

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2003 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2002–03
Teams8
First round siteCampus Sites
Semifinals siteGaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Finals siteGaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsAustin Peay (3rd title)
Winning coachDave Loos (2nd title)
MVPJosh Lewis (Austin Peay)
← 2002
2004 ⊟
2002–03 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Austin Peay 13 3   .813 23 8   .742
Morehead State 13 3   .813 20 9   .690
Tennessee Tech 11 5   .688 20 12   .625
Murray State 9 7   .563 17 12   .586
Eastern Illinois 9 7   .563 14 15   .483
UT Martin 7 9   .438 14 14   .500
Southeast Missouri State 5 11   .313 11 19   .367
Eastern Kentucky 5 11   .313 11 17   .393
Tennessee State 0 16   .000 2 25   .074
2003 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament of the Ohio Valley Conference during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held March 4–8, 2003. The first round was hosted by the higher seeded team in each game. The semifinals and finals took place at Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.[1]

Top-seeded Austin Peay won the tournament, defeating Tennessee Tech in the championship game, and received the Ohio Valley's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[2] Josh Lewis of Austin Peay was named the tournament's most valuable player.

Format

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The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Ohio Valley Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the regular season, teams were seeded by conference record.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 4
Semifinals
March 7
Finals
March 8
         
1 Austin Peay 83
8 Eastern Kentucky 80
1 Austin Peay 59
4 Murray State 58OT
4 Murray State 74
5 Eastern Illinois 63
1 Austin Peay 63
3 Tennessee Tech 57
3 Tennessee Tech 76
6 UT Martin 62
3 Tennessee Tech 88
2 Morehead State 71
2 Morehead State 91
7 Southeast Missouri State 84

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). OVCSports.com. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "2002-03 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 7, 2022.