2003 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament explained

Type:NAIA
Year:2003
Gender:Men's
Division:II
Teams:32
Fabfourarena:Keeter Gymnasium
Fabfourcity: Point Lookout, Missouri
Champions:Northwestern Red Raiders
Titlecount:2nd
Champgamecount:3rd
Champffcount:4th
Runnerup:Bethany Swedes
Gamecount:1st
Runnerffcount:1st
Semifinal1:Cornerstone Golden Eagles
Fabfourcount1:4th
Semifinal2:Warner Southern Royals
Fabfourcount2:1st
Mvp:Brandon Woudstra
Mvpteam:Northwestern (IA)
Hustle:Bryan Edwards
Hustleschool:Cornerstone
Topscorer:Brandon Woudstra
Topscorerteam:Northwestern (IA)
Points:117

The 2003 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college basketball among its Division II members in the United States and Canada for the 2002–03 basketball season.

Top-seeded Northwestern (IA) defeated unseeded Bethany (KS) in the championship game, 77–57, to claim the Red Raiders' second NAIA national title and second in three years.

The tournament was played at Keeter Gymnasium on the campus of the College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Missouri.[1]

Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, and the top sixteen teams were seeded.

The tournament continued to utilize a single-elimination format.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Championship History. NAIA. 16 April 2022.