2003 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2003 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–11 at E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky.[1]

2003 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200203
Teams11
SiteE. A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, KY
ChampionsWestern Kentucky (5th title)
Winning coachDennis Felton (3rd title)
MVPPatrick Sparks (Western Kentucky)
2002–03 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Western Kentucky122 .857249  .727
Middle Tennessee95 .6431614  .533
Arkansas-Little Rock86 .5711812  .600
Arkansas State68 .4291315  .464
Florida International113 .071821  .276
West
Louisiana–Lafayette123 .8002010  .667
New Mexico State96 .600209  .690
South Alabama78 .4671414  .500
New Orleans78 .4671514  .517
Denver78 .4671715  .531
North Texas213 .133721  .250
2003 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The top-seed in the East division Western Kentucky defeated West division #2 seed Middle Tennessee in the championship game, 64–52, to win their fifth Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

The Hilltoppers, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA tournament as the #13 seed in the West region. No other Sun Belt members earned bids to the tournament.

Format

All eleven participating Sun Belt members were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the five highest-seeded teams were awarded byes into the quarterfinal round while the six lowest-seeded teams entered the bracket in the preliminary first round.

Bracket

First round
Friday, March 7
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 8
Sunday, March 9
Semifinals
Monday, March 10
Championship
Tuesday, March 11
            
1E Western Kentucky 71
5E Florida International 60
5E Florida International 62
4W New Orleans 45
1E Western Kentucky 78
2W New Mexico State 59
6W North Texas 73
3E Arkansas–Little Rock 74
3E Arkansas–Little Rock 61
2W New Mexico State 78
1E Western Kentucky 64
2E Middle Tennessee 52
2E Middle Tennessee 72
3W South Alabama 69
2E Middle Tennessee 83
5W Denver 59
4E Arkansas State 76
5W Denver 82
5W Denver 72
1W Louisiana–Lafayette 68

See also

References

  1. "2002–03 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
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