2003 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Gender=Women's
Year=2003


ImageSize=125px
Caption=2003 Women's Final Four logo
Teams=64
FinalFourArena=Georgia Dome
FinalFourCity=Atlanta, Georgia
Champions=Connecticut
TitleCount=4th
RunnerUp=Tennessee
GameCount=10th
Semifinal1=Texas
FinalFourCount=3rd
Semifinal2=Duke
FinalFourCount2=3rd
Coach=
CoachCount=
MOP=Diana Taurasi
MOPTeam=Connecticut
Attendance=
OneTopScorer=
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=
TopScorerTeam=
TopScorer2=
TopScorer2Team=
Points=The 2003 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 22, 2003 and concluded on April 8, 2003 when the Connecticut Huskies (UConn) won their second straight national title. The Final Four was held at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia on April 6 - April 8, 2003. UConn, coached by Geno Auriemma, defeated archrival Tennessee, coached by Pat Summitt, 73-68 in the championship game. UConn's Diana Taurasi was named Most Outstanding Player.

Qualifying teams

Brackets

Mideast Region

16TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 22 and 23
RD2=Second round March 24 and 25
RD3=Regional semifinals March 29
RD4=Regional finals March 31
RD1-team01=Tennessee
RD1-team02=Alabama State
RD1-score01=95
RD1-score02=43
RD1-team03=Virginia
RD1-team04=Illinois
RD1-score03=72
RD1-score04=56
RD1-team05=South Carolina
RD1-team06=UT-Chattanooga
RD1-score05=68
RD1-score06=54
RD1-team07=Penn State
RD1-team08=Holy Cross
RD1-score07=64
RD1-score08=33
RD1-team09=Colorado
RD1-team10=BYU
RD1-score09=84
RD1-score10=45
RD1-team11=North Carolina
RD1-team12=Austin Peay
RD1-score11=72
RD1-score12=70
RD1-team13=George Washington
RD1-team14=Oklahoma
RD1-score13=71
RD1-score14=61
RD1-team15=Villanova
RD1-team16=St. Francis (PA)
RD1-score15=51
RD1-score16=36
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Tennessee
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=Virginia
RD2-score01=81
RD2-score02=51
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=South Carolina
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Penn State
RD2-score03=67
RD2-score04=77
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Colorado
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=North Carolina
RD2-score05=86
RD2-score06=67
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=George Washington
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Villanova
RD2-score07=57
RD2-score08=70
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Tennessee
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Penn State
RD3-score01=86
RD3-score02=58
RD3-seed03=6
RD3-team03=Colorado
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Villanova
RD3-score03=51
RD3-score04=53
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Tennessee
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Villanova
RD4-score01=73
RD4-score02=49

Midwest Region

16TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 22 and 23
RD2=Second round March 24 and 25
RD3=Regional semifinals March 29
RD4=Regional finals March 31
RD1-team01=Duke
RD1-team02=Georgia State
RD1-score01=66
RD1-score02=48
RD1-team03=Utah
RD1-team04=DePaul
RD1-score03=73
RD1-score04=64
RD1-team05=Georgia
RD1-team06=Charlotte
RD1-score05=80
RD1-score06=61
RD1-team07=Rutgers
RD1-team08=Western Kentucky
RD1-score07=64
RD1-score08=52
RD1-team09=New Mexico
RD1-team10=Miami (FL)
RD1-score09=91
RD1-score10=85
RD1-team11=Mississippi State
RD1-team12=Manhattan
RD1-score11=73
RD1-score12=47
RD1-team13=UC-Santa Barbara
RD1-team14=Xavier
RD1-score13=71
RD1-score14=62
RD1-team15=Texas Tech
RD1-team16=Missouri State
RD1-score15=67
RD1-score16=59
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Duke
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=Utah
RD2-score01=65
RD2-score02=54
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Georgia
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Rutgers
RD2-score03=74
RD2-score04=64
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=New Mexico
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Mississippi State
RD2-score05=73
RD2-score06=61
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=UC-Santa Barbara
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Texas Tech
RD2-score07=48
RD2-score08=71
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Duke
RD3-seed02=5
RD3-team02=Georgia
RD3-score01=66
RD3-score02=63
RD3-seed03=6
RD3-team03=New Mexico
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Texas Tech
RD3-score03=48
RD3-score04=71
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Duke
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Texas Tech
RD4-score01=57
RD4-score02=51

East Region

16TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 22 and 23
RD2=Second round March 24 and 25
RD3=Regional semifinals March 30
RD4=Regional finals April 1
RD1-team01=Connecticut
RD1-team02=Boston University
RD1-score01=91
RD1-score02=44
RD1-team03=Michigan State
RD1-team04=TCU
RD1-score03=47
RD1-score04=50
RD1-team05=Boston College
RD1-team06=Old Dominion
RD1-score05=73
RD1-score06=72
RD1-team07=Vanderbilt
RD1-team08=Liberty
RD1-score07=54
RD1-score08=44
RD1-team09=Arizona
RD1-team10=Notre Dame
RD1-score09=47
RD1-score10=59
RD1-team11=Kansas State
RD1-team12=Harvard
RD1-score11=79
RD1-score12=69
RD1-team13=Virginia Tech
RD1-team14=Georgia Tech
RD1-score13=61
RD1-score14=59
RD1-team15=Purdue
RD1-team16=Valparaiso
RD1-score15=66
RD1-score16=51
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Connecticut
RD2-seed02=9
RD2-team02=TCU
RD2-score01=81
RD2-score02=66
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Boston College
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Vanderbilt
RD2-score03=86
RD2-score04=85
RD2-seed05=11
RD2-team05=Notre Dame
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Kansas State
RD2-score05=59
RD2-score06=53
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=Virginia Tech
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Purdue
RD2-score07=62
RD2-score08=80
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Connecticut
RD3-seed02=5
RD3-team02=Boston College
RD3-score01=70
RD3-score02=49
RD3-seed03=11
RD3-team03=Notre Dame
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Purdue
RD3-score03=47
RD3-score04=66
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Connecticut
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Purdue
RD4-score01=73
RD4-score02=64

West Region

16TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 22 and 23
RD2=Second round March 24 and 25
RD3=Regional semifinals March 230
RD4=Regional finals April 1
RD1-team01=LSU
RD1-team02=Texas State
RD1-score01=78
RD1-score02=65
RD1-team03=Wisconsin-Green Bay
RD1-team04=Washington
RD1-score03=78
RD1-score04=65
RD1-team05=Louisiana Tech
RD1-team06=Pepperdine
RD1-score05=94
RD1-score06=60
RD1-team07=Ohio State
RD1-team08=Weber State
RD1-score07=66
RD1-score08=44
RD1-team09=Minnesota
RD1-team10=Tulane
RD1-score09=68
RD1-score10=48
RD1-team11=Stanford
RD1-team12=Western Michigan
RD1-score11=82
RD1-score12=66
RD1-team13=Arkansas
RD1-team14=Cincinnati
RD1-score13=71
RD1-score14=57
RD1-team15=Texas
RD1-team16=Hampton
RD1-score15=90
RD1-score16=46
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=LSU
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=Wisconsin-Green Bay
RD2-score01=80
RD2-score02=69
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Louisiana Tech
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Ohio State
RD2-score03=74
RD2-score04=61
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Minnesota
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Stanford
RD2-score05=68
RD2-score06=56
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=Arkansas
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Texas
RD2-score07=50
RD2-score08=67
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=LSU
RD3-seed02=5
RD3-team02=Louisiana Tech
RD3-score01=69
RD3-score02=63
RD3-seed03=6
RD3-team03=Minnesota
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Texas
RD3-score03=60
RD3-score04=73
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=LSU
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Texas
RD4-score01=60
RD4-score02=78

Final Four

4TeamBracket | RD1=National Semifinals April 6
RD2=National Championship April 8
RD1-seed1=1 ME
RD1-team1=Tennessee
RD1-score1=66
RD1-seed2=1 MW
RD1-team2=Duke
RD1-score2=56
RD1-seed3=1 E
RD1-team3=Connecticut
RD1-score3=71
RD1-seed4=2 W
RD1-team4=Texas
RD1-score4=69
RD2-seed1=1 ME
RD2-team1=Tennessee
RD2-score1=68
RD2-seed2=1 E
RD2-team2=Connecticut
RD2-score2=73

E-East; ME-Mideast; MW-Midwest; W-West.

ee also

* 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
* 2003 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament