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2003 NCAA Women's Division I; Basketball Tournament
	; 2003 Women's Final Four logo
Teams	64
Finals Site	Georgia Dome; Atlanta, Georgia
Champions	Connecticut (4th title)
Runner-Up	Tennessee (10th title game)
Semifinalists	Texas (3rd Final Four); Duke (3rd Final Four)
MOP	Diana Taurasi Connecticut
«2002	2004»

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.

This was the first year of a new format, in which the final game is held on the Tuesday following the men's championship, in contrast to prior years, when it was held on Sunday evening, between the men's semi-final and final. The game now is the final game of the Division 1 collegiate basketball season.

[edit] Qualifying teams

[edit] Mideast Region

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Knoxville

2003 NCAA Knoxville Regional (Gray=At-Large)

Mideast Region
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth Type
#1	Tennessee	SEC	28-4	At-large bid
#2	Villanova	Big East	25-5	Tournament Champion
#3	North Carolina	ACC	27-5	At-large bid
#4	Penn State	Big Ten	24-8	At-large bid
#5	South Carolina	SEC	22-7	At-large bid
#6	Colorado	Big 12	22-7	At-large bid
#7	George Washington	Atlantic 10	24-6	Tournament Champion
#8	Virginia	ACC	16-13	At-large bid
#9	Illinois	Big Ten	17-11	At-Large Bid
#10	Oklahoma	Big 12	19-12	At-Large Bid
#11	BYU	Mountain West	19-11	At-Large Bid
#12	UT-Chattanooga	Southern	26-4	Tournament Champion
#13	Holy Cross	Patriot	24-7	Tournament Champion
#14	Austin Peay	Ohio Valley	27-3	Tournament Champion
#15	St. Francis-PA	Northeast	23-7	Tournament Champion
#16	Alabama St.	Southwestern	20-10	Tournament Champion

[edit] Midwest Region

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Albuquerque

2003 NCAA Albuquerque Regional (Gray=At-Large)

Midwest Region
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth Type
#1	Duke	ACC	31-1	Tournament Champion
#2	Texas Tech	Big 12	26-5	At-Large Bid
#3	Mississippi St.	SEC	23-7	At-Large Bid
#4	Rutgers	Big East	20-7	At-Large Bid
#5	Georgia	SEC	19-9	At-Large Bid
#6	New Mexico	Mountain West	22-8	Tournament Champion
#7	UC Santa Barbara	Big West	26-4	Tournament Champion
#8	Utah	Mountain West	23-6	At-Large Bid
#9	DePaul	C-USA	22-9	At-Large Bid
#10	Xavier	Atlantic 10	20-9	At-Large Bid
#11	Miami	Big East	18-12	At-Large Bid
#12	Charlotte	C-USA	21-8	At-Large Bid
#13	Western Kentucky	Sun Belt	22-8	Tournament Champion
#14	Manhattan	MAAC	20-9	Tournament Champion
#15	Missouri St.	Missouri Valley	18-12	Tournament Champion
#16	Georgia St.	Atlantic Sun	20-10	Tournament Champion

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Dayton

2003 NCAA Dayton Regional (Gray=At-Large)

East Region
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth Type
#1	UConn	Big East	31-1	At-Large Bid
#2	Purdue	Big Ten	26-5	Tournament Champion
#3	Kansas St.	Big 12	28-4	At-Large Bid
#4	Vanderbilt	SEC	21-9	At-Large Bid
#5	Boston College	Big East	20-8	At-Large Bid
#6	Arizona	Pac-10	22-8	At-Large Bid
#7	Virginia Tech	Big East	21-9	At-Large Bid
#8	Michigan St.	Big Ten	17-11	At-Large Bid
#9	TCU	C-USA	19-13	Tournament Champion
#10	Georgia Tech	ACC	20-10	At-Large Bid
#11	Notre Dame	Big East	19-10	At-Large Bid
#12	Old Dominion	CAA	21-10	Tournament Champion
#13	Liberty	Big South	26-3	Tournament Champion
#14	Harvard	Ivy	22-4	Regular Season Champion
#15	Valparaiso	Mid-Continent	18-12	Tournament Champion
#16	Boston U.	Am. East	16-14	Tournament Champion

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Stanford

2003 NCAA Stanford Regional (Gray=At-Large)

West Region
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth Type
#1	LSU	SEC	27-3	Tournament Champion
#2	Texas	Big 12	25-5	Tournament Champion
#3	Stanford	Pac-10	26-4	Tournament Champion
#4	Ohio St.	Big Ten	21-9	At-Large Bid
#5	Louisiana Tech	WAC	29-2	Tournament Champion
#6	Minnesota	Big Ten	23-5	At-Large Bid
#7	Arkansas	SEC	21-10	At-Large Bid
#8	UW-Green Bay	Horizon	27-3	Tournament Champion
#9	Washington	Pac-10	22-7	At-Large Bid
#10	Cincinnati	C-USA	23-7	At-Large Bid
#11	Tulane	C-USA	19-9	At-Large Bid
#12	Pepperdine	WCC	22-7	Tournament Champion
#13	Weber St.	Big Sky	21-8	Tournament Champion
#14	Western Michigan	MAC	20-11	Tournament Champion
#15	Hampton	MEAC	23-8	Tournament Champion
#16	Texas St.	Southland	18-13	Tournament Champion

[edit] Brackets

Data Source^[1]

[edit] Mideast Region

First round March 22 and 23			Second round March 24 and 25			Regional semifinals March 29			Regional finals March 31

1	Tennessee	95
16	Alabama State	43
			1	Tennessee	81

			8	Virginia	51
8	Virginia	72

9	Illinois	56
						1	Tennessee	86

						4	Penn State	58
5	South Carolina	68

12	UT-Chattanooga	54
			5	South Carolina	67

			4	Penn State	77
4	Penn State	64

13	Holy Cross	33
									1	Tennessee	73

									2	Villanova	49
6	Colorado	84

11	BYU	45
			6	Colorado	86

			3	North Carolina	67
3	North Carolina	72

14	Austin Peay	70
						6	Colorado	51

						2	Villanova	53
7	George Washington	71

10	Oklahoma	61
			7	George Washington	57

			2	Villanova	70
2	Villanova	51

15	St. Francis (PA)	36

[edit] Midwest Region

First round March 22 and 23			Second round March 24 and 25			Regional semifinals March 29			Regional finals March 31

1	Duke	66
16	Georgia State	48
			1	Duke	65

			8	Utah	54
8	Utah	73

9	DePaul	64
						1	Duke	66

						5	Georgia	63
5	Georgia	80

12	Charlotte	61
			5	Georgia	74

			4	Rutgers	64
4	Rutgers	64

13	Western Kentucky	52
									1	Duke	57

									2	Texas Tech	51
6	New Mexico	91

11	Miami (FL)	85
			6	New Mexico	73

			3	Mississippi State	61
3	Mississippi State	73

14	Manhattan	47
						6	New Mexico	48

						2	Texas Tech	71
7	UC-Santa Barbara	71

10	Xavier	62
			7	UC-Santa Barbara	48

			2	Texas Tech	71
2	Texas Tech	67

15	Missouri State	59

[edit] East Region

First round March 22 and 23			Second round March 24 and 25			Regional semifinals March 30			Regional finals April 1

1	Connecticut	91
16	Boston University	44
			1	Connecticut	81

			9	TCU	66
8	Michigan State	47

9	TCU	50
						1	Connecticut	70

						5	Boston College	49
5	Boston College	73

12	Old Dominion	72
			5	Boston College	86

			4	Vanderbilt	85
4	Vanderbilt	54

13	Liberty	44
									1	Connecticut	73

									2	Purdue	64
6	Arizona	47

11	Notre Dame	59
			11	Notre Dame	59

			3	Kansas State	53
3	Kansas State	79

14	Harvard	69
						11	Notre Dame	47

						2	Purdue	66
7	Virginia Tech	61

10	Georgia Tech	59
			7	Virginia Tech	62

			2	Purdue	80
2	Purdue	66

15	Valparaiso	51

[edit] West Region

First round March 22 and 23			Second round March 24 and 25			Regional semifinals March 30			Regional finals April 1

1	LSU	78
16	Texas State	65
			1	LSU	80

			8	Wisconsin-Green Bay	69
8	Wisconsin-Green Bay	78

9	Washington	65
						1	LSU	69

						5	Louisiana Tech	63
5	Louisiana Tech	94

12	Pepperdine	60
			5	Louisiana Tech	74

			4	Ohio State	61
4	Ohio State	66

13	Weber State	44
									1	LSU	60

									2	Texas	78
6	Minnesota	68

11	Tulane	48
			6	Minnesota	68

			3	Stanford	56
3	Stanford	82

14	Western Michigan	66
						6	Minnesota	60

						2	Texas	73
7	Arkansas	71

10	Cincinnati	57
			7	Arkansas	50

			2	Texas	67
2	Texas	90

15	Hampton	46

[edit] Final Four

National Semifinals April 6			National Championship April 8

1 ME	Tennessee	66
1 MW	Duke	56
			1 ME	Tennessee	68
			1 E	Connecticut	73
1 E	Connecticut	71
2 W	Texas	69

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

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

^ "Official 2009 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book". NCAA. February 2009. pp. 177. http://www.ncaapublications.com/Uploads/PDF/2009_WFF_Records0d7a46e0-1e38-428d-8b72-6d7b2902af40.pdf. Retrieved 2009-11-03.

[Records_Book-0] "Official 2009 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book". NCAA. February 2009. pp. 177. http://www.ncaapublications.com/Uploads/PDF/2009_WFF_Records0d7a46e0-1e38-428d-8b72-6d7b2902af40.pdf. Retrieved 2009-11-03.

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Contents

[edit] Qualifying teams

[edit] Mideast Region

[edit] Midwest Region

[edit] East Region

[edit] West Region

[edit] Brackets

[edit] Mideast Region

[edit] Midwest Region

[edit] East Region

[edit] West Region

[edit] Final Four

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes