2003 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament

2003 NCAA Division II
women's basketball tournament

Teams	64
Finals site	St. Joseph Civic Arena St. Joseph, MO
Champions	South Dakota State (1st title)
Runner-up	Northern Kentucky (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	California (PA) (2nd Final Four) Bentley (7th Final Four)
Winning coach	Aaron Johnston (1st title)
MOP	Melissa Pater (South Dakota St.)
Attendance	2,556
NCAA Division II women's tournaments « 2002 2004 »

The 2003 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament involved 64 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the NCAA Division II women's college basketball national champion. It began March 14, 2003 and concluded with the championship game on March 29, 2003.

The first three rounds were hosted by top-seeded teams in regional play. The eight regional winners met for the quarterfinal and semifinals, better known as the "Elite Eight" and "Final Four" respectively, and National Championship game at the St. Joseph Civic Arena in St. Joseph, MO.

Regionals

East - California, Pennsylvania

Location: Hamer Hall Host: California University of Pennsylvania

	Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 14					Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 15					Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 17
	3	Longwood	77
	6	West Liberty	63
						3	Longwood	51
						2	Glenville State	63
	7	Pitt-Johnston	56
	2	Glenville State	70
											2	Glenville State	67
											1	California (PA.)	76
	5	West Chester	76
	4	Pfeiffer	73
						5	West Chester	58
						1	California (PA.)	62
	8	Millersville	58
	1	California (PA.)	73

South Atlantic - Salisbury, North Carolina

Location: Goodman Gym Host: Catawba College ^[1]

	Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 14					Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 15					Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 17
	7	North Florida	65
	2	Armstrong Atlantic	64
						7	North Florida	57
						3	Columbus St.	56
	6	Augusta St.	59
	3	Columbus St.	68
											7	North Florida	71
											1	Shaw	58
	5	Fayetteville St.	80
	4	Catawba	72
						5	Fayetteville St.	49
						1	Shaw	67
	8	Lenoir-Rhye	69
	1	Shaw	89

South Central - Topeka, Kansas

Location: Lee Arena Host: Washburn University

	Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 14					Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 15					Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 17
	6	Northeastern State	63
	3	Drury	73
						3	Drury	63
						2	Angelo St.	56
	7	St. Mary's (Tex.)	65
	2	Angelo St.	81
											3	Drury	71
											1	Washburn	87
	5	Emporia St.	68
	4	Missouri Western St.	56
						5	Emporia St	60
						1	Washburn	66
	8	Midwestern St.	56
	1	Washburn	67

Great Lakes - Indianapolis, Indiana

Location: Nicoson Hall Host: University of Indianapolis

	Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 14					Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 15					Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 17
	7	Bellarmine	72
	2	Hillsdale	71
						7	Bellarmine	93
						6	Quincy	101
	6	Quincy	94
	3	Lake Superior	85
											6	Quincy	61
											5	Northern Kentucky	64
	8	Wayne St. (Mich.)	83
	1	Indianapolis	91
						1	Indianapolis	57
						5	Northern Kentucky	66
	5	Northern Kentucky	69
	4	Grand Valley St.	63

South - Russellville, Arkansas

Location: Tucker Coliseum Host: Arkansas Tech University

	Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 15					Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 16					Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 17
	7	Henderson St.	82
	2	Fort Valley St.	66
						7	Henderson St.	58
						3	Central Arkansas	59
	6	Rollins	55
	3	Central Arkansas	74
											3	Central Arkansas	68
											1	Arkansas Tech	54
	8	Lincoln Memorial	50
	1	Arkansas Tech	64
						1	Arkansas Tech	55
						5	Tampa	43
	5	Tampa	62
	4	Florida Southern	55

Northeast - Waltham, Massachusetts

Location: Dana Center Host: Bentley College

	Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 14					Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 15					Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 17
	7	South Connecticut St.	66
	2	Mass.-Lowell	63
						7	South Connecticut St.	49
						3	Stonehill	57
	6	St. Thomas Aquinas	49
	3	Stonehill	83
											3	Stonehill	44
											1	Bentley	66
	8	New Haven	65
	1	Bentley	92
						1	Bentley	71
						5	Merrimack	43
	5	Merrimack	88
	4	Dowling	73

North Central - Brookings, South Dakota

Location: Frost Arena Host: South Dakota State University ^[2]

	Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 14					Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 15					Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 17
	6	Neb. Kearney	69
	3	North Dakota St.	76
						3	North Dakota St.	61
						2	South Dakota	84
	7	Concordia-St. Paul	68
	2	South Dakota	83
											2	South Dakota	63
											1	South Dakota St.	87
	5	North Dakota	70
	4	Minn.-Duluth	63
						5	North Dakota	56
						1	South Dakota St.	77
	8	Regis (Colo.)	71
	1	South Dakota St.	107

West - Seattle, Washington

Location: Royal Brougham Pavilion Host: Seattle Pacific University

	Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 14					Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 15					Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 17
	6	Northwestern Nazarene	83
	3	Western Washington	79
						6	Northwestern Nazarene	84
						2	Cal. St. Bakersfield	103
	7	Cal. St. Stanislaus	106
	2	Cal. St. Bakersfield	116*
											2	Cal. St. Bakersfield	85
											1	Seattle Pacific	80
	5	Central Washington	69
	4	Mont. St.-Billings	81
						4	Mont. St.-Billings	70
						1	Seattle Pacific	86
	8	Cal St. Chico	70
	1	Seattle Pacific	81

Elite Eight – St. Joseph, Missouri

Location: St. Joseph Civic Arena Host: Missouri Western State College

Quarterfinals Elite Eight Tuesday, March 22

Semifinals Final Four Wednesday, March 23

National championship Friday, March 25

E

California (PA.)

76

SA

North Florida

62

California (PA.)

43

Northern Kentucky

45

GL

Northern Kentucky

65

SC

Washburn

63

Northern Kentucky

60

South Dakota St.

65

S

Central Arkansas

69

NE

Bentley

80

Bentley

62

South Dakota St.

69

NC

South Dakota St.

83

W

Cal. St. Bakersfield

62

All-Tournament team

• Melissa Pater, South Dakota St. - Most Outstanding Player ^[3]
• Heather Sieler, South Dakota St.
• Sharell Snardon, Northern Kentucky
• Carone Harris, Central Arkansas
• Keri Flynn, Bentley

See also

• 2003 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2003 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 2003 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2003 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 2003 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

References

• 2003 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com

1. "CATAWBA TO HOST WOMEN'S BASKETBALL REGIONAL". Catawbe Athletics. March 9, 2003. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
2. "South Dakota Women's BB Team Seeded No. 2; Will Face Concordia-St. Paul in First Round Game on March 14". South Dakota Athletics. March 9, 2003. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
3. "Official 2003 National Collegiate Winter Championships" (PDF). NCAA. December 2003. pp. 191–198. Retrieved June 27, 2020.