2003 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament

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.

2003 NCAA Women's Division II
Basketball Tournament

Teams	64
Finals site	St. Joseph Civic Arena St. Joseph, MO
Champions	South Dakota State Jackrabbits (1st title)
Runner-up	Northern Kentucky Norse (7th title game)
Semifinalists	2nd (California (PA.) Vulcans Final Four) 1st (Bentley Falcons Final Four)
Winning coach	Aaron Johnston (1st title)
MOP	Melissa Pater, South Dakota St.
Attendance	2,556

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.

Brackets

East Regional - California, Pennsylvania

	Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 14					Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 15					Regional Finals Sweet Sixteen March 17
	Longwood		77
	West Liberty		63
						Longwood		51
						Glenville		63
	Pitt-Johnston		56
	Glenville		70
											Glenville		67
											California (PA.)		76
	West Chester		76
	Pfeiffer		73
						Wester Chester		58
						California (PA.)		62
	Millersville		58
	California (PA.)		73

South Atlantic Regional - Salisbury, North Carolina

Catawba hosted the Regionals. [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 Regional - Topeka, Kansas

	Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 14					Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 15					Regional Finals Sweet Sixteen March 17
	Northeastern		63
	Drury		73
						Drury		63
						Angelo St.		56
	St. Mary's (Tex.)		65
	Angelo St.		81
											Drury		71
											Washburn		87
	Emporia St.		68
	Missouri Western St.		56
						Emporia St		60
						Washburn		66
	Midwestern St.		56
	Washburn		67

Great Lakes Regional - Indianapolis, Indiana

	Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 14					Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 15					Regional Finals Sweet Sixteen March 17
	Bellarmine		72
	Hillsdale		71
						Bellarmine		93
						Quincy		101
	Quincy		94
	Lake Superior		85
											Quincy		61
											Northern Kentucky		64
	Wayne St. (Mich.)		83
	Indianapolis		91
						Indianapolis		57
						Northern Kentucky		66
	Northern Kentucky		69
	Grand Valley St.		63

South Regional - Russellville, Arkansas

	Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 14					Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 15					Regional Finals Sweet Sixteen March 17
	Henderson St.		82
	Fort Valley St.		66
						Henderson St.		58
						Central Arkansas		59
	Rollins		55
	Central Arkansas		74
											Central Arkansas		68
											Arkansas Tech		54
	Lincoln Memorial		50
	Arkansas Tech		64
						Arkansas Tech		55
						Tampa		43
	Tampa		62
	Southern		55

Northeast Regional - Waltham, Massachusetts

	Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 14					Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 15					Regional Finals Sweet Sixteen March 17
	South Connecticut St.		66
	Mass.-Lowell		63
						South Connecticut St.		49
						Stonehill		57
	St. Thomas Aquinas		49
	Stonehill		83
											Stonehill		44
											Bentley		66
	New Haven		65
	Bentley		92
						Bentley		71
						Merrimack		43
	Merrimack		88
	Dowling		73

North Central Regional - Brookings, South Dakota

South Dakota State hosted the Regionals. [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 Regional - Seattle, Washington

	Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 14					Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 15					Regional Finals Sweet Sixteen March 17
	Northwestern Nazarene		83
	Western Washington		79
						Northwestern Nazarene		84
						Cal. St. Bakersfield		103
	Cal. St. Stanislaus		106
	Cal. St. Bakersfield		116*
											Cal. St. Bakersfield		85
											Seattle Pacific		80
	Central Washington		69
	Mont. St.-Billings		91
						Mont. St.-Billings		70
						Seattle Pacific		86
	Cal St. Chico		70
	Seattle Pacific		81

Elite Eight – St. Joseph, Missouri

Quarterfinals Tuesday, March 22

Semifinals 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

References

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. p. 191-198. Retrieved June 27, 2020.