2003 National Invitation Tournament

2003 National Invitation Tournament
Season	2002–03
Teams	40
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	St. John's (Vacated) (6th title)
Runner-up	Georgetown (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Texas Tech (1st semifinal) Minnesota (4th semifinal)
Winning coach	Mike Jarvis (1st title)
MVP	Marcus Hatten (Vacated) St. John's
National Invitation Tournaments «2002 2004»

The 2003 National Invitation Tournament was the 2003 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. St. John's tournament victory was later vacated due to use of an ineligible player. Marcus Hatten's tournament Most Valuable Player award was also vacated.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 40 teams selected for the tournament.^[1]

Participants
School	Conference
UAB	C-USA
Boston College	Big East
Boston University	A-East
Brown	Ivy
UC Santa Barbara	Big West
Charleston	SoCon
DePaul	C-USA
Drexel	CAA
Eastern Washington	Big Sky
Fairfield	MAAC
Georgetown	Big East
Georgia Tech	ACC
Hawaii	WAC
UIC	Horizon
Iowa	Big Ten
Iowa State	Big 12
Kent State	MAC
Louisiana-Lafayette	Sun Belt
Minnesota	Big Ten
Nevada	WAC
UNLV	MWC
North Carolina	ACC
Ohio State	Big Ten
Providence	Big East
Rhode Island	A-10
Richmond	A-10
St. John's	Big East
Saint Louis	C-USA
San Diego State	MWC
Seton Hall	Big East
Siena	MAAC
Temple	A-10
Tennessee	SEC
Texas Tech	Big 12
Valparaiso	Mid-Con
Villanova	Big East
Virginia	ACC
Western Michigan	MAC
Wichita State	MVC
Wyoming	MWC

Brackets/Results

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.^[1]

	Opening Round					First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
							Texas Tech	66
							Nevada	54
												Texas Tech	57
											San Diego State	48
							San Diego State	67
							UC Santa Barbara	62
																	Texas Tech	80
																	Georgia Tech	72
							Georgia Tech	72
							Ohio State	58
												Georgia Tech	79
											Iowa	78
		Iowa	62
		Valparaiso	60
							Iowa	54
							Iowa State	53
		Iowa State	76
		Wichita State	65

	Opening Round					First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		Siena	74
		Villanova	59
							Siena	68
							Western Michigan	62
		Western Michigan	63
		Illinois-Chicago	62
												Siena	71
											UAB	80
							UAB	82
							Louisiana-Lafayette	80
																	UAB	71
																	St. John's	79
							St. John's	73
							Boston University	57
												St. John's	73
											Virginia	63
							Virginia	89
							Brown	73

	Opening Round					First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
							North Carolina	83
							DePaul	72
												North Carolina	90
											Wyoming	74
							Wyoming	78
							Eastern Washington	71
																	North Carolina	74
																	Georgetown	79
							Georgetown	70
							Tennessee	60
												Georgetown	67
											Providence	58
		Providence	67
		Richmond	49
							Providence	69
							Charleston	64
		Charleston	72
		Kent State	66

	Opening Round					First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		Temple	68
		Drexel	59
							Temple	75
							Boston College	62
		Boston College	90
		Fairfield	78
												Temple	61
											Rhode Island	53
							Rhode Island	61
							Seton Hall	60
																	Temple	58
																	Minnesota	63
							Minnesota	62
							Saint Louis	52
												Minnesota	84
											Hawaii	70
							Hawaii	85
							UNLV	68

Semifinals & Finals

	Semifinals					Finals
		Georgetown	88
		Minnesota	74
							Georgetown	67
							St. John's	70
		Texas Tech	63
		St. John's	64

• Third Place - Texas Tech 71, Minnesota 61

St. John's later vacated the title due to an ineligible player.

References

1. Tournament Results (2000's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 5, 2009. Archived 11/5/09