2003 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2003 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 9–11, 2003, at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.

2003 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200203
Teams8
SiteKemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsIUPUI (1st title)
Winning coachRon Hunter (1st title)
MVPJosh Murray (IUPUI)
Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournaments
2002–03 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Valparaiso122 .8572011  .645
IUPUI104 .7142014  .588
Oakland104 .7141711  .607
Oral Roberts95 .6431810  .643
Missouri-Kansas City77 .500920  .310
Southern Utah59 .3571117  .393
Western Illinois311 .214721  .250
Chicago State014 .000327  .100
2003 Mid-Con Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

IUPUI defeated Valparaiso in the title game, 66–64, to win their first Mid-Con/Summit League championship. The Jaguars earned an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA tournament as the #16 seed in the Midwest region.

Format

All eight conference members qualified for the tournament. First round seedings were based on regular season record.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 9
Semifinals
March 10
Finals
March 11
         
1 Valparaiso 82
8 Chicago State 62
1 Valparaiso 71
5 UMKC 50
4 Oral Roberts 73
5 UMKC 76
1 Valparaiso 64
2 IUPUI 66
2 IUPUI 75
7 Western Illinois 51
2 IUPUI 72
6 Southern Utah 67
3 Oakland 55
6 Southern Utah 66

References


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