2003 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2003 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament was played at The Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Maryland and Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts after the conclusion of the 2002–03 regular season. Top seed Holy Cross defeated #2 seed American, 72–64 in the championship game, to win its third straight (4th overall) Patriot League Tournament title. The Crusaders earned an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Tournament as #14 seed in the Midwest region.

2003 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2002–03
Teams8
SiteThe Show Place Arena
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Finals siteHart Center
Worcester, Massachusetts
ChampionsHoly Cross (4th title)
Winning coachRalph Willard (3rd title)
MVPPatrick Whearty (Holy Cross)
2002–03 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Holy Cross †13–1 .929  26–5  .839
American9–5 .643  16–14  .533
Colgate9–5 .643  14–14  .500
Lehigh8–6 .571  16–12  .571
Bucknell7–7 .500  14–15  .483
Lafayette6–8 .429  13–16  .448
Navy4–10 .286  8–20  .286
Army0–14 .000  5–22  .185
† 2003 Patriot League Tournament winner

Format

All eight league members participated in the tournament, with teams seeded according to regular season conference record.

Bracket
  Quarterfinals
March 8		 Semifinals
March 9		 Championship Game
March 14
                           
  1 Holy Cross 54  
8 Army 40  
  1 Holy Cross 75  
    5 Bucknell 50  
4 Lehigh 47
  5 Bucknell 52  
    1 Holy Cross 72
  2 American 64
  3 Colgate 76  
6 Lafayette 89  
6 Lafayette 55
    2 American 74  
2 American 72
  7 Navy 57  

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References
  1. "2002-03 Patriot League Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. "Patriot League Men's Basketball 2019-20 Record Book" (PDF). Patriot League. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
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