2003 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2003 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament of the Ohio Valley Conference during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held March 4–8, 2003. The first round was hosted by the higher seeded team in each game. The semifinals and finals took place at Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.^[1]

2003 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2002–03
Teams	8
First round site	Campus Sites
Semifinals site	Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee
Finals site	Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee
Champions	Austin Peay (3rd title)
Winning coach	Dave Loos (2nd title)
MVP	Josh Lewis (Austin Peay)
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2002–03 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Austin Peay †	13	–	3		.813			23	–	8		.742
Morehead State	13	–	3		.813			20	–	9		.690
Tennessee Tech	11	–	5		.688			20	–	12		.625
Murray State	9	–	7		.563			17	–	12		.586
Eastern Illinois	9	–	7		.563			14	–	15		.483
UT Martin	7	–	9		.438			14	–	14		.500
Southeast Missouri State	5	–	11		.313			11	–	19		.367
Eastern Kentucky	5	–	11		.313			11	–	17		.393
Tennessee State	0	–	16		.000			2	–	25		.074
† 2003 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Top-seeded Austin Peay won the tournament, defeating Tennessee Tech in the championship game, and received the Ohio Valley's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.^[2] Josh Lewis of Austin Peay was named the tournament's most valuable player.

Format

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Ohio Valley Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the regular season, teams were seeded by conference record.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 4					Semifinals March 7					Finals March 8
	1	Austin Peay	83
	8	Eastern Kentucky	80
						1	Austin Peay	59
						4	Murray State	58OT
	4	Murray State	74
	5	Eastern Illinois	63
											1	Austin Peay	63
											3	Tennessee Tech	57
	3	Tennessee Tech	76
	6	UT Martin	62
						3	Tennessee Tech	88
						2	Morehead State	71
	2	Morehead State	91
	7	Southeast Missouri State	84

References

1. "2021-22 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). OVCSports.com. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
2. "2002-03 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 7, 2022.