| Teams | 32 | ||||
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| Finals site | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | ||||
| Champions | Concordia (CA) (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Mountain State (1st title game) | ||||
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| Coach of the year | Ken Ammann (Concordia (CA)) | ||||
| Player of the year | Matt Laur (McKendree) | ||||
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award | Tanner Luster (Concordia (CA)) | ||||
| Chuck Taylor MVP | Raynardo Curry (Mountain State) | ||||
| Attendance | 21,234 | ||||
| Top scorer | Matt Laur (McKendree) (116 points) | ||||
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The 2003 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held from March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 66th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1] The 2003 National Championship game would feature Concordia (CA) and Mountain State. That game would be the 6th championship game to go into overtime (the most recent as of 2009). The Eagles would defeat the Cougars by an overtime score of 88 to 84. The other teams making it to the NAIA national semifinals were Georgetown (KY), and McKendree.