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| Teams | 48 | ||||
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| Finals site | Salem, Virginia | ||||
| Champions | Williams (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Gustavus Adolphus (1st title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Dave Paulsen (Williams) | ||||
| MOP | Benjamin Coffin (Williams) | ||||
| Attendance | 50,870 | ||||
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The 2003 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 29th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.
The field contained forty-eight teams, and each program was allocated to one of four sectionals. All sectional games were played on campus sites, while the national semifinals, third-place final, and championship finals were contested at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.[1]
Williams defeated Gustavus Adolphus, 67–65, in the championship, clinching their first national title.
The Ephs (31–1) were coached by Dave Paulsen. Paulsen would later coach at Division I programs Bucknell and George Mason.
Benjamin Coffin, also from Williams, was named Most Outstanding Player.
- ^ "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 24. Retrieved April 20, 2019.