2003 NCAA women's Division I volleyball tournament | |
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Champions | Southern California (3rd NCAA (6th national) title) |
Runner-up | Florida (1st title match) |
Semifinalists | |
Winning coach | Mick Haley (3rd title) |
Most outstanding player | Keao Burdine (2nd) (Southern California) |
Final Four All-Tournament Team |
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The 2003 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began on December 4, 2003 with 64 teams and ended December 18 when Southern California defeated Florida 3 games to 1 in Dallas, Texas for the program's third NCAA title and sixth national title overall.
It was Southern California's second consecutive NCAA title. The team capped off the 2003 season undefeated at 35-0, becoming the third team in NCAA history to accomplish the feat,[1] the first repeat NCAA national champion to go undefeated, and the first team in the NCAA era to be ranked #1 in the coaches poll for the entire season.
Florida made the school's first national championship match in the program's seventh final four appearance. Minnesota also made the program's first NCAA final four appearance.