| Season | 2002–03 | ||||
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| Teams | 40 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | St. John's Red Storm (vacated) (6th title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Georgetown Hoyas (2nd title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Mike Jarvis (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Marcus Hatten (Vacated) (St. John's) | ||||
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The 2003 National Invitation Tournament was the 2003 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. St. John's tournament victory was later vacated due to use of an ineligible player. Marcus Hatten's tournament Most Valuable Player award was also vacated. This would be the last NIT in which a third-place game would be played until 2021.