| First Round | Second Round | Sweet Sixteen | Elite Eight | Final Four |
| March 20&21, 2003 | March 22&23, 2003 | March 28, 2003 | March 30, 2003 | Champion |
| 1) Oklahoma | ||||
| 1) Oklahoma | ||||
| 16) S. Carolina St. | 71-54 | |||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 1) Oklahoma | |||
| 8) California | 74-65 | |||
| 8) California | ||||
| 9) NC State | 76-74 (OT) | |||
| 1) Oklahoma | ||||
| 4) Louisville | 65-54 | |||
| 4) Louisville | ||||
| 13) Austin Peay | 86-64 | |||
| Birmingham, AL | 12) Butler | |||
| 5) Mississippi State | 79-71 | |||
| 12) Butler | ||||
| 12) Butler | 47-46 | |||
| Albany, NY | 3) Syracuse | |||
| 6) Oklahoma State | 63-47 | |||
| 6) Oklahoma State | ||||
| 11) Pennsylvania | 77-63 | |||
| Boston, MA | 3) Syracuse | |||
| 3) Syracuse | 68-56 | |||
| 3) Syracuse | ||||
| 14) Manhattan | 76-65 | |||
| 3) Syracuse | ||||
| 7) St. Joseph's | 79-78 | |||
| 10) Auburn | ||||
| 10) Auburn | 65-63 (OT) | |||
| Tampa, FL | 10) Auburn | |||
| 2) Wake Forest | 68-62 | |||
| 2) Wake Forest | ||||
| 15) E. Tenn. State | 76-73 | |||