| First Round | Second Round | Sweet Sixteen | Elite Eight | Final Four |
| March 20&21, 2003 | March 22&23, 2003 | March 27, 2003 | March 29, 2003 | Champion |
| 1) Kentucky | ||||
| 1) Kentucky | ||||
| 16) IUPUI | 95-64 | |||
| Nashville, TN | 1) Kentucky | |||
| 8) Oregon | 74-54 | |||
| 9) Utah | ||||
| 9) Utah | 60-58 | |||
| 1) Kentucky | ||||
| 4) Dayton | 63-57 | |||
| 13) Tulsa | ||||
| 13) Tulsa | 84-71 | |||
| Spokane, WA | 5) Wisconsin | |||
| 5) Wisconsin | 61-60 | |||
| 5) Wisconsin | ||||
| 12) Weber State | 81-74 | |||
| Minneapolis, MN | 3) Marquette | |||
| 6) Missouri | 83-69 | |||
| 6) Missouri | ||||
| 11) Southern Illinois | 72-71 | |||
| Indianapolis, IN | 3) Marquette | |||
| 3) Marquette | 101-92 (OT) | |||
| 3) Marquette | ||||
| 14) Holy Cross | 72-68 | |||
| 3) Marquette | ||||
| 7) Indiana | 77-74 | |||
| 7) Indiana | ||||
| 10) Alabama | 67-62 | |||
| Boston, MA | 2) Pittsburgh | |||
| 2) Pittsburgh | 74-52 | |||
| 2) Pittsburgh | ||||
| 15) Wagner | 87-61 | |||