| 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) Arizona | ||||
| 1) Arizona | ||||
| 16) Vermont | 80-51 | |||
| Salt Lake City, UT | 1) Arizona | |||
| 8) Cincinnati | 96-95 (2OT) | |||
| 9) Gonzaga | ||||
| 9) Gonzaga | 74-69 | |||
| 1) Arizona | ||||
| 4) Illinois | 88-71 | |||
| 4) Illinois | ||||
| 13) W. Kentucky | 65-60 | |||
| Indianapolis, IN | 5) Notre Dame | |||
| 5) Notre Dame | 68-60 | |||
| 5) Notre Dame | ||||
| 12) WI-Milwaukee | 70-69 | |||
| Anaheim, CA | 2) Kansas | |||
| 6) Creighton | 78-75 | |||
| 11) Cent. Michigan | ||||
| 11) Cent. Michigan | 79-73 | |||
| Salt Lake City, UT | 3) Duke | |||
| 3) Duke | 86-60 | |||
| 3) Duke | ||||
| 14) Colorado State | 67-57 | |||
| 2) Kansas | ||||
| 7) Memphis | 69-65 | |||
| 10) Arizona State | ||||
| 10) Arizona State | 84-71 | |||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2) Kansas | |||
| 2) Kansas | 108-76 | |||
| 2) Kansas | ||||
| 15) Utah State | 64-61 | |||