2003 Conference USA Tournament

March 12-15, 2003
Louisville, KY
Hosted by Louisville

Event Site: Freedom Hall

Schedule of Events

Day Date Time Matchup TV
Wed. March 12 noon First Round
10) South Florida 76, (7) DePaul 74 		ESPN2
Wed. March 12 2:30 p.m. First Round
(6) Tulane 74, (11) Houston 52 		ESPN2
Wed. March 12 6:00 p.m. First Round
(9) UAB 85, (8) Charlotte 61 		ESPN Plus
Wed. March 12 8:30 p.m. First Round
(12) Southern Miss 63, (5) Cincinnati 61 		ESPN Plus
Thurs. March 13 noon Quarterfinals
(2) Memphis 62, (10) South Florida 56 		ESPN Plus
Thurs. March 13 2:30 p.m. Quarterfinals
(3) Louisville 82, (6) Tulane 66 		ESPN Plus
Thurs. March 13 6:00 p.m. Quarterfinals
(9) UAB 83, (1) Marquette 76 		ESPN Plus
Thurs. March 13 8:30 p.m. Quarterfinals
(4) Saint Louis 69, (10) Southern Miss 56 		ESPN Plus
Fri. March 14 4:15 p.m. Semifinal No. 1
(3) Louisville 78, (2) Memphis vs. 75 		ESPN Plus
Fri. March 14 6:30 p.m. Semifinal No. 2
(9) UAB 63, (4) Saint Louis 62 		ESPN Plus
Sat. March 15 10:40 a.m. Championship Final
(3) Louisville 83, (9) UAB 78 		CBS
All times Central Standard Time

Tournament Format

The top 12 teams, based on league record regardless of division, qualify for the postseason tournament, with the champion receiving the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The division champions each earn a first-round bye, along with the two teams with the next-best league record regardless of division. Teams receiving a bye shall be seeded 1-4. The remaining eight teams will be seeded 5-12 with the No. 5 seed playing No. 12, No. 6 vs. No. 11, No. 7 vs. No. 10 and No. 8 vs. No. 9. 1