Locations
The 2003 play-in game was played on Tuesday, March 18, at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio, as it had been since its inception in 2001.
The first and second-round games were played at the following sites:
- March 20 and 22
- Ford Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Host: Big 12 Conference)
- Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah (Host: University of Utah)
- RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana (Hosts: Butler University and Horizon League)
- Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane Arena (Host: Washington State University)
- March 21 and 23
- Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Center, Birmingham, Alabama (Host: Southeastern Conference)
- FleetCenter, Boston, Massachusetts (Host: Boston College)
- Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville, Tennessee (Host: Vanderbilt University)
- St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida (Host: University of South Florida)
The regional final sites were:
- March 27 and 29
- Midwest Regional, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)
- West Regional, Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, Anaheim, California (Host: Big West Conference)
- March 28 and 30
- East Regional, Pepsi Arena, Albany, New York (Host: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and Siena College)
- South Regional, Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas (Host: University of Texas at San Antonio)
Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four at the Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted by the Sun Belt Conference and the University of New Orleans. The semi-final games were held on April 5 and the final on April 7, 2003.
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