2003 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

The 2003 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was played from March 10 to March 15, 2003. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Dayton won the tournament and got the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Xavier and Saint Joseph's also received bids to the NCAA Tournament. Rhode Island, Richmond and Temple received bids to the 2003 National Invitation Tournament. Ramod Marshall of Dayton was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Future NBA players Jameer Nelson of Saint Joseph's and David West of Xavier were among those joining Marshall on the All-Championship Team.

2003 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200203
Teams11
SiteUniversity of Dayton Arena
Dayton, Ohio
ChampionsDayton (1st title)
Winning coachOliver Purnell (1st title)
MVPRamod Marshall (Dayton)
2002–03 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Saint Joseph's124 .750237  .767
Rhode Island106 .6251912  .613
Temple106 .6251816  .529
UMass610 .3751118  .379
Fordham313 .188226  .071
St. Bonaventure115 .0631314  .481
West
No. 12 Xavier151 .938266  .813
No. 16 Dayton142 .875246  .800
Richmond106 .6251514  .517
La Salle610 .3751217  .414
George Washington511 .3131217  .414
Duquesne413 .235921  .300
Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of February 5, 2016
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
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