2003 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

The 2003 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 2002–03 basketball season.

2003 (2003) NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteOman Arena
Jackson, Tennessee
ChampionsSouthern Nazarene Crimson Storm (6th title, 8th title game,
12th Fab Four)
Runner-upOklahoma City Stars (6th title game,
6th Fab Four)
Semifinalists
  • USAO Drovers
    (1st Fab Four)
  • Vanguard Lions
    (1st Fab Four)
Coach of the yearCraig Wiginton (Southern Nazarene)
Player of the yearKesha Watson (Oklahoma City)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Heather McNutt (Southern Nazarene)
Chuck Taylor MVPSasha Seriogina (Southern Nazarene)
Top scorerKesha Watson (Oklahoma City)
(122 points)
NAIA Division I
women's tournaments
«2002 2004»

Southern Nazarene upset four-time defending champions Oklahoma City in the championship game, 71–70, to claim the Crimson Storm's sixth NAIA national title and first since abandoning its prior Redskins nickname.

The tournament was played at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee.

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