2003 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament

2003 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
2003 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	12
Site	Reunion Arena; Dallas, Texas
Champions	Texas (1st title)
Winning coach	Jody Conradt (1st title)
MVP	Stacy Stephens (Texas)
Attendance	35,619 (overall); 10,717 (championship)
Television	FSN
	Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournaments ← 2002 2004 →

2002–03 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Texas †	15	–	1	.938	29	–	6	.829
No. 8 Kansas State	14	–	2	.875	29	–	5	.853
No. 7 Texas Tech	13	–	3	.813	29	–	6	.829
Colorado	11	–	5	.688	24	–	8	.750
Oklahoma	9	–	7	.563	19	–	13	.594
Missouri	9	–	7	.563	17	–	14	.548
Baylor	8	–	8	.500	24	–	11	.686
Iowa State	7	–	9	.438	12	–	16	.429
Kansas	3	–	13	.188	11	–	18	.379
Texas A&M	3	–	13	.188	10	–	18	.357
Oklahoma State	3	–	13	.188	8	–	21	.276
Nebraska	1	–	15	.063	8	–	20	.286

† 2003 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

The 2003 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 11–15, 2003, at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.^[2]

Number 1 seed Texas defeated number 3 seed Texas Tech 67–57 to win their first championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA tournament.

Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.^[3]

Seed	School	Conf.	Over.
2003 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament seeds
1	Texas ‡#	15–1	29–6
2	Kansas State #	14–2	29–5
3	Texas Tech #	13–3	29–6
4	Colorado #	11–5	24–8
5	Oklahoma	9–7	19–13
6	Missouri	9–7	17–14
7	Baylor	8–8	24–11
8	Iowa State	7–9	12–16
9	Kansas	3–13	11–18
10	Texas A&M	3–13	10–18
11	Oklahoma State	3–13	8–21
12	Nebraska	1–15	8–20
‡ – Big 12 Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the Big 12 Conference tournament.^[4]

Schedule

Session	Game	Time	Matchup	Television	Attendance
First round – Tuesday, March 11
1	1	12:00 pm	#9 Kansas 63 vs #8 Iowa State 60		3,061
1	2	2:30 pm	#5 Oklahoma 71 vs #12 Nebraska 51		3,061
2	3	6:00 pm	#7 Baylor 80 vs #10 Texas A&M 61		3,045
2	4	8:30 pm	#11 Oklahoma State 56 vs #6 Missouri 54		3,045
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 12
3	5	12:00 pm	#1 Texas 87 vs #9 Kansas 56	FSN	6,405
3	6	2:30 pm	#4 Colorado 73 vs #5 Oklahoma 68		6,405
4	7	6:00 pm	#2 Kansas State 77 vs #7 Baylor 60		5,735
4	8	8:30 pm	#3 Texas Tech 75 vs #11 Oklahoma State 52		5,735
Semifinals – Thursday, March 13
5	9	6:00 pm	#1 Texas 62 vs #4 Colorado 47	FSN	6,656
5	10	8:30 pm	#3 Texas Tech 71 vs #2 Kansas State 65	FSN	6,656
Final – Saturday, March 15
6	11	6:00 pm	#1 Texas 67 vs #3 Texas Tech 57	FSN	10,717
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed^[5]^[6]

Tournament

First round Tuesday, March 11			Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 12			Semifinals Thursday, March 13			Finals Saturday, March 15

			1	Texas	87

			9	Kansas	56
8	Iowa State	60

9	Kansas	63
						1	Texas	62

						4	Colorado	47



			4	Colorado	73

			5	Oklahoma	68
5	Oklahoma	71

12	Nebraska	51
									1	Texas	67

									3	Texas Tech	57



			3	Texas Tech	75

			11	Oklahoma State	52
6	Missouri	54

11	Oklahoma State	56
						3	Texas Tech	71

						2	Kansas State	65



			2	Kansas State	77

			7	Baylor	60
7	Baylor	80

10	Texas A&M	61

All-Tournament team

Most Outstanding Player – Stacy Stephens, Texas^[7]

Player	Team
Stacy Stephens	Texas
Heather Schreiber	Texas
Plenette Pierson	Texas Tech
Jia Perkins	Texas Tech
Tera Bjorklund	Colorado

References

^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
^ "Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. March 3–6, 2017. p. 30. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
^ "2016-17 Women's Basketball" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 2–3. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 57–62. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
^ "2003 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament Box Scores" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 64. Retrieved June 14, 2020.

[1] "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.

[2] "Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. March 3–6, 2017. p. 30. Retrieved May 5, 2020.

[3] "2016-17 Women's Basketball" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 2–3. Retrieved December 3, 2019.

[4] "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.

[5] "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 57–62. Retrieved June 15, 2020.

[6] "2003 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament Box Scores" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 16, 2020.

[7] "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 64. Retrieved June 14, 2020.

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v t e 2003 NCAA Division I Women's basketball tournaments
Conference	ACC America East Atlantic 10 Atlantic Sun Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West CAA Conference USA Horizon MAAC MEAC Mid-American Mid-Con Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Pac-10 Patriot SEC Southern Southland SWAC Sun Belt WAC West Coast
National	NCAA WNIT

Seeding

Schedule

Tournament

All-Tournament team

See also

References