2002–03 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season

2002–03 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationJanuary 2002
through March 2003
Number of teams12
Regular Season
Tournament
Basketball seasons
← 03–04
01–02 →
2002–03 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Saint Joseph's 12 – 4   .750 23 – 7   .767
Rhode Island 10 – 6   .625 19 – 12   .613
Temple 10 – 6   .625 18 – 16   .529
UMass 6 – 10   .375 11 – 18   .379
Fordham 3 – 13   .188 2 – 26   .071
St. Bonaventure 1 – 15   .063 13 – 14   .481
West
No. 12 Xavier 15 – 1   .938 26 – 6   .813
No. 16 Dayton † 14 – 2   .875 24 – 6   .800
Richmond 10 – 6   .625 15 – 14   .517
La Salle 6 – 10   .375 12 – 17   .414
George Washington 5 – 11   .313 12 – 17   .414
Duquesne 4 – 13   .235 9 – 21   .300
† Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of February 5, 2016
Rankings from Coaches' Poll[1]

The 2002–03 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season marked the 27th season of Atlantic 10 Conference basketball.

Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll

Rank Team
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

First-place votes in parentheses

Preseason All-A10 Team

First Team

Second Team

Third Team

Regular season

Postseason

Atlantic 10 Tournament

Main article: 2003 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

All the games were held at University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio.

Conference awards & honors

Rankings

Post Tournament Results

NCAA tournament

  • Dayton Wildcats (0-1): Eliminated by Tulsa in the first round
  • Xavier Musketeers (1-1): Eliminated by Maryland in the second round
  • Saint Joseph's Hawks (0-1): Eliminated by Auburn in the first round

National Invitation Tournament

  • Rhode Island Rams (1-1): Eliminated by Temple in the second round
  • Richmond Spiders (0-1): Eliminated by Providence in the opening round
  • Temple Owls (3-1): Eliminated by Minnesota in the quarterfinals

References

  1. ^ http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2003