2003 SWAC men's basketball tournament

The 2003 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held March 11–15, 2003, at Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. Texas Southern defeated Alcorn State, 77–68 in the championship game. The Tigers received the conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA tournament as one of two No. 16 seeds in the South Region. In the play-in game, Alcorn State was beaten by UNC Asheville.

2003 SWAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2002–03
Teams	8
Quarterfinals site	Campus sites
Semifinals site	Bill Harris Arena Birmingham, Alabama
Finals site	Bill Harris Arena Birmingham, Alabama
Champions	Texas Southern
Winning coach	Ronnie Courtney (1st title)
SWAC men's basketball tournaments

2002–03 SWAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Prairie View A&M	14	–	4		.778			17	–	12		.586
Mississippi Valley State	13	–	5		.722			15	–	14		.517
Texas Southern †	11	–	7		.611			18	–	13		.581
Alabama State	11	–	7		.611			14	–	15		.483
Alcorn State	10	–	8		.556			14	–	19		.424
Grambling	9	–	9		.500			12	–	18		.400
Jackson State	9	–	9		.500			10	–	18		.357
Southern	5	–	13		.278			9	–	20		.310
Alabama A&M	4	–	14		.222			8	–	19		.296
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	4	–	14		.222			4	–	24		.143
† 2003 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket and results

	Quarterfinals March 11					Semifinals March 14					Final March 15
	1	Prairie View A&M	56
	8	Southern	55
						1	Prairie View A&M	64
						5	Alcorn State	71
	4	Alabama State	55
	5	Alcorn State	58
											5	Alcorn State	68
											3	Texas Southern	77
	3	Texas Southern	68
	6	Jackson State	66
						3	Texas Southern	73
						2	Mississippi Valley State	72
	2	Mississippi Valley State	90
	7	Grambling State	78