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Fun Trivia: M : March Madness 2003

Special Sub-Topic: 2003 Men's NCAA Bracket


How many games involved one team scoring exactly 60 points?

    6. In the first round, Utah and Western Kentucky had 60, in the second round Tulsa, Illinois, and Central Michigan had 60, and in the Sweet 16 Michigan State scored 60.

Which conference had the most wins throughout the tournament?
    Big 12. The Big 12 conference had 14 wins, with Kansas (5), Oklahoma (3), Missouri (1), Texas (4), and Oklahoma State (1).

Was there an intraconference game played in the tournament?
    n. Unlike the 2002 tournament, no intraconference game was played throughtout the bracket.

How many games were decided by 5 points or less?
    22. 14 were in the first round, 2 in the second, 5 in the Sweet 16, and the last in the Elite 8.

How many games, involved one or both teams to score 100 or more points separately?
    2. The two games were Kansas 108 - Arizona St. 76, and Marquette 101- Missouri 92.

Of the teams which made it to the Sweet 16, which averaged the greatest points per game?
    Arizona. Arizona averaged 84.75 points per game, while Texas averaged 82, Kansas 81 5/6, and Syracuse 77.

Which team to reach the Sweet 16, averaged the greatest margin of victory in the tournament (including losses)?
    Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh averaged a 15 point margin of victory, Kansas-12, Kentucky-10.75, and Syracuse-9.

How many upsets occurred in the tournament (seed-wise)?
    21. There were 8 upsets in the first round, 6 in the second, 2 in the Sweet 16, 3 in the Elite 8, and one each in the Final Four and the National Championship.

Did the #1 seeds have the outright most wins in the tournament?
    n. The 1 seeds tied the 3 seeds for the most wins (13) in the tournament.

Every year it seems that a #12 seed upsets a #5 seed. Which #12 seed won in their first round game?
    Butler. Butler on their Sweet 16 tear, beat #5 Mississippi State and #4 Louisville, but eventually lost to #1 Oklahoma.

Which seed produced the most upsets throughout the tournament?
    3. Thanks to Marquette's wins over Pittsburgh and Kentucky, and Syracuse's wins over Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas, the #3 seed had 5 upsets. The 10 and 9 seed had 3 each, and the 7 (along with 5) had 2 upsets.

How many regions had a Sweet 16 of the 1, 2, 3, and 4 seeds?
    0. Since #13 Tulsa beat #4 Dayton, #5 Notre Dame beat #4 Illinois, #5 UConn beat #4 Stanford, #6 Maryland beat #3 Xavier, #7 Michigan St. beat #2 Florida, #12 Butler beat #4 Louisville, and #10 Auburn beat #2 Wake Forest, no perfect Sweet 16 region could be established.

Which conference had the most teams in the Sweet 16?
    Big East. The Big East had Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Connecticut, and Syracuse in the Sweet 16, while the Big 12 had 3 teams, and the ACC and SEC had 2 teams each.

How many points did Kansas score in the National Championship?
    78. Syracuse beat Kansas 81-78 for the National Championship.

Who won the 2003 Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament?
    Syracuse. If you got this wrong, then you didn't read the information at the top.


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