MADDUX SPORTS 2003 NCAA MENS BRACKET First Round Second Round Sweet 16 Elite 8 Final Four National Championship Final Four Elite 8 Sweet 16 Second Round First Round March 20,21 March 22,23 March 27,28 March 29,30 Apr 5th Apr 7th Apr 5th March 29,30 March 27,28 March 22,23 March 20,21

Kentucky (29-3) 1 1 Texas (22-6) Kentucky Texas IUPUI (20-13) 16 16 NC Asheville (14-16) Kentucky Texas Oregon (23-9) 8 2003 MARCH MADNESS 8 LSU (21-10) Purdue Utah (24-7) 9 Kentucky MARCH MADNESS BRACKETS Texas 9 Purdue (18-10)

Wisconsin (22-7) 5 5 Connecticut (21-9) Wisconsin UCONN Weber St. (26-5) 12 12 BYU (23-8) Wisconsin UCONN Dayton (24-5) 4 4 Stanford (23-8) Tulsa Stanford Tulsa (22-9) 13 Minneapolis Marquette Texas San Antonio 13 San Diego (18-11) Missouri (21-10) 6 6 Maryland (19-9) Missouri Maryland So. Illinois (24-6) 11 11 UNC-Wilm (24-6) Marquette Maryland Marquette (23-5) 3 3 Xavier (25-5) Marquette Xavier Holy Cross (26-4) 14 Marquette Kansas Michigan State 14 Troy St (26-5)

Indiana (20-12) 7 7 Michigan St (19-12) Indiana Michigan State Alabama (17-11) 10 10 Colorado (20-11) Pittsburgh Michigan State Pittsburgh (26-4) 2 2 Florida (24-7) Pittsburgh Florida Wagner (21-10) 15 15 Sam Houston (23-6) Syracuse New Orleans NATIONAL CHAMPIONS New Orleans Arizona (25-3) 1 1 Oklahoma (24-6) Arizona Oklahoma Vermont (21-11) 16 16 S Carolina St (20-10) Arizona Oklahoma Cincinnati (17-11) 8 8 California (21-8) Gonzaga Cal Gonzaga (23-8) 9 Arizona Syracuse Oklahoma 9 NC State (18-12)

Notre Dame (22-10) 5 5 Mississippi St (21-9) Notre Dame Butler Wisc-Milwaukee (24-7) 12 12 Butler (25-5) Notre Dame Butler Illinois (24-6) 4 4 Louisville (24-6) Illinois Louisville W. Kentucky (24-8) 13 Anaheim Kansas Syracuse Albany 13 Austin Peay (32-7) Creighton (29-4) 6 6 Oklahoma St (21-9) Cen Michigan Grab Expert Handicap Hoops Picks on The NCAA Oklahoma State Cen Michigan (24-6) 11 11 Penn (22-5) March Madness Tournament, Check Our Webiste Duke Syracuse Duke (24-6) 3 3Syracuse (24-5) Duke For Free Winners, No Questions Asked Syracuse Colorado St (19-13) 14 Kansas www.MadduxSports.com Syracuse 14 Manahttan (23-6) Memphis (23-6) 7 7 St. Joes (23-6) Arizona State Auburn Airzona St (19-11) 10 10 Auburn (21-11) Kansas Auburn Kansas (25-7) 2 March Madness News at Maddux, The Source For 2 Wake Forest (24-5) Kansas 2007 Madness Tourney Picks Wake Forest Utah St (24-8) 15 Tournament Coverage Madness Bracket NCAA Betting Tourney Spreads 15 E. Tenn St (20-10) DON'T LOSE YOUR OFFICE POOL - CONTACT US FOR OUR MARCH MADNESS PICKS - 1 800 9-MADDUX 2003 NCAA Men’s Tournament

The underdog 3 seeded beat the #2 seeded Kansas Jayhawks 81- 78 to win the 2003 national championship. Syracuse a 5 ½ underdog, led by 11 after the first half and secured the title with a block of a Michael Lee 3-point shot that could have tied the game with less than a second left. Warrick redeemed himself after he missed two free throws in the final moments just prior to blocking the last shot. Maddux Sports’ basketball pick subscribers cleaned up again as 2 units on Syracuse at +5.5 and a small money line wager at +215

Carmelo Anthony, who won the outstanding player award for the final four, knocked in 20 points and held onto 10 rebbies after scoring 33 against Texas in the semi-finals. Gerry McNamara hit six of 10 three-point attempts in the first half for the Orange.

Syracuse’s run through the ncaa bracket included wins over Manhattan & the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the first 2 rounds. After squeaking by Auburn in the Sweet 16 by one point, the Orange handily beat Oklahoma 63- 47. The Orange were a college basketball point spread machine covering 5 of the 6 games they played in. Syracuse coach won his first national title after three previous final round appearances at the Big Dance in 1987, 1996 and 1991.