2003 National Invitation Tournament
| Season | 2002–03 | ||||
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| Teams | 40 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden, New York City | ||||
| Champions | St. John's Red Storm (vacated) (6th title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Georgetown Hoyas (2nd title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Mike Jarvis (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Marcus Hatten (Vacated) (St. John's) | ||||
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The 2003 National Invitation Tournament was the 2003 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. This was the last NIT to include a third-place game until 2021.
During the following season, St. John's center Abe Keita revealed that a member of the team's staff had paid him nearly $300 a month for the past four seasons. As a result, St. John's took various actions, including vacating 43 wins in which Keita participated, among which were the team's victories and eventual championship in the 2003 NIT. St. John's became the third team in the history of the NIT to be forced to vacate its standing in the tournament. Marcus Hatten's tournament Most Valuable Player award also was vacated.