Recap the 2003 NCAA Tournament from KU's agonizingly close first-round game against Utah State to the Jayhawks' heart-wrenching loss to the Syracuse Orangement in the national championship game.

We have recaps from every game, detailed team and player stats, team capsules and a detailed bracket broken down by region. We also have the final standings in our bracket contest, chat wraps from Journal-World assistant sports editor and KU men's basketball writer Gary Bedore (and others) and complete coverage of the Jayhawks return to Lawrence after defeating Arizona in the Elite Eight.

Brackets (with team stats): West region | Midwest region | South region | East region | Final Four

Interactive: Sortable contest standings | Printable bracket

Team capsules: All teams | West region | Midwest region | South region | East region

Chat wraps: Gary Bedore and Jeff Hunter | Bedore and Frank Dascenzo | Bedore | James Sido

Other: Tourney stories | Final Four stories

Jayhawks return to roost (3-31): Story | Photos | Video