2003 CIS University Cup

The 2003 CIS Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament was held at the Aitken University Centre in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The New Brunswick Varsity Reds served as tournament host.

Road to the Cup

Note: * denotes overtime period

Note: * denotes overtime period

Note: * denotes overtime period

The rotating wild-card moved to OUA. In order to determine which team received the bid, the conference reintroduced a third-place game. Because AUS was serving as the host conference, they automatically received two bids. The teams were ranked with preference given to avoiding intra-conference matches in pool play. A consolation game was reintroduced for the first time since 1972.

Seed	Team	Qualification	Record	Appearance	Last
1	[Alberta Golden Bears men's ice hockey\|]	West: Canada West Champion	28–3–2	28th	2002
2	[UQTR Patriotes men's ice hockey\|]	Quebec: OUA Champion	24–2–2	13th	2002
3	[UNB Reds men's ice hockey\|]	Atlantic: AUS Champion / Host	22–14–1	7th	2000
4	[York Lions men's ice hockey\|]	Ontario: OUA Runner-up	20–8–1	9th	1999
5	[St. Francis Xavier X-Men ice hockey\|]	Wild-card: AUS Runner-up	19–16–2	8th	2001
6	[Lakehead Thunderwolves men's ice hockey\|]	Wild-card: OUA Third place	23–7–0	2nd	1973

Note: * denotes overtime period