2004 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2004 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament, a part of the 2003-04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 8–13 at Gund Arena in Cleveland. Its winner received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Tournament. It was a single-elimination tournament with four rounds, and the three highest seeds received byes in the first round. All MAC teams were invited to participate. Western Michigan, the MAC regular season winner, received the number one seed in the tournament.

2004 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200304
Teams13
SiteGund Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsWestern Michigan (1st title)
Winning coachSteve Hawkins (1st title)
MVPMike Williams (Western Michigan)
2003–04 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Kent State135 .722  229  .710
Miami126 .667  1811  .621
Buffalo117 .611  1712  .586
Marshall810 .444  1217  .414
Akron711 .389  1315  .464
Ohio711 .389  1020  .333
West
Western Michigan153 .833  265  .839
Toledo126 .667  2011  .645
Ball State108 .556  1415  .483
Bowling Green810 .444  1417  .452
Eastern Michigan711 .389  1315  .464
Northern Illinois513 .278  1020  .333
Central Michigan216 .111  624  .200
2004 MAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Tournament

Seeds

  1. Western Michigan
  2. Kent State
  3. Miami
  4. Toledo
  5. Buffalo
  6. Ball State
  7. Bowling Green
  8. Marshall
  9. Eastern Michigan
  10. Ohio
  11. Akron
  12. Northern Illinois
  13. Central Michigan

Bracket

  First Round
March 8, 2004
Quarterfinals
March 11, 2004
Semifinals
March 12, 2004
Championship
March 13, 2004
                                     
       
  1 Western Michigan 96  
    8 Marshall 62  
8 Marshall 78
9 Eastern Michigan 59  
  1 Western Michigan 87  
  4 Toledo 77  
4 Toledo 91  
13 Central Michigan 88  
  4 Toledo 97
    5 Buffalo 85  
5 Buffalo 90
12 Northern Illinois 73  
  1 Western Michigan 77
  2 Kent State 66
       
       
  2 Kent State 79
    7 Bowling Green 66  
7 Bowling Green 56
10 Ohio 54  
  2 Kent State 66
  3 Miami 56  
       
       
  3 Miami 72
    6 Ball State 67  
6 Ball State 76
11 Akron 72  

First Round

Quarterfinals

Semi-finals

Finals

Team[12]1st2ndFinal
Western Michigan364177
Kent State372966

References

  1. "Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Toledo Rockets - Box Score". ESPN. 2004-03-08. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  2. "Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Buffalo Bulls - Box Score". ESPN. 2004-03-08. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  3. "Akron Zips vs. Ball State Cardinals - Box Score". ESPN. 2004-03-08. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  4. "Bowling Green Falcons vs. Ohio Bobcats - Box Score". ESPN. 2004-03-08. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  5. "Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Marshall Thundering Herd - Box Score". ESPN. 2004-03-08. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  6. "Bowling Green Falcons vs. Kent State Golden Flashes - Box Score". ESPN. 2004-03-11. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  7. "Ball State Cardinals vs. Miami RedHawks - Box Score". ESPN. 2004-03-11. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  8. "Broncos thunder past Herd in quarters". ESPN. 2004-03-11. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  9. "Buffalo Bulls vs. Toledo Rockets - Box Score". ESPN. 2004-03-11. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  10. "Toledo Rockets vs. Western Michigan Broncos - Box Score". ESPN. 2004-03-12. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  11. "Miami RedHawks vs. Kent State Golden Flashes - Box Score". ESPN. 2004-03-12. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  12. "Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Western Michigan - Box Score". ESPN. 2004-03-13. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
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