2004 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2004 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 4–6 at the Curb Event Center at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.[1]

2004 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200304
Teams8
SiteCurb Event Center
Nashville, TN
ChampionsCentral Florida (3rd title)
Winning coachKirk Speraw (3rd title)
MVPDexter Lyons (Central Florida)
2003–04 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Troy State182 .900  247  .774
UCF173 .850  256  .806
Belmont155 .750  219  .700
Georgia State146 .700  209  .690
Stetson1010 .500  1215  .444
Mercer911 .450  1218  .400
Jacksonville812 .400  1315  .464
Florida Atlantic614 .300  919  .321
Gardner-Webb614 .300  920  .310
Lipscomb416 .200  721  .250
Campbell317 .150  324  .111
2004 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 2, 2004; Rankings from AP Poll

Central Florida defeated top-seeded, reigning champions Troy State in the championship game, 60–55, to win their third Atlantic Sun/TAAC men's basketball tournament.

The Golden Knights, therefore, received the Atlantic Sun's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Tournament.

Format

Even though the Atlantic Sun's membership decreased from twelve to eleven (Jacksonville State departed for the Ohio Valley) no changes to the format were made. As such, only the top eight teams from the conference tournament were eligible for the tournament. These eight teams were seeded based on regular season conference records and were all entered into the quarterfinal round.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 4
Semifinals
Friday, March 5
Championship
Saturday, March 6
                           
  1 Troy State 85  
8 Florida Atlantic 82  
  1 Troy State 63  
    4 Georgia State 62  
5 Stetson 47
  4 Georgia State 55  
    1 Troy State 55
  2 Central Florida 60
  3 Belmont 71  
6 Mercer 63  
3 Belmont 62
    2 Central Florida 64  
7 Jacksonville 63
  2 Central Florida 71  

References

  1. "2003-2004 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
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