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
Season2003–04
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 State13–5 .722  22–9  .710
Miami12–6 .667  18–11  .621
Buffalo11–7 .611  17–12  .586
Marshall8–10 .444  12–17  .414
Akron7–11 .389  13–15  .464
Ohio7–11 .389  10–20  .333
West
Western Michigan†15–3 .833  26–5  .839
Toledo12–6 .667  20–11  .645
Ball State10–8 .556  14–15  .483
Bowling Green8–10 .444  14–17  .452
Eastern Michigan7–11 .389  13–15  .464
Northern Illinois5–13 .278  10–20  .333
Central Michigan2–16 .111  6–24  .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
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  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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