2004 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2004 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 6–9 at E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky.[1]

2004 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200304
Teams11
SiteE. A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, KY
ChampionsLouisiana–Lafayette (4th title)
Winning coachJessie Evans (2nd title)
MVPBo McCalebb (New Orleans)
2003–04 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Arkansas-Little Rock95 .643  1712  .586
Western Kentucky86 .571  1513  .536
Middle Tennessee86 .571  1712  .586
Arkansas State77 .500  1711  .607
Florida International113 .071  522  .185
West
Louisiana–Lafayette123 .800  209  .690
New Orleans96 .600  1714  .548
North Texas87 .533  1315  .464
South Alabama69 .400  1216  .429
Denver69 .400  1413  .519
New Mexico State69 .400  1314  .481
2004 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Top-seed Louisiana–Lafayette defeated #3 seed New Orleans in the championship game, 67–58, to win their fourth Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

The Ragin' Cajuns received an automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Tournament as the #14 seed in the Phoenix region. No other Sun Belt members earned bids to the tournament.

Format

Eight of eleven participating Sun Belt members were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 6
Saturday, March 7
Semifinals
Monday, March 8
Championship
Tuesday, March 9
         
1 Louisiana–Lafayette 84
8 South Alabama 58
1 Louisiana–Lafayette 70
5 Middle Tennessee 66
4 Western Kentucky 62
5 Middle Tennessee 76
1 Louisiana–Lafayette 67
3 New Orleans 58
3 New Orleans 91*
6 North Texas 89
3 New Orleans 80
2 Arkansas–Little Rock 65
2 Arkansas–Little Rock 83*
7 Arkansas State 78

See also

References

  1. "2003–04 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
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