2004 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament

2004 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2003–04
Teams 13
Site Gund Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
Champions Western Michigan (1st title)
Winning coach Steve Hawkins (1st title)
MVP Mike Williams (Western Michigan)
Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
«2003  2005»
2003–04 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 13 – 5   .722     22 – 9   .710
Miami 12 – 6   .667     18 – 11   .621
Buffalo 11 – 7   .611     17 – 12   .586
Marshall 8 – 10   .444     12 – 17   .414
Akron 7 – 11   .389     13 – 15   .464
Ohio 7 – 11   .389     10 – 20   .333
West
Western Michigan† 15 – 3   .833     26 – 5   .839
Toledo 12 – 6   .667     20 – 11   .645
Ball State 10 – 8   .556     14 – 15   .483
Bowling Green 8 – 10   .444     14 – 17   .452
Eastern Michigan 7 – 11   .389     13 – 15   .464
Northern Illinois 5 – 13   .278     10 – 20   .333
Central Michigan 2 – 16   .111     6 – 24   .200
† 2004 MAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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 the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Its winner received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Tournament. It is 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.

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

Team[ref 1] 1st 2nd Final
Toledo 51 40 91
Central Michigan 51 37 88
Team[ref 2] 1st 2nd Final
Buffalo 43 47 90
Northern Illinois 38 35 73
Team[ref 3] 1st 2nd Final
Ball State 37 39 76
Akron 35 37 72
Team[ref 4] 1st 2nd Final
Bowling Green 29 27 56
Ohio 21 33 54
Team[ref 5] 1st 2nd Final
Marshall 46 32 78
Eastern Michigan 33 26 59

Quarterfinals

Team[ref 6] 1st 2nd Final
Kent State 31 48 79
Bowling Green 31 35 66
Team[ref 7] 1st 2nd Final
Miami 34 38 72
Ball State 30 37 67
Team[ref 8] 1st 2nd Final
Western Michigan 38 58 96
Marshall 28 34 62
Team[ref 9] 1st 2nd Final
Toledo 47 50 97
Buffalo 44 41 85

Semi-finals

Team[ref 10] 1st 2nd Final
Western Michigan 38 49 87
Toledo 32 45 77
Team[ref 11] 1st 2nd Final
Kent State 26 40 66
Miami 26 30 56

Finals

Team[ref 12] 1st 2nd Final
Western Michigan 36 41 77
Kent State 37 29 66

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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