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. Western Michigan defeated Kent State in the final.^[1] In the NCAA they lost in the first round to Vanderbilt.^[2]

2004 MAC 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)
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2003–04 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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^[3] 1st 2nd Final Toledo 51 40 91 Central Michigan 51 37 88 Team^[4] 1st 2nd Final Buffalo 43 47 90 Northern Illinois 38 35 73 Team^[5] 1st 2nd Final Ball State 37 39 76 Akron 35 37 72

Team^[6] 1st 2nd Final Bowling Green 29 27 56 Ohio 21 33 54 Team^[7] 1st 2nd Final Marshall 46 32 78 Eastern Michigan 33 26 59

Quarterfinals

Team^[8] 1st 2nd Final Kent State 31 48 79 Bowling Green 31 35 66 Team^[9] 1st 2nd Final Miami 34 38 72 Ball State 30 37 67

Team^[10] 1st 2nd Final Western Michigan 38 58 96 Marshall 28 34 62 Team^[11] 1st 2nd Final Toledo 47 50 97 Buffalo 44 41 85

Semi-finals

Team^[12] 1st 2nd Final Western Michigan 38 49 87 Toledo 32 45 77

Team^[13] 1st 2nd Final Kent State 26 40 66 Miami 26 30 56

Finals

Team^[14]	1st	2nd	Final
Western Michigan	36	41	77
Kent State	37	29	66

All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP – Mike Williams, Western Michigan^[15]

Player	Team
Keith Triplett	Toledo
DeAndre Haynes	Kent State
John Edwards	Kent State
Anthony Kann	Western Michigan
Mike Williams	Western Michigan

References

1. "Williams scores 28, hits big 3 late". ESPN. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
2. "Moore: Six 3s, scores career-high 26". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
3. "Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Toledo Rockets - Box Score". ESPN. 2004-03-08. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
4. "Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Buffalo Bulls - Box Score". ESPN. 2004-03-08. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
5. "Akron Zips vs. Ball State Cardinals - Box Score". ESPN. 2004-03-08. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
6. "Bowling Green Falcons vs. Ohio Bobcats - Box Score". ESPN. 2004-03-08. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
7. "Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Marshall Thundering Herd - Box Score". ESPN. 2004-03-08. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
8. "Bowling Green Falcons vs. Kent State Golden Flashes - Box Score". ESPN. 2004-03-11. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
9. "Ball State Cardinals vs. Miami RedHawks - Box Score". ESPN. 2004-03-11. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
10. "Broncos thunder past Herd in quarters". ESPN. 2004-03-11. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
11. "Buffalo Bulls vs. Toledo Rockets - Box Score". ESPN. 2004-03-11. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
12. "Toledo Rockets vs. Western Michigan Broncos - Box Score". ESPN. 2004-03-12. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
13. "Miami RedHawks vs. Kent State Golden Flashes - Box Score". ESPN. 2004-03-12. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
14. "Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Western Michigan - Box Score". ESPN. 2004-03-13. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
15. "WESTERN MICHIGAN-KENT STATE POSTGAME NOTES". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2022.