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. In the NCAA they lost in the first round to Vanderbilt.

Tournament

Seeds Western Michigan Kent State Miami Toledo Buffalo Ball State Bowling Green Marshall Eastern Michigan Ohio Akron Northern Illinois Central Michigan

Bracket

First round

Team 1st 2nd Final Toledo 51 40 91 Central Michigan 51 37 88

Team 1st 2nd Final Buffalo 43 47 90 Northern Illinois 38 35 73

Team 1st 2nd Final Ball State 37 39 76 Akron 35 37 72

Team 1st 2nd Final Bowling Green 29 27 56 Ohio 21 33 54

Team 1st 2nd Final Marshall 46 32 78 Eastern Michigan 33 26 59

Quarterfinals

Team 1st 2nd Final Kent State 31 48 79 Bowling Green 31 35 66

Team 1st 2nd Final Miami 34 38 72 Ball State 30 37 67

Team 1st 2nd Final Western Michigan 38 58 96 Marshall 28 34 62

Team 1st 2nd Final Toledo 47 50 97 Buffalo 44 41 85

Semi-finals

Team 1st 2nd Final Western Michigan 38 49 87 Toledo 32 45 77

Team 1st 2nd Final Kent State 26 40 66 Miami 26 30 56

Finals Team 1st 2nd Final Western Michigan 36 41 77 Kent State 37 29 66

All-Tournament Team Tournament MVP – Mike Williams, Western Michigan Player TeamKeith TriplettToledoDeAndre HaynesKent StateJohn EdwardsKent StateAnthony KannWestern MichiganMike WilliamsWestern Michigan

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