The 2004 National Invitation Tournament was the 2004 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Michigan (initially barred from postseason play that season, but overturned on appeal) defeated Rutgers in the final game to capture their third NIT Championship.
Selected teams Below is a list of the 40 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (2000's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 5, 2009. Archived 11/5/09 SchoolConferenceRecordAppearanceLast bid Ohio Valley21–91stNeverAtlantic Sun21–81stNeverWAC21–94th1991America East23–54th2003Big 1218–107th2000Missouri Valley20–87th1998DrexelColonial18–103rd2003ACC18–134th1997George MasonColonial21–93rd2002Atlantic 1018–114th1997SEC16–1310th1999HawaiiWAC19–118th2003IowaBig Ten16–125th2003Iowa StateBig 1217–123rd2003MAC22–76th2003SEC18–105th2002MarquetteC-USA17–1114th2000MichiganBig Ten18–118th2000MilwaukeeHorizon19–101stNeverBig 1216–136th1998Big 1216–1213th1999MAAC21–912th1993Notre DameBig East17–128th2000Big 1219–107th1994Pac-1015–129th1999Big Ten17–138th2001Atlantic 1019–1311th2003WAC22–104th1993Big East16–1213th2002C-USA18–1218th2003TempleAtlantic 1015–1315th2003SEC15–1311th2003MAC20–106th2001A-Sun24–61stNeverMountain West18–128th2003Big West25–37th2002Big East16–1617th2003VirginiaACC17–1211th2003West VirginiaBig East15–1314th2001Missouri Valley21–109th2003
Bracket Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.
Semifinals & finals
See also 2004 Women's National Invitation Tournament 2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2004 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 2004 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 2004 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 2004 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 2004 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
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