2004 MAC men's basketball tournament

2004 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2003–04
Teams13
SiteGund Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsWestern Michigan (1st title)
Winning coachSteve Hawkins (1st title)
MVPMike Williams (Western Michigan)
MAC men's basketball tournaments
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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 (OH) 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 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

  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 (OH) 56
3 Miami (OH) 72
6 Ball State 67
6 Ball State 76
11 Akron 72

First round

Quarterfinals

Semi-finals

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

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