2004 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

2004 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2003–04
Teams 12
Site U.S. Bank Arena
Cincinnati, OH
Champions Cincinnati (4th title)
Winning coach Bob Huggins (4th title)
MVP Tony Bobbitt (Cincinnati)
Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournaments
«2003  2005»

Template:2003–04 Conference USA men's basketball standings

The 2004 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 10–13 at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.[1]

Hosts Cincinnati defeated top-seeded DePaul in the championship game, 55–50, to clinch their fourth Conference USA men's tournament championship.

The Bearcats, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA members UAB, Charlotte, DePaul, and Memphis, all of whom earned at-large bids.

Format

There were no changes to the tournament format from the previous year.

The top four teams were given byes into the quarterfinal round while the next eight teams were placed into the first round. The two teams with the worst conference records were not invited to the tournament. All remaining tournament seeds were determined by regular season conference records.

Bracket

  First Round
Wednesday, March 10		 Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 11		 Semifinals
Friday, March 12		 Championship
Saturday, March 13
                                     
        
  1  DePaul 89  
    9  TCU 65  
9  TCU 64
8  Marquette 62  
  1  DePaul 75  
  4  UAB 74  
5  Charlotte 78  
12  Tulane 48  
  5  Charlotte 66
    4  UAB 77  
      
        
  1  DePaul 50
  3  Cincinnati 55
        
        
  3  Cincinnati 64
    6  Louisville 62  
11  East Carolina 54
6  Louisville 61  
  3  Cincinnati 66
  7  Saint Louis 46  
7  Saint Louis 52  
10  Southern Miss 46  
  7  Saint Louis 72
    2  Memphis 61  
      

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2003-04 Conference USA Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
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