2004 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2004 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 10–13 at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.[2]

2004 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2003–04
Teams12
SiteU.S. Bank Arena
Cincinnati, OH
ChampionsCincinnati (4th title)
Winning coachBob Huggins (4th title)
MVPTony Bobbitt (Cincinnati)
2003–04 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
DePaul12–4 .75022–10  .688
No. 24 Memphis12–4 .75022–8  .733
No. 11 Cincinnati †12–4 .75025–7  .781
UAB12–4 .75022–10  .688
Charlotte12–4 .75021–9  .700
Louisville9–7 .56320–10  .667
Saint Louis9–7 .56319–13  .594
Marquette8–8 .50019–12  .613
TCU7–9 .43812–17  .414
Southern Miss6–10 .37513–15  .464
East Carolina5–11 .31313–14  .481
Tulane4–12 .25011–17  .393
Houston3–13 .1889–18  .333
South Florida1–15 .0637–20  .259
† 2004 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[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 #13 Cincinnati 55
3 #13 Cincinnati 64
6 Louisville 62
11 East Carolina 54
6 Louisville 61
3 #13 Cincinnati 66
7 Saint Louis 46
7 Saint Louis 52
10 Southern Miss 46
7 Saint Louis 72
2 #23 Memphis 61

References
  1. sports-reference.com 2003-04 Conference USA Season Summary
  2. "2003-04 Conference USA Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
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