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2004 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

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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)
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2003–04 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
DePaul 12 4   .750 22 10   .688
No. 24 Memphis 12 4   .750 22 8   .733
No. 11 Cincinnati 12 4   .750 25 7   .781
UAB 12 4   .750 22 10   .688
Charlotte 12 4   .750 21 9   .700
Louisville 9 7   .563 20 10   .667
Saint Louis 9 7   .563 19 13   .594
Marquette 8 8   .500 19 12   .613
TCU 7 9   .438 12 17   .414
Southern Miss 6 10   .375 13 15   .464
East Carolina 5 11   .313 13 14   .481
Tulane 4 12   .250 11 17   .393
Houston 3 13   .188 9 18   .333
South Florida 1 15   .063 7 20   .259
2004 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

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

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

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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

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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

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  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.