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

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. Its winner received the

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to the 2004 NCAA tournament. It was a

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with four rounds, and the three highest seeds received

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in the first round. All MAC teams were invited to participate.

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, 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

# Western Michigan # Kent State # Miami # Toledo # Buffalo # Ball State # Bowling Green # Marshall # Eastern Michigan # Ohio # Akron # Northern Illinois # Central Michigan

Bracket

First round

Quarterfinals

Semi-finals

Finals

All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP – Mike Williams, ''Western Michigan''

References

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