2004 MEAC men's basketball tournament

The 2004 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 8–13, 2004, at the Arthur Ashe Athletic Center in Richmond, Virginia. Florida A&M defeated Eagles, 58–51 in the championship game, to capture its first MEAC Tournament title. The Rattlers earned an automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the East region. In the play-in round, Florida A&M defeated Lehigh to advance to the round of 64 where they fell to No. 1 seed Kentucky 96–76.

2004 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2003–04
Teams11
SiteArthur Ashe Athletic Center
Richmond, Virginia
ChampionsFlorida A&M (1st title)
Winning coachMike Gillespie (1st title)
MVPTerrence Woods (Florida A&M)
2003–04 MEAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Carolina State14–4 .77818–11  .621
Coppin State14–4 .77818–14  .563
Delaware State11–7 .61113–15  .464
Hampton11–7 .61113–17  .433
Florida A&M †10–8 .55615–17  .469
Norfolk State10–8 .55612–17  .414
Morgan State9–9 .50011–16  .407
Bethune–Cookman7–11 .3898–21  .276
Maryland Eastern Shore6–12 .3338–21  .276
Howard4–14 .2226–22  .214
North Carolina A&T3–15 .1673–25  .107
† 2004 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Format

All eleven conference members participated, with the top 5 teams receiving a bye to the quarterfinal round. After seeds 6 through 11 completed games in the first round, teams were re-seeded. The lowest remaining seed was slotted against the top seed, next lowest remaining faced the #2 seed, and third lowest remaining seed squared off against the #3 seed.

Bracket
First round
Tuesday-Wednesday,
March 8–9 		Quarterfinals
Wednesday-Thursday,
March 10–11 		Semifinals
Friday, March 12 		Final
Saturday, March 13
            
1 South Carolina State 84
9 MD-Eastern Shore 56
8 Bethune–Cookman 50
9 Maryland Eastern Shore 51
1 South Carolina State 53
5 Florida A&M 65
4 Hampton 71
5 Florida A&M 72
5 Florida A&M 58
2 Coppin State 51
6 Norfolk State 55
3 Delaware State 67
6 Norfolk State 58
11 North Carolina A&T 43
3 Delaware State 52
2 Coppin State 55
2 Coppin State 68
7 Morgan State 65
7 Morgan State 60
10 Howard 59

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References
  1. sports-reference.com 2003-04 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. "MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book" (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
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