2004 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2004 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 3–6, 2004 at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina. The East Tennessee State Buccaneers defeated their in-state rival Chattanooga in the championship game to win their sixth title in school history and receive the automatic berth to the 2004 NCAA tournament. Tim Smith of ETSU was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.[1][2]

2004 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2003–04
Teams12
SiteNorth Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
ChampionsEast Tennessee State (6th title)
Winning coachMurry Bartow (1st title)
MVPTim Smith (East Tennessee State)
Top scorerTim Smith (East Tennessee State)
(78 points)
2003–04 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
East Tennessee State †15–1 .93827–6  .818
Chattanooga10–6 .62519–11  .633
Elon7–9 .43812–18  .400
UNC Greensboro7–9 .43811–17  .393
Western Carolina6–10 .37513–15  .464
Appalachian State4–12 .2509–21  .300
South
Georgia Southern11–5 .68821–8  .724
College of Charleston11–5 .68820–9  .690
Davidson11–5 .68817–12  .586
Furman8–8 .50017–12  .586
Wofford4–12 .2509–20  .310
The Citadel2–14 .1256–22  .214
† SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2004
Rankings from AP poll

Format

All twelve teams were eligible for the tournament. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured four games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round. The top two finishers in each division received first round byes, and the division winners were seeded first and second overall.

Bracket
First round
March 3 		Quarterfinals
March 4 		Semifinals
March 5 		Championship Game
March 6
            
4S Furman 73
5N Western Carolina 68
1N East Tennessee St. 94
4S Furman 84
1N East Tennessee St. 96
2S Davidson 84
2S Davidson 68
3N Elon 61
3N Elon 66
6S The Citadel 56
1N East Tennessee St. 78
2N Chattanooga 62
4N UNC Greensboro 82
5S Wofford 85*
1S Georgia Southern 82
5S Wofford 69
1S Georgia Southern 87
2N Chattanooga 90*
2N Chattanooga 89
3S College of Charleston 78
3S College of Charleston 71
6N Appalachian State 61

* Overtime game

See also

References
  1. March 6, 2004. "Bucs take second-straight SoCon title; await pairings for NCAA Tournament." ETSUBucs.com. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  2. Southern Conference men's basketball tournament History
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