title: 2004 MEAC men's basketball tournament
text: # 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.
  
  ## 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 | First round Tuesday-Wednesday, March 8–9 | First round Tuesday-Wednesday, March 8–9 | Quarterfinals Wednesday-Thursday, March 10–11 | Quarterfinals Wednesday-Thursday, March 10–11 | Quarterfinals Wednesday-Thursday, March 10–11 | Semifinals Friday, March 12 | Semifinals Friday, March 12 | Semifinals Friday, March 12 | Final Saturday, March 13 | Final Saturday, March 13 | Final Saturday, March 13 |
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  | | | | 1 | South Carolina State | 84 | | | | | | |
  | | | | 9 | MD-Eastern Shore | 56 | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Bethune–Cookman | 50 | 9 | MD-Eastern Shore | 56 | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 51 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 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 | 3 | Delaware State | 67 | | | | | | |
  | 11 | North Carolina A&T | 43 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 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 | 7 | Morgan State | 65 | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Howard | 59 | | | | | | | | | |
  