title: 2004 MAC men's basketball tournament
text: # 2004 MAC men's basketball tournament
  
  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 Gund Arena in Cleveland. Its winner received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament. It was a single-elimination tournament with four rounds, and the three highest seeds received byes in the first round. All MAC teams were invited to participate. Western Michigan, 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 March 8, 2004 | First round March 8, 2004 | First round March 8, 2004 | Quarterfinals March 11, 2004 | Quarterfinals March 11, 2004 | Quarterfinals March 11, 2004 | Semifinals March 12, 2004 | Semifinals March 12, 2004 | Semifinals March 12, 2004 | | Championship March 13, 2004 | Championship March 13, 2004 | Championship March 13, 2004 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | 1 | Western Michigan | 96 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 8 | Marshall | 62 | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Marshall | 78 | 8 | Marshall | 62 | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Eastern Michigan | 59 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Eastern Michigan | 59 | | | | 1 | Western Michigan | 87 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | 4 | Toledo | 77 | | | | |
  | 4 | Toledo | 91 | | | | | | | 4 | Toledo | 77 | |
  | 13 | Central Michigan | 88 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | Central Michigan | 88 | 4 | Toledo | 97 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 5 | Buffalo | 85 | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Buffalo | 90 | 5 | Buffalo | 85 | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | Northern Illinois | 73 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | Northern Illinois | 73 | | | | | | | | 1 | Western Michigan | 77 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kent State | 66 |
  | | | | 2 | Kent State | 79 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 7 | Bowling Green | 66 | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Bowling Green | 56 | 7 | Bowling Green | 66 | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Ohio | 54 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Ohio | 54 | | | | 2 | Kent State | 66 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | 3 | Miami (OH) | 56 | | | | |
  | | | | 3 | Miami (OH) | 72 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 6 | Ball State | 67 | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Ball State | 76 | 6 | Ball State | 67 | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | Akron | 72 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### First round
  
  | Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Toledo | 51 | 40 | 91 |
  | Central Michigan | 51 | 37 | 88 |
  | Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
  | Buffalo | 43 | 47 | 90 |
  | Northern Illinois | 38 | 35 | 73 |
  | Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
  | Ball State | 37 | 39 | 76 |
  | Akron | 35 | 37 | 72 |
  | Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
  | Bowling Green | 29 | 27 | 56 |
  | Ohio | 21 | 33 | 54 |
  | Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
  | Marshall | 46 | 32 | 78 |
  | Eastern Michigan | 33 | 26 | 59 |
  
  ### Quarterfinals
  
  | Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Kent State | 31 | 48 | 79 |
  | Bowling Green | 31 | 35 | 66 |
  | Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
  | Miami | 34 | 38 | 72 |
  | Ball State | 30 | 37 | 67 |
  | Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
  | Western Michigan | 38 | 58 | 96 |
  | Marshall | 28 | 34 | 62 |
  | Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
  | Toledo | 47 | 50 | 97 |
  | Buffalo | 44 | 41 | 85 |
  
  ### Semi-finals
  
  | Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Western Michigan | 38 | 49 | 87 |
  | Toledo | 32 | 45 | 77 |
  | Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
  | Kent State | 26 | 40 | 66 |
  | Miami | 26 | 30 | 56 |
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Western Michigan | 36 | 41 | 77 |
  | Kent State | 37 | 29 | 66 |
  
  ## All-Tournament Team
  
  Tournament MVP – Mike Williams, Western Michigan
  
  | Player | Team |
  | - | - |
  | Keith Triplett | Toledo |
  | DeAndre Haynes | Kent State |
  | John Edwards | Kent State |
  | Anthony Kann | Western Michigan |
  | Mike Williams | Western Michigan |
  