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2004 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

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2004 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2003–04
Teams11
SiteE. A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, KY
ChampionsLouisiana–Lafayette (4th title)
Winning coachJessie Evans (2nd title)
MVPBo McCalebb (New Orleans)
← 2003
2005 →
2003–04 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Arkansas-Little Rock 9 5   .643 17 12   .586
Western Kentucky 8 6   .571 15 13   .536
Middle Tennessee 8 6   .571 17 12   .586
Arkansas State 7 7   .500 17 11   .607
Florida International 1 13   .071 5 22   .185
West
Louisiana–Lafayette 12 3   .800 20 9   .690
New Orleans 9 6   .600 17 14   .548
North Texas 8 7   .533 13 15   .464
South Alabama 6 9   .400 12 16   .429
Denver 6 9   .400 14 13   .519
New Mexico State 6 9   .400 13 14   .481
2004 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2004 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–9 at E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky.[1]

Top-seed Louisiana–Lafayette defeated #3 seed New Orleans in the championship game, 67–58, to win their fourth Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

The Ragin' Cajuns received an automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament as the #14 seed in the Phoenix region. No other Sun Belt members earned bids to the tournament.

Format

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Eight of eleven participating Sun Belt members were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Friday, March 6
Saturday, March 7
Semifinals
Monday, March 8
Championship
Tuesday, March 9
         
1 Louisiana–Lafayette 84
8 South Alabama 58
1 Louisiana–Lafayette 70
5 Middle Tennessee 66
4 Western Kentucky 62
5 Middle Tennessee 76
1 Louisiana–Lafayette 67
3 New Orleans 58
3 New Orleans 91OT
6 North Texas 89
3 New Orleans 80
2 Arkansas–Little Rock 65
2 Arkansas–Little Rock 83OT
7 Arkansas State 78

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2003–04 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 16, 2020.