2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

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2004 NCAA Division I
men's basketball tournament
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Season 200304
Teams65
Finals site Alamodome
San Antonio, Texas
Champions Connecticut Huskies (2nd title, 2nd title game,
2nd Final Four)
Runner-up Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (1st title game,
2nd Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Jim Calhoun (2nd title)
MOP Emeka Okafor (Connecticut)
Attendance716,899
Top scorer Ben Gordon (Connecticut)
(154 points)
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The 2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 2004, and ended with the championship game on April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. A total of 64 games were played.

Contents

The NCAA named, for the first time, the four tournament regions after regional site host cities instead of the "East", "Midwest", "South", and "West" designations. It was also the first year that the matchups for the national semifinals were determined at least in part by the overall seeding of the top team in each regional [ citation needed ]. The top four teams in the tournament were Kentucky, Duke, Stanford, and Saint Joseph's. Had all of those teams advanced to the Final Four, Kentucky would have played Saint Joseph's and Duke would have played Stanford in the semifinal games.

Of those teams, only Duke advanced to the Final Four. They were joined by Connecticut, making their first appearance since defeating Duke for the national championship in 1999, Oklahoma State, making their first appearance since 1995, and Georgia Tech, making their first appearance since 1990.

Connecticut defeated Georgia Tech 82–73 to win their second national championship in as many tries. Emeka Okafor of Connecticut was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

As they had in 1999, Connecticut won their regional championship in Phoenix, Arizona.

Two of the tournament's top seeds failed to make it past the opening weekend. Kentucky, number one seed of the St. Louis region, and Stanford, #1 seed of the Phoenix region, both were defeated. Incidentally, both teams were defeated by schools from Alabama, as Kentucky fell to UAB while Stanford lost to Alabama.

Due to their strong 2003–04 season, Gonzaga achieved its highest NCAA tournament seed until 2013 by receiving the #2 seed in the St. Louis region. Gonzaga would receive a #1 seed in the 2013 tournament. The team failed to advance beyond the first weekend of the tournament, however.

Schedule and venues

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Dayton
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Seattle
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Denver
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Kansas City
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Milwaukee
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Columbus
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Buffalo
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Raleigh
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Orlando
2004 play-in game (orange) and first and second rounds (green)
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Phoenix
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St. Louis
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Atlanta
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East Rutherford
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San Antonio
2004 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 2004 tournament: [1]

Opening Round

First and Second Rounds

Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship)

Qualifying teams

Automatic bids

The following teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2004 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's tournament (except for the Ivy League, whose regular-season champion received the automatic bid).

ConferenceSchoolAppearanceLast bid
ACC Maryland 21st 2003
America East Vermont 2nd 2003
Atlantic 10 Xavier 16th 2003
Atlantic Sun Central Florida 3rd 1996
Big 12 Oklahoma State 21st 2003
Big East Connecticut 25th 2003
Big Sky Eastern Washington 1stNever
Big South Liberty 2nd 1994
Big Ten Wisconsin 10th 2003
Big West Pacific 6th 1997
Colonial VCU 7th 1996
C-USA Cincinnati 23rd 2003
Horizon Illinois–Chicago 3rd 2002
Ivy League Princeton 23rd 2001
MAAC Manhattan 6th 2003
MAC Western Michigan 3rd 1998
MEAC Florida A&M 2nd 1999
Mid-Con Valparaiso 7th 2002
Missouri Valley Northern Iowa 2nd 1990
Mountain West Utah 25th 2003
Northeast Monmouth 3rd 2001
Ohio Valley Murray State 12th 2002
Pac-10 Stanford 13th 2003
Patriot Lehigh 3rd 1988
SEC Kentucky 46th 2003
Southern East Tennessee State 7th 2003
Southland UTSA 3rd 1999
Sun Belt Louisiana–Lafayette 8th 2000
SWAC Alabama State 2nd 2001
WAC Nevada 3rd 1985
West Coast Gonzaga 7th 2003

Listed by region and seeding

East Rutherford Regional
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth Type
#1 Saint Joseph's Atlantic 10 27–1At-large
#2 Oklahoma State Big 12 27–3Automatic
#3 Pittsburgh Big East 29–4At-large
#4 Wake Forest ACC 19–9At-large
#5 Florida SEC 20–10At-large
#6 Wisconsin Big Ten 24–6Automatic
#7 Memphis C-USA 21–7At-large
#8 Texas Tech Big 12 22–10At-large
#9 Charlotte C-USA 21–8At-large
#10 South Carolina SEC 23–10At-large
#11 Richmond Atlantic 10 20–12At-large
#12 Manhattan MAAC 24–5Automatic
#13 VCU CAA 23–7Automatic
#14 Central Florida Atlantic Sun 25–5Automatic
#15 Eastern Washington Big Sky 17–12Automatic
#16 Liberty Big South 18–14Automatic
St. Louis Regional
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth Type
#1 Kentucky SEC 26–4Automatic
#2 Gonzaga WCC 27–2Automatic
#3 Georgia Tech ACC 23–9At-large
#4 Kansas Big 12 21–8At-large
#5 Providence Big East 20–8At-large
#6 Boston College Big East 23–9At-large
#7 Michigan State Big Ten 18–11At-large
#8 Washington Pac-10 19–11At-large
#9 UAB C-USA 20–9At-large
#10 Nevada WAC 23–8Automatic
#11 Utah Mountain West 24–8Automatic
#12 Pacific Big West 25–7Automatic
#13 Illinois–Chicago Horizon 24–7Automatic
#14 Northern Iowa Missouri Valley 21–9Automatic
#15 Valparaiso Mid-Continent 18–12Automatic
#16 Florida A&M MEAC 14–16Automatic
Lehigh Patriot 20–10Automatic
Atlanta Regional
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth Type
#1 Duke ACC 27–5At-large
#2 Mississippi State SEC 25–3At-large
#3 Texas Big 12 23–7At-large
#4 Cincinnati C-USA 24–6Automatic
#5 Illinois Big Ten 24–6At-large
#6 North Carolina ACC 18–10At-large
#7 Xavier Atlantic 10 23–10Automatic
#8 Seton Hall Big East 20–9At-large
#9 Arizona Pac-10 20–9At-large
#10 Louisville C-USA 20–9At-large
#11 Air Force Mountain West 22–6At-large
#12 Murray State Ohio Valley 28–5Automatic
#13 East Tennessee State SoCon 27–5Automatic
#14 Princeton Ivy 20–7Automatic
#15 Monmouth Northeast 21–11Automatic
#16 Alabama State SWAC 16–14Automatic
Phoenix Regional
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth Type
#1 Stanford Pac-10 29–1Automatic
#2 Connecticut Big East 27–6Automatic
#3 NC State ACC 20–9At-large
#4 Maryland ACC 19–11Automatic
#5 Syracuse Big East 21–7At-large
#6 Vanderbilt SEC 21–9At-large
#7 DePaul C-USA 21–9At-large
#8 Alabama SEC 17–12At-large
#9 Southern Illinois Missouri Valley 25–4At-large
#10 Dayton Atlantic 10 24–8At-large
#11 Western Michigan Mid-American 26–4Automatic
#12 BYU Mountain West 21–8At-large
#13 UTEP WAC 24–7At-large
#14 Louisiana–Lafayette (vacated) Sun Belt 20–8Automatic
#15 Vermont America East 22–8Automatic
#16 UTSA Southland 19–13Automatic

Bids by conference

BidsConferenceSchools
6 ACC Duke, Georgia Tech, Maryland, NC State, North Carolina, Wake Forest
Big East Boston College, Connecticut, Pittsburgh, Providence, Seton Hall, Syracuse
C-USA Charlotte, Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville, Memphis, UAB
SEC Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Vanderbilt
4 Atlantic 10 Dayton, Richmond, Saint Joseph's, Xavier
Big 12 Kansas, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech
3 Big Ten Illinois, Michigan State, Wisconsin
Mountain West Air Force, BYU, Utah
Pac-10 Arizona, Stanford, Washington
2 Missouri Valley Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois
WAC Nevada, UTEP
120 other conferences

Record by conference

Conference# of BidsRecordWin %R32S16E8F4CG
Big East 612–5.70653111
SEC 67–6.538421
Big Ten 33–3.50021
ACC 614–6.70063221
Big 12 410–4.7144321
Pac-10 31–3.2501
Missouri Valley 20–2.000
Atlantic 10 46–4.600222
C–USA 65–6.45541
MWC 30–3.000
WAC 22–2.50011
MAAC 11–1.5001
WCC 11–1.5001
Big West 11–1.5001
MEAC 11–1*.500

* Florida A&M University won the Opening Round game.

The America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, CAA, Horizon League, Mid-Continent, Ivy, MAC, MEAC, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, SoCon, Southland, SWAC, and Sun Belt conferences all went 0–1.

The columns R32, S16, E8, F4, and CG respectively stand for the Round of 32, Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, Final Four, and championship Game.

Final Four

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The Alamodome was host of the Final Four and National Championship in 2004.

At Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

National semifinals

National Championship Game

Bracket

Opening Round game – Dayton, Ohio

Winner advances to 16th seed in St. Louis Regional vs. (1) Kentucky.

Opening Round Game
March 16
   
16a Florida A&M 72
16b Lehigh 57

East Rutherford Regional

First round
March 18–19
Second round
March 20–21
Regional semifinals
March 25
Regional finals
March 27
            
1 Saint Joseph's 82
16 Liberty 63
1 Saint Joseph's70
Buffalo - Thu/Sat
8 Texas Tech 65
8 Texas Tech 76
9 Charlotte 73
1 Saint Joseph's84
4 Wake Forest 80
5 Florida 60
12 Manhattan 75
12 Manhattan 80
Raleigh - Thu/Sat
4 Wake Forest84
4 Wake Forest 79
13 VCU 78
1 Saint Joseph's 62
2 Oklahoma State64
6 Wisconsin 76
11 Richmond 64
6 Wisconsin 55
Milwaukee - Fri/Sun
3 Pittsburgh59
3 Pittsburgh 53
14 Central Florida 44
3 Pittsburgh 51
2 Oklahoma State63
7 Memphis 59
10 South Carolina 43
7 Memphis 53
Kansas City - Fri/Sun
2 Oklahoma State70
2 Oklahoma State 75
15 Eastern Washington 56

St. Louis Regional

First round
March 18–19
Second round
March 20–21
Regional semifinals
March 26
Regional finals
March 28
            
1 Kentucky 96
16 Florida A&M 76
1 Kentucky 75
Columbus - Fri/Sun
9 UAB76
8 Washington 100
9 UAB 102
9 UAB 74
4 Kansas100
5 Providence 58
12 Pacific 66
12 Pacific 63
Kansas City - Fri/Sun
4 Kansas78
4 Kansas 78
13 UIC 53
4 Kansas 71
3 Georgia Tech79OT
6 Boston College 58
11 Utah 51
6 Boston College 54
Milwaukee - Fri/Sun
3 Georgia Tech57
3 Georgia Tech 65
14 Northern Iowa 60
3 Georgia Tech72
10 Nevada 67
7 Michigan State 66
10 Nevada 72
10 Nevada91
Seattle - Thu/Sat
2 Gonzaga 72
2 Gonzaga 76
15 Valparaiso 49

Atlanta Regional

First round
March 18–19
Second round
March 20–21
Regional semifinals
March 26
Regional finals
March 28
            
1 Duke 96
16 Alabama State 61
1 Duke90
Raleigh - Thu/Sat
8 Seton Hall 62
8 Seton Hall 80
9 Arizona 76
1 Duke72
5 Illinois 62
5 Illinois 72
12 Murray State 53
5 Illinois92
Columbus - Fri/Sun
4 Cincinnati 68
4 Cincinnati 80
13 East Tennessee State 77
1 Duke66
7 Xavier 63
6 North Carolina 63
11 Air Force 52
6 North Carolina 75
Denver - Thu/Sat
3 Texas78
3 Texas 66
14 Princeton 49
3 Texas 71
7 Xavier79
7 Xavier 80
10 Louisville 70
7 Xavier89
Orlando - Fri/Sun
2 Mississippi State 74
2 Mississippi State 85
15 Monmouth 52

Phoenix Regional

First round
March 18–19
Second round
March 20–21
Regional semifinals
March 25
Regional finals
March 27
            
1 Stanford 71
16 UTSA 45
1 Stanford 67
Seattle - Thu/Sat
8 Alabama70
8 Alabama 65
9 Southern Illinois 64
8 Alabama80
5 Syracuse 71
5 Syracuse 80
12 BYU 75
5 Syracuse72
Denver - Thu/Sat
4 Maryland 70
4 Maryland 86
13 UTEP 83
8 Alabama 71
2 Connecticut87
6 Vanderbilt 71
11 Western Michigan 58
6 Vanderbilt75
Orlando - Fri/Sun
3 North Carolina State 73
3 NC State 61
14 Louisiana–Lafayette 52
6 Vanderbilt 53
2 Connecticut73
7 DePaul 762OT
10 Dayton 69
7 DePaul 55
Buffalo - Thu/Sat
2 Connecticut72
2 Connecticut 70
15 Vermont 53

Final Four – San Antonio, Texas

National semifinals
April 3
National Championship Game
April 5
      
ER2 Oklahoma State 65
SL3 Georgia Tech67
SL3 Georgia Tech 73
PH2 Connecticut82
AT1 Duke 78
PH2 Connecticut79

Game summaries

Final four

CBS
April 3
6:07 pm
#3 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets67, #2 Oklahoma State Cowboys 65
Scoring by half:37–30, 30–35
Pts: L. Schenscher   19
Rebs: L. Schenscher   12
Asts: J. Jack   5
Pts: J. Graham   17
Rebs: J. Graham   10
Asts: T. Allen   4
Alamodome  San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 44,417
Referees: Donnie Gray, Jim Burr, Tim Higgins
CBS
April 3
8:47 pm
#2 Connecticut Huskies79, #1 Duke Blue Devils 78
Scoring by half: 34–41, 45–37
Pts: E. Okafor, B. Gordon   18
Rebs: J. Boone   14
Asts: T. Brown  4
Pts: L. Deng   16
Rebs: L. Deng   12
Asts: C. Duhon   6
Alamodome  San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 44,417
Referees: David Hall, Olandis Poole, Ted Hillary

National Championship

CBS
April 5
9:21 pm
#2 Connecticut Huskies82, #3 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 73
Scoring by half:41–26, 41–47
Pts: E. Okafor   24
Rebs: E. Okafor   15
Asts: T. Brown  4
Pts: W. Bynum   17
Rebs: L.Schenscher   11
Asts: W. Bynum   5
Alamodome  San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 44,468
Referees: Dick Cartmell, Randy McCall, Verne Harris

Announcers

Greg Gumbel once again served as the studio host, joined by analysts Clark Kellogg and Seth Davis.

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