2004 National Invitation Tournament

Postseason college basketball event August 2023 April 2026 NIT 2004 40 Madison Square Garden New York City Michigan Wolverines 3rd Rutgers Scarlet Knights 1st Iowa State Cyclones 1st Oregon Ducks 3rd Tommy Amaker 1st Daniel Horton Michigan The 2004 National Invitation Tournament was the 2004 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Michigan (initially barred from postseason play that season, but overturned on appeal) defeated Rutgers in the final game to capture their third NIT Championship. Selected teams Below is a list of the 40 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (2000's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 5, 2009. Archived 11/5/09 SchoolConferenceRecordAppearanceLast bid 2003 none Austin Peay Governors Austin PeayOhio Valley21–91stNever2003 men Belmont Bruins BelmontAtlantic Sun21–81stNever2003 men Boise State Broncos Boise StateWAC21–94th19912003 men Boston University Terriers Boston UniversityAmerica East23–54th20032003 men Colorado Buffaloes ColoradoBig 1218–107th20002003 men Creighton Bluejays CreightonMissouri Valley20–87th1998DrexelColonial18–103rd20032003 men Florida State Seminoles Florida StateACC18–134th1997George MasonColonial21–93rd20022003 men George Washington Colonials George WashingtonAtlantic 1018–114th19972003 none Georgia Bulldogs GeorgiaSEC16–1310th1999HawaiiWAC19–118th2003IowaBig Ten16–125th2003Iowa StateBig 1217–123rd20032003 men Kent State Golden Flashes Kent StateMAC22–76th20032003 none LSU Tigers LSUSEC18–105th2002MarquetteC-USA17–1114th2000MichiganBig Ten18–118th2000MilwaukeeHorizon19–101stNever2003 men Missouri Tigers MissouriBig 1216–136th19982003 men Nebraska Cornhuskers NebraskaBig 1216–1213th19992003 men Niagara Purple Eagles NiagaraMAAC21–912th1993Notre DameBig East17–128th20002003 men Oklahoma Sooners OklahomaBig 1219–107th19942003 men Oregon Ducks OregonPac-1015–129th19992003 men Purdue Boilermakers PurdueBig Ten17–138th20012003 men Rhode Island Rams Rhode IslandAtlantic 1019–1311th20032003 men Rice Owls RiceWAC22–104th19932003 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights RutgersBig East16–1213th20022003 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint LouisC-USA18–1218th2003TempleAtlantic 1015–1315th20032003 none Tennessee Volunteers TennesseeSEC15–1311th20032003 men Toledo Rockets ToledoMAC20–106th20012003 men Troy State Trojans Troy StateA-Sun24–61stNever2003 none UNLV Runnin' Rebels UNLVMountain West18–128th20032003 men Utah State Aggies Utah StateBig West25–37th20022003 men Villanova Wildcats VillanovaBig East16–1617th2003VirginiaACC17–1211th2003West VirginiaBig East15–1314th20012003 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita StateMissouri Valley21–109th2003 Bracket Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket. Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals West Virginia 65 2003 men Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State 54 2003 men Rhode Island Rams Rhode Island 80 2003 men Boston University Terriers Boston University 52 2003 men Villanova Wildcats Villanova 85 Drexel 70 Virginia 79 2003 men George Washington Colonials George Washington 66 2003 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers 76 Temple 71 West Virginia 79 Rhode Island 72 Villanova 73 Virginia 63 Rutgers 67 West Virginia 64 Villanova 60 Rutgers 72 Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals 2003 men Boise State Broncos Boise State 84 2003 none UNLV Runnin' Rebels UNLV 69 Milwaukee 91 2003 men Rice Owls Rice 53 Boise State 73 Milwaukee 70 Marquette 87 2003 men Toledo Rockets Toledo 72 2003 men Florida State Seminoles Florida State 91 2003 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita State 842OT Iowa State 82 2003 none Georgia Bulldogs Georgia 74 Boise State 53 Marquette 66 Florida State 59 Iowa State 62 Marquette 69 Iowa State 77 Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals George Mason 58 2003 none Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee 55 2003 none Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay 65 2003 men Belmont Bruins Belmont 59 Notre Dame 71 2003 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue 59 2003 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis 70 Iowa 69 2003 men Oregon Ducks Oregon 77 2003 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado 72OT George Mason 66 Austin Peay 60 Notre Dame 77 Saint Louis 66 Oregon 68 George Mason 54 Notre Dame 61 Oregon 65 Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals 2003 men Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 71 2003 men Creighton Bluejays Creighton 70 2003 men Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara 87 2003 men Troy State Trojans Troy State 83 Nebraska 78 Niagara 70 Hawaii 85 2003 men Utah State Aggies Utah State 74 2003 men Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 70 2003 none LSU Tigers LSU 61 Michigan 65 2003 men Missouri Tigers Missouri 64 Nebraska 83 Hawaii 84 Oklahoma 52 Michigan 63 Hawaii 73 Michigan 88 Semifinals & finals Semifinals Finals Rutgers 84 Iowa State 81OT Oregon 53 Michigan 78 Rutgers 55 Michigan 62 See also 2004 Women's National Invitation Tournament 2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2004 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 2004 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 2004 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 2004 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 2004 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament References National Invitation National Invitation Tournament Category:2000s in Manhattan Category:College basketball tournaments in New York City National Invitation Tournament Category:National Invitation Tournament Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan