2004 MEAC men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 2004 MEAC I Men's 11 Arthur Ashe Athletic Center Richmond, Virginia Florida A&M 3rd Mike Gillespie 1st Terrence Woods Florida A&M 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 2003 men Coppin State Eagles 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 1 0 First roundTuesday-Wednesday,March 8–9 QuarterfinalsWednesday-Thursday,March 10–11 SemifinalsFriday, March 12 FinalSaturday, March 13 yes 8 2003 men Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Bethune–Cookman 50 9 2003 men Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Maryland Eastern Shore 51 6 2003 men Norfolk State Spartans Norfolk State 58 11 2003 men North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T 43 7 2003 none Morgan State Bears Morgan State 60 10 2003 Howard Bison Howard 59 1 2003 none South Carolina State Bulldogs South Carolina State 84 9 MD-Eastern Shore 56 4 2003 none Hampton Pirates Hampton 71 5 Florida A&M 72 6 Norfolk State 55 3 2003 men Delaware State Hornets Delaware State 67 2 2003 men Coppin State Eagles Coppin State 68 7 Morgan State 65 1 South Carolina State 53 5 Florida A&M 65 3 Delaware State 52 2 Coppin State 55 5 Florida A&M 58 2 Coppin State 51 MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book https://static.meacsports.com/custompages/Records/Men's%20Basketball%20Record%20Book.pdf Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference December 11, 2021 References 2 Category:MEAC men's basketball tournament Category:2003–04 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball season MEAC men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Richmond, Virginia Category:College basketball tournaments in Virginia Category:March 2004 sports events in the United States Category:2000s in Richmond, Virginia Category:Florida A&M Rattlers basketball