2004 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2004 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played from March 10 to March 13, 2004, at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Xavier University won the tournament. The top two teams in each division received first-round byes. Saint Joseph's University entered the tournament undefeated, but lost to Xavier in the quarterfinals. Dayton, Richmond, Saint Joseph's, and Xavier all received bids to the NCAA tournament, with the latter two teams losing in the regional finals.

2004 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200304
Teams12
SiteUniversity of Dayton Arena
Dayton, Ohio
ChampionsXavier University
Winning coachThad Matta (2nd title)
MVPLionel Chalmers (Xavier)
2003–04 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 5 Saint Joseph's160 1.000  302  .938
Temple97 .563  1514  .517
Rhode Island79 .438  2014  .588
UMass412 .250  1019  .345
St. Bonaventure313 .188  721  .250
Fordham313 .188  622  .214
West
Dayton124 .750  249  .727
George Washington115 .688  1812  .600
Xavier106 .625  2611  .703
Richmond106 .625  2013  .606
Duquesne610 .375  1217  .414
La Salle511 .313  1020  .333
2004 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Bracket

  First Round
Wednesday, March 10
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 11
Semifinals
Friday, March 12
Final
Saturday, March 13
                                     
 
  E1 #1 Saint Joseph's 67  
    W4 Xavier 87  
W4 Xavier 90
E5 St. Bonaventure 65  
  W4 Xavier 70  
  W2 George Washington 47  
 
 
  W2 George Washington 79
    E3 Rhode Island 50  
E3 Rhode Island 55
W6 La Salle 42  
  W4 Xavier 58
  W1 Dayton 49
 
 
  W1 Dayton 69
    W5 Duquesne 56  
E4 Massachusetts 76
W5 Duquesne 79  
  W1 Dayton 58
  W3 Richmond 56  
 
 
  E2 Temple 49
    W3 Richmond 64  
W3 Richmond 67
E6 Fordham 47  

All games played at University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio
* - Overtime

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