2004 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2004 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 4–6 at the Curb Event Center at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.[1]

2004 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2003–04
Teams8
SiteCurb Event Center
Nashville, TN
ChampionsCentral Florida (3rd title)
Winning coachKirk Speraw (3rd title)
MVPDexter Lyons (Central Florida)
2003–04 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Troy State18–2 .900  24–7  .774
UCF †17–3 .850  25–6  .806
Belmont15–5 .750  21–9  .700
Georgia State14–6 .700  20–9  .690
Stetson10–10 .500  12–15  .444
Mercer9–11 .450  12–18  .400
Jacksonville8–12 .400  13–15  .464
Florida Atlantic6–14 .300  9–19  .321
Gardner-Webb6–14 .300  9–20  .310
Lipscomb4–16 .200  7–21  .250
Campbell3–17 .150  3–24  .111
† 2004 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 2, 2004; Rankings from AP Poll

Central Florida defeated top-seeded, reigning champions Troy State in the championship game, 60–55, to win their third Atlantic Sun/TAAC men's basketball tournament.

The Golden Knights, therefore, received the Atlantic Sun's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Tournament.

Format

Even though the Atlantic Sun's membership decreased from twelve to eleven (Jacksonville State departed for the Ohio Valley) no changes to the format were made. As such, only the top eight teams from the conference tournament were eligible for the tournament. These eight teams were seeded based on regular season conference records and were all entered into the quarterfinal round.

Bracket
  Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 4		 Semifinals
Friday, March 5		 Championship
Saturday, March 6
                           
  1 Troy State 85  
8 Florida Atlantic 82  
  1 Troy State 63  
    4 Georgia State 62  
5 Stetson 47
  4 Georgia State 55  
    1 Troy State 55
  2 Central Florida 60
  3 Belmont 71  
6 Mercer 63  
3 Belmont 62
    2 Central Florida 64  
7 Jacksonville 63
  2 Central Florida 71  
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References
  1. "2003-2004 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
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