2004 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2004 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. This was the 67th annual NAIA DI basketball tournament and featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1] This was the third year the tournament was held in Kansas City. The 2004 NAIA National Championship game featured the #1 ranked Cougars of Mountain State and the #6 ranked Eagles of Concordia University (Calif.). This match up was a repeat of the 2003 tournament. The Cougars defeated the Eagles 74–70. The other teams that rounded out the NAIA National Semifinals were Georgetown College (Ky.) and University of Mobile (Ala.), respectively.
| 2004 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 32 |
| Champions | Mountain State (1st title) |
| Runner-Up | Concordia (Calif.) (2nd title game) |
| Semifinalists | Georgetown (Ky.) Mobile (Ala.) |
| Coach of the Year | Bob Bolen (Mountain State) |
| Chuck Taylor MVP | Zach Moss (Mountain State) |
| Player of the Year | Zach Moss (Mountain State) |
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award | Chris Victor (Concordia (Calif.)) |
| Attendance | 23,434 |
| Top scorer | Zach Moss (Mountain State) (138 points) |
Awards and honors
- Leading scorer: Zach Moss, Mountain State – in 5 games, Moss scored a total of 138 points, including 54 field goals and 30 free throws, averaging 27.6 points per game
- Leading rebounder: Nick VanderLaan, Concordia (Calif.) – in 5 games, VanderLaan recorded 71 rebounds at 14.2 per game
- Most consecutive tournament appearances: 13 – Georgetown (Ky.)
- Most tournament appearances: Georgetown (Ky.) – 23rd of 28 appearances in the NAIA Tournament[2]
2004 NAIA bracket
| First Round | Second Round | Elite Eight | NAIA National Semifinals | NAIA National Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mountain State | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mountain State | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Wayland Baptist | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Missouri Baptist | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mountain State | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| TOP TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Oklahoma Baptist | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Biola (Calif.) | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Cumberland | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Oklahoma Baptist | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Xaiver (La.) | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Oklahoma Baptist | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mountain State | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Georgetown | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | McKendree (Ill.) | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Georgetown | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Westminster | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Westminster (Utah) | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Lubbock Christian (Texas) | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Georgetown | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| TOP TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Barber-Scotia | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Union (Tenn.) | 53* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Barber-Scotia (N.C.) | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Barber-Scotia | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Robert Morris | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Langston (Okla.) | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Robert Morris (Ill.) | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mountain State | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Concordia | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Martin Methodist (Tenn.) | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lindsey Wilson | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Southern New-Orleans | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Brescia (Ky.) | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lindsey Wilson | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| BOTTOM TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Concordia | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Houston Baptist (Texas) | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | John Brown (Ark.) | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | John Brown | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Concordia | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | St. Xavier (Ill.) | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Concordia (Calif.) | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Concordia | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Mobile | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Columbia (Mo.) | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Oklahoma City | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Oklahoma City | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Lewis-Clark State | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Pikeville (Ky.) | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Oklahoma City | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| BOTTOM TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Mobile | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Mobile (Ala.) | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Southern Polytechnic (Ga.) | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Mobile | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Azusa Pacific | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Voorhees (S.C.) | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | 112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- * denotes overtime.
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References
- "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- NAIA Championship History Archived 2008-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
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