2004 MAC men's basketball tournament
Introduction The '''2004 MAC men's basketball tournament''', a part of the 2003-04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 8–13 at Gund Arena in Cleveland. Its winner received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament. It was a single-elimination tournament with four rounds, and the three highest seeds received byes in the first round. All MAC teams were invited to participate. Western Michigan, the MAC regular season winner, received the number one seed in the tournament. Western Michigan defeated Kent State in the final. In the NCAA they lost in the first round to Vanderbilt.
Tournament === Seeds ===# Western Michigan# Kent State# Miami# Toledo# Buffalo# Ball State# Bowling Green# Marshall# Eastern Michigan# Ohio# Akron# Northern Illinois# Central Michigan=== Bracket ====== First round === Team  1st  2nd  Final '''Toledo'''  51  40  '''91''' '''Central Michigan'''  51  37  '''88''' Team  1st  2nd  Final '''Buffalo'''  43  47  '''90''' '''Northern Illinois'''  38  35  '''73''' Team  1st  2nd  Final '''Ball State'''  37  39  '''76''' '''Akron'''  35  37  '''72''' Team  1st  2nd  Final '''Bowling Green'''  29  27  '''56''' '''Ohio'''  21  33  '''54''' Team  1st  2nd  Final '''Marshall'''  46  32  '''78''' '''Eastern Michigan'''  33  26  '''59'''=== Quarterfinals === Team  1st  2nd  Final '''Kent State'''  31  48  '''79''' '''Bowling Green'''  31  35  '''66''' Team  1st  2nd  Final '''Miami'''  34  38  '''72''' '''Ball State'''  30  37  '''67''' Team  1st  2nd  Final '''Western Michigan'''  38  58  '''96''' '''Marshall'''  28  34  '''62''' Team  1st  2nd  Final '''Toledo'''  47  50  '''97''' '''Buffalo'''  44  41  '''85'''=== Semi-finals === Team  1st  2nd  Final '''Western Michigan'''  38  49  '''87''' '''Toledo'''  32  45  '''77''' Team  1st  2nd  Final '''Kent State'''  26  40  '''66''' '''Miami'''  26  30  '''56'''=== Finals === Team  1st  2nd  Final '''Western Michigan'''  36  41  '''77''' '''Kent State'''  37  29  '''66'''
All-Tournament Team '''Tournament MVP''' – 	Mike Williams, ''Western Michigan'' Player TeamKeith TriplettToledoDeAndre HaynesKent StateJohn EdwardsKent StateAnthony KannWestern MichiganMike WilliamsWestern Michigan
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