2004 MEAC men's basketball tournament

2004 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2003–04
Teams11
SiteArthur Ashe Athletic Center
Richmond, Virginia
ChampionsFlorida A&M (3rd title)
Winning coachMike Gillespie (1st title)
MVPTerrence Woods (Florida A&M)
← 2003
2005 →
2003–04 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Carolina State 14 4   .778 18 11   .621
Coppin State 14 4   .778 18 14   .563
Delaware State 11 7   .611 13 15   .464
Hampton 11 7   .611 13 17   .433
Florida A&M 10 8   .556 15 17   .469
Norfolk State 10 8   .556 12 17   .414
Morgan State 9 9   .500 11 16   .407
Bethune–Cookman 7 11   .389 8 21   .276
Maryland Eastern Shore 6 12   .333 8 21   .276
Howard 4 14   .222 6 22   .214
North Carolina A&T 3 15   .167 3 25   .107
2004 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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 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.