2004 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament

2004 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2003–04
SitePepsi Center
Denver, Colorado
ChampionsUtah (1st title)
MVPNick Jacobson (Utah)
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2003–04 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Air Force 12 2   .857 22 7   .759
BYU 10 4   .714 21 9   .700
Utah 9 5   .643 24 9   .727
UNLV 7 7   .500 18 13   .581
New Mexico 5 9   .357 14 14   .500
San Diego State 5 9   .357 14 16   .467
Wyoming 4 10   .286 11 17   .393
Colorado State 4 10   .286 13 16   .448
2004 Mountain West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2004 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament was played at Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado from March 10–13, 2004. Third-seeded Utah defeated UNLV, which lost its third consecutive tournament title game (all by 3 points or less), 73–70 in the championship game to win the Mountain West Conference tournament and the league's NCAA Tournament automatic bid.

This marked the first time in league history the tournament was held in a venue other than Las Vegas' Thomas and Mack Center.