| Teams | 32 | ||||
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| Finals site | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | ||||
| Champions | Mountain State (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Concordia (CA) (2nd title game) | ||||
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| Coach of the year | Bob Bolen (Mountain State) | ||||
| Player of the year | Zach Moss (Mountain State) | ||||
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award | Chris Victor (Concordia (CA)) | ||||
| Chuck Taylor MVP | Zach Moss (Mountain State) | ||||
| Attendance | 23,434 | ||||
| Top scorer | Zach Moss (Mountain State) (138 points) | ||||
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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 (CA). 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, respectively.