2004 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2004 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 8–12, 2004. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were played at the home arena of the higher seeded-teams, with the championship game played at Convocation Center in San Antonio, Texas.^[1]

2004 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2003–04
Teams	8
First round site	Campus sites
Semifinals site	Campus sites
Finals site	Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas
Champions	UTSA (2nd title)
Winning coach	Tim Carter (2nd title)
MVP	LeRoy Hurd (UTSA)
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2003–04 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southeastern Louisiana	11	–	5		.688			20	–	9		.690
Texas–Arlington	11	–	5		.688			17	–	12		.586
UTSA †	11	–	5		.688			19	–	14		.576
Stephen F. Austin	10	–	6		.625			21	–	9		.700
Sam Houston State	8	–	8		.500			13	–	15		.464
Texas State	8	–	8		.500			13	–	15		.464
Northwestern State	8	–	8		.500			11	–	17		.393
Louisiana–Monroe	8	–	8		.500			12	–	19		.387
McNeese State	7	–	9		.438			11	–	16		.407
Lamar	5	–	11		.313			11	–	18		.379
Nicholls State	1	–	15		.063			6	–	21		.222
† 2004 Southland tournament winner

Third-seeded UTSA won the championship game over fourth-seeded Stephen F. Austin, and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.^[2] LeRoy Hurd of Texas–San Antonio was named the tournament's MVP.

Format

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Southland Conference received a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams were seeded by conference record. For the semifinal round, the remaining teams were reseeded.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 8					Semifinals March 10					Finals March 12
	1	Texas–Arlington	77
	8	Louisiana–Monroe	62
						1	Texas–Arlington	68
						4	Stephen F. Austin	69
	4	Stephen F. Austin	85
	5	Sam Houston State	53
											4	Stephen F. Austin	70
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
											3	UTSA	74
	3	UTSA	78
	6	Texas State	73
						3	UTSA	87
						2	Southeastern Louisiana	85
	2	Southeastern Louisiana	72
	7	Northwestern State	64

References

1. "2021-22 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southland.org. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
2. "2003-04 Southland Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2022.