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]The '''2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament''' involved 65 schools playing in ] play to determine the national champion of men's ] ] ]. It began on ], ], and ended with the championship game on ] at the ] in ]. A total of 64 games were played. ]The '''2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament''' involved 65 schools playing in ] play to determine the national champion of men's ] ] ]. It began on ], ], and ended with the championship game on ] at the ] in ]. A total of 64 games were played.


This was the first year in which the regional sites were referred to by the cities in which the games were held in instead of the "East", "Midwest", "South", and "West" designations. It was also the first year that the matchups for the national semifinals were determined at least in part by the overall seeding of the top team in each regional. The top four teams in the tournament were ], ], ] and ]. Had all of those teams advanced to the Final Four, Kentucky would have played Saint Joseph's and Stanford would have played Duke in the semifinal games. Only Duke advanced to the Final Four, where it played and lost to Connecticut in the semifinals. Connecticut was widely considered the best team in the tournament, and many commentators felt this semifinal game should have been for the national championship. This was the first year in which the regional sites were referred to by the cities in which the games were held in instead of the "East", "Midwest", "South", and "West" designations. It was also the first year that the matchups for the national semifinals were determined at least in part by the overall seeding of the top team in each regional. The top four teams in the tournament were ], ], ] and ]. Had all of those teams advanced to the Final Four, Kentucky would have played Saint Joseph's and Stanford would have played Duke in the semifinal games. Only Duke advanced to the Final Four, where it played and lost to Connecticut in the semifinals. Despite being a #2 seed, Connecticut was widely considered the best team in the tournament, and many commentators felt this semifinal game should have been for the national championship.


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The 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 2004, and ended with the championship game on April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. A total of 64 games were played.

This was the first year in which the regional sites were referred to by the cities in which the games were held in instead of the "East", "Midwest", "South", and "West" designations. It was also the first year that the matchups for the national semifinals were determined at least in part by the overall seeding of the top team in each regional. The top four teams in the tournament were Kentucky, Stanford, Duke and Saint Joseph's. Had all of those teams advanced to the Final Four, Kentucky would have played Saint Joseph's and Stanford would have played Duke in the semifinal games. Only Duke advanced to the Final Four, where it played and lost to Connecticut in the semifinals. Despite being a #2 seed, Connecticut was widely considered the best team in the tournament, and many commentators felt this semifinal game should have been for the national championship.

Connecticut, coached by Jim Calhoun, won the national title with a 82-73 victory in the final game over Georgia Tech, coached by Paul Hewitt. Emeka Okafor of Connecticut was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Locations

Region Site Other Locations
East Rutherford East Rutherford, New Jersey Buffalo, New York, Kansas City, Missouri, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Raleigh, North Carolina
St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri Columbus, Ohio, Dayton, Ohio, Kansas City, Missouri, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Seattle, Washington
Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia Columbus, Ohio, Denver, Colorado, Orlando, Florida, Raleigh, North Carolina
Phoenix Phoenix, Arizona Buffalo, New York, Denver, Colorado, Orlando, Florida, Seattle, Washington
Finals San Antonio, Texas

Teams

Seed Team Coach Finished Final Opponent Score
East Rutherford
1 Saint Joseph's Phil Martelli Elite Eight 2 Oklahoma State L 64-62
2 Oklahoma State Eddie Sutton National Semifinals 3 Georgia Tech L 67-65
3 Pittsburgh Jamie Dixon Sweet Sixteen 2 Oklahoma State L 63-51
4 Wake Forest Skip Prosser Sweet Sixteen 1 Saint Joseph's L 84-80
5 Florida Billy Donovan Round of 64 12 Manhattan L 75-60
6 Wisconsin Bo Ryan Round of 32 3 Pittsburgh L 59-55
7 Memphis John Calipari Round of 32 2 Oklahoma State L 70-53
8 Texas Tech Bob Knight Round of 32 1 Saint Joseph's L 70-65
9 Charlotte Bobby Lutz Round of 64 8 Texas Tech L 76-73
10 South Carolina Dave Odom Round of 64 7 Memphis L 59-43
11 Richmond Jerry Wainwright Round of 64 6 Wisconsin L 76-64
12 Manhattan Bobby Gonzalez Round of 32 4 Wake Forest L 84-80
13 Virginia Commonwealth Jeff Capel Round of 64 4 Wake Forest L 79-78
14 Central Florida Kirk Speraw Round of 64 3 Pittsburgh L 53-44
15 Eastern Washington Ray Giacoletti Round of 64 2 Oklahoma State L 75-56
16 Liberty Randy Dunton Round of 64 1 Saint Joseph's L 82-63
St. Louis
1 Kentucky Tubby Smith Round of 32 9 UAB L 76-75
2 Gonzaga Mark Few Round of 32 10 Nevada L 91-72
3 Georgia Tech Paul Hewitt Runner Up 2 Connecticut L 82-73
4 Kansas Bill Self Elite Eight 3 Georgia Tech L 79-71
5 Providence Tim Welsh Round of 64 12 Pacific L 66-58
6 Boston College Al Skinner Round of 32 3 Georgia Tech L 57-54
7 Michigan State Tom Izzo Round of 64 10 Nevada L 72-66
8 Washington Lorenzo Romar Round of 64 9 UAB L 102-100
9 UAB Mike Anderson Sweet Sixteen 4 Kansas L 100-74
10 Nevada Trent Johnson Sweet Sixteen 3 Georgia Tech L 72-67
11 Utah Kerry Rupp Round of 64 6 Boston College L 58-51
12 Pacific Bob Thomason Round of 32 4 Kansas L 78-63
13 UIC Jimmy Collins Round of 64 4 Kansas L 78-53
14 Northern Iowa Greg McDermott Round of 64 3 Georgia Tech L 65-60
15 Valparaiso Homer Drew Round of 64 2 Gonzaga L 76-49
16 Florida A&M Michael Gillespie Round of 64 1 Kentucky L 96-76
16 Lehigh Billy Taylor Preliminary Round 16 Florida A&M L 72-57
Atlanta
1 Duke Mike Krzyzewski National Semifinals 2 Connecticut L 79-78
2 Mississippi State Rick Stansbury Round of 32 7 Xavier L 89-74
3 Texas Rick Barnes Sweet Sixteen 7 Xavier L 79-71
4 Cincinnati Bob Huggins Round of 32 5 Illinois L 92-68
5 Illinois Bruce Weber Sweet Sixteen 1 Duke L 72-62
6 North Carolina Roy Williams Round of 32 3 Texas L 78-75
7 Xavier Thad Matta Elite Eight 1 Duke L 66-63
8 Seton Hall Louis Orr Round of 32 1 Duke L 90-62
9 Arizona Lute Olson Round of 64 8 Seton Hall L 80-76
10 Louisville Rick Pitino Round of 64 7 Xavier L 80-70
11 Air Force Reed Peters Round of 64 6 North Carolina L 63-52
12 Murray State Mick Cronin Round of 64 5 Illinois L 72-53
13 East Tennessee State Murray Bartow Round of 64 4 Cincinnati L 80-77
14 Princeton John Thompson III Round of 64 3 Texas L 66-49
15 Monmouth Dave Calloway Round of 64 2 Mississippi State L 85-52
16 Alabama State Rob Spivery Round of 64 1 Duke L 96-61
Phoenix
1 Stanford Mike Montgomery Round of 32 8 Alabama L 70-67
2 Connecticut Jim Calhoun Champion 3 Georgia Tech W 82-73
3 North Carolina State Herb Sendek Round of 32 6 Vanderbilt L 75-73
4 Maryland Gary Williams Round of 32 5 Syracuse L 72-70
5 Syracuse Jim Boeheim Sweet Sixteen 8 Alabama L 80-71
6 Vanderbilt Kevin Stallings Sweet Sixteen 2 Connecticut L 73-53
7 DePaul Dave Leitao Round of 32 2 Connecticut L 72-55
8 Alabama Mark Gottfried Elite Eight 2 Connecticut L 87-71
9 Southern Illinois Matt Painter Round of 64 8 Alabama L 65-64
10 Dayton Brian Gregory Round of 64 7 DePaul L 76-69
11 Western Michigan Steve Hawkins Round of 64 6 Vanderbilt L 71-58
12 BYU Steve Cleveland Round of 64 5 Syracuse L 80-75
13 UTEP Billy Gillispie Round of 64 4 Maryland L 86-83
14 Louisiana-Lafayette Jessie Evans Round of 64 3 North Carolina State L 61-52
15 Vermont Tom Brennan Round of 64 2 Connecticut L 70-53
16 Texas-San Antonio Tim Carter Round of 64 1 Stanford L 71-45


Final Four

At Alamo Dome, San Antonio, Texas

National Semifinals

  • April 3, 2004
    With the very talented Connecticut Huskies trailing by 9 with 4:32 to go it looked as if the Duke Blue Devils were going to spoil Jim Calhoun's chance at a second national title. However, Connecticut scored 12 straight points at one point to complete the comeback. It was a survival game to the truest sense. Connecticut's All-American center Emeka Okafor was limited to just 22 minutes because of early foul trouble, but he came up clutch with several big plays down the stretch. Connecticut clearly wore down Duke, as all three of their centers fouled out (Sheldon Williams, Shavlik Randolph, and Nick Horvath). Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski was denied his 65th NCAA Tournament victory which would have tied him with Dean Smith for the all-time record.
    Will Bynum's layup in the final moments kept the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets dream for a National Championship alive as they defeated the Oklahoma State Cowboys, in a nail biter, in the first of the National Semifinal doubleheader. Georgia Tech led for most of the game including a seven point edge at halftime. However, Oklahoma State was able to tie the game on John Lucas's three-pointer with 26.3 seconds left. Georgia Tech then milked the clock which set up Bynum's game winner. Georgia Tech advanced to their first ever National Championship appearance. Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton was denied yet another chance at a elusive national title.

Championship Game

  • April 5, 2004
    The 2004 National Championship Game proved to be a coronation for the Connecticut Huskies as they easily handled Paul Hewitt's Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. The final nine point margin of victory for the Huskies was misleading, as Connecticut led 60-35 midway through the 2nd Half. Emeka Okafor led Connecticut with 24 points and was an easy choice for Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. Guard Ben Gordon added 21 points to Connecticut's cause. The victory gave Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun his second National Championship (1999).

Brackets

East Rutherford Regional

First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional finals
            
1 Saint Joseph's 82
16 Liberty 63
1 Saint Joseph's 70
8 Texas Tech 65
8 Texas Tech 76
9 Charlotte 73
1 Saint Joseph's 84
4 Wake Forest 80
5 Florida 60
12 Manhattan 75
12 Manhattan 80
4 Wake Forest 84
4 Wake Forest 79
13 Va. Commonwealth 78
1 Saint Joseph's 62
2 Oklahoma State 64
6 Wisconsin 76
11 Richmond 64
6 Wisconsin 55
3 Pittsburgh 59
3 Pittsburgh 53
14 Central Florida 44
3 Pittsburgh 51
2 Oklahoma State 63
7 Memphis 59
10 South Carolina 43
7 Memphis 53
2 Oklahoma State 70
2 Oklahoma State 75
15 Eastern Washington 56

St. Louis Regional

First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional finals
            
1 Kentucky 96
16 Florida A&M 76
1 Kentucky 75
9 UAB 76
8 Washington 100
9 UAB 102
9 UAB 74
4 Kansas 100
5 Providence 58
12 Pacific 66
12 Pacific 63
4 Kansas 78
4 Kansas 78
13 UIC 53
4 Kansas 71
3 Georgia Tech 79
6 Boston College 58
11 Utah 51
6 Boston College 54
3 Georgia Tech 57
3 Georgia Tech 65
14 Northern Iowa 60
3 Georgia Tech 72
10 Nevada 67
7 Michigan State 66
10 Nevada 72
10 Nevada 91
2 Gonzaga 72
2 Gonzaga 76
15 Valparaiso 49

Atlanta Regional

First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional finals
            
1 Duke 96
16 Alabama State 61
1 Duke 90
8 Seton Hall 62
8 Seton Hall 80
9 Arizona 76
1 Duke 72
5 Illinois 62
5 Illinois 72
12 Murray State 53
5 Illinois 92
4 Cincinnati 68
4 Cincinnati 80
13 East Tennessee State 77
1 Duke 66
7 Xavier 63
6 North Carolina 63
11 Air Force 52
6 North Carolina 75
3 Texas 78
3 Texas 66
14 Princeton 49
3 Texas 71
7 Xavier 79
7 Xavier 80
10 Louisville 70
7 Xavier 89
2 Mississippi State 74
2 Mississippi State 85
15 Monmouth 52

Phoenix Regional

First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional finals
            
1 Stanford 71
16 Texas-San Antonio 45
1 Stanford 67
8 Alabama 70
8 Alabama 65
9 Southern Illinois 64
8 Alabama 80
5 Syracuse 71
5 Syracuse 80
12 BYU 75
5 Syracuse 72
4 Maryland 70
4 Maryland 86
13 UTEP 83
8 Alabama 71
2 Connecticut 87
6 Vanderbilt 71
11 Western Michigan 58
6 Vanderbilt 75
3 North Carolina State 73
3 North Carolina State 61
14 Louisiana-Lafayette 52
6 Vanderbilt 53
2 Connecticut 73
7 DePaul 76
10 Dayton 69
7 DePaul 55
2 Connecticut 72
2 Connecticut 70
15 Vermont 53

Final Four

National Semifinals National Championship
      
ER 2 Oklahoma State 65
StL 3 Georgia Tech 67
StL 3 Georgia Tech 73
Phx 2 Connecticut 82
Atl 1 Duke 78
Phx 2 Connecticut 79

See also

NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Tournaments
Structure
Champions & awards
Media & culture
Records & statistics
See also: Division I Women's Tournament, Division II Tournament, Division III Tournament
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