2004 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament

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.

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]

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

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 10
Semifinals
March 12
Finals
March 13
         
2 BYU 79
7 Wyoming 74
2 BYU 51
3 Utah 54
3 Utah 75
6 San Diego State 69
3 Utah 73
4 UNLV 70
1 #25 Air Force 48
8 Colorado State 60
8 Colorado State 73
4 UNLV 80
4 UNLV 55
5 New Mexico 53