2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams

This is a list of qualifying teams in the 2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. A total of 65 teams entered the tournament. Thirty of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which did not conduct a postseason tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted at-large bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams were seeded within their assigned region from 1 to 16, which was disclosed, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 65, which was not disclosed.

2004 qualifying teams
Total teams65
Automatic bids31
At-large bids34
Regional top seedsKentucky, Stanford, Duke, Saint Joseph's
ChampionConnecticut

Qualifying teams edit

Automatic bids edit

Automatic bids to the tournament were granted for winning a conference championship tournament, except for the automatic bid of the Ivy League given to the regular season champion. Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in bold face were given at-large berths.

Automatic bids
Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Last app. Conference
regular season
Regular season
second place
Second place
record (Conf.)
Princeton 20–7 (13–1) 2001 Ivy League Penn
Brown
17–10 (10–4)
14–13 (10–4)
Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Seed Last app. Conference
tournament
Conf. finals
runner-up
Runner-up
record (Conf.)
Runner-up
seed
Maryland 19–11 (7–9) 6 2003 ACC[1] Duke 27–5 (13–3) 1
Vermont 22–8 (15–3) 2 2003 America East Maine 20–10 (12–6) 4
Xavier 23–10 (10–6) W4 2003 Atlantic 10 Dayton 24–8 (12–4) W1
Central Florida 25–5 (17–3) 2 1996 Atlantic Sun Troy State 24–6 (18–2) 1
Oklahoma State 27–3 (14–2) 1 2003 Big 12 Texas 23–7 (12–4) 2
Connecticut 27–6 (12–4) 2 2003 Big East Pittsburgh 29–4 (13–3) 1
Eastern Washington 17–12 (11–3) 1 Never Big Sky Northern Arizona 15–14 (7–7) 2
Liberty 18–14 (12–4) 1 1994 Big South[2] High Point 19–11 (10–6) 2
Wisconsin 24–6 (12–4) 2 2003 Big Ten Illinois 24–6 (13–3) 1
Pacific 25–7 (17–1) 2 1997 Big West Cal State Northridge 14–16 (7–11) 6
VCU 23–7 (14–4) 1 1996 CAA George Mason 21–9 (12–6) 3
Cincinnati 24–6 (12–4) 3 2003 C-USA DePaul 21–9 (12–4) 1
Illinois–Chicago 24–7 (12–4) 2 2002 Horizon UW–Milwaukee 19–10 (13–3) 1
Manhattan 24–5 (16–2) 1 2003 MAAC[3] Niagara 22–9 (13–5) 2
Western Michigan 26–4 (15–3) 1 1998 MAC Kent State 22–8 (13–5) 2
Florida A&M 14–16 (10–8) 5 1999 MEAC[4] Coppin State 18–14 (14–4) 2
Valparaiso 18–12 (11–5) 1 2002 Mid-Con IUPUI 21–11 (10–6) 2
Northern Iowa 21–9 (12–6) 2 1990 Missouri Valley Southwest Missouri State 19–14 (9–9) 5
Utah 24–8 (9–5) 3 2003 Mountain West UNLV 18–12 (7–7) 4
Monmouth 21–11 (12–6) 1 2001 Northeast Central Connecticut State 14–14 (9–9) 7
Murray State 28–5 (14–2) 2 2002 Ohio Valley[5] Austin Peay 21–9 (16–0) 1
Stanford 29–1 (17–1) 2 2003 Pac-10 Washington 19–11 (12–6) 2
Lehigh 20–10 (10–4) 1 1988 Patriot American 18–13 (10–4) 2
Kentucky 26–4 (13–3) E1 2003 SEC Florida 20–10 (9–7) E2
East Tennessee State 27–5 (15–1) 1N 2003 Southern Chattanooga 19–11 (10–6) 2N
Texas–San Antonio 19–13 (11–5) 3 1999 Southland Stephen F. Austin 21–9 (10–6) 4
Louisiana–Lafayette 20–8 (12–3) 1 2000 Sun Belt Denver 17–14 (9–6) 3
Alabama State 16–14 (11–7) 2 2001 SWAC Alabama A&M 13–17 (9–9) 4
Nevada 23–8 (13–5) 1 1985 WAC UTEP 24–7 (13–5) 2
Gonzaga 27–2 (14–0) 1 2003 West Coast Saint Mary's 19–12 (9–5) 2

At-large bids edit

School Conference Appearance Last bid
Air Force Mountain West 3rd 1962
Alabama SEC 17th 2003
Arizona Pac-10 23rd 2003
Boston College Big East 14th 2002
BYU Mountain West 21st 2003
Charlotte C-USA 10th 2002
Dayton Atlantic 10 13th 2003
DePaul C-USA 22nd 2000
Duke ACC 28th 2003
Florida SEC 11th 2003
Georgia Tech ACC 13th 2001
Illinois Big Ten 24th 2003
Kansas Big 12 33rd 2003
Louisville C-USA 31st 2003
Memphis C-USA 18th 2003
Michigan State Big Ten 18th 2003
Mississippi State SEC 7th 2003
NC State ACC 20th 2003
North Carolina ACC 36th 2001
Pittsburgh Big East 16th 2003
Providence Big East 15th 2001
Richmond Atlantic 10 7th 1998
Saint Joseph's Atlantic 10 18th 2003
Seton Hall Big East 8th 2000
South Carolina SEC 8th 1998
Southern Illinois Missouri Valley 7th 2003
Syracuse Big East 29th 2003
Texas Big 12 22nd 2003
Texas Tech Big 12 12th 2002
UAB C-USA 11th 1999
UTEP WAC 15th 1992
Vanderbilt SEC 8th 1997
Wake Forest ACC 19th 2003
Washington Pac-10 11th 1999

Listed by region and seeding edit

East Rutherford Regional
Seed School Conference Record Berth Type
#1 Saint Joseph's Atlantic 10 27–1 At-large
#2 Oklahoma State Big 12 27–3 Automatic
#3 Pittsburgh Big East 29–4 At-large
#4 Wake Forest ACC 19–9 At-large
#5 Florida SEC 20–10 At-large
#6 Wisconsin Big Ten 24–6 Automatic
#7 Memphis C-USA 21–7 At-large
#8 Texas Tech Big 12 22–10 At-large
#9 Charlotte C-USA 21–8 At-large
#10 South Carolina SEC 23–10 At-large
#11 Richmond Atlantic 10 20–12 At-large
#12 Manhattan MAAC 24–5 Automatic
#13 VCU CAA 23–7 Automatic
#14 Central Florida Atlantic Sun 25–5 Automatic
#15 Eastern Washington Big Sky 17–12 Automatic
#16 Liberty Big South 18–14 Automatic
St. Louis Regional
Seed School Conference Record Berth Type
#1 Kentucky SEC 26–4 Automatic
#2 Gonzaga WCC 27–2 Automatic
#3 Georgia Tech ACC 23–9 At-large
#4 Kansas Big 12 21–8 At-large
#5 Providence Big East 20–8 At-large
#6 Boston College Big East 23–9 At-large
#7 Michigan State Big Ten 18–11 At-large
#8 Washington Pac-10 19–11 At-large
#9 UAB C-USA 20–9 At-large
#10 Nevada WAC 23–8 Automatic
#11 Utah Mountain West 24–8 Automatic
#12 Pacific Big West 25–7 Automatic
#13 Illinois–Chicago Horizon 24–7 Automatic
#14 Northern Iowa Missouri Valley 21–9 Automatic
#15 Valparaiso Mid-Continent 18–12 Automatic
#16 Florida A&M MEAC 14–16 Automatic
Lehigh Patriot 20–10 Automatic
Atlanta Regional
Seed School Conference Record Berth Type
#1 Duke ACC 27–5 At-large
#2 Mississippi State SEC 25–3 At-large
#3 Texas Big 12 23–7 At-large
#4 Cincinnati C-USA 24–6 Automatic
#5 Illinois Big Ten 24–6 At-large
#6 North Carolina ACC 18–10 At-large
#7 Xavier Atlantic 10 23–10 Automatic
#8 Seton Hall Big East 20–9 At-large
#9 Arizona Pac-10 20–9 At-large
#10 Louisville C-USA 20–9 At-large
#11 Air Force Mountain West 22–6 At-large
#12 Murray State Ohio Valley 28–5 Automatic
#13 East Tennessee State SoCon 27–5 Automatic
#14 Princeton Ivy 20–7 Automatic
#15 Monmouth Northeast 21–11 Automatic
#16 Alabama State SWAC 16–14 Automatic
Phoenix Regional
Seed School Conference Record Berth Type
#1 Stanford Pac-10 29–1 Automatic
#2 Connecticut Big East 27–6 Automatic
#3 NC State ACC 20–9 At-large
#4 Maryland ACC 19–11 Automatic
#5 Syracuse Big East 21–7 At-large
#6 Vanderbilt SEC 21–9 At-large
#7 DePaul C-USA 21–9 At-large
#8 Alabama SEC 17–12 At-large
#9 Southern Illinois Missouri Valley 25–4 At-large
#10 Dayton Atlantic 10 24–8 At-large
#11 Western Michigan Mid-American 26–4 Automatic
#12 BYU Mountain West 21–8 At-large
#13 UTEP WAC 24–7 At-large
#14 Louisiana–Lafayette (vacated) Sun Belt 20–8 Automatic
#15 Vermont America East 22–8 Automatic
#16 UTSA Southland 19–13 Automatic

Bids by conference edit

Bids Conference Schools
6 ACC Duke, Georgia Tech, Maryland, NC State, North Carolina, Wake Forest
Big East Boston College, Connecticut, Pittsburgh, Providence, Seton Hall, Syracuse
C-USA Charlotte, Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville, Memphis, UAB
SEC Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Vanderbilt
4 Atlantic 10 Dayton, Richmond, Saint Joseph's, Xavier
Big 12 Kansas, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech
3 Big Ten Illinois, Michigan State, Wisconsin
Mountain West Air Force, BYU, Utah
Pac-10 Arizona, Stanford, Washington
2 Missouri Valley Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois
WAC Nevada, UTEP
1 20 other conferences

Bids by state edit

Bids State School(s)
3 Alabama Alabama, Alabama State, UAB
1 Arizona Arizona
2 California Pacific, Stanford
1 Colorado Air Force
1 Connecticut Connecticut
3 Florida Central Florida, Florida, Florida A&M
1 Georgia Georgia Tech
1 Indiana Valparaiso
4 Illinois DePaul, Illinois, Illinois–Chicago, Southern Illinois
1 Iowa Northern Iowa
1 Kansas Kansas
3 Kentucky Kentucky, Louisville, Murray State
1 Louisiana Louisiana–Lafayette
1 Maryland Maryland
1 Massachusetts Boston College
2 Michigan Michigan State, Western Michigan
1 Mississippi Mississippi State
1 Nevada Nevada
3 New Jersey Monmouth, Princeton, Seton Hall
2 New York Manhattan, Syracuse
5 North Carolina Charlotte, Duke, NC State, North Carolina, Wake Forest
3 Ohio Cincinnati, Dayton, Xavier
1 Oklahoma Oklahoma State
3 Pennsylvania Lehigh, Pittsburgh, Saint Joseph's
1 Rhode Island Providence
1 South Carolina South Carolina
3 Tennessee East Tennessee State, Memphis, Vanderbilt
4 Texas Texas, Texas Tech, Texas–San Antonio, UTEP
2 Utah BYU, Utah
1 Vermont Vermont
3 Virginia Liberty, Richmond, VCU
3 Washington Eastern Washington, Gonzaga, Washington
1 Wisconsin Wisconsin

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