2004 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

2004 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2003–04
Teams	8
First round site	Campus Sites
Semifinals site	Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee
Finals site	Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee
Champions	Murray State (12th title)
Winning coach	Mick Cronin (1st title)
MVP	Cuthbert Victor (Murray State)
Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournaments

2003–04 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Austin Peay	16	–	0		1.000			22	–	10		.688
Murray State †	14	–	2		.875			28	–	6		.824
Morehead State	10	–	6		.625			16	–	13		.552
Eastern Kentucky	8	–	8		.500			14	–	15		.483
Samford	7	–	9		.438			12	–	16		.429
Jacksonville State	7	–	9		.438			14	–	14		.500
Tennessee Tech	7	–	9		.438			13	–	15		.464
Tennessee State	6	–	10		.375			7	–	21		.250
UT Martin	5	–	11		.313			10	–	18		.357
Eastern Illinois	4	–	12		.250			6	–	21		.222
Southeast Missouri State	4	–	12		.250			11	–	16		.407
† 2004 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament of the Ohio Valley Conference during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held March 2–6, 2004. The first round was hosted by the higher seeded team in each game. The semifinals and finals took place at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.[1]

Second-seeded Murray State won the tournament, defeating Austin Peay in the championship game, and received the Ohio Valley's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[2] Cuthbert Victor of Murray State was named the tournament's most valuable player.

Format

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Ohio Valley Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the regular season, teams were seeded by conference record.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 2					Semifinals March 5					Finals March 6
	1	Austin Peay	75
	8	Tennessee State	70
						1	Austin Peay	62
						4	Eastern Kentucky	57
	4	Eastern Kentucky	81
	5	Samford	61
											1	Austin Peay	60
											2	Murray State	66
	3	Morehead State	83
	6	Jacksonville State	68
						3	Morehead State	72
						2	Murray State	94
	2	Murray State	92
	7	Tennessee Tech	75

References

1. "2021-22 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). OVCSports.com. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
2. "2003-04 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 7, 2022.