2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2003, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 5, 2004, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The Connecticut Huskies won their second NCAA national championship with an 82–73 victory over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

Preseason AP No. 1Connecticut Huskies

RegularseasonNovember 10, 2003–
March 14, 2004

NCAATournament2004

Tournament datesMarch 16 – April 5, 2004

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2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

Preseason AP No. 1	Connecticut Huskies
Regular season	November 10, 2003– March 14, 2004
NCAA Tournament	2004
Tournament dates	March 16 – April 5, 2004
National Championship	Alamodome San Antonio, Texas
NCAA Champions	Connecticut Huskies
Other champions	Michigan Wolverines (NIT)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's Hawks
← 2002–03 2004–05 →

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Season headlines

The preseason AP All-American team was named on November 12. Emeka Okafor of Connecticut was the leading vote-getter (71 of 72 votes). The rest of the team included Jameer Nelson of Saint Joseph's (49 votes), Rickey Paulding of Missouri (37), Ike Diogu of Arizona State (34) and Raymond Felton of North Carolina (24).^[1]
The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) abolished its third-place game between the teams which lost in the semifinals. The tournament had included a third-place game from 1938 through 1981 and again from 1984 through 2003.

Major rule changes

Beginning in 2003–04, the following rules changes were implemented:^[2]

Officials could consult courtside monitor at the end of either half or any extra period to determine: (1) if a field-goal try beat the horn; (2) whether a shot-clock violation at the end of the first half beat the horn; or, (3) whether a shot-clock violation that would determine the outcome of a game beat the horn. The officials also could use a courtside monitor to correct a timer’s mistake or to determine if the game clock or shot clock expired at or near the end of a period.
A team would have control when a player of that team had disposal of the ball for a throw-in.

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls November 13, 2003.^[3]

More information Associated Press, Ranking ...

Associated Press
Ranking	Team
1	Connecticut (69)
2	Duke (1)
3	Michigan State (1)
4	Arizona
5	Missouri
6	Kansas (1)
7	Syracuse
8	Florida
9	North Carolina
10	Kentucky
11	Texas
12	Illinois
13	St. Joseph's
14	Oklahoma
15	Wisconsin
16	Gonzaga
17	Louisville
18	Cincinnati
19	Wake Forest
20	Stanford
21	Notre Dame
22	Pittsburgh
23	Marquette
24	North Carolina State
25	Oklahoma State

ESPN/USA Today Coaches
Ranking	Team
1	Connecticut (25)
2	Duke (3)
3	Michigan State (1)
4	Arizona
5	Kansas
6	Missouri
7	Syracuse
8	Florida
9	Kentucky
10	North Carolina
11	Texas
12	Gonzaga
13	Illinois
14	Wisconsin
15	Oklahoma
16	Louisville
17	Stanford
18	St. Joseph's
19	Cincinnati
19	Notre Dame
21	Wake Forest
22	Pittsburgh
23	Marquette
24	Oklahoma State
25	Maryland

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Conference membership changes

These schools joined new conferences for the 2003–04 season.

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School	Former conference	New conference
Birmingham–Southern Panthers	NCAA Division I independent	Big South Conference
Centenary Gentlemen	NCAA Division I independent	Mid-Continent Conference
Elon Phoenix	Big South Conference	Southern Conference
Jacksonville State Gamecocks	Atlantic Sun Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Lipscomb Bisons	NCAA Division I Independent	Atlantic Sun Conference
Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Retrievers	Northeast Conference	America East Conference
Morris Brown Wolverines	NCAA Division I independent	Discontinued athletic programs
Samford Bulldogs	Atlantic Sun Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Utah Valley Wolverines	Scenic West Athletic Conference (NJCAA)	NCAA Division I Independent
VMI Keydets	Southern Conference	Big South Conference

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Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

More information Conference, Regular Season Winner ...

Conference	Regular Season Winner^[4]	Conference Player of the Year	Conference Tournament	Tournament Venue (City)	Tournament winner
America East Conference	Boston University	Taylor Coppenrath, Vermont^[5]	2004 America East men's basketball tournament	Walter Brown Arena (Boston, Massachusetts) (Except Finals)	Vermont^[6]
Atlantic 10 Conference	St. Joseph's (East) Dayton (West)	Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's^[7]	2004 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament	University of Dayton Arena (Dayton, Ohio)	Xavier^[8]
Atlantic Coast Conference	Duke	Julius Hodge, North Carolina State^[9]	2004 ACC men's basketball tournament	Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina)	Maryland^[10]
Atlantic Sun Conference	Troy	Greg Davis, Troy^[11]	2004 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament	Curb Event Center (Nashville, Tennessee)	Central Florida^[11]
Big 12 Conference	Oklahoma State	Tony Allen, Oklahoma State^[12]	2004 Big 12 men's basketball tournament	American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas)	Oklahoma State^[13]
Big East Conference	Pittsburgh	Emeka Okafor, Connecticut^[14]	2004 Big East men's basketball tournament	Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York)	Connecticut^[14]
Big Sky Conference	Eastern Washington	Alvin Snow, Eastern Washington^[15]	2004 Big Sky men's basketball tournament	Reese Court (Cheney, Washington) (Semifinals and Finals)	Eastern Washington^[16]
Big South Conference	Birmingham-Southern & Liberty	Danny Gathings, High Point^[17]	2004 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament	Campus Sites	Liberty^[17]
Big Ten Conference	Illinois	Devin Harris, Wisconsin^[18]	2004 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament	Conseco Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Indiana)	Wisconsin^[18]
Big West Conference	Utah State & Pacific	Miah Davis, Pacific^[19]	2004 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament	Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California)	Pacific^[19]
Colonial Athletic Association	Virginia Commonwealth	Domonic Jones, Virginia Commonwealth^[20]	2004 CAA men's basketball tournament	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)	Virginia Commonwealth^[20]
Conference USA	Cincinnati, Memphis, Charlotte, DePaul & UAB	Antonio Burks, Memphis^[21]	2004 Conference USA men's basketball tournament	U.S. Bank Arena (Cincinnati, Ohio)	Cincinnati^[22]
Horizon League	Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Dylan Page, Wisconsin-Milwaukee^[23]	2004 Horizon League men's basketball tournament	U.S. Cellular Arena (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (Except First Round)	Wisconsin-Milwaukee^[23]
Ivy League	Princeton	Jason Forte, Brown^[24]	No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Manhattan	Luis Flores, Manhattan^[25]	2004 MAAC men's basketball tournament	Pepsi Arena (Albany, New York)	Manhattan^[26]
Mid-American Conference	Kent State (East) Western Michigan (West)	Mike Williams, Western Michigan^[27]	2004 MAC men's basketball tournament	Gund Arena (Cleveland, Ohio)	Western Michigan^[27]
Mid-Continent Conference	Valparaiso	Odell Bradley, IUPUI^[28]	2004 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament	Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Missouri)	Valparaiso^[29]
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	South Carolina State & Coppin State	Thurman Zimmerman, South Carolina State	2004 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)	Florida A&M^[30]
Missouri Valley Conference	Southern Illinois	Darren Brooks, Southern Illinois^[31]	2004 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Savvis Center (St. Louis, Missouri)	Northern Iowa^[32]
Mountain West Conference	Air Force	Rafael Araújo, Brigham Young & Nick Welch, Air Force^[33]	2004 MWC men's basketball tournament	Pepsi Center (Denver, Colorado)	Utah^[34]
Northeast Conference	Monmouth & St. Francis (NY)	Ron Robinson, Central Connecticut State^[35]	2004 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament	Campus Sites	Monmouth^[36]
Ohio Valley Conference	Austin Peay	Cuthbert Victor, Murray State^[37]	2004 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (Nashville, Tennessee) (Semifinals and Finals)	Murray State^[37]
Pacific-10 Conference	Stanford	Josh Childress, Stanford^[38]	2004 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament	Staples Center (Los Angeles, California)	Stanford^[39]
Patriot League	Lehigh & American	Austen Rowland, Lehigh^[40]	2004 Patriot League men's basketball tournament	Campus Sites	Lehigh^[41]
Southeastern Conference	Kentucky (East) Mississippi State (West)	Lawrence Roberts, Mississippi State^[42]	2004 SEC men's basketball tournament	Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Georgia)	Kentucky^[43]
Southern Conference	East Tennessee State (North) Georgia Southern, Charleston & Davidson (South)	Zakee Wadood, East Tennessee State^[44]	2004 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament	North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, South Carolina)	East Tennessee State^[45]
Southland Conference	Southeastern Louisiana, Texas-San Antonio & Texas–Arlington	LeRoy Hurd, Texas-San Antonio^[46]	2004 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament	Convocation Center (San Antonio, Texas) (Finals)	Texas-San Antonio^[46]
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Mississippi Valley State	Attarius Norwood, Mississippi Valley State^[47]	2004 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament	Fair Park Arena (Birmingham, Alabama)	Alabama State^[48]
Sun Belt Conference	Arkansas-Little Rock (East) Louisiana-Lafayette (West)	Mike Wells, Western Kentucky^[49]	2004 Sun Belt men's basketball tournament	E. A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, Kentucky)	Louisiana-Lafayette^[50]
West Coast Conference	Gonzaga	Blake Stepp, Gonzaga^[51]	2004 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament	Leavey Center (Santa Clara, California)	Gonzaga^[52]
Western Athletic Conference	UTEP & Nevada	Kirk Snyder, Nevada^[53]	2004 WAC men's basketball tournament	Save Mart Center (Fresno, California)	Nevada^[53]

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Conference standings

More information Conf., Overall ...

2003–04 America East Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston University	17	–	1	.944	23	–	6	.793
Vermont †	15	–	3	.833	22	–	9	.710
Northeastern	13	–	5	.722	19	–	11	.633
Maine	12	–	6	.667	20	–	10	.667
Binghamton	10	–	8	.556	14	–	16	.467
Hartford	6	–	12	.333	12	–	17	.414
New Hampshire	5	–	13	.278	10	–	20	.333
Stony Brook	5	–	13	.278	10	–	20	.333
UMBC	4	–	14	.222	7	–	21	.250
Albany	3	–	15	.167	5	–	23	.179

† 2004 America East tournament winner

2003–04 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Duke	13	–	3	.813	31	–	6	.838
No. 15 NC State	11	–	5	.688	21	–	10	.677
No. 17 Wake Forest	9	–	7	.563	21	–	10	.677
No. 14 Georgia Tech	9	–	7	.563	28	–	10	.737
No. 18 North Carolina	8	–	8	.500	19	–	11	.633
No. 19 Maryland†	7	–	9	.438	20	–	12	.625
Florida State	6	–	10	.375	19	–	14	.576
Virginia	6	–	10	.375	18	–	13	.581
Clemson	3	–	13	.188	10	–	18	.357

† 2004 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2003–04 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 5 Saint Joseph's	16	–	0	1.000	30	–	2	.938
Temple	9	–	7	.563	15	–	14	.517
Rhode Island	7	–	9	.438	20	–	14	.588
UMass	4	–	12	.250	10	–	19	.345
St. Bonaventure	3	–	13	.188	7	–	21	.250
Fordham	3	–	13	.188	6	–	22	.214
West
Dayton	12	–	4	.750	24	–	9	.727
George Washington	11	–	5	.688	18	–	12	.600
Xavier †	10	–	6	.625	26	–	11	.703
Richmond	10	–	6	.625	20	–	13	.606
Duquesne	6	–	10	.375	12	–	17	.414
La Salle	5	–	11	.313	10	–	20	.333

† 2004 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[54]

2003–04 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Troy State	18	–	2	.900	24	–	7	.774
UCF †	17	–	3	.850	25	–	6	.806
Belmont	15	–	5	.750	21	–	9	.700
Georgia State	14	–	6	.700	20	–	9	.690
Stetson	10	–	10	.500	12	–	15	.444
Mercer	9	–	11	.450	12	–	18	.400
Jacksonville	8	–	12	.400	13	–	15	.464
Florida Atlantic	6	–	14	.300	9	–	19	.321
Gardner–Webb	6	–	14	.300	9	–	20	.310
Lipscomb	4	–	16	.200	7	–	21	.250
Campbell	3	–	17	.150	3	–	24	.111

† 2004 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner As of March 2, 2004 Rankings from AP Poll

2003–04 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma State †	14	–	2	.875	31	–	4	.886
No. 12 Texas	12	–	4	.750	25	–	8	.758
No. 16 Kansas	12	–	4	.750	24	–	9	.727
Colorado	10	–	6	.625	18	–	11	.621
Texas Tech	9	–	7	.563	23	–	11	.676
Missouri	9	–	7	.563	16	–	14	.533
Oklahoma	8	–	8	.500	20	–	11	.645
Iowa State	7	–	9	.438	20	–	13	.606
Kansas State	6	–	10	.375	14	–	14	.500
Nebraska	6	–	10	.375	18	–	13	.581
Baylor	3	–	13	.188	8	–	21	.276
Texas A&M	0	–	16	.000	7	–	21	.250

† 2004 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[55]

2003–04 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Pittsburgh	13	–	3	.813	31	–	5	.861
No. 7 Connecticut †	12	–	4	.750	33	–	6	.846
No. 21 Providence	11	–	5	.688	20	–	9	.690
No. 20 Syracuse	11	–	5	.688	23	–	8	.742
No. 25 Boston College	10	–	6	.625	24	–	10	.706
Seton Hall	10	–	6	.625	21	–	12	.636
Notre Dame	9	–	7	.563	19	–	13	.594
Virginia Tech	7	–	9	.438	15	–	14	.517
Rutgers	7	–	9	.438	20	–	13	.606
West Virginia	7	–	9	.438	17	–	14	.548
Villanova	6	–	10	.375	18	–	17	.514
Georgetown	4	–	12	.250	13	–	15	.464
Miami (FL)*	4	–	12	.250	14	–	16	.467
St. John's*#	1	–	15	.063	2	–	21	.087

† 2004 Big East tournament winner As of April 5, 2004^[56] Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2004 Big East tournament. #St. John's had 4 regular-season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; the school′s disputed record was 1–15, 6–21.

2003–04 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Washington †	11	–	3	.786	17	–	13	.567
Northern Arizona	7	–	7	.500	15	–	14	.517
Weber State	7	–	7	.500	15	–	14	.517
Sacramento State	7	–	7	.500	13	–	15	.464
Idaho State	7	–	7	.500	13	–	18	.419
Montana State	6	–	8	.429	14	–	13	.519
Montana	6	–	8	.429	10	–	18	.357
Portland State	5	–	9	.357	11	–	16	.407

† Conference tournament winner

2003–04 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Birmingham–Southern	12	–	4	.750	19	–	7	.731
Liberty †	12	–	4	.750	18	–	15	.545
High Point	10	–	6	.625	19	–	11	.633
Winthrop	10	–	6	.625	16	–	12	.571
Coastal Carolina	8	–	8	.500	14	–	15	.483
Radford	7	–	9	.438	12	–	16	.429
UNC Asheville	6	–	10	.375	9	–	20	.310
VMI	4	–	12	.250	6	–	22	.214
Charleston Southern	3	–	13	.188	6	–	22	.214

† 2004 Big South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2003–04 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 13 Illinois	13	–	3	.813	26	–	7	.788
No. 10 Wisconsin †	12	–	4	.750	25	–	7	.781
Michigan State	12	–	4	.750	18	–	12	.600
Iowa	9	–	7	.563	16	–	13	.552
Michigan	8	–	8	.500	23	–	11	.676
Northwestern	8	–	8	.500	14	–	15	.483
Purdue	7	–	9	.438	17	–	14	.548
Indiana	7	–	9	.438	14	–	15	.483
Ohio State	6	–	10	.375	14	–	16	.467
Minnesota	3	–	13	.188	12	–	18	.400
Penn State	3	–	13	.188	9	–	19	.321

† 2004 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

2003–04 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 25 Utah State	17	–	1	.944	25	–	4	.862
Pacific †	17	–	1	.944	25	–	8	.758
UC Santa Barbara	10	–	8	.556	16	–	12	.571
Idaho	9	–	9	.500	14	–	16	.467
UC Riverside	7	–	11	.389	11	–	17	.393
Cal State Northridge	7	–	11	.389	14	–	16	.467
Cal State Fullerton	7	–	11	.389	11	–	17	.393
Cal Poly	6	–	12	.333	11	–	16	.407
UC Irvine	6	–	12	.333	11	–	17	.393
Long Beach State	4	–	14	.222	6	–	21	.222

† 2004 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 2004^[57] Rankings from AP poll

2003–04 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
VCU †	14	–	4	.778	23	–	8	.742
Drexel	13	–	5	.722	18	–	11	.621
George Mason	12	–	6	.667	23	–	10	.697
Old Dominion	11	–	7	.611	17	–	12	.586
Delaware	10	–	8	.556	16	–	12	.571
Hofstra	10	–	8	.556	14	–	15	.483
UNC Wilmington	9	–	9	.500	15	–	15	.500
Towson	4	–	14	.222	8	–	21	.276
William & Mary	4	–	14	.222	7	–	21	.250
James Madison	3	–	15	.167	7	–	21	.250

† 2004 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

2003–04 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
DePaul	12	–	4	.750	22	–	10	.688
No. 24 Memphis	12	–	4	.750	22	–	8	.733
No. 11 Cincinnati †	12	–	4	.750	25	–	7	.781
UAB	12	–	4	.750	22	–	10	.688
Charlotte	12	–	4	.750	21	–	9	.700
Louisville	9	–	7	.563	20	–	10	.667
Saint Louis	9	–	7	.563	19	–	13	.594
Marquette	8	–	8	.500	19	–	12	.613
TCU	7	–	9	.438	12	–	17	.414
Southern Miss	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
East Carolina	5	–	11	.313	13	–	14	.481
Tulane	4	–	12	.250	11	–	17	.393
Houston	3	–	13	.188	9	–	18	.333
South Florida	1	–	15	.063	7	–	20	.259

† 2004 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[58]

2003–04 Horizon League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Milwaukee	13	–	3	.813	20	–	11	.645
Illinois-Chicago †	12	–	4	.750	24	–	8	.750
Green Bay	11	–	5	.688	17	–	11	.607
Detroit Mercy	10	–	6	.625	19	–	11	.633
Wright State	10	–	6	.625	14	–	14	.500
Butler	8	–	8	.500	16	–	14	.533
Youngstown State	4	–	12	.250	8	–	20	.286
Loyola Chicago	4	–	12	.250	9	–	20	.310
Cleveland State	0	–	16	.000	4	–	25	.138

† 2004 Horizon League Tournament winner

2003–04 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Princeton	13	–	1	.929	20	–	8	.714
Penn	10	–	4	.714	17	–	10	.630
Brown	10	–	4	.714	14	–	13	.519
Yale	7	–	7	.500	12	–	15	.444
Cornell	6	–	8	.429	11	–	16	.407
Columbia	6	–	8	.429	10	–	17	.370
Harvard	3	–	11	.214	4	–	23	.148
Dartmouth	1	–	13	.071	3	–	25	.107

Rankings from AP Poll^[59]

2003–04 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Manhattan †	16	–	2	.889	25	–	6	.806
Niagara	13	–	5	.722	22	–	10	.688
Fairfield	12	–	6	.667	19	–	11	.633
Saint Peter's	12	–	6	.667	17	–	12	.586
Rider	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
Siena	9	–	9	.500	14	–	16	.467
Iona	8	–	10	.444	11	–	18	.379
Canisius	5	–	13	.278	10	–	20	.333
Marist	4	–	14	.222	6	–	22	.214
Loyola (MD)	1	–	17	.056	1	–	27	.036

† 2004 MAAC tournament winner

2003–04 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Kent State	13	–	5	.722	22	–	9	.710
Miami (OH)	12	–	6	.667	18	–	11	.621
Buffalo	11	–	7	.611	17	–	12	.586
Marshall	8	–	10	.444	12	–	17	.414
Akron	7	–	11	.389	13	–	15	.464
Ohio	7	–	11	.389	10	–	20	.333
West
Western Michigan†	15	–	3	.833	26	–	5	.839
Toledo	12	–	6	.667	20	–	11	.645
Ball State	10	–	8	.556	14	–	15	.483
Bowling Green	8	–	10	.444	14	–	17	.452
Eastern Michigan	7	–	11	.389	13	–	15	.464
Northern Illinois	5	–	13	.278	10	–	20	.333
Central Michigan	2	–	16	.111	6	–	24	.200

† 2004 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2003–04 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Valparaiso †	11	–	5	.688	18	–	13	.581
IUPUI	10	–	6	.625	21	–	11	.656
Centenary	10	–	6	.625	16	–	12	.571
Oral Roberts	10	–	6	.625	17	–	11	.607
UMKC	9	–	7	.563	15	–	14	.517
Chicago State	9	–	7	.563	12	–	20	.375
Southern Utah	6	–	10	.375	10	–	18	.357
Oakland	6	–	10	.375	13	–	17	.433
Western Illinois	1	–	15	.063	3	–	25	.107

† 2004 Mid-Con Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[60]

2003–04 MEAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Carolina State	14	–	4	.778	18	–	11	.621
Coppin State	14	–	4	.778	18	–	14	.563
Delaware State	11	–	7	.611	13	–	15	.464
Hampton	11	–	7	.611	13	–	17	.433
Florida A&M †	10	–	8	.556	15	–	17	.469
Norfolk State	10	–	8	.556	12	–	17	.414
Morgan State	9	–	9	.500	11	–	16	.407
Bethune–Cookman	7	–	11	.389	8	–	21	.276
Maryland Eastern Shore	6	–	12	.333	8	–	21	.276
Howard	4	–	14	.222	6	–	22	.214
North Carolina A&T	3	–	15	.167	3	–	25	.107

† 2004 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[61]

2003–04 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 23 Southern Illinois	17	–	1	.944	25	–	5	.833
Northern Iowa †	12	–	6	.667	21	–	10	.677
Wichita State	12	–	6	.667	21	–	11	.656
Creighton	12	–	6	.667	20	–	9	.690
Southwest Missouri State	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Drake	7	–	11	.389	12	–	16	.429
Bradley	7	–	11	.389	15	–	16	.484
Indiana State	5	–	13	.278	9	–	19	.321
Evansville	5	–	13	.278	7	–	22	.241
Illinois State	4	–	14	.222	10	–	19	.345

† 2004 Missouri Valley Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[62]

2003–04 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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^[63]

2003–04 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Monmouth †	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
St. Francis (NY)	12	–	6	.667	15	–	13	.536
Fairleigh Dickinson	11	–	7	.611	17	–	12	.586
Robert Morris	10	–	8	.556	14	–	15	.483
Saint Francis (PA)	10	–	8	.556	13	–	15	.464
Wagner	10	–	8	.556	13	–	16	.448
Central Connecticut	9	–	9	.500	14	–	14	.500
Mount St. Mary's	8	–	10	.444	10	–	19	.345
Sacred Heart	8	–	10	.444	12	–	15	.444
Quinnipiac	5	–	13	.278	9	–	20	.310
Long Island	4	–	14	.222	8	–	19	.296

† 2004 NEC tournament winner

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

2003–04 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Stanford†	17	–	1	.944	30	–	2	.938
Washington	12	–	6	.667	19	–	12	.613
Arizona	11	–	7	.611	20	–	10	.667
Oregon	9	–	9	.500	18	–	13	.581
California	9	–	9	.500	13	–	15	.464
USC	8	–	10	.444	13	–	15	.464
Washington State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	16	.448
UCLA	7	–	11	.389	11	–	17	.393
Oregon State	6	–	12	.333	12	–	16	.429
Arizona State	4	–	14	.222	10	–	17	.370

† Conference tournament winner As of April 4, 2004^[64] Rankings from Coaches Poll^[65]

2003–04 Patriot League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Lehigh †	10	–	4	.714	20	–	11	.645
American	10	–	4	.714	18	–	13	.581
Lafayette	9	–	5	.643	18	–	10	.643
Bucknell	9	–	5	.643	14	–	15	.483
Holy Cross	7	–	7	.500	13	–	15	.464
Colgate	6	–	8	.429	15	–	14	.517
Army	3	–	11	.214	6	–	21	.222
Navy	2	–	12	.143	5	–	23	.179

† 2004 Patriot League tournament winner

2003–04 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky †	13	–	3	.813	27	–	5	.844
Florida	9	–	7	.563	20	–	11	.645
No. 23 South Carolina	8	–	8	.500	23	–	11	.676
Vanderbilt	8	–	8	.500	23	–	10	.697
Georgia	7	–	9	.438	16	–	14	.533
Tennessee	7	–	9	.438	15	–	14	.517
West
No. 8 Mississippi State	14	–	2	.875	26	–	4	.867
LSU	8	–	8	.500	18	–	11	.621
Alabama	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
Auburn	5	–	11	.313	14	–	14	.500
Ole Miss	5	–	11	.313	13	–	15	.464
Arkansas	4	–	12	.250	12	–	16	.429

† 2004 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[66]

2003–04 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
East Tennessee State †	15	–	1	.938	27	–	6	.818
Chattanooga	10	–	6	.625	19	–	11	.633
Elon	7	–	9	.438	12	–	18	.400
UNC Greensboro	7	–	9	.438	11	–	17	.393
Western Carolina	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
Appalachian State	4	–	12	.250	9	–	21	.300
South
Georgia Southern	11	–	5	.688	21	–	8	.724
College of Charleston	11	–	5	.688	20	–	9	.690
Davidson	11	–	5	.688	17	–	12	.586
Furman	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Wofford	4	–	12	.250	9	–	20	.310
The Citadel	2	–	14	.125	6	–	22	.214

† SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 2004 Rankings from AP poll

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

2003–04 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Mississippi Valley State	16	–	2	.889	22	–	7	.759
Alabama State †	11	–	7	.611	16	–	15	.516
Texas Southern	10	–	8	.556	14	–	15	.483
Alabama A&M	9	–	9	.500	13	–	17	.433
Jackson State	9	–	9	.500	12	–	17	.414
Alcorn State	9	–	9	.500	11	–	18	.379
Grambling State	9	–	9	.500	11	–	18	.379
Southern	9	–	9	.500	12	–	16	.429
Prairie View A&M	7	–	11	.389	7	–	20	.259
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	1	–	17	.056	1	–	26	.037

† 2004 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[67]

2003–04 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Arkansas-Little Rock	9	–	5	.643	17	–	12	.586
Western Kentucky	8	–	6	.571	15	–	13	.536
Middle Tennessee	8	–	6	.571	17	–	12	.586
Arkansas State	7	–	7	.500	17	–	11	.607
Florida International	1	–	13	.071	5	–	22	.185
West
Louisiana–Lafayette †	12	–	3	.800	20	–	9	.690
New Orleans	9	–	6	.600	17	–	14	.548
North Texas	8	–	7	.533	13	–	15	.464
South Alabama	6	–	9	.400	12	–	16	.429
Denver	6	–	9	.400	14	–	13	.519
New Mexico State	6	–	9	.400	13	–	14	.481

† 2004 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

2003–04 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Gonzaga	14	–	0	1.000	28	–	3	.903
Saint Mary's	9	–	5	.643	19	–	12	.613
Pepperdine	9	–	5	.643	15	–	16	.484
San Francisco	7	–	7	.500	17	–	14	.548
Santa Clara	6	–	8	.429	16	–	16	.500
Portland	5	–	9	.357	11	–	17	.393
Loyola Marymount	5	–	9	.357	15	–	14	.517
San Diego	1	–	13	.071	4	–	26	.133

† 2004 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[68]

2003–04 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Nevada †	13	–	5	.722	25	–	9	.735
UTEP	13	–	5	.722	24	–	8	.750
Boise State	12	–	6	.667	23	–	10	.697
Rice	12	–	6	.667	22	–	11	.667
Hawaii	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
Fresno State	10	–	8	.556	14	–	15	.483
Louisiana Tech	8	–	10	.444	15	–	15	.500
SMU	5	–	13	.278	12	–	18	.400
Tulsa	5	–	13	.278	9	–	20	.310
San Jose State	1	–	17	.056	6	–	23	.207

† 2004 WAC tournament winner

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Division I independents

Five schools played as Division I independents.^[69]

More information Conf., Overall ...

2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Utah Valley	-	–	-	–	23	–	5	.821
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	-	–	-	–	15	–	11	.577
Texas–Pan American	-	–	-	–	14	–	14	.500
Savannah State	-	–	-	–	4	–	24	.143
IPFW	-	–	-	–	3	–	25	.107

Rankings from AP Poll

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Informal championships

More information Conference, Regular season winner ...

Conference	Regular season winner	Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5	Saint Joseph's	Jameer Nelson, Saint Joseph's

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Saint Joseph's finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Statistical leaders

Source for additional stats categories

More information Player, School ...

Player	School	PPG	Player	School	RPG	Player	School	APG	Player	School	SPG
Points per game			Rebounds per game			Assists per game			Steals per game
Keydren Clark	St. Peter's	26.7	Paul Millsap	LA Tech	12.5	Greg Davis	Troy	8.3	Marques Green	St. Bonaventure	4.0
Kevin Martin	W. Carolina	24.9	Jaime Lloreda	LSU	11.6	Martell Bailey	Illinois-Chicago	7.8	Obie Trotter	Alabama A&M	3.0
David Hawkins	Temple	24.4	Emeka Okafor	UConn	11.5	Aaron Miles	Kansas	7.3	Chakowby Hicks	Norfolk St.	3.0
Taylor Coppenrath	Vermont	24.1	Nate Lofton	SE Louisiana	10.9	Andrés Rodríguez	American	7.3	Zakee Wadood	E. Tennessee St.	2.8
Luis Flores	Manhattan	24.0	Nigel Wyatte	Wagner	10.4	Raymond Felton	N. Carolina	7.1	Jameer Nelson	St. Joseph's	2.8

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More information Player, School ...

Player	School	BPG	Player	School	FG%	Player	School	3FG%	Player	School	FT%
Blocked shots per game			Field-goal percentage			Three-Point FG percentage			Free-throw percentage
Anwar Ferguson	Houston	4.1	Nigel Dixon	W. Kentucky	67.8	Brad Lechtenberg	San Diego	51.1	Blake Ahearn	Missouri St.	97.5
Emeka Okafor	UConn	4.1	Sean Finn	Dayton	66.3	James Odoms	Mercer	48.8	JJ Redick	Duke	95.3
D'or Fischer	West Virginia	4.0	Adam Mark	Belmont	66.2	Tyson Dorsey	Samford	48.7	Jake Sullivan	Iowa St.	93.3
Gerrick Morris	S. Florida	4.0	David Harrison	Colorado	63.1	Antonio Burks	Stephen F. Austin	47.6	Steve Drabyn	Belmont	91.4
Nick Billings	Binghamton	3.5	Cuthbert Victor	Murray St.	62.9	Trey Guidry	Illinois St.	46.0	Chris Hernandez	Stanford	91.4

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Postseason tournaments

NCAA tournament

Final Four – Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

National semifinals			National championship

E2	Oklahoma State	65

M3	Georgia Tech	67
			M3	Georgia Tech	73

			W2	Connecticut	82
S1	Duke	78

W2	Connecticut	79

National Invitation tournament

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals			Finals

	Rutgers	84

	Iowa State	81
				Rutgers	55

				Michigan	62
	Oregon	53

	Michigan	78

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

More information Player, Position ...

**Consensus First Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
Emeka Okafor	C	Junior	Connecticut
Jameer Nelson	G	Senior	St. Joseph's
Lawrence Roberts	F	Junior	Mississippi State
Andre Emmett	G	Senior	Texas Tech
Ryan Gomes	F	Junior	Providence

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**Consensus Second Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
Devin Harris	G	Junior	Wisconsin
Julius Hodge	F	Junior	North Carolina State
Luke Jackson	F	Senior	Oregon
Josh Childress	G	Junior	Stanford
Blake Stepp	G	Senior	Gonzaga

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Major player of the year awards

Wooden Award: Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's
Naismith Award: Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's
Associated Press Player of the Year: Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's
NABC Co-Player of the Year: Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's & Emeka Okafor, Connecticut
Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's
Adolph Rupp Trophy: Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's
CBS/Chevrolet Player of the Year: Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's
Sporting News Player of the Year: Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's

Major freshman of the year awards

USBWA Freshman of the Year: Luol Deng, Duke
Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Chris Paul, Wake Forest

Major coach of the year awards

Associated Press Coach of the Year: Phil Martelli, St. Joseph's
Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Phil Martelli, St. Joseph's
NABC Coach of the Year: Phil Martelli, St. Joseph's & Mike Montgomery, Stanford
Naismith College Coach of the Year: Phil Martelli, St. Joseph's
CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Phil Martelli, St. Joseph's
Adolph Rupp Cup: Phil Martelli, St. Joseph's
Sporting News Coach of the Year: Mike Montgomery, Stanford

Other major awards

Bob Cousy Award (Best point guard): Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's
Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man): Emeka Okafor, Connecticut
NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Emeka Okafor, Connecticut
Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's
Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (top senior): Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's
Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's
NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Andre Barrett, Seton Hall, and Luis Flores, Manhattan
Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award (Strong personal character): Emeka Okafor, UConn

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.^[70]

More information Team, Former Coach ...

Team	Former Coach	Interim Coach	New Coach	Reason
Air Force	Joe Scott		Chris Mooney
Akron	Dan Hipsher		Keith Dambrot
Auburn	Cliff Ellis		Jeff Lebo
Chattanooga	Jeff Lebo		John Shulman
Dartmouth	Dave Faucher		Terry Dunn
Eastern Washington	Ray Giacoletti		Mike Burns
Florida International	Donnie Marsh		Sergio Rouco
Georgetown	Craig Esherick		John Thompson III	Esherick was fired on March 16, 2004, after 5+1⁄2 years as head coach.^[71]
Houston	Ray McCallum		Tom Penders
James Madison	Sherman Dillard		Dean Keener
Louisiana-Lafayette	Jessie Evans		Robert Lee
La Salle	Billy Hahn		John Giannini	Hahn resigned following rape allegations against two of his players.^[72]
Loyola (MD)	Scott Hicks		Jimmy Patsos
Loyola (IL)	Larry Farmer		Jim Whitesell
Maine	John Giannini		Ted Woodward
Marist	Dave Magarity		Matt Brady
UMBC	Tom Sullivan		Randy Monroe
Maryland-Eastern Shore	Thomas Trotter		Larry Lessett
Miami (FL)	Perry Clark		Frank Haith
Montana	Pat Kennedy		Larry Krystkowiak	Montana hired Grizzlies' all-time leading scorer & Idaho Stampede head coach Krystkowiak.
Navy	Don DeVoe		Billy Lange
Nevada	Trent Johnson		Mark Fox	Nevada promoted top assistant Fox after Johnson left for Stanford.
Ohio State	Jim O'Brien		Thad Matta	O'Brien was fired after recruiting violations involving Aleksandar Radojević surfaced.
Princeton	John Thompson III		Joe Scott	Thompson left to become head coach at Georgetown.
San Francisco	Philip Mathews		Jessie Evans
Southern Illinois	Matt Painter		Chris Lowery	Painter left to be top assistant at his alma mater, Purdue.
Southern Methodist	Mike Dement	Robert Lineburg	Jimmy Tubbs	SMU fired Dement with three games left in the regular-season.^[73]
Southern Miss	James Green		Larry Eustachy
St. John's	Mike Jarvis	Kevin Clark	Norm Roberts
Stanford	Mike Montgomery		Trent Johnson	Montgomery left to become head coach of the Golden State Warriors.
Texas A&M	Melvin Watkins		Billy Gillispie
Texas-Pan American	Bob Hoffman		Robert Davenport
Towson	Michael Hunt		Pat Kennedy
Utah	Rick Majerus		Ray Giacoletti
UNLV	Charlie Spoonhour		Lon Kruger
UTEP	Billy Gillispie		Doc Sadler
Xavier	Thad Matta		Sean Miller

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2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

Season headlines

Major rule changes

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

Conference membership changes

Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference standings

Division I independents

Informal championships

Statistical leaders

Postseason tournaments

NCAA tournament

Final Four – Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

National Invitation tournament

Semifinals & finals

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Major player of the year awards

Major freshman of the year awards

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

Coaching changes

References

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