2004 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

The 2004 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was played from March 10 to March 13, 2004, at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Xavier won the tournament. The top two teams in each division received first-round byes. Saint Joseph's entered the tournament undefeated, but lost to Xavier in the quarterfinals. Dayton, Richmond, Saint Joseph's, and Xavier all received bids to the NCAA tournament, with the latter two teams losing in the regional finals.

2004 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2003–04
Teams12
SiteUniversity of Dayton Arena
Dayton, Ohio
ChampionsXavier (3rd title)
Winning coachThad Matta (2nd title)
MVPLionel Chalmers (Xavier)
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2003–04 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
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[1]

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 10
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 11
Semifinals
Friday, March 12
Final
Saturday, March 13
            
E1 #1 Saint Joseph's 67
W4 Xavier 87
W4 Xavier 90
E5 St. Bonaventure 65
W4 Xavier 70
W2 George Washington 47
W2 George Washington 79
E3 Rhode Island 50
E3 Rhode Island 55
W6 La Salle 42
W4 Xavier 58
W1 Dayton 49
W1 Dayton 69
W5 Duquesne 56
E4 UMass 76
W5 Duquesne 79
W1 Dayton 58
W3 Richmond 56
E2 Temple 49
W3 Richmond 64
W3 Richmond 67
E6 Fordham 47

All games played at University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio