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2004 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

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2004 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2003–04
Teams8
SiteThe Show Place Arena
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Finals siteStabler Arena
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
ChampionsLehigh (1st title)
Winning coachBilly Taylor (1st title)
MVPAusten Rowland (Lehigh)
← 2003
2005 →
2003–04 Patriot League men's basketball standings
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

The 2004 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was played at The Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Maryland and Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania after the conclusion of the 2003–04 regular season. Top seed Lehigh defeated #2 seed American, 59–57 in the championship game, to win its first Patriot League Tournament title. The Mountain Hawks earned an automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament as one of two #16 seeds in the St. Louis region. Florida A&M defeated Lehigh in an opening round game in Dayton, Ohio.

Format

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All eight league members participated in the tournament, with teams seeded according to regular season conference record.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 6
Semifinals
March 7
Championship game
March 14
         
1 Lehigh 62*
8 Navy 60
1 Lehigh 60
5 Bucknell 45
4 Bucknell 66
5 Holy Cross 60
1 Lehigh 59
2 American 57
3 Lafayette 66
6 Colgate 67*
6 Colgate 55
2 American 65
2 American 65
7 Army 48

* denotes overtime period

Sources:[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "2003-04 Patriot League Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Patriot League Men's Basketball 2019-20 Record Book" (PDF). Patriot League. Retrieved March 17, 2020.