2004 National Invitation Tournament

2004 National Invitation Tournament

Season	2003–04
Teams	40
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Michigan (3rd title)
Runner-up	Rutgers (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Iowa State (1st semifinal) Oregon (3rd semifinal)
Winning coach	Tommy Amaker (1st title)
MVP	Daniel Horton (Michigan)
National Invitation Tournaments «2003 2005»

The 2004 National Invitation Tournament was the 2004 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Michigan (initially barred from postseason play that season, but overturned on appeal) defeated Rutgers in the final game to capture their third NIT Championship.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 40 teams selected for the tournament.

Participants
School	Conference
Austin Peay	OVC
Belmont	A-Sun
Boise State	WAC
Boston University	A-East
Colorado	Big 12
Creighton	MVC
Drexel	CAA
Florida State	ACC
George Mason	CAA
George Washington	A-10
Georgia	SEC
Hawaii	WAC
Iowa	Big Ten
Iowa State	Big 12
Kent State	MAC
LSU	SEC
Marquette	C-USA
Michigan	Big Ten
Milwaukee	Horizon
Missouri	Big 12
Nebraska	Big 12
UNLV	MWC
Niagara	MAAC
Notre Dame	Big East
Oklahoma	Big 12
Oregon	Pac-10
Purdue	Big Ten
Rhode Island	A-10
Rice	WAC
Rutgers	Big East
Saint Louis	C-USA
Temple	A-10
Tennessee	SEC
Toledo	MAC
Troy State	A-Sun
Utah State	Big West
Villanova	Big East
Virginia	ACC
West Virginia	Big East
Wichita State	MVC

Brackets/Results

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.

	Opening Round					First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
							Villanova	85
							Drexel	70
												Villanova	73
												Virginia	63
							Virginia	79
							George Washington	66
																	Villanova	60
																	Rutgers	72
							Rutgers	76
							Temple	71
												Rutgers	67
												West Virginia	64
		West Virginia	65
		Kent St.	54
							West Virginia	79
							Rhode Island	72
		Rhode Island	80
		Boston University	52

	Opening Round					First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		Boise St.	84
		UNLV	69
							Boise St.	73
							Milwaukee	70
		Milwaukee	91
		Rice	53
												Boise State	53
												Marquette	66
							Marquette	87
							Toledo	72
																	Marquette	69
																	Iowa St.	77
							Florida State	91
							Wichita St.	84
												Florida State	59
												Iowa St.	62
							Iowa St.	82
							Georgia	74

	Opening Round					First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
							Notre Dame	71
							Purdue	59
												Notre Dame	77
												Saint Louis	66
							Saint Louis	70
							Iowa	69
																	Notre Dame	61
																	Oregon	65
							Oregon	77
							Colorado	72
												Oregon	68
												George Mason	54
		George Mason	58
		Tennessee	55
							George Mason	66
							Austin Peay	60
		Austin Peay	65
		Belmont	59

	Opening Round					First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		Nebraska	71
		Creighton	70
							Nebraska	78
							Niagara	70
		Niagara	87
		Troy St.	83
												Nebraska	83
												Hawaii	84
							Hawaii	85
							Utah St.	74
																	Hawaii	73
																	Michigan	88
							Oklahoma	70
							LSU	61
												Oklahoma	52
												Michigan	63
							Michigan	65
							Missouri	64

Semifinals & Finals

	Semifinals					Finals
		Rutgers	84
		Iowa State	81
							Rutgers	55
							Michigan	62
		Oregon	53
		Michigan	78