2004 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

2004 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2003–04
Teams	8
Site	The Show Place Arena Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Finals site	Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Champions	Lehigh (1st title)
Winning coach	Billy Taylor (1st title)
MVP	Austen Rowland (Lehigh)
Patriot League men's basketball tournaments

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

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

Bracket

	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

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