2004 National Invitation Tournament
Season2003–04
Teams40
Finals siteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsMichigan Wolverines (3rd title)
Runner-upRutgers Scarlet Knights (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachTommy Amaker (1st title)
MVPDaniel 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.[1]

School Conference Record Appearance Last bid
Austin Peay Ohio Valley 21–9 1st Never
Belmont Atlantic Sun 21–8 1st Never
Boise State WAC 21–9 4th 1991
Boston University America East 23–5 4th 2003
Colorado Big 12 18–10 7th 2000
Creighton Missouri Valley 20–8 7th 1998
Drexel Colonial 18–10 3rd 2003
Florida State ACC 18–13 4th 1997
George Mason Colonial 21–9 3rd 2002
George Washington Atlantic 10 18–11 4th 1997
Georgia SEC 16–13 10th 1999
Hawaii WAC 19–11 8th 2003
Iowa Big Ten 16–12 5th 2003
Iowa State Big 12 17–12 3rd 2003
Kent State MAC 22–7 6th 2003
LSU SEC 18–10 5th 2002
Marquette C-USA 17–11 14th 2000
Michigan Big Ten 18–11 8th 2000
Milwaukee Horizon 19–10 1st Never
Missouri Big 12 16–13 6th 1998
Nebraska Big 12 16–12 13th 1999
Niagara MAAC 21–9 12th 1993
Notre Dame Big East 17–12 8th 2000
Oklahoma Big 12 19–10 7th 1994
Oregon Pac-10 15–12 9th 1999
Purdue Big Ten 17–13 8th 2001
Rhode Island Atlantic 10 19–13 11th 2003
Rice WAC 22–10 4th 1993
Rutgers Big East 16–12 13th 2002
Saint Louis C-USA 18–12 18th 2003
Temple Atlantic 10 15–13 15th 2003
Tennessee SEC 15–13 11th 2003
Toledo MAC 20–10 6th 2001
Troy State A-Sun 24–6 1st Never
UNLV Mountain West 18–12 8th 2003
Utah State Big West 25–3 7th 2002
Villanova Big East 16–16 17th 2003
Virginia ACC 17–12 11th 2003
West Virginia Big East 15–13 14th 2001
Wichita State Missouri Valley 21–10 9th 2003

Bracket

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]

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 State 54
West Virginia 79
Rhode Island 72
Rhode Island 80
Boston University 52
Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
            
Boise State 84
UNLV 69
Boise State 73
Milwaukee 70
Milwaukee 91
Rice 53
Boise State 53
Marquette 66
Marquette 87
Toledo 72
Marquette 69
Iowa State 77
Florida State 91
Wichita State 842OT
Florida State 59
Iowa State 62
Iowa State 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 72OT
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 State 83
Nebraska 83
Hawaii 84
Hawaii 85
Utah State 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 81OT
Rutgers 55
Michigan 62
Oregon 53
Michigan 78

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Tournament Results (2000's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 5, 2009. Archived 11/5/09
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