2004 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

The 2004 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was held March 10–13 at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.

2004 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2003–04
Teams	12
Site	U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati, OH
Champions	Cincinnati (4th title)
Winning coach	Bob Huggins (4th title)
MVP	Tony Bobbitt (Cincinnati)
Conference USA men's basketball tournaments

2003–04 Conference USA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
DePaul	12	–	4		.750			22	–	10		.688
No. 24 Memphis	12	–	4		.750			22	–	8		.733
No. 11 Cincinnati †	12	–	4		.750			25	–	7		.781
UAB	12	–	4		.750			22	–	10		.688
Charlotte	12	–	4		.750			21	–	9		.700
Louisville	9	–	7		.563			20	–	10		.667
Saint Louis	9	–	7		.563			19	–	13		.594
Marquette	8	–	8		.500			19	–	12		.613
TCU	7	–	9		.438			12	–	17		.414
Southern Miss	6	–	10		.375			13	–	15		.464
East Carolina	5	–	11		.313			13	–	14		.481
Tulane	4	–	12		.250			11	–	17		.393
Houston	3	–	13		.188			9	–	18		.333
South Florida	1	–	15		.063			7	–	20		.259
† 2004 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Hosts Cincinnati defeated top-seeded DePaul in the championship game, 55–50, to clinch their fourth Conference USA men's tournament championship.

The Bearcats, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA members UAB, Charlotte, DePaul, and Memphis, all of whom earned at-large bids.

Format

There were no changes to the tournament format from the previous year.

The top four teams were given byes into the quarterfinal round while the next eight teams were placed into the first round. The two teams with the worst conference records were not invited to the tournament. All remaining tournament seeds were determined by regular season conference records.

Bracket

	First round Wednesday, March 10					Quarterfinals Thursday, March 11					Semifinals Friday, March 12					Championship Saturday, March 13
						1	DePaul	89
						9	TCU	65
	9	TCU	64
	8	Marquette	62
											1	DePaul	75
											4	UAB	74
	5	Charlotte	78
	12	Tulane	48
						5	Charlotte	66
						4	UAB	77
																1	DePaul	50
																3	#13 Cincinnati	55
						3	#13 Cincinnati	64
						6	Louisville	62
	11	East Carolina	54
	6	Louisville	61
											3	#13 Cincinnati	66
											7	Saint Louis	46
	7	Saint Louis	52
	10	Southern Miss	46
						7	Saint Louis	72
						2	#23 Memphis	61