2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams
This is a list of qualifying teams in the 2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. A total of 65 teams entered the tournament. Thirty of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which did not conduct a postseason tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted at-large bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams were seeded within their assigned region from 1 to 16, which was disclosed, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 65, which was not disclosed.
Qualifying teams
Automatic bids
Automatic bids to the tournament were granted for winning a conference championship tournament, except for the automatic bid of the Ivy League given to the regular season champion. Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in bold face were given at-large berths.
Automatic bids |
|---|
Qualifying school |
Princeton |
Qualifying school |
Maryland |
Vermont |
Xavier |
Oklahoma State |
Connecticut |
Eastern Washington |
Liberty |
Wisconsin |
Pacific |
VCU |
Cincinnati |
Manhattan |
Western Michigan |
Florida A&M |
Valparaiso |
Northern Iowa |
Utah |
Monmouth |
Murray State |
Stanford |
Lehigh |
Kentucky |
East Tennessee State |
Louisiana–Lafayette |
Alabama State |
Nevada |
Gonzaga |
At-large bids
School |
Conference |
Appearance |
Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|
Air Force |
Mountain West |
3rd |
1962 |
Alabama |
SEC |
17th |
2003 |
Arizona |
Pac-10 |
23rd |
2003 |
Boston College |
Big East |
14th |
2002 |
BYU |
Mountain West |
21st |
2003 |
Charlotte |
C-USA |
10th |
2002 |
Dayton |
Atlantic 10 |
13th |
2003 |
DePaul |
C-USA |
22nd |
2000 |
Duke |
ACC |
28th |
2003 |
Florida |
SEC |
11th |
2003 |
Georgia Tech |
ACC |
13th |
2001 |
Illinois |
Big Ten |
24th |
2003 |
Kansas |
Big 12 |
33rd |
2003 |
Louisville |
C-USA |
31st |
2003 |
Memphis |
C-USA |
18th |
2003 |
Michigan State |
Big Ten |
18th |
2003 |
Mississippi State |
SEC |
7th |
2003 |
NC State |
ACC |
20th |
2003 |
North Carolina |
ACC |
36th |
2001 |
Pittsburgh |
Big East |
16th |
2003 |
Providence |
Big East |
15th |
2001 |
Richmond |
Atlantic 10 |
7th |
1998 |
Saint Joseph's |
Atlantic 10 |
18th |
2003 |
Seton Hall |
Big East |
8th |
2000 |
South Carolina |
SEC |
8th |
1998 |
Southern Illinois |
Missouri Valley |
7th |
2003 |
Syracuse |
Big East |
29th |
2003 |
Texas |
Big 12 |
22nd |
2003 |
Texas Tech |
Big 12 |
12th |
2002 |
UAB |
C-USA |
11th |
1999 |
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WAC |
15th |
Vanderbilt |
SEC |
8th |
1997 |
Wake Forest |
ACC |
19th |
2003 |
Washington |
Pac-10 |
11th |
1999 |
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Bids by conference
Bids |
Conference |
Schools |
|---|---|---|
6 |
ACC |
Duke, Georgia Tech, Maryland, NC State, North Carolina, Wake Forest |
Big East |
Boston College, Connecticut, Pittsburgh, Providence, Seton Hall, Syracuse |
|
C-USA |
Charlotte, Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville, Memphis, UAB |
|
SEC |
Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Vanderbilt |
|
4 |
Atlantic 10 |
Dayton, Richmond, Saint Joseph's, Xavier |
Big 12 |
Kansas, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech |
|
3 |
Big Ten |
Illinois, Michigan State, Wisconsin |
Mountain West |
Air Force, BYU, Utah |
|
Pac-10 |
Arizona, Stanford, Washington |
|
2 |
Missouri Valley |
Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois |
WAC |
Nevada, UTEP |
|
1 |
20 other conferences |
|
Bids by state
Bids |
State |
School(s) |
|---|---|---|
3 |
Alabama |
Alabama, Alabama State, UAB |
1 |
Arizona |
Arizona |
2 |
California |
Pacific, Stanford |
1 |
Colorado |
Air Force |
1 |
Connecticut |
Connecticut |
3 |
Florida |
Central Florida, Florida, Florida A&M |
1 |
Georgia |
Georgia Tech |
1 |
Indiana |
Valparaiso |
4 |
Illinois |
DePaul, Illinois, Illinois–Chicago, Southern Illinois |
1 |
Iowa |
Northern Iowa |
1 |
Kansas |
Kansas |
3 |
Kentucky |
Kentucky, Louisville, Murray State |
1 |
Louisiana |
Louisiana–Lafayette |
1 |
Maryland |
Maryland |
1 |
Massachusetts |
Boston College |
2 |
Michigan |
Michigan State, Western Michigan |
1 |
Mississippi |
Mississippi State |
1 |
Nevada |
Nevada |
3 |
New Jersey |
Monmouth, Princeton, Seton Hall |
2 |
New York |
Manhattan, Syracuse |
5 |
North Carolina |
Charlotte, Duke, NC State, North Carolina, Wake Forest |
3 |
Ohio |
Cincinnati, Dayton, Xavier |
1 |
Oklahoma |
Oklahoma State |
3 |
Pennsylvania |
Lehigh, Pittsburgh, Saint Joseph's |
1 |
Rhode Island |
Providence |
1 |
South Carolina |
South Carolina |
3 |
Tennessee |
East Tennessee State, Memphis, Vanderbilt |
4 |
Texas |
Texas, Texas Tech, Texas–San Antonio, UTEP |
2 |
Utah |
BYU, Utah |
1 |
Vermont |
Vermont |
3 |
Virginia |
Liberty, Richmond, VCU |
3 |
Washington |
Eastern Washington, Gonzaga, Washington |
1 |
Wisconsin |
Wisconsin |