2004 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

2004 (2004) NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Municipal Auditorium; Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	Mountain State (1st title)
Runner-up	Concordia (CA) (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Georgetown (KY) (10th Final Four); Mobile (2nd Final Four);
Coach of the year	Bob Bolen (Mountain State)
Player of the year	Zach Moss (Mountain State)
Charles Stevenson; Hustle Award	Chris Victor (Concordia (CA))
Chuck Taylor MVP	Zach Moss (Mountain State)
Attendance	23,434
Top scorer	Zach Moss (Mountain State); (138 points)
NAIA Division I ; men's tournaments
«2003	2005»

The 2004 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. This was the 67th annual NAIA DI basketball tournament and featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.^[1] This was the third year the tournament was held in Kansas City. The 2004 NAIA national championship game featured the #1 ranked Cougars of Mountain State and the #6 ranked Eagles of Concordia University (CA). This match up was a repeat of the 2003 tournament. The Cougars defeated the Eagles 74–70. The other teams that rounded out the NAIA national semifinals were Georgetown College (KY) and University of Mobile, respectively.

Awards and honors[edit]

Leading scorer: Zach Moss, Mountain State – in 5 games, Moss scored a total of 138 points, including 54 field goals and 30 free throws, averaging 27.6 points per game
Leading rebounder: Nick VanderLaan, Concordia (CA) – in 5 games, VanderLaan recorded 71 rebounds at 14.2 per game
Most consecutive tournament appearances: 13 – Georgetown (KY)
Most tournament appearances: Georgetown (KY) – 23rd of 28 appearances in the NAIA Tournament^[2]

2004 NAIA bracket[edit]

First round			Second round			Elite Eight			NAIA national semifinals			NAIA national championship

1	Mountain State	79

–	Reinhardt	68
			1	Mountain State	84

			–	Wayland Baptist	66
–	Wayland Baptist	73

16	Missouri Baptist	68
						1	Mountain State	87
TOP TIER
						8	Oklahoma Baptist	84
9	Cumberland (TN)	68

–	Biola	64
			9	Cumberland	74

			8	Oklahoma Baptist	86
–	Xavier (LA)	67

8	Oklahoma Baptist	75
									1	Mountain State	96

									5	Georgetown (KY)	77
5	Georgetown (KY)	88

–	McKendree	56
			5	Georgetown (KY)	65

			–	Westminster (UT)	55
–	Westminster (UT)	74

12	Lubbock Christian	65
						5	Georgetown (KY)	64
TOP TIER
						–	Barber–Scotia	60
13	Union (TN)	53*

–	Baber–Scotia	61
			-	Barber–Scotia	74

			4	Robert Morris (IL)	61
–	Langston	67

4	Robert Morris (IL)	102
												1	Mountain State	74

												6	Concordia (CA)	70
3	Lindsey Wilson	70

–	Martin Methodist	53
			3	Lindsey Wilson	66

			14	Southern–New Orleans	55
–	Brescia	47

14	Southern–New Orleans	60
						3	Lindsey Wilson	58
BOTTOM TIER
						6	Concordia (CA)	61
11	Houston Baptist	64

-	John Brown	72
			–	John Brown	65

			6	Concordia (CA)	70
–	St. Xavier	72

6	Concordia (CA)	82
									6	Concordia (CA)	72

									15	Mobile	57
7	Columbia (MO)	48

–	Oklahoma City	81
			–	Oklahoma City	79

			10	Lewis–Clark State	65
–	Pikeville	65

10	Lewis–Clark State	67
						-	Oklahoma City	62
BOTTOM TIER
						15	Mobile	75
15	Mobile	77

–	Southern Tech	67
			15	Mobile	76

			2	Azusa Pacific	75
–	Voorhees	79

2	Azusa Pacific	112

* denotes overtime.

References[edit]

^ "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
^ NAIA Championship History Archived 2008-05-15 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved November 30, 2008.

[2] NAIA Championship History Archived 2008-05-15 at the Wayback Machine

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Awards and honors[edit]

2004 NAIA bracket[edit]

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