2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	Connecticut Huskies
Regular season	November 10, 2003– March 14, 2004
NCAA Tournament	2004
Tournament dates	March 16 – April 5, 2004
National Championship	Alamodome San Antonio, Texas
NCAA Champions	Connecticut Huskies
Other champions	Michigan (NIT)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's
← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2003, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 5, 2004, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The Connecticut Huskies won their second NCAA national championship with an 82–73 victory over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

• The preseason AP All-American team was named on November 12. Emeka Okafor of Connecticut was the leading vote-getter (71 of 72 votes). The rest of the team included Jameer Nelson of Saint Joseph's (49 votes), Rickey Paulding of Missouri (37), Ike Diogu of Arizona State (34) and Raymond Felton of North Carolina (24).^[1]
• The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) abolished its third-place game between the teams which lost in the semifinals. The tournament had included a third-place game from 1938 through 1981 and again from 1984 through 2003.

Beginning in 2003–04, the following rules changes were implemented:^[2]

• Officials could consult courtside monitor at the end of either half or any extra period to determine: (1) if a field-goal try beat the horn; (2) whether a shot-clock violation at the end of the first half beat the horn; or, (3) whether a shot-clock violation that would determine the outcome of a game beat the horn. The officials also could use a courtside monitor to correct a timer’s mistake or to determine if the game clock or shot clock expired at or near the end of a period.
• A team would have control when a player of that team had disposal of the ball for a throw-in.

The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls November 13, 2003.^[3]

Associated Press Ranking Team 1 Connecticut (69) 2 Duke (1) 3 Michigan State (1) 4 Arizona 5 Missouri 6 Kansas (1) 7 Syracuse 8 Florida 9 North Carolina 10 Kentucky 11 Texas 12 Illinois 13 St. Joseph's 14 Oklahoma 15 Wisconsin 16 Gonzaga 17 Louisville 18 Cincinnati 19 Wake Forest 20 Stanford 21 Notre Dame 22 Pittsburgh 23 Marquette 24 North Carolina State 25 Oklahoma State

ESPN/USA Today Coaches Ranking Team 1 Connecticut (25) 2 Duke (3) 3 Michigan State (1) 4 Arizona 5 Kansas 6 Missouri 7 Syracuse 8 Florida 9 Kentucky 10 North Carolina 11 Texas 12 Gonzaga 13 Illinois 14 Wisconsin 15 Oklahoma 16 Louisville 17 Stanford 18 St. Joseph's 19 Cincinnati Notre Dame 21 Wake Forest 22 Pittsburgh 23 Marquette 24 Oklahoma State 25 Maryland

These schools joined new conferences for the 2003–04 season.

School	Former conference	New conference
Centenary Gentlemen	NCAA Division I independent	Mid-Continent Conference
Elon Phoenix	Big South Conference	Southern Conference
Jacksonville State Gamecocks	Atlantic Sun Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Lipscomb Bisons	NCAA Division I Independent	Atlantic Sun Conference
Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Retrievers	Northeast Conference	America East Conference
Morris Brown Wolverines	NCAA Division I independent	Discontinued athletic programs
Samford Bulldogs	Atlantic Sun Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Utah Valley Wolverines	NJCAA	NCAA Division I Independent
VMI Keydets	Southern Conference	Big South Conference

Conference	Regular Season Winner[4]	Conference Player of the Year	Conference Tournament	Tournament Venue (City)	Tournament winner
America East Conference	Boston University	Taylor Coppenrath, Vermont[5]	2004 America East men's basketball tournament	Walter Brown Arena (Boston, Massachusetts) (Except Finals)	Vermont[6]
Atlantic 10 Conference	St. Joseph's (East) Dayton (West)	Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's[7]	2004 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament	University of Dayton Arena (Dayton, Ohio)	Xavier[8]
Atlantic Coast Conference	Duke	Julius Hodge, North Carolina State[9]	2004 ACC men's basketball tournament	Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina)	Maryland[10]
Atlantic Sun Conference	Troy	Greg Davis, Troy[11]	2004 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament	Curb Event Center (Nashville, Tennessee)	Central Florida[11]
Big 12 Conference	Oklahoma State	Tony Allen, Oklahoma State[12]	2004 Big 12 men's basketball tournament	American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas)	Oklahoma State[13]
Big East Conference	Pittsburgh	Emeka Okafor, Connecticut[14]	2004 Big East men's basketball tournament	Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York)	Connecticut[14]
Big Sky Conference	Eastern Washington	Alvin Snow, Eastern Washington[15]	2004 Big Sky men's basketball tournament	Reese Court (Cheney, Washington) (Semifinals and Finals)	Eastern Washington[16]
Big South Conference	Birmingham-Southern & Liberty	Danny Gathings, High Point[17]	2004 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament	Campus Sites	Liberty[17]
Big Ten Conference	Illinois	Devin Harris, Wisconsin[18]	2004 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament	Conseco Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Indiana)	Wisconsin[18]
Big West Conference	Utah State & Pacific	Miah Davis, Pacific[19]	2004 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament	Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California)	Pacific[19]
Colonial Athletic Association	Virginia Commonwealth	Domonic Jones, Virginia Commonwealth[20]	2004 CAA men's basketball tournament	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)	Virginia Commonwealth[20]
Conference USA	Cincinnati, Memphis, Charlotte, DePaul & UAB	Antonio Burks, Memphis[21]	2004 Conference USA men's basketball tournament	U.S. Bank Arena (Cincinnati, Ohio)	Cincinnati[22]
Horizon League	Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Dylan Page, Wisconsin-Milwaukee[23]	2004 Horizon League men's basketball tournament	U.S. Cellular Arena (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (Except First Round)	Wisconsin-Milwaukee[23]
Ivy League	Princeton	Jason Forte, Brown[24]	No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Manhattan	Luis Flores, Manhattan[25]	2004 MAAC men's basketball tournament	Pepsi Arena (Albany, New York)	Manhattan[26]
Mid-American Conference	Kent State (East) Western Michigan (West)	Mike Williams, Western Michigan[27]	2004 MAC men's basketball tournament	Gund Arena (Cleveland, Ohio)	Western Michigan[27]
Mid-Continent Conference	Valparaiso	Odell Bradley, IUPUI[28]	2004 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament	Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Missouri)	Valparaiso[29]
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	South Carolina State & Coppin State	Thurman Zimmerman, South Carolina State	2004 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)	Florida A&M[30]
Missouri Valley Conference	Southern Illinois	Darren Brooks, Southern Illinois[31]	2004 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Savvis Center (St. Louis, Missouri)	Northern Iowa[32]
Mountain West Conference	Air Force	Rafael Araújo, Brigham Young & Nick Welch, Air Force[33]	2004 MWC men's basketball tournament	Pepsi Center (Denver, Colorado)	Utah[34]
Northeast Conference	Monmouth & St. Francis (NY)	Ron Robinson, Central Connecticut State[35]	2004 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament	Campus Sites	Monmouth[36]
Ohio Valley Conference	Austin Peay	Cuthbert Victor, Murray State[37]	2004 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (Nashville, Tennessee) (Semifinals and Finals)	Murray State[37]
Pacific-10 Conference	Stanford	Josh Childress, Stanford[38]	2004 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament	Staples Center (Los Angeles, California)	Stanford[39]
Patriot League	Lehigh & American	Austen Rowland, Lehigh[40]	2004 Patriot League men's basketball tournament	Campus Sites	Lehigh[41]
Southeastern Conference	Kentucky (East) Mississippi State (West)	Lawrence Roberts, Mississippi State[42]	2004 SEC men's basketball tournament	Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Georgia)	Kentucky[43]
Southern Conference	East Tennessee State (North) Georgia Southern, Charleston & Davidson (South)	Zakee Wadood, East Tennessee State[44]	2004 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament	North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, South Carolina)	East Tennessee State[45]
Southland Conference	Southeastern Louisiana, Texas-San Antonio & Texas–Arlington	LeRoy Hurd, Texas-San Antonio[46]	2004 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament	Convocation Center (San Antonio, Texas) (Finals)	Texas-San Antonio[46]
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Mississippi Valley State	Attarius Norwood, Mississippi Valley State[47]	2004 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament	Fair Park Arena (Birmingham, Alabama)	Alabama State[48]
Sun Belt Conference	Arkansas-Little Rock (East) Louisiana-Lafayette (West)	Mike Wells, Western Kentucky[49]	2004 Sun Belt men's basketball tournament	E. A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, Kentucky)	Louisiana-Lafayette[50]
West Coast Conference	Gonzaga	Blake Stepp, Gonzaga[51]	2004 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament	Leavey Center (Santa Clara, California)	Gonzaga[52]
Western Athletic Conference	UTEP & Nevada	Kirk Snyder, Nevada[53]	2004 WAC men's basketball tournament	Save Mart Center (Fresno, California)	Nevada[53]

2003–04 America East Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Boston University 17 – 1   .944 23 – 6   .793 Vermont † 15 – 3   .833 22 – 9   .710 Northeastern 13 – 5   .722 19 – 11   .633 Maine 12 – 6   .667 20 – 10   .667 Binghamton 10 – 8   .556 14 – 16   .467 Hartford 6 – 12   .333 12 – 17   .414 New Hampshire 5 – 13   .278 10 – 20   .333 Stony Brook 5 – 13   .278 10 – 20   .333 UMBC 4 – 14   .222 7 – 21   .250 Albany 3 – 15   .167 5 – 23   .179 † 2004 America East tournament winner	2003–04 ACC men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 6 Duke 13 – 3   .813 31 – 6   .838 No. 15 NC State 11 – 5   .688 21 – 10   .677 No. 17 Wake Forest 9 – 7   .563 21 – 10   .677 No. 14 Georgia Tech 9 – 7   .563 28 – 10   .737 No. 18 North Carolina 8 – 8   .500 19 – 11   .633 No. 19 Maryland† 7 – 9   .438 20 – 12   .625 Florida State 6 – 10   .375 19 – 14   .576 Virginia 6 – 10   .375 18 – 13   .581 Clemson 3 – 13   .188 10 – 18   .357 † 2004 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2003–04 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East No. 5 Saint Joseph's 16 – 0   1.000 30 – 2   .938 Temple 9 – 7   .563 15 – 14   .517 Rhode Island 7 – 9   .438 20 – 14   .588 UMass 4 – 12   .250 10 – 19   .345 St. Bonaventure 3 – 13   .188 7 – 21   .250 Fordham 3 – 13   .188 6 – 22   .214 West Dayton 12 – 4   .750 24 – 9   .727 George Washington 11 – 5   .688 18 – 12   .600 Xavier † 10 – 6   .625 26 – 11   .703 Richmond 10 – 6   .625 20 – 13   .606 Duquesne 6 – 10   .375 12 – 17   .414 La Salle 5 – 11   .313 10 – 20   .333 † 2004 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[54]
2003–04 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Troy State 18 – 2   .900 24 – 7   .774 UCF † 17 – 3   .850 25 – 6   .806 Belmont 15 – 5   .750 21 – 9   .700 Georgia State 14 – 6   .700 20 – 9   .690 Stetson 10 – 10   .500 12 – 15   .444 Mercer 9 – 11   .450 12 – 18   .400 Jacksonville 8 – 12   .400 13 – 15   .464 Florida Atlantic 6 – 14   .300 9 – 19   .321 Gardner–Webb 6 – 14   .300 9 – 20   .310 Lipscomb 4 – 16   .200 7 – 21   .250 Campbell 3 – 17   .150 3 – 24   .111 † 2004 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner As of March 2, 2004 Rankings from AP Poll	2003–04 Big 12 men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 4 Oklahoma State † 14 – 2   .875 31 – 4   .886 No. 12 Texas 12 – 4   .750 25 – 8   .758 No. 16 Kansas 12 – 4   .750 24 – 9   .727 Colorado 10 – 6   .625 18 – 11   .621 Texas Tech 9 – 7   .563 23 – 11   .676 Missouri 9 – 7   .563 16 – 14   .533 Oklahoma 8 – 8   .500 20 – 11   .645 Iowa State 7 – 9   .438 20 – 13   .606 Kansas State 6 – 10   .375 14 – 14   .500 Nebraska 6 – 10   .375 18 – 13   .581 Baylor 3 – 13   .188 8 – 21   .276 Texas A&M 0 – 16   .000 7 – 21   .250 † 2004 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[55]	2003–04 Big East men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 9 Pittsburgh 13 – 3   .813 31 – 5   .861 No. 7 Connecticut † 12 – 4   .750 33 – 6   .846 No. 21 Providence 11 – 5   .688 20 – 9   .690 No. 20 Syracuse 11 – 5   .688 23 – 8   .742 No. 25 Boston College 10 – 6   .625 24 – 10   .706 Seton Hall 10 – 6   .625 21 – 12   .636 Notre Dame 9 – 7   .563 19 – 13   .594 Virginia Tech 7 – 9   .438 15 – 14   .517 Rutgers 7 – 9   .438 20 – 13   .606 West Virginia 7 – 9   .438 17 – 14   .548 Villanova 6 – 10   .375 18 – 17   .514 Georgetown 4 – 12   .250 13 – 15   .464 Miami (FL)* 4 – 12   .250 14 – 16   .467 St. John's* 1 – 15   .063 6 – 21   .222 † 2004 Big East tournament winner As of April 5, 2004[56] Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2004 Big East tournament
2003–04 Big Sky men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Eastern Washington † 11 – 3   .786 17 – 13   .567 Northern Arizona 7 – 7   .500 15 – 14   .517 Weber State 7 – 7   .500 15 – 14   .517 Sacramento State 7 – 7   .500 13 – 15   .464 Idaho State 7 – 7   .500 13 – 18   .419 Montana State 6 – 8   .429 14 – 13   .519 Montana 6 – 8   .429 10 – 18   .357 Portland State 5 – 9   .357 11 – 16   .407 † 2004 Big Sky tournament winner	2003–04 Big South Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Birmingham–Southern 12 – 4   .750 19 – 7   .731 Liberty † 12 – 4   .750 18 – 15   .545 High Point 10 – 6   .625 19 – 11   .633 Winthrop 10 – 6   .625 16 – 12   .571 Coastal Carolina 8 – 8   .500 14 – 15   .483 Radford 7 – 9   .438 12 – 16   .429 UNC Asheville 6 – 10   .375 9 – 20   .310 VMI 4 – 12   .250 6 – 22   .214 Charleston Southern 3 – 13   .188 6 – 22   .214 † 2004 Big South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2003–04 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 13 Illinois 13 – 3   .813 26 – 7   .788 No. 10 Wisconsin † 12 – 4   .750 25 – 7   .781 Michigan State 12 – 4   .750 18 – 12   .600 Iowa 9 – 7   .563 16 – 13   .552 Michigan 8 – 8   .500 23 – 11   .676 Northwestern 8 – 8   .500 14 – 15   .483 Purdue 7 – 9   .438 17 – 14   .548 Indiana 7 – 9   .438 14 – 15   .483 Ohio State 6 – 10   .375 14 – 16   .467 Minnesota 3 – 13   .188 12 – 18   .400 Penn State 3 – 13   .188 9 – 19   .321 † 2004 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll
2003–04 Big West men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 25 Utah State 17 – 1   .944 25 – 4   .862 Pacific † 17 – 1   .944 25 – 8   .758 UC Santa Barbara 10 – 8   .556 16 – 12   .571 Idaho 9 – 9   .500 14 – 16   .467 UC Riverside 7 – 11   .389 11 – 17   .393 Cal State Northridge 7 – 11   .389 14 – 16   .467 Cal State Fullerton 7 – 11   .389 11 – 17   .393 Cal Poly 6 – 12   .333 11 – 16   .407 UC Irvine 6 – 12   .333 11 – 17   .393 Long Beach State 4 – 14   .222 6 – 21   .222 † 2004 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 2004[57] Rankings from AP poll	2003–04 CAA men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT VCU † 14 – 4   .778 23 – 8   .742 Drexel 13 – 5   .722 18 – 11   .621 George Mason 12 – 6   .667 23 – 10   .697 Old Dominion 11 – 7   .611 17 – 12   .586 Delaware 10 – 8   .556 16 – 12   .571 Hofstra 10 – 8   .556 14 – 15   .483 UNC Wilmington 9 – 9   .500 15 – 15   .500 Towson 4 – 14   .222 8 – 21   .276 William & Mary 4 – 14   .222 7 – 21   .250 James Madison 3 – 15   .167 7 – 21   .250 † 2004 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	2003–04 Conference USA men's basketball standings v t e 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[58]
2003–04 Horizon League men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Milwaukee 13 – 3   .813 20 – 11   .645 Illinois-Chicago † 12 – 4   .750 24 – 8   .750 Green Bay 11 – 5   .688 17 – 11   .607 Detroit Mercy 10 – 6   .625 19 – 11   .633 Wright State 10 – 6   .625 14 – 14   .500 Butler 8 – 8   .500 16 – 14   .533 Youngstown State 4 – 12   .250 8 – 20   .286 Loyola Chicago 4 – 12   .250 9 – 20   .310 Cleveland State 0 – 16   .000 4 – 25   .138 † 2004 Horizon League Tournament winner	2003–04 Ivy League men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Princeton 13 – 1   .929 20 – 8   .714 Penn 10 – 4   .714 17 – 10   .630 Brown 10 – 4   .714 14 – 13   .519 Yale 7 – 7   .500 12 – 15   .444 Cornell 6 – 8   .429 11 – 16   .407 Columbia 6 – 8   .429 10 – 17   .370 Harvard 3 – 11   .214 4 – 23   .148 Dartmouth 1 – 13   .071 3 – 25   .107 Rankings from AP Poll[59]	2003–04 MAAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Manhattan † 16 – 2   .889 25 – 6   .806 Niagara 13 – 5   .722 22 – 10   .688 Fairfield 12 – 6   .667 19 – 11   .633 Saint Peter's 12 – 6   .667 17 – 12   .586 Rider 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548 Siena 9 – 9   .500 14 – 16   .467 Iona 8 – 10   .444 11 – 18   .379 Canisius 5 – 13   .278 10 – 20   .333 Marist 4 – 14   .222 6 – 22   .214 Loyola (MD) 1 – 17   .056 1 – 27   .036 † 2004 MAAC tournament winner
2003–04 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Kent State 13 – 5   .722 22 – 9   .710 Miami (OH) 12 – 6   .667 18 – 11   .621 Buffalo 11 – 7   .611 17 – 12   .586 Marshall 8 – 10   .444 12 – 17   .414 Akron 7 – 11   .389 13 – 15   .464 Ohio 7 – 11   .389 10 – 20   .333 West Western Michigan† 15 – 3   .833 26 – 5   .839 Toledo 12 – 6   .667 20 – 11   .645 Ball State 10 – 8   .556 14 – 15   .483 Bowling Green 8 – 10   .444 14 – 17   .452 Eastern Michigan 7 – 11   .389 13 – 15   .464 Northern Illinois 5 – 13   .278 10 – 20   .333 Central Michigan 2 – 16   .111 6 – 24   .200 † 2004 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2003–04 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Valparaiso † 11 – 5   .688 18 – 13   .581 IUPUI 10 – 6   .625 21 – 11   .656 Centenary 10 – 6   .625 16 – 12   .571 Oral Roberts 10 – 6   .625 17 – 11   .607 Missouri-Kansas City 9 – 7   .563 15 – 14   .517 Chicago State 9 – 7   .563 12 – 20   .375 Southern Utah 6 – 10   .375 10 – 18   .357 Oakland 6 – 10   .375 13 – 17   .433 Western Illinois 1 – 15   .063 3 – 25   .107 † 2004 Mid-Con Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[60]	2003–04 MEAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT South Carolina State 14 – 4   .778 18 – 11   .621 Coppin State 14 – 4   .778 18 – 14   .563 Delaware State 11 – 7   .611 13 – 15   .464 Hampton 11 – 7   .611 13 – 17   .433 Florida A&M † 10 – 8   .556 15 – 17   .469 Norfolk State 10 – 8   .556 12 – 17   .414 Morgan State 9 – 9   .500 11 – 16   .407 Bethune–Cookman 7 – 11   .389 8 – 21   .276 Maryland Eastern Shore 6 – 12   .333 8 – 21   .276 Howard 4 – 14   .222 6 – 22   .214 North Carolina A&T 3 – 15   .167 3 – 25   .107 † 2004 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[61]
2003–04 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 23 Southern Illinois 17 – 1   .944 25 – 5   .833 Northern Iowa † 12 – 6   .667 21 – 10   .677 Wichita State 12 – 6   .667 21 – 11   .656 Creighton 12 – 6   .667 20 – 9   .690 Southwest Missouri State 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576 Drake 7 – 11   .389 12 – 16   .429 Bradley 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484 Indiana State 5 – 13   .278 9 – 19   .321 Evansville 5 – 13   .278 7 – 22   .241 Illinois State 4 – 14   .222 10 – 19   .345 † 2004 Missouri Valley Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[62]	2003–04 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Air Force 12 – 2   .857 22 – 7   .759 BYU 10 – 4   .714 21 – 9   .700 Utah † 9 – 5   .643 24 – 9   .727 UNLV 7 – 7   .500 18 – 13   .581 New Mexico 5 – 9   .357 14 – 14   .500 San Diego State 5 – 9   .357 14 – 16   .467 Wyoming 4 – 10   .286 11 – 17   .393 Colorado State 4 – 10   .286 13 – 16   .448 † 2004 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[63]	2003–04 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Monmouth † 12 – 6   .667 21 – 12   .636 St. Francis (NY) 12 – 6   .667 15 – 13   .536 Fairleigh Dickinson 11 – 7   .611 17 – 12   .586 Robert Morris 10 – 8   .556 14 – 15   .483 Saint Francis (PA) 10 – 8   .556 13 – 15   .464 Wagner 10 – 8   .556 13 – 16   .448 Central Connecticut 9 – 9   .500 14 – 14   .500 Mount St. Mary's 8 – 10   .444 10 – 19   .345 Sacred Heart 8 – 10   .444 12 – 15   .444 Quinnipiac 5 – 13   .278 9 – 20   .310 Long Island 4 – 14   .222 8 – 19   .296 † 2004 NEC tournament winner
2003–04 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Austin Peay 16 – 0   1.000 22 – 10   .688 Murray State † 14 – 2   .875 28 – 6   .824 Morehead State 10 – 6   .625 16 – 13   .552 Eastern Kentucky 8 – 8   .500 14 – 15   .483 Samford 7 – 9   .438 12 – 16   .429 Jacksonville State 7 – 9   .438 14 – 14   .500 Tennessee Tech 7 – 9   .438 13 – 15   .464 Tennessee State 6 – 10   .375 7 – 21   .250 UT Martin 5 – 11   .313 10 – 18   .357 Eastern Illinois 4 – 12   .250 6 – 21   .222 Southeast Missouri State 4 – 12   .250 11 – 16   .407 † 2004 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2003–04 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 6 Stanford† 17 – 1   .944 30 – 2   .938 Washington 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613 Arizona 11 – 7   .611 20 – 10   .667 Oregon 9 – 9   .500 18 – 13   .581 California 9 – 9   .500 13 – 15   .464 USC 8 – 10   .444 13 – 15   .464 Washington State 7 – 11   .389 13 – 16   .448 UCLA 7 – 11   .389 11 – 17   .393 Oregon State 6 – 12   .333 12 – 16   .429 Arizona State 4 – 14   .222 10 – 17   .370 † Conference tournament winner As of April 4, 2004[64] Rankings from Coaches Poll[65]	2003–04 Patriot League men's basketball standings v t e 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
2003–04 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East No. 2 Kentucky † 13 – 3   .813 27 – 5   .844 Florida 9 – 7   .563 20 – 11   .645 No. 23 South Carolina 8 – 8   .500 23 – 11   .676 Vanderbilt 8 – 8   .500 23 – 10   .697 Georgia 7 – 9   .438 16 – 14   .533 Tennessee 7 – 9   .438 15 – 14   .517 West No. 8 Mississippi State 14 – 2   .875 26 – 4   .867 LSU 8 – 8   .500 18 – 11   .621 Alabama 8 – 8   .500 20 – 13   .606 Auburn 5 – 11   .313 14 – 14   .500 Ole Miss 5 – 11   .313 13 – 15   .464 Arkansas 4 – 12   .250 12 – 16   .429 † 2004 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[66]	2003–04 Southern Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT North East Tennessee State † 15 – 1   .938 27 – 6   .818 Chattanooga 10 – 6   .625 19 – 11   .633 Elon 7 – 9   .438 12 – 18   .400 UNC Greensboro 7 – 9   .438 11 – 17   .393 Western Carolina 6 – 10   .375 13 – 15   .464 Appalachian State 4 – 12   .250 9 – 21   .300 South Georgia Southern 11 – 5   .688 21 – 8   .724 College of Charleston 11 – 5   .688 20 – 9   .690 Davidson 11 – 5   .688 17 – 12   .586 Furman 8 – 8   .500 17 – 12   .586 Wofford 4 – 12   .250 9 – 20   .310 The Citadel 2 – 14   .125 6 – 22   .214 † SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 2004 Rankings from AP poll	2003–04 Southland Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Southeastern Louisiana 11 – 5   .688 20 – 9   .690 Texas–Arlington 11 – 5   .688 17 – 12   .586 UTSA † 11 – 5   .688 19 – 14   .576 Stephen F. Austin 10 – 6   .625 21 – 9   .700 Sam Houston State 8 – 8   .500 13 – 15   .464 Texas State 8 – 8   .500 13 – 15   .464 Northwestern State 8 – 8   .500 11 – 17   .393 Louisiana–Monroe 8 – 8   .500 12 – 19   .387 McNeese State 7 – 9   .438 11 – 16   .407 Lamar 5 – 11   .313 11 – 18   .379 Nicholls State 1 – 15   .063 6 – 21   .222 † 2004 Southland tournament winner
2003–04 SWAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Mississippi Valley State 16 – 2   .889 22 – 7   .759 Alabama State † 11 – 7   .611 16 – 15   .516 Texas Southern 10 – 8   .556 14 – 15   .483 Alabama A&M 9 – 9   .500 13 – 17   .433 Jackson State 9 – 9   .500 12 – 17   .414 Alcorn State 9 – 9   .500 11 – 18   .379 Grambling State 9 – 9   .500 11 – 18   .379 Southern 9 – 9   .500 12 – 16   .429 Prairie View A&M 7 – 11   .389 7 – 20   .259 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 1 – 17   .056 1 – 26   .037 † 2004 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[67]	2003–04 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Arkansas-Little Rock 9 – 5   .643 17 – 12   .586 Western Kentucky 8 – 6   .571 15 – 13   .536 Middle Tennessee 8 – 6   .571 17 – 12   .586 Arkansas State 7 – 7   .500 17 – 11   .607 Florida International 1 – 13   .071 5 – 22   .185 West Louisiana–Lafayette † 12 – 3   .800 20 – 9   .690 New Orleans 9 – 6   .600 17 – 14   .548 North Texas 8 – 7   .533 13 – 15   .464 South Alabama 6 – 9   .400 12 – 16   .429 Denver 6 – 9   .400 14 – 13   .519 New Mexico State 6 – 9   .400 13 – 14   .481 † 2004 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll
2003–04 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 3 Gonzaga 14 – 0   1.000 28 – 3   .903 Saint Mary's 9 – 5   .643 19 – 12   .613 Pepperdine 9 – 5   .643 15 – 16   .484 San Francisco 7 – 7   .500 17 – 14   .548 Santa Clara 6 – 8   .429 16 – 16   .500 Portland 5 – 9   .357 11 – 17   .393 Loyola Marymount 5 – 9   .357 15 – 14   .517 San Diego 1 – 13   .071 4 – 26   .133 † 2004 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[68]	2003–04 WAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Nevada † 13 – 5   .722 25 – 9   .735 UTEP 13 – 5   .722 24 – 8   .750 Boise State 12 – 6   .667 23 – 10   .697 Rice 12 – 6   .667 22 – 11   .667 Hawaii 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636 Fresno State 10 – 8   .556 14 – 15   .483 Louisiana Tech 8 – 10   .444 15 – 15   .500 SMU 5 – 13   .278 12 – 18   .400 Tulsa 5 – 13   .278 9 – 20   .310 San Jose State 1 – 17   .056 6 – 23   .207 † 2004 WAC tournament winner

Four schools played as Division I independents.^[69]

2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Texas A&M–Corpus Christi - – -   – 15 – 11   .577 Texas–Pan American - – -   – 14 – 14   .500 Savannah State - – -   – 4 – 24   .143 IPFW - – -   – 3 – 25   .107 Rankings from AP Poll

Conference	Regular season winner	Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5	Saint Joseph's	Jameer Nelson, Saint Joseph's

Saint Joseph's finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Source for additional stats categories

Points per game				Rebounds per game				Assists per game				Steals per game
Player	School	PPG		Player	School	RPG		Player	School	APG		Player	School	SPG
Keydren Clark	St. Peter's	26.7		Paul Millsap	LA Tech	12.5		Greg Davis	Troy	8.3		Marques Green	St. Bonaventure	4.0
Kevin Martin	W. Carolina	24.9		Jaime Lloreda	LSU	11.6		Martell Bailey	Illinois-Chicago	7.8		Obie Trotter	Alabama A&M	3.0
David Hawkins	Temple	24.4		Emeka Okafor	UConn	11.5		Aaron Miles	Kansas	7.3		Chakowby Hicks	Norfolk St.	3.0
Taylor Coppenrath	Vermont	24.1		Nate Lofton	SE Louisiana	10.9		Andrés Rodríguez	American	7.3		Zakee Wadood	E. Tennessee St.	2.8
Luis Flores	Manhattan	24.0		Nigel Wyatte	Wagner	10.4		Raymond Felton	N. Carolina	7.1		Jameer Nelson	St. Joseph's	2.8

Blocked shots per game				Field-goal percentage				Three-Point FG percentage				Free-throw percentage
Player	School	BPG		Player	School	FG%		Player	School	3FG%		Player	School	FT%
Anwar Ferguson	Houston	4.1		Nigel Dixon	W. Kentucky	67.8		Brad Lechtenberg	San Diego	51.1		Blake Ahearn	Missouri St.	97.5
Emeka Okafor	UConn	4.1		Sean Finn	Dayton	66.3		James Odoms	Mercer	48.8		JJ Redick	Duke	95.3
D'or Fischer	West Virginia	4.0		Adam Mark	Belmont	66.2		Tyson Dorsey	Samford	48.7		Jake Sullivan	Iowa St.	93.3
Gerrick Morris	S. Florida	4.0		David Harrison	Colorado	63.1		Antonio Burks	Stephen F. Austin	47.6		Steve Drabyn	Belmont	91.4
Nick Billings	Binghamton	3.5		Cuthbert Victor	Murray St.	62.9		Trey Guidry	Illinois St.	46.0		Chris Hernandez	Stanford	91.4

	National semifinals					National championship
	E2	Oklahoma State	65
	M3	Georgia Tech	67
						M3	Georgia Tech	73
						W2	Connecticut	82
	S1	Duke	78
	W2	Connecticut	79

	Semifinals					Finals
		Rutgers	84
		Iowa State	81
							Rutgers	55
							Michigan	62
		Oregon	53
		Michigan	78

Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Emeka Okafor	C	Junior	Connecticut
Jameer Nelson	G	Senior	St. Joseph's
Lawrence Roberts	F	Junior	Mississippi State
Andre Emmett	G	Senior	Texas Tech
Ryan Gomes	F	Junior	Providence

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Devin Harris	G	Junior	Wisconsin
Julius Hodge	F	Junior	North Carolina State
Luke Jackson	F	Senior	Oregon
Josh Childress	G	Junior	Stanford
Blake Stepp	G	Senior	Gonzaga

• Wooden Award: Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's
• Naismith Award: Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's
• Associated Press Player of the Year: Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's
• NABC Co-Player of the Year: Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's & Emeka Okafor, Connecticut
• Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's
• Adolph Rupp Trophy: Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's
• CBS/Chevrolet Player of the Year: Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's
• Sporting News Player of the Year: Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's

• USBWA Freshman of the Year: Luol Deng, Duke
• Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Chris Paul, Wake Forest

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: Phil Martelli, St. Joseph's
• Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Phil Martelli, St. Joseph's
• NABC Coach of the Year: Phil Martelli, St. Joseph's & Mike Montgomery, Stanford
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: Phil Martelli, St. Joseph's
• CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Phil Martelli, St. Joseph's
• Adolph Rupp Cup: Phil Martelli, St. Joseph's
• Sporting News Coach of the Year: Mike Montgomery, Stanford

• Bob Cousy Award (Best point guard): Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's
• Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man): Emeka Okafor, Connecticut
• NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Emeka Okafor, Connecticut
• Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's
• Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (top senior): Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's
• Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's
• NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Andre Barrett, Seton Hall, and Luis Flores, Manhattan
• Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award (Strong personal character): Emeka Okafor, UConn

A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.^[70]

Team	Former Coach	Interim Coach	New Coach	Reason
Air Force	Joe Scott		Chris Mooney
Akron	Dan Hipsher		Keith Dambrot
Auburn	Cliff Ellis		Jeff Lebo
Chattanooga	Jeff Lebo		John Shulman
Dartmouth	Dave Faucher		Terry Dunn
Eastern Washington	Ray Giacoletti		Mike Burns
Florida International	Donnie Marsh		Sergio Rouco
Georgetown	Craig Esherick		John Thompson III	Esherick was fired on March 16, 2004, after 5+1⁄2 years as head coach.[71]
Houston	Ray McCallum		Tom Penders
James Madison	Sherman Dillard		Dean Keener
Louisiana-Lafayette	Jessie Evans		Robert Lee
La Salle	Billy Hahn		John Giannini	Hahn resigned following rape allegations against two of his players.[72]
Loyola (MD)	Scott Hicks		Jimmy Patsos
Loyola (IL)	Larry Farmer		Jim Whitesell
Maine	John Giannini		Ted Woodward
Marist	Dave Magarity		Matt Brady
UMBC	Tom Sullivan		Randy Monroe
Maryland-Eastern Shore	Thomas Trotter		Larry Lessett
Miami (FL)	Perry Clark		Frank Haith
Montana	Pat Kennedy		Larry Krystkowiak	Montana hired Grizzlies' all-time leading scorer & Idaho Stampede head coach Krystkowiak.
Navy	Don DeVoe		Billy Lange
Nevada	Trent Johnson		Mark Fox	Nevada promoted top assistant Fox after Johnson left for Stanford.
Ohio State	Jim O'Brien		Thad Matta	O'Brien was fired after recruiting violations involving Aleksandar Radojević surfaced.
Princeton	John Thompson III		Joe Scott	Thompson left to become head coach at Georgetown.
San Francisco	Philip Mathews		Jessie Evans
Southern Illinois	Matt Painter		Chris Lowery	Painter left to be top assistant at his alma mater, Purdue.
Southern Methodist	Mike Dement	Robert Lineburg	Jimmy Tubbs	SMU fired Dement with three games left in the regular-season.[73]
Southern Miss	James Green		Larry Eustachy
St. John's	Mike Jarvis	Kevin Clark	Norm Roberts
Stanford	Mike Montgomery		Trent Johnson	Montgomery left to become head coach of the Golden State Warriors.
Texas A&M	Melvin Watkins		Billy Gillispie
Texas-Pan American	Bob Hoffman		Robert Davenport
Towson	Michael Hunt		Pat Kennedy
Utah	Rick Majerus		Ray Giacoletti
UNLV	Charlie Spoonhour		Lon Kruger
UTEP	Billy Gillispie		Doc Sadler
Xavier	Thad Matta		Sean Miller