2004 National Invitation Tournament

2004 National Invitation Tournament
Season	2003–04
Teams	40
Finals site	Madison Square Garden; New York City
Champions	Michigan Wolverines (3rd title)
Runner-up	Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Iowa State Cyclones (1st semifinal); Oregon Ducks (3rd semifinal);
Winning coach	Tommy Amaker (1st title)
MVP	Daniel Horton (Michigan)
National Invitation Tournaments
«2003	2005»

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

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