2004 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 2004 Big East men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 10–13, 2004 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the four highest seeds (two from each Big East division) received byes in the first round. The twelve Big East teams with the best conference records were invited to participate. The winner, Connecticut, received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament, the sixth for the Huskies, tying Georgetown for the most Big East tournament championships.

2004 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200304
Teams12
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsConnecticut (6th title)
Winning coachJim Calhoun (6th title)
MVPBen Gordon (Connecticut)
Top scorerBen Gordon (Connecticut)
(81 points)
2003–04 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Pittsburgh133 .813315  .861
No. 7 Connecticut124 .750336  .846
No. 21 Providence115 .688209  .690
No. 20 Syracuse115 .688238  .742
No. 25 Boston College106 .6252410  .706
Seton Hall106 .6252112  .636
Notre Dame97 .5631913  .594
Virginia Tech79 .4381514  .517
Rutgers79 .4382013  .606
West Virginia79 .4381714  .548
Villanova610 .3751817  .514
Georgetown412 .2501315  .464
Miami (FL)*412 .2501416  .467
St. John's*115 .063621  .222
2004 Big East tournament winner
As of April 5, 2004
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2004 Big East tournament
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