# 2003–04 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by 4th-year head coach Joe Scott, they played their home games at the Clune Arena on the Air Force Academy's main campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Air Force completed one of the most successful seasons in program history by winning the MWC regular season title and the school's first appearance in the NCAA tournament in 42 seasons. The Falcons received an at-large bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the South region where they lost to No. 6 seed North Carolina in the opening round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 22, 2003* | | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 63–40 | 1–0 | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Nov 28, 2003* | | at Navy | W 86–46 | 2–0 | Alumni Hall Annapolis, Maryland |
| Nov 30, 2003* | | at Belmont | L 38–46 | 2–1 | Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 7, 2003* | | at Auburn | L 49–68 | 2–2 | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| Dec 9, 2003* | | at Texas A&M | W 56–53 | 3–2 | Reed Arena College Station, Texas |
| Dec 20, 2003* | | Charleston Southern | W 67–46 | 4–2 | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Dec 27, 2003* | | vs. Prairie View | W 59–46 | 5–2 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California |
| Dec 28, 2003* | | at California | W 49–44 | 6–2 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California |
| Jan 2, 2004* | | Milwaukee | W 71–49 | 7–2 | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Jan 6, 2004* | | Savannah State | W 72–35 | 8–2 | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Jan 9, 2004* | | Purdue-Fort Wayne | W 64–44 | 9–2 | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Jan 12, 2004 | | at Colorado State | W 65–57 | 10–2 (1–0) | Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Jan 17, 2004 | | at New Mexico | W 68–42 | 11–2 (2–0) | University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Jan 21, 2004* | | Texas A&M | W 61–37 | 12–2 | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Jan 24, 2004 | | BYU | W 74–52 | 13–2 (3–0) | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Jan 26, 2004* | | Utah | W 62–49 | 14–2 (4–0) | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Jan 31, 2004 | | at San Diego State | W 57–43 | 15–2 (5–0) | Cox Arena San Diego, California |
| Feb 2, 2004 | | at UNLV | L 50–63 | 15–3 (5–1) | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Feb 7, 2004 | | Wyoming | W 83–71 | 16–3 (6–1) | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Feb 9, 2004 | | Colorado State | W 52–44 | 17–3 (7–1) | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Feb 14, 2004 | | New Mexico | W 51–50 | 18–3 (8–1) | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Feb 16, 2004* | | at Texas-Rio Grande Valley | L 35–37 | 18–4 | UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, Texas |
| Feb 21, 2004 | | at Utah | W 59–57 | 19–4 (9–1) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Feb 23, 2004 | | at BYU | L 61–67 | 19–5 (9–2) | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| Feb 28, 2004 | | UNLV | W 72–70 | 20–5 (10–2) | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Mar 1, 2004 | | San Diego State | W 61–49 | 21–5 (11–2) | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Mar 6, 2004 | | at Wyoming | W 52–47 | 22–5 (12–2) | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming |
| MWC tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 2004* | No. 25 | vs. Colorado State Quarterfinals | L 48–60 | 22–6 | The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 2004* | (11 S) | vs. (6 S) No. 18 North Carolina First round | L 52–63 | 22–7 | The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Nick Welch – MWC co-Player of the Year, AP Honorable Mention All-American
* Joe Scott – MWC Coach of the Year