# 2004 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

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. 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

* 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

## 2004 NAIA bracket

| First round | First round | First round | | | Second round | Second round | Second round | Elite Eight | Elite Eight | Elite Eight | | NAIA national semifinals | NAIA national semifinals | NAIA national semifinals | | NAIA national championship | NAIA national championship | NAIA national championship |
| 1 | Mountain State | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Reinhardt | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Reinhardt | 68 | | | 1 | Mountain State | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | – | Wayland Baptist | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Wayland Baptist | 73 | | | – | Wayland Baptist | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Missouri Baptist | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Missouri Baptist | 68 | | | | | | 1 | Mountain State | 87 | | | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | 1 | Mountain State | 87 | | | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | 8 | Oklahoma Baptist | 84 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Cumberland (TN) | 68 | | | | | | | | | 8 | Oklahoma Baptist | 84 | | | | | | | | |
| – | Biola | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Biola | 64 | | | 9 | Cumberland | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Oklahoma Baptist | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Xavier (LA) | 67 | | | 8 | Oklahoma Baptist | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Oklahoma Baptist | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Oklahoma Baptist | 75 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Mountain State | 96 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Georgetown (KY) | 77 | | | | |
| 5 | Georgetown (KY) | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Georgetown (KY) | 77 | | | | |
| – | McKendree | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | McKendree | 56 | | | 5 | Georgetown (KY) | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | – | Westminster (UT) | 55 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Westminster (UT) | 74 | | | – | Westminster (UT) | 55 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Lubbock Christian | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Lubbock Christian | 65 | | | | | | 5 | Georgetown (KY) | 64 | | | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | 5 | Georgetown (KY) | 64 | | | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | – | Barber–Scotia | 60 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Union (TN) | 53* | | | | | | | | | – | Barber–Scotia | 60 | | | | | | | | |
| – | Barber–Scotia | 61 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Barber–Scotia | 61 | | | - | Barber–Scotia | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Robert Morris (IL) | 61 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Langston | 67 | | | 4 | Robert Morris (IL) | 61 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Robert Morris (IL) | 102 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Robert Morris (IL) | 102 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Mountain State | 74 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Concordia (CA) | 70 |
| 3 | Lindsey Wilson | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Concordia (CA) | 70 |
| – | Martin Methodist | 53 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Martin Methodist | 53 | | | 3 | Lindsey Wilson | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | Southern–New Orleans | 55 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Brescia | 47 | | | 14 | Southern–New Orleans | 55 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Southern–New Orleans | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Southern–New Orleans | 60 | | | | | | 3 | Lindsey Wilson | 58 | | | | | | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | 3 | Lindsey Wilson | 58 | | | | | | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | 6 | Concordia (CA) | 61 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Houston Baptist | 64 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Concordia (CA) | 61 | | | | | | | | |
| - | John Brown | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | John Brown | 72 | | | – | John Brown | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Concordia (CA) | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | St. Xavier | 72 | | | 6 | Concordia (CA) | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Concordia (CA) | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Concordia (CA) | 82 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Concordia (CA) | 72 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Mobile | 57 | | | | |
| 7 | Columbia (MO) | 48 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Mobile | 57 | | | | |
| – | Oklahoma City | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Oklahoma City | 81 | | | – | Oklahoma City | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Lewis–Clark State | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Pikeville | 65 | | | 10 | Lewis–Clark State | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Lewis–Clark State | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Lewis–Clark State | 67 | | | | | | - | Oklahoma City | 62 | | | | | | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | - | Oklahoma City | 62 | | | | | | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | 15 | Mobile | 75 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Mobile | 77 | | | | | | | | | 15 | Mobile | 75 | | | | | | | | |
| – | Southern Tech | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Southern Tech | 67 | | | 15 | Mobile | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Azusa Pacific | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Voorhees | 79 | | | 2 | Azusa Pacific | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Azusa Pacific | 112 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* * denotes overtime.