2004 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2004 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament was played at Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, from March 10–13, 2004. Third-seeded Utah defeated UNLV, which lost its third consecutive tournament title game (all by 3 points or less), 73–70 in the championship game to win the Mountain West Conference tournament and the league's NCAA Tournament automatic bid.

2004 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2003–04
Site	Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado
Champions	Utah (1st title)
MVP	Nick Jacobson (Utah)
Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournaments

2003–04 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings

	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

This marked the first time in league history the tournament was held in a venue other than Las Vegas' Thomas and Mack Center.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 10					Semifinals March 12					Finals March 13
	2	BYU	79
	7	Wyoming	74
						2	BYU	51
						3	Utah	54
	3	Utah	75
	6	San Diego State	69
											3	Utah	73
											4	UNLV	70
	1	#25 Air Force	48
	8	Colorado State	60
						8	Colorado State	73
						4	UNLV	80
	4	UNLV	55
	5	New Mexico	53