2003-04 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team
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The 2003–04 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University
in the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
. It was Head Coach Mike Montgomery
's eighteenth and final season with the Cardinal. The Cardinal are a member of the Pacific-10 Conference and were the Pac-10 regular season champions as well as the Pac-10 Tournament champions
.
. After going undefeated after 14 games, the Cardinal climbed to #2 in both polls (behind only Duke
) by the ninth week of the season, where they remained until the thirteenth week of the season when they reached #1 in both polls. The Cardinal remained there until dropping to #2 in the sixteenth week (behind undefeated ) after their undefeated streak of 26 games ended when they were upset by . The Cardinal returned to the #1 ranking the following week (the final poll of the season) after St. Joseph's lost 87–67 to in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament
.
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
in the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2003, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 5, 2004 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas...
. It was Head Coach Mike Montgomery
Mike Montgomery
Mike Montgomery is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the California Golden Bears men's basketball team. He was also the men's basketball coach of at Stanford from 1986 to 2004 and at the University of Montana for eight seasons prior to coaching at Stanford...
's eighteenth and final season with the Cardinal. The Cardinal are a member of the Pacific-10 Conference and were the Pac-10 regular season champions as well as the Pac-10 Tournament champions
2004 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2004 Pacific Life Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was played between March 11 and March 13, 2004 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The champion of the tournament was Stanford , which received the Pac-10's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament...
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Rankings
Stanford was ranked #17 in the preseason Coaches' Poll and #20 in the preseason AP PollAP Poll
The Associated Press College Poll refers to weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling sportswriters across the nation...
. After going undefeated after 14 games, the Cardinal climbed to #2 in both polls (behind only Duke
2003–04 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 2003–04 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The Head Coach was Mike Krzyzewski, who served for his 24th year at Duke...
) by the ninth week of the season, where they remained until the thirteenth week of the season when they reached #1 in both polls. The Cardinal remained there until dropping to #2 in the sixteenth week (behind undefeated ) after their undefeated streak of 26 games ended when they were upset by . The Cardinal returned to the #1 ranking the following week (the final poll of the season) after St. Joseph's lost 87–67 to in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament
2004 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2004 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played from March 10 to March 13, 2004, at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Xavier...
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Pac-10 tournament
NCAA tournament
Awards and honors
- Mike MontgomeryMike MontgomeryMike Montgomery is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the California Golden Bears men's basketball team. He was also the men's basketball coach of at Stanford from 1986 to 2004 and at the University of Montana for eight seasons prior to coaching at Stanford...
, Legends of Coaching Award (adopted by the John R. Wooden AwardJohn R. Wooden AwardThe John R. Wooden Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding men's and women's college basketball players. The program consists of the men's and women's Player of the Year awards, the Legends of Coaching award and recognizes the All–America Teams.The awards, given by the Los...
Committee)
See also
- 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 2004, and ended with the championship game on April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio,...
- List of NCAA Division I institutions