2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2004, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game on April 4, 2005, at the Edward Jones Dome in Saint Louis, Missouri. The North Carolina Tar Heels won their fourth NCAA national championship with a 75–70 victory over the Illinois Fighting Illini.

2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	Kansas Jayhawks
Regular season	November 10, 2004– March 13, 2005
NCAA Tournament	2005
Tournament dates	March 15 – April 4, 2005
National Championship	Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA Champions	North Carolina Tar Heels
Other champions	South Carolina Gamecocks (NIT)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	Andrew Bogut, Utah Utes
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

Season headlines

• The preseason AP All-American team was named on November 9. Chris Paul of Wake Forest was the leading vote-getter (55 of 72 votes). The rest of the team included Lawrence Roberts of Mississippi State (50 votes), Wayne Simien of Kansas (50), Julius Hodge of NC State (41) and Hakim Warrick of Syracuse (33).^[1]
• In the 2005 NCAA tournament, Rick Pitino of Louisville became the first head coach to take three different teams to the NCAA tournament Final Four. He had done it previously with Providence in 1987 and Kentucky in 1993.^[2]

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls November 11, 2004.^[3]

'Associated Press' Ranking Team 1 Kansas (25) 2 Wake Forest (22) 3 Georgia Tech (10) 4 North Carolina (10) 5 Illinois (2) 6 Syracuse 7 Oklahoma State (2) 8 Connecticut 9 Kentucky (1) 10 Arizona 11 Duke 12 Mississippi State 13 Michigan State 14 Louisville 15 Maryland 16 Texas 17 Pittsburgh 18 Alabama 19 North Carolina State 20 Notre Dame 21 Wisconsin 22 Washington 23 Florida 24 Memphis 25 Gonzaga

ESPN/USA Today coaches Ranking Team 1 Kansas (8) 2 Wake Forest (12) 3 North Carolina (6) 4 Georgia Tech (1) 5 Illinois (1) 6 Syracuse 7 Connecticut 8 Oklahoma State (1) 9 Kentucky 10 Michigan State 11 Arizona (1) 12 Duke 13 Louisville (1) 14 Mississippi State 15 Texas 16 Maryland 17 Pittsburgh 18 Alabama 19 North Carolina State 20 Wisconsin 21 Notre Dame 22 Florida 23 Memphis 24 Washington 25 Stanford

Conference membership changes

These schools joined new conferences for the 2004–05 season.

School	Former conference	New conference
UC Davis Aggies	California Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II)	NCAA Division I Independent
Longwood Lancers	NCAA Division II independent	NCAA Division I independent
Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes	Big East Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Northern Colorado Bears	NCAA Division II	NCAA Division I Independent
Virginia Tech Hokies	Big East Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference

Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

Thirty conference seasons concluded with a single-elimination tournament. Generally, all member schools were eligible to participate in their conference tournament regardless of their records, but the Big East did not invite its teams with the worst records to its 2005 tournament. Conference tournament winners received an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, while a school that won its conference regular season title but did not win its conference tournament was guaranteed a bid to the 2005 National Invitation Tournament unless it received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. The Ivy League was the only NCAA Division I conference that did not hold a conference tournament, instead sending its regular-season champion to the NCAA tournament.

Conference	Regular season Winner[4]	Conference Player of the Year	Conference Tournament	Tournament Venue (City)	Tournament Winner
America East Conference	Vermont	Taylor Coppenrath, Vermont[5]	2005 America East men's basketball tournament	Events Center (Vestal, New York) (Except Finals)	Vermont[6]
Atlantic 10 Conference	St. Joseph's (East) George Washington (West)	Pat Carroll, St. Joseph's & Steven Smith, La Salle[7]	2005 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament	U.S. Bank Arena (Cincinnati)	George Washington[8]
Atlantic Coast Conference	North Carolina	JJ Redick, Duke[9]	2005 ACC men's basketball tournament	MCI Center (Washington, D.C.)	Duke[10]
Atlantic Sun Conference	Central Florida & Gardner–Webb	Mike Bell, Florida Atlantic[11]	2005 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament	Curb Event Center (Nashville, Tennessee)	Central Florida[11]
Big 12 Conference	Kansas & Oklahoma	Wayne Simien, Kansas[12]	2005 Big 12 men's basketball tournament	Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Missouri)	Oklahoma State[13]
Big East Conference	Boston College & Connecticut	Hakim Warrick, Syracuse[14]	2005 Big East men's basketball tournament	Madison Square Garden (New York City)	Syracuse[14]
Big Sky Conference	Portland State	Seamus Boxley, Portland State[15]	2005 Big Sky men's basketball tournament	Memorial Coliseum (Portland, Oregon) (Semifinals and Finals)	Montana[16]
Big South Conference	Winthrop	Pele Paelay, Coastal Carolina[17]	2005 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament	Winthrop Coliseum (Rock Hill, South Carolina) (Semifinals and Finals)	Winthrop[18]
Big Ten Conference	Illinois	Dee Brown, Illinois[19]	2005 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament	United Center (Chicago)	Illinois[20]
Big West Conference	Pacific	David Doubley, Pacific[21]	2005 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament	Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California)	Utah State[21]
Colonial Athletic Association	Old Dominion	Alex Loughton, Old Dominion[22]	2005 CAA men's basketball tournament	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)	Old Dominion[22]
Conference USA	Louisville	Eddie Basden, Charlotte[23]	2005 Conference USA men's basketball tournament	FedExForum (Memphis, Tennessee)	Louisville[24]
Horizon League	Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Ed McCants, Wisconsin-Milwaukee[25]	2005 Horizon League men's basketball tournament	U.S. Cellular Arena (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (Except First Round)	Wisconsin-Milwaukee[26]
Ivy League	Penn	Tim Begley, Penn[27]	No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Niagara & Rider	Juan Mendez, Niagara[28]	2005 MAAC men's basketball tournament	HSBC Arena (Buffalo, New York)	Niagara[29]
Mid-American Conference	Miami (OH) (East) Western Michigan & Toledo (West)	Turner Battle, Buffalo[30]	2005 MAC men's basketball tournament	Gund Arena (Cleveland, Ohio)	Ohio[31]
Mid-Continent Conference	Oral Roberts	Caleb Green, Oral Roberts[32]	2005 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament	John Q. Hammons Arena (Tulsa, Oklahoma)	Oakland[33]
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Delaware State	Chakowby Hicks, Norfolk State[34]	2005 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)	Delaware State[35]
Missouri Valley Conference	Southern Illinois	Darren Brooks, Southern Illinois[36]	2005 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Savvis Center (St. Louis, Missouri)	Southern Illinois[37]
Mountain West Conference	Utah	Andrew Bogut, Utah[38]	2005 MWC men's basketball tournament	Pepsi Center (Denver, Colorado)	New Mexico[39]
Northeast Conference	Monmouth	Blake Hamilton, Monmouth[40]	2005 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament	Campus Sites	Fairleigh Dickinson[41]
Ohio Valley Conference	Tennessee Tech	Willie Jenkins, Tennessee Tech[42]	2005 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Gaylord Entertainment Center (Nashville, Tennessee) (Semifinals and Finals)	Eastern Kentucky[43]
Pacific-10 Conference	Arizona	Ike Diogu, Arizona State[44]	2005 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament	Staples Center (Los Angeles)	Washington[45]
Patriot League	Holy Cross	Kevin Hamilton, Holy Cross[46]	2005 Patriot League men's basketball tournament	Campus Sites	Bucknell[47]
Southeastern Conference	Kentucky (East) Alabama & LSU (West)	Brandon Bass, LSU[48]	2005 SEC men's basketball tournament	Gaylord Entertainment Center (Nashville, Tennessee)	Florida[49]
Southern Conference	Chattanooga (North) Davidson (South)	Brendan Winters, Davidson[50]	2005 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament	McKenzie Arena (Chattanooga, Tennessee)	Chattanooga[51]
Southland Conference	Southeastern Louisiana & Northwestern State	Joe Thompson, Sam Houston State[52]	2005 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament	Prather Coliseum (Natchitoches, Louisiana) (Finals)	Southeastern Louisiana[53]
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Alabama A&M	Obie Trotter, Alabama A&M[54]	2005 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament	Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex (Birmingham, Alabama)	Alabama A&M[55]
Sun Belt Conference	Arkansas-Little Rock (East) Denver (West)	Yemi Nicholson, Denver[56]	2005 Sun Belt men's basketball tournament	UNT Coliseum (Denton, Texas)	Louisiana-Lafayette[57]
West Coast Conference	Gonzaga	Ronny Turiaf, Gonzaga[58]	2005 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament	Leavey Center (Santa Clara, California)	Gonzaga[59]
Western Athletic Conference	Nevada	Nick Fazekas, Nevada[60]	2005 WAC men's basketball tournament	Lawlor Events Center (Reno, Nevada)	UTEP[61]

Conference standings

2004–05 America East Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Vermont † 16 – 2   .889 25 – 7   .781 Northeastern 15 – 3   .833 21 – 10   .677 Boston University 14 – 4   .778 20 – 9   .690 Albany 9 – 9   .500 13 – 15   .464 Binghamton 8 – 10   .444 12 – 17   .414 Maine 8 – 10   .444 14 – 15   .483 Stony Brook 6 – 12   .333 12 – 17   .414 New Hampshire 5 – 13   .278 9 – 19   .321 UMBC 5 – 13   .278 11 – 18   .379 Hartford 4 – 14   .222 8 – 20   .286 † 2005 America East tournament winner	2004–05 ACC men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 2 North Carolina 14 – 2   .875 33 – 4   .892 No. 5 Wake Forest 13 – 3   .813 27 – 6   .818 No. 3 Duke† 11 – 5   .688 27 – 6   .818 Virginia Tech 8 – 8   .500 16 – 14   .533 No. 25 Georgia Tech 8 – 8   .500 20 – 12   .625 Miami (FL) 7 – 9   .438 16 – 13   .552 NC State 7 – 9   .438 21 – 14   .600 Maryland 7 – 9   .438 19 – 13   .594 Clemson 5 – 11   .313 16 – 16   .500 Florida State 4 – 12   .250 14 – 15   .483 Virginia 4 – 12   .250 14 – 15   .483 † 2005 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2004–05 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Saint Joseph's 14 – 2   .875 24 – 12   .667 Temple 11 – 5   .688 16 – 14   .533 UMass 9 – 7   .563 16 – 12   .571 Fordham 8 – 8   .500 13 – 16   .448 Rhode Island 4 – 12   .250 6 – 22   .214 St. Bonaventure 1 – 15   .063 2 – 26   .071 West George Washington † 11 – 5   .688 22 – 8   .733 Dayton 10 – 6   .625 18 – 11   .621 Xavier 10 – 6   .625 17 – 12   .586 Richmond 8 – 8   .500 14 – 15   .483 La Salle 5 – 11   .313 10 – 19   .345 Duquesne 5 – 11   .313 8 – 22   .267 † 2005 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[62]
2004–05 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UCF † 13 – 7   .650 24 – 9   .727 Gardner-Webb 13 – 7   .650 18 – 12   .600 Belmont 12 – 8   .600 14 – 16   .467 Lipscomb 11 – 9   .550 16 – 12   .571 Mercer 11 – 9   .550 16 – 12   .571 Jacksonville 11 – 9   .550 16 – 13   .552 Georgia State 11 – 9   .550 14 – 15   .483 Troy State 10 – 10   .500 12 – 18   .400 Florida Atlantic 10 – 10   .500 10 – 17   .370 Stetson 8 – 12   .400 10 – 17   .370 Campbell 0 – 20   .000 2 – 25   .074 † 2005 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner As of March 1, 2005 Rankings from AP Poll	2004–05 Big 12 men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 17 Oklahoma 12 – 4   .750 25 – 8   .758 No. 12 Kansas 12 – 4   .750 23 – 7   .767 No. 6 Oklahoma State † 11 – 5   .688 26 – 7   .788 No. 24 Texas Tech 10 – 6   .625 22 – 11   .667 Iowa State 9 – 7   .563 19 – 12   .613 Texas 9 – 7   .563 20 – 11   .645 Texas A&M 8 – 8   .500 21 – 10   .677 Missouri 7 – 9   .438 16 – 17   .485 Nebraska 7 – 9   .438 14 – 14   .500 Kansas State 6 – 10   .375 17 – 12   .586 Colorado 4 – 12   .250 14 – 16   .467 Baylor 1 – 15   .063 9 – 19   .321 † 2005 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [63]	2004–05 Big East men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 14 Boston College 13 – 3   .813 25 – 5   .833 No. 13 Connecticut 13 – 3   .813 23 – 8   .742 No. 19 Villanova 11 – 5   .688 24 – 8   .750 Pittsburgh 10 – 6   .625 20 – 9   .690 Notre Dame 9 – 7   .563 17 – 12   .586 Georgetown 8 – 8   .500 19 – 13   .594 West Virginia 8 – 8   .500 24 – 11   .686 Providence 4 – 12   .250 14 – 17   .452 Seton Hall 4 – 12   .250 12 – 16   .429 Rutgers 2 – 14   .125 10 – 19   .345 St. John's* 3 – 13   .188 9 – 18   .333 No. 11 Syracuse†** 0 – 5   .000 12 – 7   .632 † 2005 Big East tournament winner As of April 4, 2005 Rankings from AP Poll *Not eligible for the 2005 Big East tournament due to sanctions against the program. **Syracuse had 15 regular season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 27–7, 11–5.
2004–05 Big Sky men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Portland State 11 – 3   .786 19 – 9   .679 Montana State 9 – 5   .643 14 – 14   .500 Montana † 9 – 5   .643 18 – 13   .581 Sacramento State 8 – 6   .571 12 – 16   .429 Weber State 7 – 7   .500 14 – 16   .467 Eastern Washington 5 – 9   .357 8 – 20   .286 Northern Arizona 4 – 10   .286 11 – 17   .393 Idaho State 3 – 11   .214 9 – 18   .333 † 2005 Big Sky tournament winner	2004–05 Big South Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Winthrop † 15 – 1   .938 27 – 6   .818 Liberty 11 – 5   .688 13 – 15   .464 UNC Asheville 8 – 8   .500 11 – 17   .393 Birmingham–Southern 7 – 9   .438 16 – 14   .533 Charleston Southern 7 – 9   .438 13 – 17   .433 Radford 7 – 9   .438 12 – 16   .429 High Point 7 – 9   .438 13 – 18   .419 Coastal Carolina 7 – 9   .438 10 – 19   .345 VMI 3 – 13   .188 9 – 18   .333 † 2005 Big South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2004–05 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 1 Illinois † 15 – 1   .938 37 – 2   .949 No. 15 Michigan State 13 – 3   .813 26 – 6   .813 No. 20 Wisconsin 11 – 5   .688 25 – 9   .735 Indiana 10 – 6   .625 15 – 14   .517 Minnesota 10 – 6   .625 21 – 11   .656 Ohio State 8 – 8   .500 20 – 12   .625 Iowa 7 – 9   .438 21 – 12   .636 Northwestern 6 – 10   .375 15 – 16   .484 Michigan 4 – 12   .250 13 – 18   .419 Purdue 3 – 13   .188 7 – 21   .250 Penn State 1 – 15   .063 7 – 23   .233 † 2005 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 15, 2005 Rankings from AP Poll[64]
2004–05 Big West men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 22 Pacific 18 – 0   1.000 27 – 4   .871 Utah State † 13 – 5   .722 24 – 8   .750 Cal State Fullerton 12 – 6   .667 21 – 11   .656 Cal State Northridge 12 – 6   .667 18 – 13   .581 UC Irvine 8 – 10   .444 16 – 13   .552 Long Beach State 7 – 11   .389 10 – 20   .333 UC Santa Barbara 7 – 11   .389 11 – 18   .379 Idaho 6 – 12   .333 8 – 22   .267 UC Riverside 4 – 14   .222 9 – 19   .321 Cal Poly 3 – 15   .167 5 – 22   .185 † 2005 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 2005[65] Rankings from AP poll	2004–05 CAA men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Old Dominion † 15 – 3   .833 28 – 6   .824 UNC Wilmington 13 – 5   .722 19 – 10   .655 VCU 13 – 5   .722 19 – 13   .594 Hofstra 12 – 6   .667 21 – 9   .700 Drexel 12 – 6   .667 17 – 12   .586 George Mason 10 – 8   .556 16 – 13   .552 Delaware 7 – 11   .389 11 – 20   .355 William & Mary 3 – 15   .167 8 – 21   .276 James Madison 3 – 15   .167 6 – 22   .214 Towson 2 – 16   .111 5 – 24   .172 † 2005 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	2004–05 Conference USA men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 4 Louisville † 14 – 2   .875 33 – 5   .868 Charlotte 12 – 4   .750 21 – 8   .724 No. 23 Cincinnati 12 – 4   .750 25 – 8   .758 UAB 10 – 6   .625 22 – 11   .667 DePaul 10 – 6   .625 20 – 11   .645 Houston 9 – 7   .563 18 – 14   .563 Memphis 9 – 7   .563 22 – 16   .579 TCU 8 – 8   .500 21 – 14   .600 Marquette 7 – 9   .438 19 – 12   .613 Saint Louis 6 – 10   .375 9 – 21   .300 South Florida 5 – 11   .313 14 – 16   .467 Tulane 4 – 12   .250 10 – 18   .357 East Carolina 4 – 12   .250 9 – 19   .321 Southern Miss 2 – 14   .125 11 – 17   .393 † 2005 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[66]
2004–05 Horizon League men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Milwaukee † 14 – 2   .875 26 – 6   .813 Green Bay 10 – 6   .625 17 – 11   .607 Detroit 9 – 7   .563 14 – 16   .467 Loyola Chicago 8 – 8   .500 13 – 17   .433 Illinois-Chicago 8 – 8   .500 15 – 14   .517 Wright State 8 – 8   .500 15 – 15   .500 Butler 7 – 9   .438 13 – 15   .464 Cleveland State 6 – 10   .375 9 – 17   .346 Youngstown State 2 – 14   .125 5 – 23   .179 † 2005 Horizon League Tournament winner	2004–05 Ivy League men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Penn 13 – 1   .929 20 – 9   .690 Cornell 8 – 6   .571 13 – 14   .481 Harvard 7 – 7   .500 12 – 15   .444 Yale 7 – 7   .500 11 – 16   .407 Dartmouth 7 – 7   .500 10 – 17   .370 Princeton 6 – 8   .429 15 – 13   .536 Brown 5 – 9   .357 12 – 16   .429 Columbia 3 – 11   .214 12 – 15   .444 Rankings from AP Poll[67]	2004–05 MAAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Niagara † 13 – 5   .722 20 – 10   .667 Rider 13 – 5   .722 19 – 11   .633 Fairfield 11 – 7   .611 15 – 15   .500 Saint Peter's 10 – 8   .556 15 – 13   .536 Iona 9 – 9   .500 15 – 16   .484 Manhattan 9 – 9   .500 15 – 14   .517 Canisius 8 – 10   .444 11 – 18   .379 Marist 8 – 10   .444 11 – 17   .393 Loyola (MD) 5 – 13   .278 6 – 22   .214 Siena 4 – 14   .222 6 – 24   .200 † 2005 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
2004–05 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Miami (OH) 12 – 6   .667 19 – 11   .633 Buffalo 11 – 7   .611 23 – 10   .697 Ohio † 11 – 7   .611 21 – 11   .656 Akron 11 – 7   .611 19 – 10   .655 Kent State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606 Marshall 3 – 15   .167 6 – 22   .214 West Western Michigan 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606 Toledo 11 – 7   .611 16 – 13   .552 Bowling Green 10 – 8   .556 18 – 11   .621 Ball State 10 – 8   .556 15 – 13   .536 Northern Illinois 7 – 11   .389 11 – 17   .393 Eastern Michigan 5 – 13   .278 12 – 18   .400 Central Michigan 4 – 14   .222 10 – 18   .357 † 2005 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2004–05 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Oral Roberts 13 – 3   .813 25 – 8   .758 UMKC 12 – 4   .750 16 – 12   .571 Valparaiso 10 – 6   .625 15 – 16   .484 IUPUI 9 – 7   .563 16 – 13   .552 Western Illinois 7 – 9   .438 11 – 17   .393 Chicago State 7 – 9   .438 9 – 19   .321 Oakland † 7 – 9   .438 13 – 19   .406 Southern Utah 6 – 10   .375 13 – 15   .464 Centenary 1 – 15   .063 3 – 24   .111 † 2005 Mid-Con Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[68]	2004–05 MEAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Delaware State † 14 – 4   .778 19 – 14   .576 Hampton 13 – 5   .722 17 – 13   .567 Coppin State 13 – 5   .722 14 – 15   .483 South Carolina State 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613 Norfolk State 11 – 7   .611 13 – 14   .481 Morgan State 11 – 7   .611 14 – 16   .467 Florida A&M 10 – 8   .556 14 – 15   .483 Bethune–Cookman 8 – 10   .444 13 – 17   .433 North Carolina A&T 5 – 13   .278 6 – 24   .200 Howard 2 – 16   .111 5 – 23   .179 Maryland Eastern Shore 1 – 17   .056 2 – 26   .071 † 2005 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[69]
2004–05 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Southern Illinois 15 – 3   .833 27 – 8   .771 Wichita State 12 – 6   .667 22 – 10   .688 Creighton † 11 – 7   .611 23 – 11   .676 Northern Iowa 11 – 7   .611 21 – 11   .656 Southwest Missouri State 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594 Illinois State 8 – 10   .444 17 – 13   .567 Drake 7 – 11   .389 13 – 16   .448 Bradley 6 – 12   .333 13 – 15   .464 Indiana State 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355 Evansville 5 – 13   .278 11 – 17   .393 † 2005 Missouri Valley Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[70]	2004–05 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 18 Utah 13 – 1   .929 29 – 6   .829 New Mexico † 10 – 4   .714 26 – 7   .788 Air Force 9 – 5   .643 18 – 12   .600 UNLV 7 – 7   .500 17 – 14   .548 Wyoming 7 – 7   .500 15 – 13   .536 San Diego State 4 – 10   .286 11 – 18   .379 BYU 3 – 11   .214 9 – 21   .300 Colorado State 3 – 11   .214 11 – 17   .393 † 2005 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[71]	2004–05 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Monmouth 14 – 4   .778 16 – 13   .552 Fairleigh Dickinson † 13 – 5   .722 20 – 13   .606 Robert Morris 11 – 7   .611 14 – 15   .483 Long Island 10 – 8   .556 14 – 15   .483 Saint Francis (PA) 10 – 8   .556 15 – 13   .536 Wagner 10 – 8   .556 13 – 17   .433 St. Francis (NY) 9 – 9   .500 13 – 15   .464 Central Connecticut 8 – 10   .444 12 – 16   .429 Quinnipiac 6 – 12   .333 10 – 17   .370 Mount St. Mary's 5 – 13   .278 7 – 20   .259 Sacred Heart 3 – 15   .167 4 – 23   .148 † 2005 NEC tournament winner
2004–05 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Tennessee Tech 12 – 4   .750 18 – 11   .621 Eastern Kentucky † 11 – 5   .688 22 – 9   .710 Murray State 11 – 5   .688 17 – 11   .607 Samford 10 – 6   .625 15 – 13   .536 Austin Peay 9 – 7   .563 13 – 19   .406 Southeast Missouri State 9 – 7   .563 15 – 14   .517 Tennessee State 9 – 7   .563 14 – 17   .452 Eastern Illinois 7 – 9   .438 12 – 16   .429 Morehead State 5 – 11   .313 11 – 16   .407 UT Martin 3 – 13   .188 6 – 21   .222 Jacksonville State 2 – 14   .125 7 – 22   .241 † 2005 Ohio Valley Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2004–05 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 9 Arizona 15 – 3   .833 30 – 7   .811 Washington† 14 – 4   .778 29 – 6   .829 No. 18 UCLA 1 11 – 7   .611 18 – 11   .621 Stanford 11 – 7   .611 18 – 13   .581 Oregon State 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531 Arizona State 1 7 – 11   .389 18 – 14   .563 Washington State 7 – 11   .389 12 – 16   .429 Oregon 1 6 – 12   .333 14 – 13   .519 California 6 – 12   .333 13 – 16   .448 USC 5 – 13   .278 12 – 17   .414 † Conference tournament winner As of April 8, 2005 Rankings from Coaches Poll [72] 1 Holds tie-breaker	2004–05 Patriot League men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Holy Cross 13 – 1   .929 25 – 7   .781 Bucknell † 10 – 4   .714 23 – 10   .697 American 8 – 6   .571 16 – 12   .571 Lehigh 7 – 7   .500 14 – 15   .483 Colgate 7 – 7   .500 12 – 16   .429 Navy 5 – 9   .357 9 – 19   .321 Lafayette 5 – 9   .357 9 – 19   .321 Army 1 – 13   .071 3 – 24   .111 † 2005 Patriot League tournament winner
2004–05 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East No. 7 Kentucky 14 – 2   .875 28 – 6   .824 No. 16 Florida † 12 – 4   .750 24 – 8   .750 Vanderbilt 8 – 8   .500 20 – 14   .588 South Carolina 7 – 9   .438 20 – 13   .606 Tennessee 6 – 10   .375 14 – 17   .452 Georgia 2 – 14   .125 8 – 20   .286 West No. 21 Alabama 12 – 4   .750 24 – 8   .750 LSU 12 – 4   .750 20 – 10   .667 Mississippi State 9 – 7   .563 23 – 11   .676 Arkansas 6 – 10   .375 18 – 12   .600 Ole Miss 4 – 12   .250 14 – 17   .452 Auburn 4 – 12   .250 14 – 17   .452 † 2005 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[73]	2004–05 Southern Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT North Chattanooga † 10 – 6   .625 20 – 11   .645 UNC Greensboro 9 – 7   .563 18 – 12   .600 Appalachian State 9 – 7   .563 18 – 12   .600 Elon 5 – 11   .313 8 – 23   .258 East Tennessee State 4 – 12   .250 10 – 19   .345 Western Carolina 3 – 13   .188 8 – 22   .267 South Davidson 16 – 0   1.000 23 – 9   .719 College of Charleston 10 – 6   .625 18 – 10   .643 Georgia Southern 10 – 6   .625 18 – 13   .581 Furman 9 – 7   .563 16 – 13   .552 Wofford 7 – 9   .438 14 – 14   .500 The Citadel 4 – 12   .250 12 – 16   .429 † SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 2005 Rankings from AP poll	2004–05 Southland Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Southeastern Louisiana † 13 – 3   .813 24 – 9   .727 Northwestern State 13 – 3   .813 21 – 12   .636 Sam Houston State 11 – 5   .688 18 – 12   .600 UTSA 10 – 6   .625 15 – 13   .536 Lamar 9 – 7   .563 18 – 11   .621 Texas State 8 – 8   .500 14 – 14   .500 McNeese State 8 – 8   .500 13 – 15   .464 Texas–Arlington 7 – 9   .438 13 – 15   .464 Stephen F. Austin 6 – 10   .375 12 – 15   .444 Louisiana–Monroe 2 – 14   .125 8 – 19   .296 Nicholls State 1 – 15   .063 6 – 21   .222 † 2005 Southland tournament winner
2004–05 SWAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Alabama A&M † 12 – 6   .667 18 – 14   .563 Grambling State 11 – 7   .611 14 – 12   .538 Alabama State 11 – 7   .611 15 – 15   .500 Mississippi Valley State 11 – 7   .611 13 – 15   .464 Jackson State 10 – 8   .556 15 – 17   .469 Southern 10 – 8   .556 14 – 15   .483 Alcorn State 6 – 12   .333 7 – 22   .241 Texas Southern 9 – 9   .500 11 – 15   .423 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 5 – 13   .278 7 – 21   .250 Prairie View A&M 5 – 13   .278 5 – 23   .179 † 2005 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[74]	2004–05 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Little Rock 10 – 4   .714 18 – 10   .643 Western Kentucky 9 – 5   .643 22 – 9   .710 Middle Tennessee 7 – 7   .500 19 – 12   .613 Arkansas State 7 – 7   .500 16 – 13   .552 Florida International 4 – 10   .286 13 – 17   .433 West Denver 12 – 3   .800 20 – 11   .645 Louisiana–Lafayette † 11 – 4   .733 20 – 11   .645 New Orleans 7 – 8   .467 13 – 17   .433 South Alabama 6 – 9   .400 10 – 18   .357 North Texas 6 – 9   .400 14 – 14   .500 New Mexico State 1 – 14   .067 6 – 24   .200 † 2005 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll
2004–05 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 10 Gonzaga 12 – 2   .857 26 – 5   .839 Saint Mary's 11 – 3   .786 25 – 9   .735 Santa Clara 7 – 7   .500 15 – 16   .484 San Diego 7 – 7   .500 16 – 13   .552 Pepperdine 6 – 8   .429 17 – 14   .548 San Francisco 6 – 8   .429 17 – 14   .548 Portland 4 – 10   .286 15 – 15   .500 Loyola Marymount 3 – 11   .214 11 – 17   .393 † 2005 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[75]	2004–05 WAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Nevada 16 – 2   .889 25 – 7   .781 UTEP † 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771 Rice 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613 Fresno State 9 – 9   .500 16 – 14   .533 Louisiana Tech 9 – 9   .500 14 – 15   .483 SMU 9 – 9   .500 14 – 14   .500 Hawaii 7 – 11   .389 16 – 13   .552 Boise State 6 – 12   .333 16 – 18   .471 Tulsa 5 – 13   .278 9 – 20   .310 San Jose State 3 – 15   .167 6 – 23   .207 † 2005 WAC tournament winner

Division I independents

Eight schools played as Division I independents.^[76] However, Longwood, UC Davis, Northern Colorado, and Utah Valley were making a transition from NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I during the season and were not yet considered full Division I schools.^[76]

2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Texas A&M–Corpus Christi - – -   – 20 – 8   .714 Utah Valley - – -   – 16 – 12   .571 Texas–Pan American - – -   – 12 – 16   .429 UC Davis - – -   – 11 – 17   .393 Northern Colorado - – -   – 8 – 21   .276 IPFW - – -   – 7 – 22   .241 Longwood - – -   – 1 – 30   .032 Savannah State - – -   – 0 – 28   .000 Rankings from AP Poll

Informal championships

Conference	Regular season winner	Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5	Temple & Villanova	Pat Carroll, Saint Joseph's

Temple and Villanova finished with 3–1 records in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Statistical leaders

Source for additional stats categories

Points per game				Rebounds per game				Assists per game				Steals per game
Player	School	PPG		Player	School	RPG		Player	School	APG		Player	School	SPG
Keydren Clark	St. Peter's	25.8		Paul Millsap	LA Tech	12.4		Damitrius Coleman	Mercer	8.0*		Obie Trotter	Alabama A&M	3.9
Taylor Coppenrath	Vermont	25.1		Andrew Bogut	Utah	12.2		Will Funn	Portland St.	8.0*		Chakowby Hicks	Norfolk St.	3.4
Juan Mendez	Niagara	23.5		Lance Allred	Weber St.	12.0		Marcus Williams	UConn	7.8		Keydren Clark	St. Peter's	3.3
Rob Monroe	Quinnipiac	22.7		Michael Harris	Rice	11.7		Walker Russell	Jacksonville St.	7.3		Hosea Butler	Miss. Valley St.	3.3
Bo McCalebb	New Orleans	22.6		Dwayne Jones	St. Joseph's	11.6		José Juan Barea	Northeastern	7.3		Eddie Basden	Charlotte	3.2

Blocked shots per game				Field goal percentage				Three-point FG percentage				Free throw percentage
Player	School	BPG		Player	School	FG%		Player	School	3FG%		Player	School	FT%
Deng Gai	Fairfield	5.5		Bruce Brown	Hampton	66.2		Salim Stoudamire	Arizona	50.4		Blake Ahearn	Missouri St.	94.7
Shawn James	Northeastern	5.4		Nate Harris	Utah St.	65.2		Will Whittington	Marist	49.2		JJ Redick	Duke	93.8
Shelden Williams	Duke	3.7		Eric Williams	Wake Forest	63.0		Dennis Trammell	Ball St.	48.4		Vince Greene	Illinois St.	92.0
Kyle Hines	UNC-Greensboro	3.5		Chad McKnight	Morehead St.	63.0		Chris Lofton	Tennessee	46.5		Salim Stoudamire	Arizona	91.0
Dwayne Jones	St. Joseph's	3.0		Aaron Andrews	Morgan St.	62.5		Drake Diener	DePaul	46.2		Jamaal Hilliard	Lafayette	91.0

* Coleman and Funn tied for the national assists lead. Each player had 224 assists in 28 games.

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

The NCAA Tournament tipped off on March 15, 2005 with the opening round game in Dayton, Ohio, and concluded on April 4 at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, MO. A total of 65 teams entered the tournament. Thirty of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which does not conduct a post-season tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. The Big East Conference led the way with eight bids. North Carolina won their fourth NCAA title, beating Illinois 75–70 in the final. North Carolina forward Sean May was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Final Four – St. Louis, Missouri – Edward Jones Dome

The Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri, was the site of the Final Four and Championship game to end the 2004–05 season.

	National semifinals					National championship game
	M1	Illinois	72
	W4	Louisville	57
						M1	Illinois	70
						E1	North Carolina	75
	E1	North Carolina	87
	S5	Michigan State	71

National Invitation tournament

Main article: 2005 National Invitation Tournament

After the NCAA Tournament field was announced, the National Invitation Tournament invited 32 teams to participate, reducing the field's size from 40. Eight teams were given automatic bids for winning their conference regular seasons, and 24 other teams were also invited. Dave Odom's South Carolina Gamecocks won the title, defeating the Saint Joseph's Hawks 60–57 in the championship game. The Gamecocks' Carlos Powell was named tournament MVP.

NIT Semifinals & Final

	Semifinals					Final
		Maryland	67
		South Carolina	75
							South Carolina	60
							Saint Joseph's	57
		Saint Joseph's	70
		Memphis	58

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 2005 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Andrew Bogut	C	Sophomore	Utah
Wayne Simien	F	Senior	Kansas
Hakim Warrick	F	Senior	Syracuse
JJ Redick	G	Junior	Duke
Chris Paul	G	Sophomore	Wake Forest
Dee Brown	G	Junior	Illinois

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Luther Head	G	Senior	Illinois
Sean May	C	Junior	North Carolina
Salim Stoudamire	G	Senior	Arizona
Ike Diogu	F	Junior	Arizona State
Deron Williams	G	Junior	Illinois

Major player of the year awards

• Wooden Award: Andrew Bogut, Utah
• Naismith Award: Andrew Bogut, Utah
• Associated Press Player of the Year: Andrew Bogut, Utah
• NABC Player of the Year: Andrew Bogut, Utah
• Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Andrew Bogut, Utah
• Adolph Rupp Trophy: JJ Redick, Duke
• CBS/Chevrolet Player of the Year: Andrew Bogut, Utah
• Sporting News Player of the Year: Dee Brown, Illinois

Major freshman of the year awards

• USBWA Freshman of the Year: Marvin Williams, North Carolina
• Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Marvin Williams, North Carolina

Major coach of the year awards

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: Bruce Weber, Illinois
• Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Bruce Weber, Illinois
• NABC Coach of the Year: Bruce Weber, Illinois
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: Bruce Weber, Illinois
• CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Bruce Weber, Illinois
• Adolph Rupp Cup: Bruce Weber, Illinois
• Sporting News Coach of the Year: Bruce Weber, Illinois

Other major awards

• Bob Cousy Award (Best point guard): Raymond Felton, North Carolina
• Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man): Andrew Bogut, Utah
• NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Shelden Williams, Duke
• Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Nate Robinson, Washington
• Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (top senior): Wayne Simien, Kansas
• Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Pat Carroll, St. Joseph's
• NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Keydren Clark, Saint Peter's
• Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award (Strong personal character): Ronald Ross, Texas Tech

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.^[77]

Team	Former Coach	Interim Coach	New Coach	Reason
Air Force	Chris Mooney		Jeff Bzdelik	Mooney left for Richmond after only one year.
Alabama State	Rob Spivery		Lewis Jackson	Spivery jumped jobs within the SWAC.
BYU	Steve Cleveland		Dave Rose	Cleveland left to take the coaching position at Fresno State, Associate head coach Rose was elevated to the top spot.
Centenary	Kevin Johnson		Rob Flaska
Charleston Southern	Jim Platt		Barclay Radebaugh
Cincinnati	Bob Huggins	Andy Kennedy	Mick Cronin	Huggins resigned after a power struggle with Cincinnati's Athletic Director. Assistant Kennedy coached the season but was replaced by Cronin after the 2005–06 season's end.[78]
Coastal Carolina	Pete Strickland		Buzz Peterson	Coastal scored a high-profile hire, bringing in fired Tennessee coach Peterson.
DePaul	Dave Leitao		Jerry Wainwright	Leitao left for Virginia, paving the way for Chicago native Wainwright to return home.
East Carolina	Bill Herrion		Ricky Stokes	ECU Athletic Director Terry Holland hired his former player to lead the Pirates.
Eastern Illinois	Rick Samuels		Mike Miller
Eastern Kentucky	Travis Ford		Jeff Neubauer	EKU hires West Virginia's top assistant after Ford leaves for UMass.
Eastern Michigan	Jim Boone		Charles Ramsey
Florida Atlantic	Sidney Green		Matt Doherty	FAU fires Green and hires deposed North Carolina coach Doherty.
Fresno State	Ray Lopes		Steve Cleveland
IPFW	Doug Noll	Joe Pechota	Dane Fife	IPFW makes the 25-year-old Fife the youngest head coach in Division I.[79]
Jacksonville	Hugh Durham		Cliff Warren	Durham retired after 37 seasons and 633 victories.[80]
Louisiana-Monroe	Mike Vining		Orlando Early
Loyola Marymount	Steve Aggers		Rodney Tention
Massachusetts	Steve Lappas		Travis Ford	Lappas was fired after UMass missed the postseason in all four of his seasons there.
Mississippi Valley State	Lafayette Stribling		James Green
New Hampshire	Phil Rowe		Bill Herrion
New Mexico State	Lou Henson	Tony Stubblefield	Reggie Theus	Henson officially retired on January 22, 2005 for health reasons. After the season, Louisville assistant and former NBA All-Star Theus was hired.
Portland State	Heath Schroyer		Ken Bone
Purdue	Gene Keady		Matt Painter	Purdue executed their succession plan as Keady stepped aside for top assistant (and former Purdue player) Painter.
Richmond	Jerry Wainwright		Chris Mooney	Richmond turned to Princeton offense disciple Mooney after Wainwright left for DePaul
Rider	Don Harnum		Tommy Dempsey	Dempsey took over as Harnum became Rider AD.
San Jose State	Phil L. Johnson		George Nessman
Savannah State	Ed Daniels		Horace Broadnax
Siena	Rob Lanier		Fran McCaffery
Southeastern Louisiana	Billy Kennedy		Jim Yarbrough
Southern California	Henry Bibby	Jim Saia	Tim Floyd	Bibby was fired four games into the season. Coaching veteran Floyd was hired after the season.
Stony Brook	Nick Macarchuk		Steve Pikiell
St. Francis (NY)	Ron Ganulin		Brian Nash
Tennessee	Buzz Peterson		Bruce Pearl	Pearl parlayed Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Sweet 16 run into a Southeastern Conference head coaching job.
Tulane	Shawn Finney		Dave Dickerson	Tulane hired top Maryland assistant Dickerson.
Tulsa	John Phillips		Doug Wojcik	Tulsa tapped Tom Izzo assistant Wojcik.
UC Riverside	John Masi		David Spencer
UNC Greensboro	Fran McCaffery		Mike Dement
Vermont	Tom Brennan		Mike Lonergan	Colorful coach Brennan retired after 19 years.
Virginia	Pete Gillen		Dave Leitao	Gillen steps down after seven years (but only one NCAA bid) at the helm.
VMI	Bart Bellairs		Duggar Baucom
Western Carolina	Steve Shurina		Larry Hunter
Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Bruce Pearl		Rob Jeter	UWM brought back former Panther assistant Jeter after Pearl left for Tennessee.
Youngstown State	John Robic		Jerry Slocum