2005 National Invitation Tournament

The 2005 National Invitation Tournament was the 2005 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. South Carolina defeated Saint Joseph's, 60–57, to earn the program's first NIT title.

2005 National Invitation Tournament

Season	2004–05
Teams	40
Finals site	Madison Square Garden, New York City
Champions	South Carolina Gamecocks (1st title)
Runner-up	Saint Joseph's Hawks (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Maryland Terrapins (2nd semifinal) Memphis Tigers (4th semifinal)
Winning coach	Dave Odom (2nd title)
MVP	Carlos Powell (South Carolina)
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Selected teams

Below is a list of the 40 teams selected for the tournament.^[1]

School	Conference	Record	Appearance	Last bid
Arizona State	Pac-10	18–12	9th	2002
Boston University	America East	20–8	5th	2004
Buffalo	MAC	22–9	1st	Never
Cal State Fullerton	Big West	19–10	3rd	1987
Clemson	ACC	16–15	12th	1999
Davidson	Southern	21–8	4th	1996
Denver	Sun Belt	20–10	2nd	1959
DePaul	C-USA	19–10	15th	2003
Drexel	CAA	17–11	4th	2004
Georgetown	Big East	17–12	19th	2003
Hofstra	Colonial	21–8	2nd	1999
Holy Cross	Patriot	24–6	12th	1990
Houston	C-USA	18–13	8th	2002
Indiana	Big Ten	15–13	4th	1985
Kent State	MAC	20–12	7th	2004
Marquette	C-USA	19–11	15th	2004
Maryland	ACC	16–12	5th	1990
Memphis	C-USA	19–15	16th	2002
Miami (FL)	ACC	16–12	7th	2001
Miami (OH)	MAC	19–10	5th	1996
Missouri	Big 12	16–16	7th	2004
Northeastern	America East	21–9	1st	Never
Notre Dame	Big East	17–11	9th	2004
Oral Roberts	Mid-Con	25–7	7th	1997
Oregon State	Pac-10	18–14	4th	1987
Rice	WAC	19–11	5th	2004
Saint Joseph's	Atlantic 10	19–11	13th	2002
San Francisco	West Coast	16–13	5th	1976
South Carolina	SEC	15–13	9th	2002
Southwest Missouri State	Missouri Valley	18–12	6th	2000
Temple	Atlantic 10	16–13	16th	2004
Texas A&M	Big 12	19–9	6th	1994
TCU	C-USA	19–13	6th	1999
UNLV	Mountain West	16–13	9th	2004
Vanderbilt	SEC	18–13	10th	2002
VCU	Colonial	19–12	4th	1993
Virginia Tech	ACC	15–13	8th	1995
Western Kentucky	Sun Belt	21–8	12th	1992
Western Michigan	MAC	19–12	3rd	2003
Wichita State	Missouri Valley	20–9	10th	2004

Bracket

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.^[1]

	Opening Round					First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
							Western Michigan	54
							Marquette	40
												Western Michigan	76
												TCU	78OT
							TCU	60
							Miami (OH)	58
																	TCU	73
																	Maryland	85
							Maryland	85
							Oral Roberts	72
												Maryland	78
												Davidson	63
		Davidson	77
		VCU	62
							Davidson	82
							SW Missouri State	71
		SW Missouri State	105
		Rice	82

	Opening Round					First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		Cal State Fullerton	85
		Oregon State	83
							Cal State Fullerton	85
							San Francisco	69
		San Francisco	69
		Denver	67
												Cal State Fullerton	57
												Georgetown	74
							Georgetown	64
							Boston University	34
																	Georgetown	66
																	South Carolina	69
							UNLV	89
							Arizona State	78
												UNLV	66
												South Carolina	77
							South Carolina	69
							Miami (FL)	67

	Opening Round					First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
							Memphis	90
							Northeastern	65
												Memphis	83
												Virginia Tech	62
							Virginia Tech	60
							Temple	50
																	Memphis	81
																	Vanderbilt	68
							Vanderbilt	67
							Indiana	60
												Vanderbilt	65
												Wichita State	63
		Wichita State	85
		Houston	69
							Wichita State	84
							Western Kentucky	81
		Western Kentucky	88
		Kent State	80OT

	Opening Round					First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		Saint Joseph's	53
		Hofstra	44
							Saint Joseph's	55
							Buffalo	50
		Buffalo	81
		Drexel	76OT
												Saint Joseph's	68
												Holy Cross	60
							Holy Cross	78
							Notre Dame	73
																	Saint Joseph's	58
																	Texas A&M	51
							Texas A&M	82
							Clemson	74
												Texas A&M	75
												DePaul	72
							DePaul	75
							Missouri	70

Semifinals & finals

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

See also

• 2005 Women's National Invitation Tournament
• 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2005 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 2005 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 2005 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2005 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 2005 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 2005 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2005 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 2005 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2005 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament