2005 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2005 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 2–5, 2005 at the McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The #2 seed Chattanooga Mocs defeated the UNC Greensboro Spartans in the championship game to win their ninth title in school history and receive the automatic berth to the 2005 NCAA tournament.^[1]

2005 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2004–05
Teams	12
Site	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Champions	Chattanooga (9th title)
Winning coach	John Shulman (1st title)
MVP	Mindaugas Katelynas (Chattanooga)
Top scorer	Tim Smith (East Tennessee State) (63 points)
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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

Format

All twelve teams were eligible for the tournament. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured four games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round. The top four teams in the tournament received first round byes, and the division winners were seeded first and second overall. This was the last season for East Tennessee State as a member of the conference.

Bracket

	First round March 2					Quarterfinals March 3					Semifinals March 4					Championship Game March 5
	8	Elon	64
	9	Wofford	58
						1	Davidson	67
						8	Elon	53
											1	Davidson	68
											4	UNC Greensboro	73
						4	UNC Greensboro	73
						5	Georgia Southern	71
	5	Georgia Southern	69
	12	Western Carolina	57
																2	Chattanooga	66
																4	UNC Greensboro	62
	7	Furman	84
	10	East Tennessee State	87
						2	Chattanooga	77
						10	East Tennessee State	70
											2	Chattanooga	57
											6	Appalachian State	51
						3	College of Charleston	60
						6	Appalachian State	63
	6	Appalachian State	68
	11	The Citadel	59

* Overtime game

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions