2005 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

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2005 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2004–05
Teams12
SiteU.S. Bank Arena
Cincinnati, Ohio
ChampionsGeorge Washington (1st title)
Winning coachKarl Hobbs (1st title)
MVPPat Carroll (Saint Joseph's)
← 2004
2006 →
2004–05 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
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[1]

The 2005 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played from March 9 to March 12, 2005, at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. George Washington won the tournament. The top two teams in each division received first-round byes. George Washington earned the conference's only bid to the NCAA tournament.

Bracket[]

First Round
Wednesday, March 9 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10 		Semifinals
Friday, March 11 		Final
Saturday, March 12
            
E1 Saint Joseph's 63
W4 Richmond 51
W4 Richmond 68
E5 Rhode Island 60
E1 Saint Joseph's 73
W2 Xavier 68
W2 Xavier 83
W6 La Salle 70
E3 Massachusetts 64
W6 La Salle 70*
E1 Saint Joseph's 67
W1 George Washington 76
W1 George Washington 79
E4 Fordham 63
E4 Fordham 65
W5 Duquesne 53
W1 George Washington 77
E2 Temple 58
E2 Temple 61
W3 Dayton 51
W3 Dayton 78
E6 St. Bonaventure 48

All games played at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati.
* - Overtime

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2004-05 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
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