2005 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

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2005 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2004–05
Teams12
SiteFedExForum
Memphis, TN
ChampionsLouisville (2nd title)
Winning coachRick Pitino (2nd title)
MVPLuke Whitehead (Louisville)
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2004–05 Conference USA men's basketball standings
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[1]

The 2005 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 9–12 at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.[2]

Top-seeded Louisville defeated hosts Memphis in the championship game, 75–74, to clinch their second Conference USA men's tournament championship. It was the Cardinals' second title in three years.

The Cardinals, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA members UAB, Charlotte, and Cincinnati, all of whom earned at-large bids. Louisville would ultimately advance to the Final Four.

Format[]

There were no changes to the tournament format from the previous year.

The top four teams were given byes into the quarterfinal round while the next eight teams were placed into the first round. The two teams with the worst conference records were not invited to the tournament. All remaining tournament seeds were determined by regular season conference records.

Bracket[]

First Round
Wednesday, March 9 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10 		Semifinals
Friday, March 11 		Championship
Saturday, March 12
            
1 #6 Louisville 85
8 TCU 61
9 Marquette 57
8 TCU 60
1 #6 Louisville 74
4 UAB 67
5 DePaul 81
12 Tulane 71
5 DePaul 56
4 UAB 59
1 #6 Louisville 75
7 Memphis 74
3 #21 Cincinnati 68
11 South Florida 80
6 Houston 64
11 South Florida 69
11 South Florida 68
7 Memphis 81
7 Memphis 79
10 Saint Louis 59
7 Memphis 83
2 #25 Charlotte 69

References[]

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2004-05 Conference USA Season Summary
  2. ^ "2004-05 Conference USA Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
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