2005 National Invitation Tournament

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2005 National Invitation Tournament
Season2004–05
Teams40
Finals siteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsSouth Carolina Gamecocks (1st title)
Runner-upSaint Joseph's Hawks (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachDave Odom (2nd title)
MVPCarlos Powell (South Carolina)
National Invitation Tournaments
«2004 2006»

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.

Selected teams[]

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

School Conference
Arizona State Pac-10
Boston University A-East
Buffalo MAC
Cal State Fullerton Big West
Clemson ACC
Davidson SoCon
Denver Sun Belt
DePaul C-USA
Drexel CAA
Georgetown Big East
Hofstra CAA
Holy Cross Patriot
Houston C-USA
Indiana Big Ten
Kent State MAC
Marquette C-USA
Maryland ACC
Memphis C-USA
Miami (FL) ACC
Miami (OH) MAC
Missouri Big 12
Northeastern A-East
Notre Dame Big East
Oral Roberts Mid-Con
Oregon State Pac-10
Rice WAC
Saint Joseph's A-10
San Francisco WCC
South Carolina SEC
Southwest Missouri State MVC
Temple A-10
Texas A&M Big 12
TCU C-USA
UNLV MWC
Vanderbilt SEC
VCU CAA
Virginia Tech ACC
Western Kentucky Sun Belt
Western Michigan MAC
Wichita State MVC

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Tournament Results (2000's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 5, 2009. Archived 11/5/09
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