2005 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament

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2005 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2004–05
Teams8
SiteSojka Pavilion (First and second rounds)
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Finals siteHart Center (All three rounds)
Worcester, Massachusetts
ChampionsBucknell (1st title)
Winning coachPat Flannery (1st title)
MVPCharles Lee (Bucknell)
← 2004
2006 →
2004–05 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Holy Cross 13 – 1   .929 25 – 7   .781
Bucknell † 10 – 4   .714 23 – 10   .697
American 8 – 6   .571 16 – 12   .571
Lehigh 7 – 7   .500 14 – 15   .483
Colgate 7 – 7   .500 12 – 16   .429
Navy 5 – 9   .357 9 – 19   .321
Lafayette 5 – 9   .357 9 – 19   .321
Army 1 – 13   .071 3 – 24   .111
† 2005 Patriot League Tournament winner

The 2005 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament was played at Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts after the conclusion of the 2004–05 regular season. Number two seed Bucknell defeated top seed Holy Cross, 61–57 in the championship game, to win its first Patriot League Tournament title. The Bison earned an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Tournament as #14 seed in the Syracuse region. In the round of 64, Bucknell upset #3 seed Kansas 64–63. It was the first win for a Patriot League team in the NCAA Tournament, and the first time Kansas lost an opening-round game since 1978.

Format[]

All eight league members participated in the tournament, with teams seeded according to regular season conference record.

Bracket[]

Quarterfinals
March 4 		Semifinals
March 6 		Championship Game
March 11
         
1 Holy Cross 76
8 Army 42
1 Holy Cross 57*
5 Lehigh 53
4 Lehigh 77
5 Colgate 60
1 Holy Cross 57
2 Bucknell 61
3 American 85*
6 Navy 83
3 American 35
2 Bucknell 53
2 Bucknell 70
7 Lafayette 34

* denotes overtime period

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References[]

  1. ^ "2004-05 Patriot League Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Patriot League Men's Basketball 2019-20 Record Book" (PDF). Patriot League. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
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