2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams

This is a list of qualifying teams in the 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. A total of 65 teams entered the tournament. Thirty of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which did not conduct a postseason tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted at-large bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams were seeded within their assigned region from 1 to 16, which was disclosed, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 65, which was not disclosed.

2005 qualifying teams
Total teams65
Automatic bids31
At-large bids34
Regional top seedsIllinois, North Carolina, Duke, Washington
ChampionNorth Carolina

Qualifying teams

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Automatic bids

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Automatic bids to the tournament were granted for winning a conference championship tournament, except for the automatic bid of the Ivy League given to the regular season champion. Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in bold face were given at-large berths.

Automatic bids
Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Last app. Conference
regular season
Regular season
second place
Second place
record (Conf.)
Penn 20–8 (13–1) 2003 Ivy League Cornell 13–14 (8–6)
Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Seed Last app. Conference
tournament
Conf. finals
runner-up
Runner-up
record (Conf.)
Runner-up
seed
Duke 25–5 (11–5) 3 2004 ACC Georgia Tech 19–11 (8–8) 5
Vermont 24–6 (16–2) 1 2004 America East Northeastern 21–9 (15–3) 2
George Washington 21–10 (8–8) W1 1999 Atlantic 10 Saint Joseph's 18–13 (9–7) E1
Central Florida 24–8 (13–7) 2 2004 Atlantic Sun Gardner–Webb 18–13 (13–7) 1
Oklahoma State 24–6 (11–5) 3 2004 Big 12 Texas Tech 20–10 (10–6) 4
Syracuse 27–6 (11–5) 3 2004 Big East West Virginia 21–10 (8–8) 8
Montana 18–12 (9–5) 3 2002 Big Sky Weber State 14–16 (7–7) 5
Winthrop 23–7 (13–3) 1 2002 Big South Charleston Southern 13–17 (7–9) 7
Illinois 32–1 (15–1) 1 2004 Big Ten Wisconsin 22–8 (11–5) 3
Utah State 24–7 (13–5) 2 2003 Big West Pacific 26–3 (18–0) 1
Old Dominion 28–5 (15–3) 1 1997 CAA VCU 19–12 (13–5) 2
Louisville 29–4 (14–2) 1 2004 C-USA Memphis 19–15 (9–7) 7
UW-Milwaukee 24–5 (14–2) 1 2003 Horizon Detroit 14–16 (9–7) 3
Niagara 20–9 (13–5) 1 1970 MAAC Rider 19–11 (13–5) 2
Ohio 21–10 (11–7) 4 1994 MAC Buffalo 22–9 (11–7) 7
Delaware State 19–13 (14–4) 1 Never MEAC Hampton 17–13 (13–5) 2
Oakland 12–18 (7–9) 7 Never Mid-Con Oral Roberts 25–7 (13–3) 1
Creighton 23–10 (11–7) 3 2003 Missouri Valley Southwest Missouri State 18–12 (10–8) 5
New Mexico 26–6 (10–4) 2 1999 Mountain West Utah 27–5 (13–1) 1
Fairleigh Dickinson 20–12 (13–5) 2 1998 Northeast Wagner 13–17 (10–8) 6
Eastern Kentucky 22–8 (11–5) 2 1979 Ohio Valley Austin Peay 13–19 (9–7) 5
Washington 27–5 (14–4) 2 2004 Pac-10 Arizona 27–6 (15–3) 1
Bucknell 22–9 (10–4) 2 1989 Patriot Holy Cross 24–6 (13–1) 1
Florida 23–7 (12–4) E2 2004 SEC Kentucky 26–5 (14–2) E1
Chattanooga 20–10 (10–6) 2 1997 Southern UNC Greensboro 18–12 (9–7) 4
Southeastern Louisiana 24–8 (13–3) 2 Never Southland Northwestern State 21–12 (13–3) 1
Louisiana–Lafayette 20–10 (11–4) 2W 2004 Sun Belt Denver 20–10 (12–3) 1W
Alabama A&M 18–13 (12–6) 1 Never SWAC Alabama State 15–15 (11–7) 2
UTEP 27–7 (14–4) 2 2004 WAC Nevada 24–6 (16–2) 1
Gonzaga 25–4 (12–2) 1 2004 West Coast Saint Mary's 25–8 (11–3) 2

At-large bids

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School Conference Appearance Last bid
Alabama SEC 18th 2004
Arizona Pac-10 24th 2004
Boston College Big East 15th 2004
Charlotte C-USA 11th 2004
Cincinnati C-USA 24th 2004
Connecticut Big East 26th 2004
Georgia Tech ACC 14th 2004
Iowa Big Ten 21st 2001
Iowa State Big 12 13th 2001
Kansas Big 12 34th 2004
Kentucky SEC 47th 2004
LSU SEC 18th 2003
Michigan State Big Ten 19th 2004
Minnesota Big Ten 9th 1999
Mississippi State SEC 8th 2004
NC State ACC 21st 2004
Nevada WAC 4th 2004
North Carolina ACC 37th 2004
Northern Iowa Missouri Valley 3rd 2004
Oklahoma Big 12 23rd 2003
Pacific Big West 7th 2004
Pittsburgh Big East 17th 2004
Saint Mary's West Coast 4th 1997
Southern Illinois Missouri Valley 8th 2004
Stanford Pac-10 14th 2004
Texas Big 12 23rd 2004
Texas Tech Big 12 13th 2004
UAB C-USA 12th 2004
UCLA Pac-10 39th 2002
Utah Mountain West 26th 2004
Villanova Big East 27th 1999
Wake Forest ACC 20th 2004
West Virginia Big East 19th 1998
Wisconsin Big Ten 10th 2004

Listed by region and seeding

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Chicago Regional
Seed School Conference Record Berth Type
#1 Illinois Big Ten 32–1 Automatic
#2 Oklahoma State Big 12 24–6 Automatic
#3 Arizona Pac-10 27–6 At-large
#4 Boston College Big East 24–4 At-large
#5 Alabama SEC 24–7 At-large
#6 LSU SEC 20–9 At-large
#7 Southern Illinois Missouri Valley 26–7 At-large
#8 Texas Big 12 20–10 At-large
#9 Nevada WAC 24–6 At-large
#10 Saint Mary's WCC 25–8 At-large
#11 UAB C-USA 21–10 At-large
#12 UW-Milwaukee Horizon 24–5 Automatic
#13 Penn Ivy 20–8 Automatic
#14 Utah State Big West 24–7 Automatic
#15 Southeastern Louisiana Southland 24–8 Automatic
#16 Fairleigh Dickinson Northeast 20–12 Automatic
Albuquerque Regional
Seed School Conference Record Berth Type
#1 Washington Pac-10 27–5 Automatic
#2 Wake Forest ACC 26–5 At-large
#3 Gonzaga WCC 25–4 Automatic
#4 Louisville C-USA 29–4 Automatic
#5 Georgia Tech ACC 19–11 At-large
#6 Texas Tech Big 12 20–10 At-large
#7 West Virginia Big East 21–10 At-large
#8 Pacific Big West 26–3 At-large
#9 Pittsburgh Big East 20–8 At-large
#10 Creighton Missouri Valley 23–10 Automatic
#11 UCLA Pac-10 18–10 At-large
#12 George Washington Atlantic 10 22–7 Automatic
#13 Louisiana–Lafayette (vacated)[1] Sun Belt 20–10 Automatic
#14 Winthrop Big South 27–5 Automatic
#15 Chattanooga SoCon 20–10 Automatic
#16 Montana Big Sky 18–12 Automatic
Syracuse Regional
Seed School Conference Record Berth Type
#1 North Carolina ACC 27–4 At-large
#2 Connecticut Big East 22–7 At-large
#3 Kansas Big 12 23–6 At-large
#4 Florida SEC 23–7 Automatic
#5 Villanova Big East 22–7 At-large
#6 Wisconsin Big Ten 22–8 At-large
#7 Charlotte C-USA 21–7 At-large
#8 Minnesota Big Ten 21–10 At-large
#9 Iowa State Big 12 18–11 At-large
#10 NC State ACC 19–13 At-large
#11 Northern Iowa Missouri Valley 21–10 At-large
#12 New Mexico Mountain West 26–6 Automatic
#13 Ohio Mid-American 21–10 Automatic
#14 Bucknell Patriot 22–9 Automatic
#15 Central Florida Atlantic Sun 24–8 Automatic
#16 Oakland Mid-Continent 12–18 Automatic
Alabama A&M SWAC 18–14 Automatic
Austin Regional
Seed School Conference Record Berth Type
#1 Duke ACC 25–5 Automatic
#2 Kentucky SEC 25–5 At-large
#3 Oklahoma Big 12 24–7 At-large
#4 Syracuse (vacated)[2][3] Big East 27–6 Automatic
#5 Michigan State Big Ten 22–6 At-large
#6 Utah Mountain West 27–5 At-large
#7 Cincinnati C-USA 24–7 At-large
#8 Stanford Pac-10 18–12 At-large
#9 Mississippi State SEC 22–10 At-large
#10 Iowa Big Ten 21–11 At-large
#11 UTEP WAC 27–7 Automatic
#12 Old Dominion CAA 28–5 Automatic
#13 Vermont America East 24–6 Automatic
#14 Niagara MAAC 20–9 Automatic
#15 Eastern Kentucky Ohio Valley 22–8 Automatic
#16 Delaware State MEAC 19–13 Automatic

Bids by conference

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Bids Conference Schools
6 Big 12 Iowa State, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech
Big East Boston College, Connecticut, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Villanova, West Virginia
5 ACC Duke, Georgia Tech, NC State, North Carolina, Wake Forest
Big Ten Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, Wisconsin
SEC Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State
4 C-USA Charlotte, Cincinnati, Louisville, UAB
Pac-10 Arizona, Stanford, UCLA, Washington
3 Missouri Valley Creighton, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois
2 Big West Pacific, Utah State
Mountain West New Mexico, Utah
WAC Nevada, UTEP
West Coast Gonzaga, Saint Mary's
1 19 other conferences

Bids by state

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Bids State School(s)
3 Alabama Alabama, Alabama A&M, UAB
1 Arizona Arizona
4 California Pacific, Saint Mary's, Stanford, UCLA
1 Connecticut Connecticut
1 Delaware Delaware State
2 Florida Central Florida, Florida
1 Georgia Georgia Tech
2 Illinois Illinois, Southern Illinois
3 Iowa Iowa, Iowa State, Northern Iowa
1 Kansas Kansas
3 Kentucky Eastern Kentucky, Kentucky, Louisville
3 Louisiana Louisiana–Lafayette, LSU, Southeastern Louisiana
1 Massachusetts Boston College
1 Minnesota Minnesota
2 Michigan Michigan State, Oakland
1 Mississippi Mississippi State
1 Montana Montana
1 Nebraska Creighton
1 Nevada Nevada
1 New Jersey Fairleigh Dickinson
1 New Mexico New Mexico
2 New York Niagara, Syracuse
5 North Carolina Charlotte, Duke, NC State, North Carolina, Wake Forest
2 Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio
2 Oklahoma Oklahoma, Oklahoma State
4 Pennsylvania Bucknell, Penn, Pittsburgh, Villanova
1 South Carolina Winthrop
1 Tennessee Chattanooga
3 Texas Texas, Texas Tech, UTEP
2 Utah Utah, Utah State
1 Vermont Vermont
1 Virginia Old Dominion
2 Washington Gonzaga, Washington
1 Washington, D.C. George Washington
1 West Virginia West Virginia
2 Wisconsin UW-Milwaukee, Wisconsin

References

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  1. ^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "Final decision" (PDF). i.turner.ncaa.com. 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "NCAA investigation costs Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim 108 wins, drops him to 6th all-time". syracuse.com. March 6, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2016.