2005 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

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

2005 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200405
Teams12
SiteFedExForum
Memphis, TN
ChampionsLouisville (2nd title)
Winning coachRick Pitino (2nd title)
MVPLuke Whitehead (Louisville)
2004–05 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Louisville142 .875  335  .868
Charlotte124 .750  218  .724
No. 23 Cincinnati124 .750  258  .758
UAB106 .625  2211  .667
DePaul106 .625  2011  .645
Houston97 .563  1814  .563
Memphis97 .563  2216  .579
TCU88 .500  2114  .600
Marquette79 .438  1912  .613
Saint Louis610 .375  921  .300
South Florida511 .313  1416  .467
Tulane412 .250  1018  .357
East Carolina412 .250  919  .321
Southern Miss214 .125  1117  .393
2005 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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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