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
Season2004–05
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 Louisville †14–2 .875  33–5  .868
Charlotte12–4 .750  21–8  .724
No. 23 Cincinnati12–4 .750  25–8  .758
UAB10–6 .625  22–11  .667
DePaul10–6 .625  20–11  .645
Houston9–7 .563  18–14  .563
Memphis9–7 .563  22–16  .579
TCU8–8 .500  21–14  .600
Marquette7–9 .438  19–12  .613
Saint Louis6–10 .375  9–21  .300
South Florida5–11 .313  14–16  .467
Tulane4–12 .250  10–18  .357
East Carolina4–12 .250  9–19  .321
Southern Miss2–14 .125  11–17  .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  
     
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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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