2005 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Gender=Women's
Year=2005


ImageSize=150
Caption=2005 Women's Final Four logo
Teams=64
FinalFourArena=RCA Dome
FinalFourCity=Indianapolis, Indiana
Champions=Baylor
TitleCount=1st
RunnerUp=Michigan State
GameCount=1st
Semifinal1=LSU
FinalFourCount=2nd
Semifinal2=Tennessee
FinalFourCount2=16th
Coach=Kim Mulkey
CoachCount=1st
MOP=Sophia Young
MOPTeam=Baylor
Attendance=
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TwoTopScorers=
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Points=The 2005 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 19, 2005 and concluded on April 5, 2005 when Baylor was crowned as the new national champion. The Final Four was held for the first (and last) time at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 3 and 5, 2005, and was hosted by Butler University and the Horizon League. Future Final Fours will be held every five years in Indianapolis, the NCAA's home city, will be played at Lucas Oil Stadium, one block south of the Indiana Convention Center, where the RCA Dome is located. Baylor, coached by Kim Mulkey-Robertson, defeated Michigan State, coached by Joanne P. McCallie, 84-62 in the championship game. Baylor's Sophia Young was named Most Outstanding Player. For the first time, taking a page from the Men's Tournament, the regionals were named after the city they were played in, rather than the geographical location (East, Mideast, Midwest and West), and the "pod" system adopted by the Men's Tournament was used.

Qualifying teams

Brackets

Chattanooga Regional

16TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 19 and 20
RD2=Second round March 21 and 22
RD3=Regional semifinals March 26
RD4=Regional finals March 28

RD1-team01=LSU
RD1-team02=Stetson
RD1-score01=70
RD1-score02=36

RD1-team03=Oklahoma
RD1-team04=Arizona
RD1-score03=69
RD1-score04=72

RD1-team05=DePaul
RD1-team06=Virginia Tech
RD1-score05=79
RD1-score06=78

RD1-team07=Penn State
RD1-team08=Liberty
RD1-score07=70
RD1-score08=78

RD1-team09=Georgia
RD1-team10=Rice
RD1-score09=75
RD1-score10=49

RD1-team11=Texas
RD1-team12=Oral Roberts
RD1-score11=63
RD1-score12=58

RD1-team13=Boston College
RD1-team14=Houston
RD1-score13=65
RD1-score14=43

RD1-team15=Duke
RD1-team16=Canisius
RD1-score15=80
RD1-score16=48

RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=LSU
RD2-seed02=9
RD2-team02=Arizona
RD2-score01=76
RD2-score02=43

RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=DePaul
RD2-seed04=13
RD2-team04=Liberty
RD2-score03=79
RD2-score04=88

RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Georgia
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Texas
RD2-score05=70
RD2-score06=68

RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=Boston College
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Duke
RD2-score07=65
RD2-score08=70

RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=LSU
RD3-seed02=13
RD3-team02=Liberty
RD3-score01=90
RD3-score02=48

RD3-seed03=6
RD3-team03=Georgia
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Duke
RD3-score03=57
RD3-score04=63

RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=LSU
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Duke
RD4-score01=59
RD4-score02=49

Tempe Regional

16TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 19 and 20
RD2=Second round March 21 and 22
RD3=Regional semifinals March 25
RD4=Regional finals March 27

RD1-team01=North Carolina
RD1-team02=Coppin State
RD1-score01=97
RD1-score02=62

RD1-team03=Ole Miss
RD1-team04="'George Washington
RD1-score03=57
RD1-score04=60

RD1-team05=Arizona State
RD1-team06=Eastern Kentucky
RD1-score05=87
RD1-score06=65

RD1-team07=Notre Dame
RD1-team08=UC Santa Barbara
RD1-score07=61
RD1-score08=51

RD1-team09=Virginia
RD1-team10=Old Dominion
RD1-score09=79
RD1-score10=57

RD1-team11=Minnesota
RD1-team12=St. Francis (PA)
RD1-score11=64
RD1-score12=33

RD1-team13=TCU
RD1-team14=Oregon
RD1-score13=55
RD1-score14=58

RD1-team15=Baylor
RD1-team16=Illinois State
RD1-score15=91
RD1-score16=70

RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=North Carolina
RD2-seed02=9
RD2-team02=George Washington
RD2-score01=71
RD2-score02=47

RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Arizona State
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Notre Dame
RD2-score03=70
RD2-score04=61

RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Virginia
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Minnesota
RD2-score05=58
RD2-score06=73

RD2-seed07=10
RD2-team07=Oregon
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Baylor
RD2-score07=46
RD2-score08=69

RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=North Carolina
RD3-seed02=5
RD3-team02=Arizona State
RD3-score01=79
RD3-score02=72

RD3-seed03=3
RD3-team03=Minnesota
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Baylor
RD3-score03=57
RD3-score04=64

RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=North Carolina
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Baylor
RD4-score01=63
RD4-score02=72

Philadelphia Regional

16TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 19 and 20
RD2=Second round March 21 and 22
RD3=Regional semifinals March 26
RD4=Regional finals March 28

RD1-team01=Tennessee
RD1-team02=Western Carolina
RD1-score01=94
RD1-score02=43

RD1-team03=New Mexico
RD1-team04=Purdue
RD1-score03=56
RD1-score04=68

RD1-team05=NC State
RD1-team06="'Middle Tennessee
RD1-score05=58
RD1-score06=60

RD1-team07=Texas Tech
RD1-team08=Texas-Arlington
RD1-score07=69
RD1-score08=49

RD1-team09=Temple
RD1-team10=Louisiana Tech
RD1-score09=66
RD1-score10=61

RD1-team11=Rutgers
RD1-team12=Hartford
RD1-score11=62
RD1-score12=37

RD1-team13=Maryland
RD1-team14=Wisconsin-Green Bay
RD1-score13=65
RD1-score14=55

RD1-team15=Ohio State
RD1-team16=Holy Cross
RD1-score15=86
RD1-score16=45

RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Tennessee
RD2-seed02=9
RD2-team02=Purdue
RD2-score01=75
RD2-score02=54

RD2-seed03=12
RD2-team03=Middle Tennessee
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Texas Tech
RD2-score03=69
RD2-score04=80

RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Temple
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Rutgers
RD2-score05=54
RD2-score06=61

RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=Maryland
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Ohio State
RD2-score07=65
RD2-score08=75

RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Tennessee
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Texas Tech
RD3-score01=75
RD3-score02=59

RD3-seed03=3
RD3-team03=Rutgers
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Ohio State
RD3-score03=64
RD3-score04=58

RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Tennessee
RD4-seed02=3
RD4-team02=Rutgers
RD4-score01=59
RD4-score02=49

Kansas City Regional

16TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 19 and 20
RD2=Second round March 21 and 22
RD3=Regional semifinals March 25
RD4=Regional finals March 27

RD1-team01=Michigan State
RD1-team02=Alcorn State
RD1-score01=73
RD1-score02=41

RD1-team03=Southern California
RD1-team04=Louisville
RD1-score03=65
RD1-score04=49

RD1-team05=Vanderbilt
RD1-team06=Montana
RD1-score05=67
RD1-score06=44

RD1-team07=Kansas State
RD1-team08=Bowling Green
RD1-score07=70
RD1-score08=60

RD1-team09=Florida State
RD1-team10=Richmond
RD1-score09=87
RD1-score10=54

RD1-team11=UConn
RD1-team12=Dartmouth
RD1-score11=95
RD1-score12=47

RD1-team13=Iowa State
RD1-team14=Utah
RD1-score13=61
RD1-score14=73

RD1-team15=Stanford
RD1-team16=Santa Clara
RD1-score15=94
RD1-score16=57

RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Michigan State
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=Southern California
RD2-score01=61
RD2-score02=59

RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Vanderbilt
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Kansas State
RD2-score03=63
RD2-score04=60

RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Florida State
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=UConn
RD2-score05=52
RD2-score06=70

RD2-seed07=10
RD2-team07=Utah
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Stanford
RD2-score07=62
RD2-score08=88

RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Michigan State
RD3-seed02=5
RD3-team02=Vanderbilt
RD3-score01=76
RD3-score02=64

RD3-seed03=3
RD3-team03=UConn
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Stanford
RD3-score03=59
RD3-score04=76

RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Michigan State
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Stanford
RD4-score01=76
RD4-score02=69

Final Four

4TeamBracket | RD1=National Semifinals April 3
RD2=National Championship April 5

RD1-seed1=Cht 1
RD1-team1=LSU
RD1-score1=57
RD1-seed2=Tem 2
RD1-team2=Baylor
RD1-score2=68

RD1-seed3=Phi 1
RD1-team3=Tennessee
RD1-score3=64
RD1-seed4=KC 1
RD1-team4=Michigan State
RD1-score4=68

RD2-seed1=Tem 2
RD2-team1=Baylor
RD2-score1=84
RD2-seed2=KC 1
RD2-team2=Michigan State
RD2-score2=62

Tem-Tempe; Cht-Chattanooga; Phi-Philadelphia; KC-Kansas City.

ee also

* 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
* 2005 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament