2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Year=2005


ImageSize=150px
Caption=2005 Final Four logo
Teams=65
FinalFourArena=Edward Jones Dome
FinalFourCity=St. Louis, Missouri
Champions=North Carolina
TitleCount=4th
RunnerUp=Illinois
GameCount=1st
Semifinal1=Louisville
FinalFourCount=8th
Semifinal2=Michigan State
FinalFourCount2=6th
Coach=Roy Williams
CoachCount=1st
MOP=Sean May
MOPTeam=North Carolina
Attendance=689,317
OneTopScorer=
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=Sean May
TopScorerTeam=North Carolina
Points=134The 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 2005, and ended with the championship game on April 4 from Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri.

North Carolina won its fourth national title with a 75-70 win in the championship game over Illinois. North Carolina's Sean May was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Tournament procedure

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 does not conduct a postseason tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.

Two teams played an opening-round game, popularly called the "play-in game"; the winner of that game advanced to the main draw of the tournament and plays a top seed in one of the regionals. This game has been played at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio since its inception in 2001.

All 64 teams were seeded 1 to 16 within their regionals; the winner of the play-in game automatically received a 16 seed. The Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 65.

The four regionals are officially named after their four host cities, a practice which also began in 2004. The 2005 regionals, along with their top seeds, are listed below.
*Midwest Regional (Chicago) (top seed: Illinois; top overall seed)
*West Regional (Albuquerque) (top seed: Washington; fourth overall seed)
*East Regional (Syracuse) (top seed: North Carolina; second overall seed)
*South Regional (Austin) (top seed: Duke; third overall seed)

Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held from April 2-4 in St. Louis.

16TeamBracket
subgroup1=Charlotte
subgroup2=Nashville
subgroup3=Oklahoma City
subgroup4=Worcester

RD1-team01=North Carolina
RD1-score01=96
RD1-team02=Oakland
RD1-score02=68

RD1-team03=Minnesota
RD1-score03=53
RD1-team04=Iowa State
RD1-score04=64

RD1-team05=Villanova
RD1-score05=55
RD1-team06=New Mexico
RD1-score06=47

RD1-team07=Florida
RD1-score07=67
RD1-team08=Ohio
RD1-score08=62

RD1-team09=Wisconsin
RD1-score09=57
RD1-team10=Northern Iowa
RD1-score10=52

RD1-team11=Kansas
RD1-score11=63
RD1-team12=Bucknell
RD1-score12=64

RD1-team13=UNC-Charlotte
RD1-score13=63
RD1-team14=North Carolina State
RD1-score14=75

RD1-team15=Connecticut
RD1-score15=77
RD1-team16=Central Florida
RD1-score16=71

RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=North Carolina
RD2-score01=92
RD2-seed02=9
RD2-team02=Iowa State
RD2-score02=65

RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Villanova
RD2-score03=76
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Florida
RD2-score04=65

RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Wisconsin
RD2-score05=71
RD2-seed06=14
RD2-team06=Bucknell
RD2-score06=62

RD2-seed07=10
RD2-team07=North Carolina State
RD2-score07=65
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Connecticut
RD2-score08=62

RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=North Carolina
RD3-score01=67
RD3-seed02=5
RD3-team02=Villanova
RD3-score02=66

RD3-seed03=6
RD3-team03=Wisconsin
RD3-score03=65
RD3-seed04=10
RD3-team04=North Carolina State
RD3-score04=56

RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=North Carolina
RD4-score01=88
RD4-seed02=6
RD4-team02=Wisconsin
RD4-score02=82

South Regional (Austin)

16TeamBracket
subgroup1=Charlotte
subgroup2=Worcester
subgroup3=Tucson
subgroup4=Indianapolis

RD1-team01=Duke
RD1-score01=57
RD1-team02=Delaware State
RD1-score02=46

RD1-team03=Stanford
RD1-score03=70
RD1-team04=Mississippi State
RD1-score04=93

RD1-team05=Michigan State
RD1-score05=89
RD1-team06=Old Dominion
RD1-score06=81

RD1-team07=Syracuse
RD1-score07=57
RD1-team08=Vermont
RD1-score08=60*

RD1-team09=Utah
RD1-score09=60
RD1-team10=UTEP
RD1-score10=54

RD1-team11=Oklahoma
RD1-score11=84
RD1-team12=Niagara
RD1-score12=67

RD1-team13=Cincinnati
RD1-score13=76
RD1-team14=Iowa
RD1-score14=64

RD1-team15=Kentucky
RD1-score15=72
RD1-team16=Eastern Kentucky
RD1-score16=64

RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Duke
RD2-score01=63
RD2-seed02=9
RD2-team02=Mississippi State
RD2-score02=55

RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Michigan State
RD2-score03=72
RD2-seed04=13
RD2-team04=Vermont
RD2-score04=61

RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Utah
RD2-score05=67
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Oklahoma
RD2-score06=58

RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=Cincinnati
RD2-score07=60
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Kentucky
RD2-score08=69

RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Duke
RD3-score01=68
RD3-seed02=5
RD3-team02=Michigan State
RD3-score02=78

RD3-seed03=6
RD3-team03=Utah
RD3-score03=52
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Kentucky
RD3-score04=62

RD4-seed01=5
RD4-team01=Michigan State
RD4-score01=94**
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Kentucky
RD4-score02=88

Final Four @ St. Louis, Missouri - Edward Jones Dome

4TeamBracket | RD1=National Semifinals | RD2=National Championship Game

RD1-seed1=M1
RD1-team1=Illinois
RD1-score1=72
RD1-seed2=W4
RD1-team2=Louisville
RD1-score2=57

RD1-seed3=E1
RD1-team3=North Carolina
RD1-score3=87
RD1-seed4=S5
RD1-team4=Michigan State
RD1-score4=71

RD2-seed1=M1
RD2-team1=Illinois
RD2-score1=70
RD2-seed2=E1
RD2-team2=North Carolina
RD2-score2=75

Announcers

*Jim Nantz and Billy Packer - 1st/2nd rounds at Charlotte, Austin Regionals, Final Four
*Dick Enberg and Jay Bilas - 1st/2nd rounds at Indianapolis, Chicago Regionals
*Gus Johnson and Len Elmore - 1st/2nd rounds at Worcester, Albuquerque Regionals
*Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery - 1st/2nd rounds at Nashville, Syracuse Regionals
*Craig Bolerjack and Bob Wenzel - 1st/2nd rounds at Oklahoma City
*Tim Brando and Mike Gminski - 1st/2nd rounds at Boise
*Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel - 1st/2nd rounds at Cleveland
*Kevin Harlan and Dan Bonner - 1st/2nd rounds at Tucson

ee also

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