2005 National Invitation Tournament

The 2005 National Invitation Tournament was the 2005 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. South Carolina defeated Saint Joseph's, 60-57, to earn the program's first NIT title.

2005 National Invitation Tournament
Season2004–05
Teams40
Finals siteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsSouth Carolina Gamecocks (1st title)
Runner-upSaint Joseph's Hawks (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachDave Odom (2nd title)
MVPCarlos Powell (South Carolina)
National Invitation Tournaments
«2004 2006»

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 40 teams selected for the tournament.[1]

School Conference Record Appearance Last bid
Arizona State Pac-10 18–12 9th 2002
Boston University America East 20–8 5th 2004
Buffalo MAC 22–9 1st Never
Cal State Fullerton Big West 19–10 3rd 1987
Clemson ACC 16–15 12th 1999
Davidson Southern 21–8 4th 1996
Denver Sun Belt 20–10 2nd 1959
DePaul C-USA 19–10 15th 2003
Drexel CAA 17–11 4th 2004
Georgetown Big East 17–12 19th 2003
Hofstra Colonial 21–8 2nd 1999
Holy Cross Patriot 24–6 12th 1990
Houston C-USA 18–13 8th 2002
Indiana Big Ten 15–13 4th 1985
Kent State MAC 20–12 7th 2004
Marquette C-USA 19–11 15th 2004
Maryland ACC 16–12 5th 1990
Memphis C-USA 19–15 16th 2002
Miami (FL) ACC 16–12 7th 2001
Miami (OH) MAC 19–10 5th 1996
Missouri Big 12 16–16 7th 2004
Northeastern America East 21–9 1st Never
Notre Dame Big East 17–11 9th 2004
Oral Roberts Mid-Con 25–7 7th 1997
Oregon State Pac-10 18–14 4th 1987
Rice WAC 19–11 5th 2004
Saint Joseph's Atlantic 10 19–11 13th 2002
San Francisco West Coast 16–13 5th 1976
South Carolina SEC 15–13 9th 2002
Southwest Missouri State Missouri Valley 18–12 6th 2000
Temple Atlantic 10 16–13 16th 2004
Texas A&M Big 12 19–9 6th 1994
TCU C-USA 19–13 6th 1999
UNLV Mountain West 16–13 9th 2004
Vanderbilt SEC 18–13 10th 2002
VCU Colonial 19–12 4th 1993
Virginia Tech ACC 15–13 8th 1995
Western Kentucky Sun Belt 21–8 12th 1992
Western Michigan MAC 19–12 3rd 2003
Wichita State Missouri Valley 20–9 10th 2004

Bracket

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]

Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
            
Western Michigan 54
Marquette 40
Western Michigan 76
TCU 78OT
TCU 60
Miami (OH) 58
TCU 73
Maryland 85
Maryland 85
Oral Roberts 72
Maryland 78
Davidson 63
Davidson 77
VCU 62
Davidson 82
SW Missouri State 71
SW Missouri State 105
Rice 82
Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
            
Cal State Fullerton 85
Oregon State 83
Cal State Fullerton 85
San Francisco 69
San Francisco 69
Denver 67
Cal State Fullerton 57
Georgetown 74
Georgetown 64
Boston University 34
Georgetown 66
South Carolina 69
UNLV 89
Arizona State 78
UNLV 66
South Carolina 77
South Carolina 69
Miami (FL) 67
Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
            
Memphis 90
Northeastern 65
Memphis 83
Virginia Tech 62
Virginia Tech 60
Temple 50
Memphis 81
Vanderbilt 68
Vanderbilt 67
Indiana 60
Vanderbilt 65
Wichita State 63
Wichita State 85
Houston 69
Wichita State 84
Western Kentucky 81
Western Kentucky 88
Kent State 80OT
Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
            
Saint Joseph's 53
Hofstra 44
Saint Joseph's 55
Buffalo 50
Buffalo 81
Drexel 76OT
Saint Joseph's 68
Holy Cross 60
Holy Cross 78
Notre Dame 73
Saint Joseph's 58
Texas A&M 51
Texas A&M 82
Clemson 74
Texas A&M 75
DePaul 72
DePaul 75
Missouri 70

Semifinals & finals
Semifinals Finals
      
Maryland 67
South Carolina 75
South Carolina 60
Saint Joseph's 57
Saint Joseph's 70
Memphis 58

See also

References
  1. Tournament Results (2000's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 5, 2009. Archived 11/5/09
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