2005 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
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| 2005 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2004–05 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Site | UNT Coliseum Denton, TX |
| Champions | Louisiana–Lafayette (5th title) |
| Winning coach | Robert Lee (1st title) |
| MVP | Tiras Wade (Louisiana-Lafayette) |
The 2005 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–8 at UNT Coliseum in Denton, TX.[1]
Second-seed from the West division Louisiana–Lafayette defeated #1 seed from the West division Denver in the championship game, 88–69, to win their fifth Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.
The Ragin' Cajuns received an automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament as the #13 seed in the Albuquerque region. No other Sun Belt members earned bids to the tournament.
Format
All eleven participating Sun Belt members were seeded based on regular season conference records.
Bracket
| First Round March 4 | Quarterfinals March 5 March 6 | Semifinals March 7 | Championship game March 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1W | Denver | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4E | Arkansas State | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4E | Arkansas State | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5W | North Texas | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1W | Denver | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2E | Western Kentucky | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2E | Western Kentucky | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3W | New Orleans | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1W | Denver | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2W | Louisiana-Lafayette | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1E | Arkansas-Little Rock | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5E | Florida International | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4W | South Alabama | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5E | Florida International | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5E | Florida International | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2W | Louisiana-Lafayette | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2W | Louisiana-Lafayette | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Middle Tennessee State | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3E | Middle Tennessee State | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6W | New Mexico State | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "2004–05 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 16, 2020.