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2005 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

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2005 (2005) NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteKeeter Gymnasium
Missouri Point Lookout, Missouri
ChampionsWalsh Cavaliers (1st title, 1st title game,
2nd Fab Four)
Runner-upConcordia Nebraska Bulldogs (1st title game,
2nd Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Jason Jisa (Concordia Nebraska)
Chuck Taylor MVPRobert Whaley (Walsh)
Top scorerRobert Whaley (Walsh)
(114 points)
NAIA Division II
men's tournaments
«2004 2006»

The 2005 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college basketball among its Division II members in the United States and Canada for the 2004–05 basketball season.

Walsh defeated Concordia Nebraska in the championship game, 81–70, to claim the Cavaliers' first NAIA national title.

The tournament was played at Keeter Gymnasium on the campus of the College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Missouri.[1]

Qualification

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The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, and the top sixteen teams were seeded.

The tournament continued to utilize a single-elimination format.

Bracket

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals National championship
               
1 William Jewell 84
Tennessee Wesleyan 57
1 William Jewell 60
16 Cedarville 67
Minot State 90
16 Cedarville 98**
16 Cedarville 66
8 Southern Oregon 64
9 Huntington (IN) 76
Newman 85
Newman 67
8 Southern Oregon 70
Saint Ambrose 74
8 Southern Oregon 85
16 Cedarville 56
4 Concordia Nebraska 62
5 Cornerstone 95
Friends (KS) 64
5 Cornerstone 76
12 Dominican California 62
IU Southeast 59
12 Dominican California 61
5 Cornerstone 68
4 Concordia Nebraska 71
13 Flagler 82
Albertson 70
13 Flagler 63
4 Concordia Nebraska 70
Trinity Christian 69
4 Concordia Nebraska 74
4 Concordia Nebraska 70
7 Walsh 81
3 Saint Vincent 89
Johnson & Wales Denver 75
3 Saint Vincent 85
14 Indiana Tech 95*
College of the Ozarks 76
14 Indiana Tech 81
14 Indiana Tech 63
6 Oregon Tech 78
11 Taylor 66
MidAmerica Nazarene 71
MidAmerica Nazarene 48
6 Oregon Tech 58
Mayville State 60
6 Oregon Tech 67
6 Oregon Tech 70
7 Walsh 77
7 Walsh 68
Tabor 62
7 Walsh 73
10 Embry–Riddle (FL) 71
Bluefield (VA) 66
10 Embry–Riddle (FL) 73
7 Walsh 68
2 Northwestern (IA) 61
15 Bellevue (NE) 68
Western Baptist 65
15 Bellevue (NE) 69
2 Northwestern (IA) 72
Fisher (MA) 70
2 Northwestern (IA) 107

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved April 18, 2022.