2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

Season headlines

• The preseason AP All-American team was named on November 9. Chris Paul of Wake Forest was the leading vote-getter (55 of 72 votes). The rest of the team included Lawrence Roberts of Mississippi State (50 votes), Wayne Simien of Kansas (50), Julius Hodge of NC State (41) and Hakim Warrick of Syracuse (33).
• In the 2005 NCAA tournament, Rick Pitino of Louisville became the first head coach to take three different teams to the NCAA tournament Final Four. He had done it previously with Providence in 1987 and Kentucky in 1993.

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls November 11, 2004.

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Conference membership changes

These schools joined new conferences for the 2004–05 season.

Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

Thirty conference seasons concluded with a single-elimination tournament. Generally, all member schools were eligible to participate in their conference tournament regardless of their records, but the Big East did not invite its teams with the worst records to its 2005 tournament. Conference tournament winners received an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, while a school that won its conference regular season title but did not win its conference tournament was guaranteed a bid to the 2005 National Invitation Tournament unless it received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. The Ivy League was the only NCAA Division I conference that did not hold a conference tournament, instead sending its regular-season champion to the NCAA tournament.

Conference standings

Division I independents

Ten schools played as Division I independents. However, Longwood, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, South Dakota State, UC Davis, and Utah Valley were making a transition from NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I during the season and were not yet considered full Division I schools.

Informal championships

Temple and Villanova finished with 3–1 records in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Statistical leaders

Source for additional stats categories

***** Coleman and Funn tied for the national assists lead. Each player had 224 assists in 28 games.

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

The NCAA Tournament tipped off on March 15, 2005 with the opening round game in Dayton, Ohio, and concluded on April 4 at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, MO. 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 post-season tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. The Big East Conference led the way with eight bids. North Carolina won their fourth NCAA title, beating Illinois 75–70 in the final. North Carolina forward Sean May was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Final Four – St. Louis, Missouri – Edward Jones Dome

| 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

National Invitation tournament

Main article: 2005 National Invitation Tournament

After the NCAA Tournament field was announced, the National Invitation Tournament invited 32 teams to participate, reducing the field's size from 40. Eight teams were given automatic bids for winning their conference regular seasons, and 24 other teams were also invited. Dave Odom's South Carolina Gamecocks won the title, defeating the Saint Joseph's Hawks 60–57 in the championship game. The Gamecocks' Carlos Powell was named tournament MVP.

NIT Semifinals & Final

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Maryland | RD1-score1=67 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=South Carolina | RD1-score2=75 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Saint Joseph's | RD1-score3=70 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Memphis | RD1-score4=58 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=South Carolina | RD2-score1=60 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Saint Joseph's | RD2-score2=57

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 2005 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

Major player of the year awards

• Wooden Award: Andrew Bogut, Utah
• Naismith Award: Andrew Bogut, Utah
• Associated Press Player of the Year: Andrew Bogut, Utah
• NABC Player of the Year: Andrew Bogut, Utah
• Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Andrew Bogut, Utah
• Adolph Rupp Trophy: JJ Redick, Duke
• CBS/Chevrolet Player of the Year: Andrew Bogut, Utah
• Sporting News Player of the Year: Dee Brown, Illinois

Major freshman of the year awards

• USBWA Freshman of the Year: Marvin Williams, North Carolina
• Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Marvin Williams, North Carolina

Major coach of the year awards

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: Bruce Weber, Illinois
• Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Bruce Weber, Illinois
• NABC Coach of the Year: Bruce Weber, Illinois
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: Bruce Weber, Illinois
• CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Bruce Weber, Illinois
• Adolph Rupp Cup: Bruce Weber, Illinois
• Sporting News Coach of the Year: Bruce Weber, Illinois

Other major awards

• Bob Cousy Award (Best point guard): Raymond Felton, North Carolina
• Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man): Andrew Bogut, Utah
• NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Shelden Williams, Duke
• Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Nate Robinson, Washington
• Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (top senior): Wayne Simien, Kansas
• Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Pat Carroll, St. Joseph's
• NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Keydren Clark, Saint Peter's
• Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award (Strong personal character): Ronald Ross, Texas Tech

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.

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