2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams
This is a list of qualifying teams in the 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. 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 did not conduct a postseason tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted at-large bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams were seeded within their assigned region from 1 to 16, which was disclosed, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 65, which was not disclosed.
Qualifying teams
Automatic bids
Automatic bids to the tournament were granted for winning a conference championship tournament, except for the automatic bid of the Ivy League given to the regular season champion. Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in bold face were given at-large berths.
Automatic bids |
|---|
Qualifying school |
Penn |
Qualifying school |
Duke |
Vermont |
George Washington |
Oklahoma State |
Syracuse |
Montana |
Winthrop |
Illinois |
Utah State |
Old Dominion |
Louisville |
UW-Milwaukee |
Niagara |
Ohio |
Delaware State |
Oakland |
Creighton |
New Mexico |
Fairleigh Dickinson |
Washington |
Bucknell |
Florida |
Southeastern Louisiana |
Louisiana–Lafayette |
Alabama A&M |
UTEP |
Gonzaga |
At-large bids
School |
Conference |
Appearance |
Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|
Alabama |
SEC |
18th |
2004 |
Arizona |
Pac-10 |
24th |
2004 |
Boston College |
Big East |
15th |
2004 |
Charlotte |
C-USA |
11th |
2004 |
Cincinnati |
C-USA |
24th |
2004 |
Connecticut |
Big East |
26th |
2004 |
Georgia Tech |
ACC |
14th |
2004 |
Iowa |
Big Ten |
21st |
2001 |
Iowa State |
Big 12 |
13th |
2001 |
Kansas |
Big 12 |
34th |
2004 |
Kentucky |
SEC |
47th |
2004 |
SEC |
18th |
2003 |
|
Michigan State |
Big Ten |
19th |
2004 |
Minnesota |
Big Ten |
9th |
1999 |
SEC |
8th |
2004 |
|
NC State |
ACC |
21st |
2004 |
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WAC |
4th |
North Carolina |
ACC |
37th |
2004 |
Northern Iowa |
Missouri Valley |
3rd |
2004 |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
23rd |
2003 |
Pacific |
Big West |
7th |
2004 |
Pittsburgh |
Big East |
17th |
2004 |
Saint Mary's |
West Coast |
4th |
1997 |
Southern Illinois |
Missouri Valley |
8th |
2004 |
Stanford |
Pac-10 |
14th |
2004 |
Texas |
Big 12 |
23rd |
2004 |
Texas Tech |
Big 12 |
13th |
2004 |
UAB |
C-USA |
12th |
2004 |
UCLA |
Pac-10 |
39th |
2002 |
Utah |
Mountain West |
26th |
2004 |
Villanova |
Big East |
27th |
1999 |
Wake Forest |
ACC |
20th |
2004 |
West Virginia |
Big East |
19th |
1998 |
Wisconsin |
Big Ten |
10th |
2004 |
Listed by region and seeding
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Bids by conference
Bids |
Conference |
Schools |
|---|---|---|
6 |
Big 12 |
Iowa State, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech |
Big East |
Boston College, Connecticut, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Villanova, West Virginia |
|
5 |
ACC |
Duke, Georgia Tech, NC State, North Carolina, Wake Forest |
Big Ten |
Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, Wisconsin |
|
SEC |
Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State |
|
4 |
C-USA |
Charlotte, Cincinnati, Louisville, UAB |
Pac-10 |
Arizona, Stanford, UCLA, Washington |
|
3 |
Missouri Valley |
Creighton, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois |
2 |
Big West |
Pacific, Utah State |
Mountain West |
New Mexico, Utah |
|
WAC |
Nevada, UTEP |
|
West Coast |
Gonzaga, Saint Mary's |
|
1 |
19 other conferences |
|
Bids by state
Bids |
State |
School(s) |
|---|---|---|
3 |
Alabama |
Alabama, Alabama A&M, UAB |
1 |
Arizona |
Arizona |
4 |
California |
Pacific, Saint Mary's, Stanford, UCLA |
1 |
Connecticut |
Connecticut |
1 |
Delaware |
Delaware State |
2 |
Florida |
Central Florida, Florida |
1 |
Georgia |
Georgia Tech |
2 |
Illinois |
Illinois, Southern Illinois |
3 |
Iowa |
Iowa, Iowa State, Northern Iowa |
1 |
Kansas |
Kansas |
3 |
Kentucky |
Eastern Kentucky, Kentucky, Louisville |
3 |
Louisiana |
Louisiana–Lafayette, LSU, Southeastern Louisiana |
1 |
Massachusetts |
Boston College |
1 |
Minnesota |
Minnesota |
2 |
Michigan |
Michigan State, Oakland |
1 |
Mississippi |
Mississippi State |
1 |
Montana |
Montana |
1 |
Nebraska |
Creighton |
1 |
Nevada |
Nevada |
1 |
New Jersey |
Fairleigh Dickinson |
1 |
New Mexico |
New Mexico |
2 |
New York |
Niagara, Syracuse |
5 |
North Carolina |
Charlotte, Duke, NC State, North Carolina, Wake Forest |
2 |
Ohio |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
2 |
Oklahoma |
Oklahoma, Oklahoma State |
4 |
Pennsylvania |
Bucknell, Penn, Pittsburgh, Villanova |
1 |
South Carolina |
Winthrop |
1 |
Tennessee |
Chattanooga |
3 |
Texas |
Texas, Texas Tech, UTEP |
2 |
Utah |
Utah, Utah State |
1 |
Vermont |
Vermont |
1 |
Virginia |
Old Dominion |
2 |
Washington |
Gonzaga, Washington |
1 |
Washington, D.C. |
George Washington |
1 |
West Virginia |
West Virginia |
2 |
Wisconsin |
UW-Milwaukee, Wisconsin |