2005 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 Women's 2005 III NCAA logo.svg 125px 50 Jane P. Batten Student Center Virginia Virginia Beach, Virginia Millikin Big Blue 1st Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets 1st Southern Maine Huskies 4th Scranton Royals 7th Lori Kerans 1st Joanna Conner Millikin 31839 The 2005 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 24th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States. Millikin defeated Randolph-Macon in the championship game, 70–50, to claim the Big Blue's first Division III national title. The championship rounds were hosted by Virginia Wesleyan College from March 18–19 at the Jane P. Batten Student Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia.Virginia Wesleyan awarded women's Final Four in 2004, 2005 https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2003/01/20030131g39qxs d3hoops.com D3Hoops 6 April 2025 Bracket Top left sectional First roundMarch 2, 2005Campus sites Second roundMarch 5, 2005Campus sites Sectional semifinalsMarch 11, 2005Gorham, ME Sectional finalsMarch 12, 2005Gorham, ME no 160 30 high 1 Salem State 41 Emmanuel (MA) 43 Ithaca* 64 Colby-Sawyer 46 Maine Maritime 67 Southern Maine* 83 Richard Stockton 60 Springfield* 64 Wesleyan (CT)* 64 Chestnut Hill 46 Bates* 83 Emmanuel (GA) 64 Ithaca 52 Southern Maine* 55 Mount Saint Mary* 60 Springfield 66 Wesleyan (CT) 73 Staten Island* 64 Bates 64 Southern Maine 67 Springfield 62 Wesleyan (CT) 56 Southern Maine 80 Springfield 69 Bottom left sectional First roundMarch 2, 2005Campus sites Second roundMarch 5, 2005Campus sites Sectional semifinalsMarch 11, 2005Grand Rapids, MI Sectional finalsMarch 12, 2005Grand Rapids, MI no 160 30 high 1 Webster 35 Washington St. Louis* 62 Ripon* 62 Rockford 57 Edgewood 59 UW Stout 70 Franklin 60 Calvin* 74 Baldwin-Wallace* 46 Denison 51 Millikin* 67 Washington St. Louis 58 Ripon 57 UW Stout* 65 DePauw* 63 Calvin 72 Denison 44 Albion* 63 Millikin 59 UW Stout 56 Calvin 64 Albion 56 Millikin 63 Calvin 56 Top right sectional First roundMarch 2, 2005Campus sites Second roundMarch 5, 2005Campus sites Sectional semifinalsMarch 11, 2005Scranton, PA Sectional finalsMarch 12, 2005Scranton, PA no 160 30 high 1 Frostburg State 64 McDaniel* 71 Dickinson* 50 Westminster (PA) 54 Washington & Jefferson 54 William Smith* 68 Brockport State 38 Alvernia* 60 Scranton* 72 McDaniel 69 Westminster (PA) 46 Messiah 69 Oswego State* 58 William Smith 68 Alvernia 46 Bowdoin* 69 Scranton 64 Messiah 43 William Smith 51 Bowdoin 63 Scranton 49 Bowdoin 43 Bottom right sectional First roundMarch 2, 2005Campus sites Second roundMarch 5, 2005Campus sites Sectional semifinalsMarch 11, 2005Ashland, VA Sectional finalsMarch 12, 2005Ashland, VA no 160 30 high 1 Simpson 63 Saint Benedict* 80 Chapman* 72 Cal Lutheran 65 Mary Washington 69 Maryville (TN)* 66 Howard Payne* 55 Trinity (TX) 57 Buena Vista* 71 Saint Benedict 77 Chapman 55 George Fox* 86 Randolph-Macon* 89 Mary Washington 76 Trinity (TX)* 79 Greensboro 64 Saint Benedict 69 George Fox 74 Randolph-Macon 82 Trinity (TX) 79 George Fox 51 Randolph-Macon 63 Final Four Final FourMarch 18, 2005 National championshipMarch 19, 2005 Third place no 160 30 high 1 Southern Maine 60 Millikin 66 Scranton 65 Randolph-Macon 70 Millikin 70 Randolph-Macon 50 Southern Maine 55 Scranton 53 All-tournament team Joanna Conner, Millikin Audrey Minott, Millikin Lindsay Ippel, Millikin Megan Silva, Randolph-Macon Megan Myles, Southern Maine See also 2005 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 2005 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 2005 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament 2005 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament 2005 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament References Category:NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament Category:2005 in sports in Virginia Category:Millikin Big Blue NCAA Category:College basketball tournaments in Virginia Category:Women's sports in Virginia