2005 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition August 2023 April 2026 NIT 2005 40 Madison Square Garden New York City South Carolina Gamecocks 1st Saint Joseph's Hawks 2nd Maryland Terrapins 2nd Memphis Tigers 4th Dave Odom 2nd Carlos Powell South Carolina The 2005 National Invitation Tournament was the 2005 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. South Carolina defeated Saint Joseph's, 60–57, to earn the program's first NIT title. Selected teams Below is a list of the 40 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (2000's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 5, 2009. Archived 11/5/09 SchoolConferenceRecordAppearanceLast bid2004 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona StatePac-1018–129th20022004 men Boston University Terriers Boston UniversityAmerica East20–85th2004BuffaloMAC22–91stNever2004 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State FullertonBig West19–103rd1987ClemsonACC16–1512th19992004 men Davidson Wildcats DavidsonSouthern21–84th19962004 men Denver Pioneers DenverSun Belt20–102nd19592004 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaulC-USA19–1015th2003DrexelCAA17–114th2004GeorgetownBig East17–1219th20032004 men Hofstra Pride HofstraColonial21–82nd19992004 men Holy Cross Crusaders Holy CrossPatriot24–612th19902004 men Houston Cougars HoustonC-USA18–138th2002IndianaBig Ten15–134th19852004 men Kent State Golden Flashes Kent StateMAC20–127th20042004 men Marquette Golden Eagles MarquetteC-USA19–1115th20042004 men Maryland Terrapins MarylandACC16–125th19902004 men Memphis Tigers MemphisC-USA19–1516th2002Miami (FL)ACC16–127th20012004 men Miami RedHawks Miami (OH)MAC19–105th19962004 men Missouri Tigers MissouriBig 1216–167th20042004 men Northeastern Huskies NortheasternAmerica East21–91stNever2004 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre DameBig East17–119th20042004 men Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral RobertsMid-Con25–77th19972004 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon StatePac-1018–144th19872004 men Rice Owls RiceWAC19–115th20042004 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph'sAtlantic 1019–1113th20022004 men San Francisco Dons San FranciscoWest Coast16–135th1976South CarolinaSEC15–139th20022004 men Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri StateMissouri Valley18–126th2000TempleAtlantic 1016–1316th20042004 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&MBig 1219–96th19942004 men TCU Horned Frogs TCUC-USA19–136th19992004 men UNLV Runnin' Rebels UNLVMountain West16–139th20042004 men Vanderbilt Commodores VanderbiltSEC18–1310th2002VCUColonial19–124th1993Virginia TechACC15–138th1995Western KentuckySun Belt21–812th19922004 men Western Michigan Broncos Western MichiganMAC19–123rd20032004 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita StateMissouri Valley20–910th2004 Bracket Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket. Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Davidson 77 VCU 62 SW Missouri State 105 Rice 82 Western Michigan 54 Marquette 40 TCU 60 Miami (OH) 58 Maryland 85 Oral Roberts 72 Davidson 82 SW Missouri State 71 Western Michigan 76 TCU 78OT Maryland 78 Davidson 63 TCU 73 Maryland 85 Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Cal State Fullerton 85 Oregon State 83 San Francisco 69 Denver 67 Cal State Fullerton 85 San Francisco 69 Georgetown 64 Boston University 34 UNLV 89 Arizona State 78 South Carolina 69 Miami (FL) 67 Cal State Fullerton 57 Georgetown 74 UNLV 66 South Carolina 77 Georgetown 66 South Carolina 69 Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Wichita State 85 Houston 69 Western Kentucky 88 Kent State 80OT Memphis 90 Northeastern 65 Virginia Tech 60 Temple 50 Vanderbilt 67 Indiana 60 Wichita State 84 Western Kentucky 81 Memphis 83 Virginia Tech 62 Vanderbilt 65 Wichita State 63 Memphis 81 Vanderbilt 68 Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Saint Joseph's 53 Hofstra 44 Buffalo 81 Drexel 76OT Saint Joseph's 55 Buffalo 50 Holy Cross 78 Notre Dame 73 Texas A&M 82 Clemson 74 DePaul 75 Missouri 70 Saint Joseph's 68 Holy Cross 60 Texas A&M 75 DePaul 72 Saint Joseph's 58 Texas A&M 51 Semifinals & finals Semifinals Finals Maryland 67 South Carolina 75 Saint Joseph's 70 Memphis 58 South Carolina 60 Saint Joseph's 57 See also 2005 Women's National Invitation Tournament 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2005 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 2005 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 2005 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 2005 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 2005 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament References National Invitation National Invitation Tournament Category:2000s in Manhattan Category:College basketball tournaments in New York City National Invitation Tournament Category:National Invitation Tournament Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan