2005 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2005 Conference USA I Men's 12 FedExForum Memphis, TN Louisville 2nd Rick Pitino 2nd Taquan Dean Louisville The 2005 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was held March 9–12 at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.2004-05 Conference USA Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/cusa/2005.html April 21, 2016 Top-seeded Louisville defeated hosts 2004 men Memphis Tigers Memphis in the championship game, 75–74, to clinch their second Conference USA men's tournament championship. It was the Cardinals' second title in three years. The Cardinals, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA members UAB, Charlotte, and Cincinnati, all of whom earned at-large bids. Louisville would ultimately advance to the Final Four. Format There were no changes to the tournament format from the previous year. The top four teams were given byes into the quarterfinal round while the next eight teams were placed into the first round. The two teams with the worst conference records were not invited to the tournament. All remaining tournament seeds were determined by regular season conference records. Bracket First roundWednesday, March 9 QuarterfinalsThursday, March 10 SemifinalsFriday, March 11 ChampionshipSaturday, March 12 9 2004 men Marquette Golden Eagles Marquette 57 8 2004 none TCU Horned Frogs TCU 60 5 2004 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul 81 12 2004 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane 71 6 2003 men Houston Cougars Houston 64 11 2004 men South Florida Bulls South Florida 69 7 2004 men Memphis Tigers Memphis 79 10 2004 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis 59 1 #6 Louisville 85 8 TCU 61 5 DePaul 56 4 UAB 59 3 #21 Cincinnati 68 11 South Florida 80 7 Memphis 83 2 #25 Charlotte 69 1 #6 Louisville 74 4 UAB 67 11 South Florida 68 7 Memphis 81 1 #6 Louisville 75 7 Memphis 74 References Category:Conference USA men's basketball tournament Tournament Conference USA men's basketball tournament Conference USA men's basketball tournament