2005 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2005 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2004–05
Teams 12
Site McKenzie Arena
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Champions Chattanooga (9th title)
Winning coach John Shulman (1st title)
MVP Mindaugas Katelynas (Chattanooga)
Top scorer Tim Smith East Tennessee State
(63 points)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
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2004–05 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North
Chattanooga† 10 – 6   .625     20 – 11   .645
UNC Greensboro 9 – 7   .563     18 – 12   .600
Appalachian State 9 – 7   .563     18 – 12   .600
Elon 5 – 11   .313     8 – 23   .258
East Tennessee State 4 – 12   .250     10 – 19   .345
Western Carolina 3 – 13   .188     8 – 22   .267
South
Davidson 16 – 0   1.000     23 – 9   .719
College of Charleston 10 – 6   .625     18 – 10   .643
Georgia Southern 10 – 6   .625     18 – 13   .581
Furman 9 – 7   .563     16 – 13   .552
Wofford 7 – 9   .438     14 – 14   .500
The Citadel 4 – 12   .250     12 – 16   .429
† SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2005; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 2–5, 2005 at the McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The #2 seed Chattanooga Mocs defeated the UNC Greensboro Spartans in the championship game to win their ninth title in school history and receive the automatic berth to the 2005 NCAA Tournament.[1]

Format

All twelve teams were eligible for the tournament. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured four games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round. The top four teams in the tournament received first round byes, and the division winners were seeded first and second overall. This was the last season for East Tennessee State as a member of the conference.

Bracket

  First Round
March 2		 Quarterfinals
March 3		 Semifinals
March 4		 Championship Game
March 5
                                     
8  Elon 64  
9  Wofford 58  
  1  Davidson 67  
    8  Elon 53  
      
        
  1  Davidson 68  
  4  UNC Greensboro 73  
        
        
  4  UNC Greensboro 73
    5  Georgia Southern 71  
5  Georgia Southern 69
12  Western Carolina 57  
  2  Chattanooga 66
  4  UNC Greensboro 62
7  Furman 84  
10  East Tennessee State 87  
  2  Chattanooga 77
    10  East Tennessee State 70  
      
        
  2  Chattanooga 57
  6  Appalachian State 51  
        
        
  3  College of Charleston 60
    6  Appalachian State 63  
6  Appalachian State 68
11  The Citadel 59  

* Overtime game

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2004-2005 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament