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2005 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition

Annual NCAA basketball competition

Field	Value
Year	2005
Teams	40
FinalFourArena	Madison Square Garden
FinalFourCity	New York City
Champions	South Carolina Gamecocks
TitleCount	1st
RunnerUp	Saint Joseph's Hawks
GameCount	2nd
Semifinal1	Maryland Terrapins
SemifinalCount	2nd
Semifinal2	Memphis Tigers
SemifinalCount2	4th
Coach	Dave Odom
CoachCount	2nd
MOP	Carlos Powell
MOPTeam	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.

School	Conference	Record	Appearance	Last bid
	Pac-10	18–12	9th	2002
	America East	20–8	5th	2004
Buffalo	MAC	22–9	1st	Never
	Big West	19–10	3rd	1987
Clemson	ACC	16–15	12th	1999
	Southern	21–8	4th	1996
	Sun Belt	20–10	2nd	1959
	C-USA	19–10	15th	2003
Drexel	CAA	17–11	4th	2004
Georgetown	Big East	17–12	19th	2003
	Colonial	21–8	2nd	1999
	Patriot	24–6	12th	1990
	C-USA	18–13	8th	2002
Indiana	Big Ten	15–13	4th	1985
	MAC	20–12	7th	2004
	C-USA	19–11	15th	2004
	ACC	16–12	5th	1990
	C-USA	19–15	16th	2002
Miami (FL)	ACC	16–12	7th	2001
	MAC	19–10	5th	1996
	Big 12	16–16	7th	2004
	America East	21–9	1st	Never
	Big East	17–11	9th	2004
	Mid-Con	25–7	7th	1997
	Pac-10	18–14	4th	1987
	WAC	19–11	5th	2004
	Atlantic 10	19–11	13th	2002
	West Coast	16–13	5th	1976
South Carolina	SEC	15–13	9th	2002
	Missouri Valley	18–12	6th	2000
Temple	Atlantic 10	16–13	16th	2004
	Big 12	19–9	6th	1994
	C-USA	19–13	6th	1999
	Mountain West	16–13	9th	2004
	SEC	18–13	10th	2002
VCU	Colonial	19–12	4th	1993
	ACC	15–13	8th	1995
Western Kentucky	Sun Belt	21–8	12th	1992
	MAC	19–12	3rd	2003
	Missouri Valley	20–9	10th	2004

Bracket

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| RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=Cal State Fullerton | RD1-score01=85 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=Oregon State | RD1-score02=83 | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=San Francisco | RD1-score03=69 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=Denver | RD1-score04=67 | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05= | RD1-score05= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06= | RD1-score06= | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07= | RD1-score07= | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08= | RD1-score08= | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09= | RD1-score09= | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10= | RD1-score10= | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11= | RD1-score11= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12= | RD1-score12= | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13= | RD1-score13= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14= | RD1-score14= | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15= | RD1-score15= | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16= | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=Cal State Fullerton | RD2-score01=85 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=San Francisco | RD2-score02=69 | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=Georgetown | RD2-score03=64 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=Boston University | RD2-score04=34 | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=UNLV | RD2-score05=89 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=Arizona State | RD2-score06=78 | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=South Carolina | RD2-score07=69 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=Miami (FL) | RD2-score08=67 | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=Cal State Fullerton | RD3-score01=57 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=Georgetown | RD3-score02=74 | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=UNLV | RD3-score03=66 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=South Carolina | RD3-score04=77 | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=Georgetown | RD4-score01=66 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=South Carolina | RD4-score02=69

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| RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=Saint Joseph's | RD1-score01=53 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=Hofstra | RD1-score02=44 | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=Buffalo | RD1-score03=81 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=Drexel | RD1-score04=76OT | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05= | RD1-score05= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06= | RD1-score06= | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07= | RD1-score07= | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08= | RD1-score08= | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09= | RD1-score09= | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10= | RD1-score10= | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11= | RD1-score11= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12= | RD1-score12= | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13= | RD1-score13= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14= | RD1-score14= | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15= | RD1-score15= | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16= | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=Saint Joseph's | RD2-score01=55 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=Buffalo | RD2-score02=50 | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=Holy Cross | RD2-score03=78 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=Notre Dame | RD2-score04=73 | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=Texas A&M | RD2-score05=82 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=Clemson | RD2-score06=74 | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=DePaul | RD2-score07=75 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=Missouri | RD2-score08=70 | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=Saint Joseph's | RD3-score01=68 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=Holy Cross | RD3-score02=60 | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=Texas A&M | RD3-score03=75 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=DePaul | RD3-score04=72 | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=Saint Joseph's | RD4-score01=58 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=Texas A&M | RD4-score02=51

Semifinals & finals

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Maryland | RD1-score1=67 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=South Carolina | RD1-score2=75 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Saint Joseph's | RD1-score3=70 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Memphis | RD1-score4=58 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=South Carolina | RD2-score1=60 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Saint Joseph's | RD2-score2=57

References

References

[http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-2000s.html Tournament Results (2000's)] at nit.org, URL accessed November 5, 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100327053218/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-2000s.html Archived] 11/5/09

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