2005 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

2005 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2004–05
Teams	8
First round site	Campus sites
Semifinals site	Campus sites
Finals site	Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana
Champions	Southeastern Louisiana (1st title)
Winning coach	Billy Kennedy (1st title)
MVP	Ricky Woods (Southeastern Louisiana)
Southland Conference men's basketball tournaments

2004–05 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southeastern Louisiana †	13	–	3		.813			24	–	9		.727
Northwestern State	13	–	3		.813			21	–	12		.636
Sam Houston State	11	–	5		.688			18	–	12		.600
UTSA	10	–	6		.625			15	–	13		.536
Lamar	9	–	7		.563			18	–	11		.621
Texas State	8	–	8		.500			14	–	14		.500
McNeese State	8	–	8		.500			13	–	15		.464
Texas–Arlington	7	–	9		.438			13	–	15		.464
Stephen F. Austin	6	–	10		.375			12	–	15		.444
Louisiana–Monroe	2	–	14		.125			8	–	19		.296
Nicholls State	1	–	15		.063			6	–	21		.222
† 2005 Southland tournament winner

The 2005 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 8–13, 2005. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were played at the home arena of the higher seeded-teams, with the championship game played at Prather Coliseum in Natchitoches, Louisiana.^[1]

Top-seeded Southeastern Louisiana won the championship game over second-seeded Northwestern State, and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.^[2] Ricky Woods of Southeastern Louisiana was named the tournament's MVP.

Format

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Southland Conference received a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams were seeded by conference record. For the semifinal round, the remaining teams were reseeded.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 8					Semifinals March 10					Finals March 13
	1	Northwestern State	71
	8	Texas–Arlington	67
						1	Northwestern State	90
						5	Lamar	75
	4	UTSA	83
	5	Lamar	91
											1	Northwestern State	42
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
											2	Southeastern Louisiana	49
	3	Sam Houston State	88
	6	McNeese State	70
						2	Southeastern Louisiana	71
						3	Sam Houston State	62
	2	Southeastern Louisiana	75
	7	Texas State	58

References

1. "2021-22 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southland.org. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
2. "2004-05 Southland Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2022.