2005 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2005 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played from March 9 to March 12, 2005, at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. George Washington won the tournament. The top two teams in each division received first-round byes. George Washington earned the conference's only bid to the NCAA tournament.

2005 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200405
Teams12
SiteU.S. Bank Arena
Cincinnati, Ohio
ChampionsGeorge Washington (1st title)
Winning coachKarl Hobbs (1st title)
MVPPat Carroll (Saint Joseph's)
2004–05 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Saint Joseph's142 .875  2412  .667
Temple115 .688  1614  .533
UMass97 .563  1612  .571
Fordham88 .500  1316  .448
Rhode Island412 .250  622  .214
St. Bonaventure115 .063  226  .071
West
George Washington115 .688  228  .733
Dayton106 .625  1811  .621
Xavier106 .625  1712  .586
Richmond88 .500  1415  .483
La Salle511 .313  1019  .345
Duquesne511 .313  822  .267
2005 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Bracket

  First Round
Wednesday, March 9
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10
Semifinals
Friday, March 11
Final
Saturday, March 12
                                     
 
  E1 Saint Joseph's 63  
    W4 Richmond 51  
W4 Richmond 68
E5 Rhode Island 60  
  E1 Saint Joseph's 73  
  W2 Xavier 68  
 
 
  W2 Xavier 83
    W6 La Salle 70  
E3 Massachusetts 64
W6 La Salle 70*  
  E1 Saint Joseph's 67
  W1 George Washington 76
 
 
  W1 George Washington 79
    E4 Fordham 63  
E4 Fordham 65
W5 Duquesne 53  
  W1 George Washington 77
  E2 Temple 58  
 
 
  E2 Temple 61
    W3 Dayton 51  
W3 Dayton 78
E6 St. Bonaventure 48  

All games played at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati.
* - Overtime

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