Annual NCAA basketball competition
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.
Below is a list of the 40 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]
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| | | | | Western Michigan | 54 | | | |
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| | | | Marquette | 40 | |
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| | | Western Michigan | 76 | |
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| | | | TCU | 78OT | |
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| | | TCU | 60 | |
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| | | | Miami (OH) | 58 | |
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| | | TCU | 73 | |
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| | | | Maryland | 85 | |
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| | | Maryland | 85 | |
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| | | | Oral Roberts | 72 | |
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| | | Maryland | 78 | |
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| | | | Davidson | 63 | |
| | Davidson | 77 | | |
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| | VCU | 62 | |
| | | Davidson | 82 | |
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| | | | SW Missouri State | 71 | |
| | SW Missouri State | 105 | |
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| | Rice | 82 | |
| Opening Round | | | First Round | | | Second Round | | | Quarterfinals | |
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| | Cal State Fullerton | 85 | | | | |
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| | Oregon State | 83 | |
| | | Cal State Fullerton | 85 | |
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| | | | San Francisco | 69 | |
| | San Francisco | 69 | |
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| | Denver | 67 | |
| | | Cal State Fullerton | 57 | |
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| | | | Georgetown | 74 | |
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| | | Georgetown | 64 | |
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| | | | Boston University | 34 | |
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| | | Georgetown | 66 | |
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| | | | South Carolina | 69 | |
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| | | UNLV | 89 | |
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| | | | Arizona State | 78 | |
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| | | UNLV | 66 | |
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| | | | South Carolina | 77 | |
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| | | South Carolina | 69 | |
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| | | | Miami (FL) | 67 | |
| Opening Round | | | First Round | | | Second Round | | | Quarterfinals | |
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| | | | | Memphis | 90 | | | |
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| | | | Northeastern | 65 | |
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| | | Memphis | 83 | |
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| | | | Virginia Tech | 62 | |
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| | | Virginia Tech | 60 | |
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| | | | Temple | 50 | |
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| | | Memphis | 81 | |
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| | | | Vanderbilt | 68 | |
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| | | Vanderbilt | 67 | |
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| | | | Indiana | 60 | |
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| | | Vanderbilt | 65 | |
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| | | | Wichita State | 63 | |
| | Wichita State | 85 | | |
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| | Houston | 69 | |
| | | Wichita State | 84 | |
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| | | | Western Kentucky | 81 | |
| | Western Kentucky | 88 | |
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| | Kent State | 80OT | |
| Opening Round | | | First Round | | | Second Round | | | Quarterfinals | |
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| | Saint Joseph's | 53 | | | | |
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| | Hofstra | 44 | |
| | | Saint Joseph's | 55 | |
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| | | | Buffalo | 50 | |
| | Buffalo | 81 | |
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| | Drexel | 76OT | |
| | | Saint Joseph's | 68 | |
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| | | | Holy Cross | 60 | |
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| | | Holy Cross | 78 | |
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| | | | Notre Dame | 73 | |
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| | | Saint Joseph's | 58 | |
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| | | | Texas A&M | 51 | |
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| | | Texas A&M | 82 | |
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| | | | Clemson | 74 | |
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| | | Texas A&M | 75 | |
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| | | | DePaul | 72 | |
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| | | DePaul | 75 | |
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| | | | Missouri | 70 | |
Semifinals & finals
[edit] | Semifinals | | | Finals | |
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| Maryland | 67 | | |
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| South Carolina | 75 | |
| | South Carolina | 60 | |
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| | | Saint Joseph's | 57 | |
| Saint Joseph's | 70 | |
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| Memphis | 58 | |