2005 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2005 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 3–5 at the Curb Event Center at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.[1]

2005 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2004–05
Teams8
SiteCurb Event Center
Nashville, TN
ChampionsCentral Florida (4th title)
Winning coachKirk Speraw (4th title)
MVPGary Johnson (Central Florida)
2004–05 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UCF †13–7 .650  24–9  .727
Gardner-Webb13–7 .650  18–12  .600
Belmont12–8 .600  14–16  .467
Lipscomb11–9 .550  16–12  .571
Mercer11–9 .550  16–12  .571
Jacksonville11–9 .550  16–13  .552
Georgia State11–9 .550  14–15  .483
Troy State10–10 .500  12–18  .400
Florida Atlantic10–10 .500  10–17  .370
Stetson8–12 .400  10–17  .370
Campbell0–20 .000  2–25  .074
† 2005 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 1, 2005; Rankings from AP Poll

Central Florida defeated top-seeded Gardner–Webb in the championship game, 63–54, to win their fourth (and second consecutive) Atlantic Sun/TAAC men's basketball tournament.

The Golden Knights, therefore, received the Atlantic Sun's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Tournament.

Format

With the Atlantic Sun's membership remaining stable at eleven teams, no changes were made to the tournament format. As such, only the top eight teams from the conference tournament were eligible for the tournament. These eight teams were seeded based on regular season conference records and were all entered into the quarterfinal round.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 3
Semifinals
Friday, March 4
Championship
Saturday, March 5
                           
  1 Gardner–Webb 64  
8 Troy State 62  
  1 Gardner–Webb 77  
    4 Jacksonville 76  
5 Lipscomb 64
  4 Jacksonville 68  
    1 Gardner–Webb 54
  2 Central Florida 63
  3 Belmont 67  
6 Georgia State 61  
3 Belmont 61
    2 Central Florida 66  
7 Mercer 68
  2 Central Florida 81  

References

  1. "2004-2005 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
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