2005 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 2005 Big East Men's Basketball Championship was played from March 9 to March 12, 2005. The tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Syracuse Orange won the tournament and were awarded an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

2005 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2004–05
Teams11
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsSyracuse (4th title)
Winning coachJim Boeheim (4th title)
MVPHakim Warrick (Syracuse)
Top scorerHakim Warrick (Syracuse)
(69 points)
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2004–05 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Boston College 13 3   .813 25 5   .833
No. 13 Connecticut 13 3   .813 23 8   .742
No. 19 Villanova 11 5   .688 24 8   .750
Pittsburgh 10 6   .625 20 9   .690
Notre Dame 9 7   .563 17 12   .586
Georgetown 8 8   .500 19 13   .594
West Virginia 8 8   .500 24 11   .686
Providence 4 12   .250 14 17   .452
Seton Hall 4 12   .250 12 16   .429
Rutgers 2 14   .125 10 19   .345
St. John's* 3 13   .188 9 18   .333
No. 11 Syracuse†** 0 5   .000 12 7   .632
2005 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 2005
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2005 Big East tournament.
**Syracuse had 15 regular season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 27–7, 11–5.

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 9
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10
Semifinals
Friday, March 11
Final
Saturday, March 12
            
1 #7 Boston College 72
8 West Virginia 78
8 West Virginia 82
9 Providence 59
8 West Virginia 78
4 #19 Villanova 76
4 #19 Villanova 67
5 #22 Pittsburgh 58
8 West Virginia 59
3 #16 Syracuse 68
2 #12 Connecticut 66
7 Georgetown 62
7 Georgetown 56
10 Seton Hall 51
2 #12 Connecticut 63
3 #16 Syracuse 67
3 #16 Syracuse 81
11 Rutgers 57
6 Notre Dame 65
11 Rutgers 72

Note: By finishing in last place during the regular season, St. John's did not qualify for the tournament.

Games

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  • 1st round: Wednesday, March 9
Noon
Team 1 2 Total
(9) Providence 20 39 59
(8) West Virginia 35 47 82
2PM
Team 1 2 Total
(10) Seton Hall 28 23 51
(7) Georgetown 27 29 56
7PM
Team 1 2 Total
(11) Rutgers 35 37 72
(6) Notre Dame 32 33 65
  • Quarterfinals: Thursday, March 10
Noon
Team 1 2 Total
(8) West Virginia 44 34 78
(1) Boston College 22 50 72
2 PM
Team 1 2 Total
(5) Pittsburgh 19 39 58
(4) Villanova 31 36 67
7 PM
Team 1 2 Total
(7) Georgetown 26 36 62
(2) Connecticut 32 34 66
9 PM
Team 1 2 Total
(11) Rutgers 22 35 57
(3) Syracuse 47 34 81
  • Semifinals: Friday, March 11
7 PM
Team 1 2 Total
(8) West Virginia 42 36 78
(4) Villanova 35 41 76
9 PM
Team 1 2 Total
(3) Syracuse 32 35 67
(2) Connecticut 19 44 63
  • Finals: Saturday, March 12
9 PM
Team 1 2 Total
(8) West Virginia 31 28 59
(3) Syracuse 41 27 68

Awards

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Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Hakim Warrick, Syracuse

All-Tournament Team

References

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