2005 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

2005 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
Teams	64
Finals Site	Grand Forks, North Dakota
Champions	Virginia Union (3rd title)
Runner-Up	Bryant (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Lynn (2nd Final Four) Tarleton State (1st Final Four)
Winning Coach	Dave Robbins (Virginia Union (3rd title))
Most Outstanding Player	Antwan Walton Virginia Union
Attendance	32,938
NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournaments «2004  2006»

The 2005 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as the culmination of the 2004–05 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Virginia Union University and VUU's Antwan Walton was the Most Outstanding Player.^[1]

Brackets

Regionals

	First Round					Regional Semifinals					Regional Finals
	Bentley		85
	Queens (NY)		68
						Bentley		90
						Southern New Hampshire		84
	Southern New Hampshire		80
	St.Rose		71
											Beltley		64
											Bryant		74
	Bryant		69
	Adelphi		48
						Bryant		76
						Bloomfield		59
	Bloomfield		79
	St.Anselm		77

	First Round					Regional Semifinals					Regional Finals
	Pfeiffer		110
	Wheeling Jesuit		94
						Pfeiffer		92
						Salem International		105
	Salem International		72
	Alderson Broaddus		61
											Salem International		73
											Mount Olive		80
	Indiana (PA)		76
	Edinboro		73
						Indiana (PA)		64
						Mount Olive		72
	Mount Olive		86
	Millersville		78

	First Round					Regional Semifinals					Regional Finals
	Texas A&M–Commerce		62
	Southwestern Oklahoma		57
						Texas A&M–Commerce		81
						Central Oklahoma		73
	Central Oklahoma		84
	Washburn		66
											Texas A&M–Commerce		70
											Tarleton State		75
	Pittsburg State		73
	St.Mary's (TX)		59
						Pittsburg State		59
						Tarleton State		65
	Tarleton State		75
	Central Missouri		72

	First Round					Regional Semifinals					Regional Finals
	Western Washington		80
	BYU–Hawaii		69
						Western Washington		66
						Alaska Fairbanks		88
	Alaska Fairbanks		65
	California State, San Bernardino		59
											Alaska Fairbanks		86
											Cal Poly Pomona		75
	Cal Poly Pomona		82
	Seattle Pacific		77
						Cal Poly Pomona		73
						Hawaii Hilo		62
	Hawaii Hilo		83
	Cal State Chico		81

	First Round					Regional Semifinals					Regional Finals
	Lynn		89
	Lane		61
						Lynn		73
						Central Arkansas		69
	Central Arkansas		74
	West Georgia		71
											Lynn		67
											Montevallo		54
	Eckerd		81
	FGCU		79
						Eckerd		62
						Montevallo		65
	Montevallo		74
	Barry		48

	First Round					Regional Semifinals					Regional Finals
	Findlay		83
	Quincy		73
						Findlay		63
						Wayne State		49
	Wayne State (MI)		56
	SIUE		55
											Findlay		94
											Ferris State		73
	Ferris State		99
	Indianapolis		79
						Ferris State		93
						Southern Indiana		87
	Southern Indiana		67
	Gannon		61

	First Round					Regional Semifinals					Regional Finals
	Metro State		83
	Northern State		60
						Metro State		85
						Minnesota State, Mankato		64
	Minnesota State, Mankato		86
	Fort Lewis		78
											Metro State		89
											South Dakota		84
	South Dakota		94
	Nebraska–Kearney		84
						South Dakota		73
						Winona State		68
	Winona State		64
	Nebraska–Omaha		58

	First Round					Regional Semifinals					Regional Finals
	Bowie State		84
	Tusculum		72
						Bowie State		84
						Columbus State		72
	Columbus State		83
	Kennesaw State		78
											Bowie State		64
											Virginia Union		70
	South Carolina Upstate		63
	Winston-Salem State		59
						South Carolina Upstate		67
						Virginia Union		85
	Virginia Union		85
	Catawba		81

Elite Eight – Grand Forks, North Dakota

	Elite Eight					Final Four					National Final
	Bryant		84
	Mount Olive		69
						Bryant		60
						Tarleton State		55
	Tarleton State		58
	Cal Poly Pomona		56
											Bryant		58
											Virginia Union		63
	Lynn		75
	Findlay		56
						Lynn		61
						Virginia Union		76
	Virginia Union		78
	Metro State		63

See also

• 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
• 2005 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
• 2005 National Invitation Tournament
• 2005 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

References

1. "Division II Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2015.