2005 SWAC men's basketball tournament

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2005 SWAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2004–05
Teams8
SiteBill Harris Arena
Birmingham, Alabama
ChampionsAlabama A&M (1st title)
Winning coachL. Vann Pettaway (1st title)
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2004–05 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Alabama A&M 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Grambling State 11 7   .611 14 12   .538
Alabama State 11 7   .611 15 15   .500
Mississippi Valley State 11 7   .611 13 15   .464
Jackson State 10 8   .556 15 17   .469
Southern 10 8   .556 14 15   .483
Alcorn State 6 12   .333 7 22   .241
Texas Southern 9 9   .500 11 15   .423
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 5 13   .278 7 21   .250
Prairie View A&M 5 13   .278 5 23   .179
2005 SWAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2005 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held March 10–13, 2005, at Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.[2] Alabama A&M defeated Alabama State, 72–53 in the championship game. The Jaguars received the conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA tournament as one of two No. 16 seeds in the East Region. In the play-in game, Alabama A&M was beaten by Oakland.

Bracket and results[edit]

Quarterfinals
March 10
Semifinals
March 11
Final
March 13
         
1 Alabama A&M 64
8 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 52
1 Alabama A&M 74
5 Jackson State 56
4 Mississippi Valley State 55
5 Jackson State 57
1 Alabama A&M 72
2 Alabama State 53
3 Grambling State 65
6 Southern 69
3 Southern 50
2 Alabama State 54
2 Alabama State 64
7 Prairie View A&M 56

References[edit]

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2004-05 Southwest Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2004-05 Southwest Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 11, 2022.