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2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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The 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 2005, and ended with the championship game on April 4 from Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis.

North Carolina won its fourth national title with a 75-70 win in the final game over Illinois. Under coach Roy Williams, North Carolina – which previously won titles in 1957 under coach Frank McGuire and in 1982 and 1993 under coach Dean Smith – became the second Division I school to win titles under three coaches, joining Kentucky (4). Carolina's Sean May was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Contents
1 Tournament procedure
2 Opening Round
3 First Round

3.1 Chicago Regional
3.2 Albuquerque Regional
3.3 Syracuse Regional
3.4 Austin Regional

4 Second Round

4.1 Chicago Regional
4.2 Albuquerque Regional
4.3 Syracuse Regional
4.4 Austin Regional

5 Regionals

5.1 Chicago Regional

5.1.1 Semifinals
5.1.2 Final

5.2 Albuquerque Regional

5.2.1 Semifinals
5.2.2 Final

5.3 Syracuse Regional

5.3.1 Semifinals
5.3.2 Final

5.4 Austin Regional

5.4.1 Semifinals
5.4.2 Final

6 Final Four

6.1 National Semifinals
6.2 Championship Game

7 Bracket
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Tournament procedure

A total of 65 teams entered the tournament. Thirty of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. Penn earned an automatic bid by winning the regular-season title of the Ivy League, which does not conduct a conference tournament. The remaining 34 teams were granted "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.

Two teams played an opening-round game, popularly called the "play-in" game; the winner of that game advanced to the main draw of the tournament and plays a top seed in one of the regionals. This game has been played at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio since its inception in 2001.

This was the second year of the so-called "pod" system, in which the eight first- and second-round sites are distributed around the four regionals. Before the 2004 tournament, all teams playing at a first- or second-round site fed into the same regional tournament. Since 2004, teams have been assigned to first- and second-round sites so as to limit the early-round travel of as many teams as possible. Half of the teams in a pod advance into separate regional tournaments.

All 64 teams were seeded 1 to 16 within their regionals; the winner of the play-in game automatically gets a 16 seed. The Selection Committee seeds the entire field from 1 to 65. For the first time in 2004, the ranking of the four top seeds against each other would determine the pairings in the Final Four. The top overall seed would be seeded to play the fourth overall seed in the national semifinals, should both teams advance that far.

The four regionals are officially named after their four host cities, a practice which also began in 2004. The 2005 regionals, along with their top seeds, are listed below.

Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held from April 2-4 in St. Louis.

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Opening Round

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First Round

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Chicago Regional

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Albuquerque Regional

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Syracuse Regional

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Austin Regional

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Second Round

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Chicago Regional

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Albuquerque Regional

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Syracuse Regional

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Austin Regional

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Regionals

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Chicago Regional

At Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

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Semifinals

March 24

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Final

March 26

Down 15 with 4 minutes to play, and 80-72 with 1 minute left, Illinois completed a remarkable comeback, forcing another overtime game (the Albuquerque Regional final had gone to overtime earlier that evening). Illinois missed a shot with 23 seconds left in overtime, giving Arizona a chance to win the game, but they missed a three-point shot, and a rebound was too late.

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Albuquerque Regional

At University Arena, Albuquerque

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Semifinals

March 24

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Final

March 26

Having trailed 38-18 early and 71-61 with 5:27 to play in the second half, Louisville rallied to force overtime, where they outscored West Virginia 16-8. West Virginia made 18 three-point shots during the game, a regional record.

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Syracuse Regional

At Carrier Dome, Syracuse

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Semifinals

March 25

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Final

March 27

This was the only regional final that did not go into overtime, but was nonetheless a closely-fought affair. Wisconsin scored the first five points of the second half to take a 49-44 lead, but North Carolina scored the next 14 points. The Tar Heels never relinquished their lead in the remaining 14 minutes, although the Badgers kept the game close, and had several chances in the last few minutes to tie or take the lead.

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Austin Regional

At Frank Erwin Center, Austin

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Semifinals

March 25

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Final

March 27

In the last and perhaps most thrilling of an epic set of regional finals, Kentucky came back from an eight-point deficit with less than 6 minutes in regulation. In the Wildcats' final possession of regulation, in which they were trailing 75-72, they missed two three-pointers, but got the rebound each time. The ball finally ended in the hands of junior guard Patrick Sparks, who threw up a three-pointer that bounced four times on the rim before falling in. The referees spent more than five minutes looking at television replays to determine whether Sparks' right foot was behind the three-point line before ruling his shot to be a three-pointer, which sent the game to overtime.

In the first overtime, the Wildcats scored the first four points, but could not hold their lead. Kentucky had the ball for the last minute of regulation, but a combination of tough Spartans defense and Wildcats offensive disorganization meant that they were able to get off only one poor shot in that time frame. Most tellingly, they were unable to get off a shot with the final possession of the first overtime. The Spartans began the scoring in the second overtime, and never trailed again, making 11 straight free throws.

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Final Four

At Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis

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National Semifinals

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Championship Game

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Bracket

Winners in bold. * next to a score indicates that the game went to overtime; multiple stars indicate multiple overtimes. 

--First Round--- --Second Round--  --Sweet Sixteen---  ---Elite Eight---
 1 Illinois   67                  Chicago
16 Fairleigh  55  1 Illinois   71
 8 Texas      57  9 Nevada     59
 9 Nevada     61                    1 Illinois   77
 5 Alabama    73                   12 UWM        63
12 WI-Milwau  83 12 WI-Milwau  83
 4 Boston Col 85  4 Boston Col 75
13 Penn       65                                       1 Illinois     90*
 6 LSU        68                                       3 Arizona      89
11 UAB        82 11 UAB        63
 3 Arizona    66  3 Arizona    85
14 Utah St    53                    3 Arizona    79
 7 SIU        65                    2 Okla St    78
10 St Mary's  56  7 SIU        77
 2 Okla St    63  2 Okla St    85
15 SE Louis   50                  Chicago

 1 Washington 88                  Albuquerque
16 Montana    77  1 Washington 97
 8 Pacific    79  8 Pacific    79
 9 Pittsburgh 71                    1 Washington 79
 5 Ga Tech    80                    4 Louisville 93
12 Geo Wash   68  5 Ga Tech    54
 4 Louisville 68  4 Louisville 76
13 La-Laf     62                                       4 Louisville    93*
 6 Texas Tech 78                                       7 West Virginia 85
11 UCLA       66  6 Texas Tech 71
 3 Gonzaga    74  3 Gonzaga    69
14 Winthrop   64                    6 Texas Tech 60
 7 W Virginia 63                    7 W Virginia 65
10 Creighton  61  7 WVU       111**
 2 Wk Forest  70  2 Wake      105
15 Tenn-Chat  54                  Albuquerque

64 Oakland    79 Oakland advances to
65 Alabama AM 69 16 seed in Syracuse

 1 N Carolina 96                  Syracuse
16 Oakland    68  1 N Carolina 92
 8 Minnesota  53  9 Iowa St    65
 9 Iowa St    64                    1 N Carolina 67
 5 Villanova  55                    5 Villanova  66
12 New Mexico 47  5 Villanova  76
 4 Florida    67  4 Florida    65
13 Ohio       62                                       1 N Carolina 88
 6 Wisconsin  57                                       6 Wisconsin  82
11 No Iowa    52  6 Wisconsin  71
 3 Kansas     63 14 Bucknell   62
14 Bucknell   64                    6 Wisconsin  65
 7 Charlotte  63                   10 NC State   56
10 NC State   75 10 NC State   65
 2 UConn      77  2 UConn      62
15 UCF        71                  Syracuse

 1 Duke       57                  Austin
16 Del St     46  1 Duke       63
 8 Stanford   70  9 Miss St    55
 9 Miss St    93                    1 Duke       68
 5 Mich St    89                    5 Mich St    78
12 Old Domin  81  5 Mich St    72
 4 Syracuse   57 13 Vermont    61
13 Vermont    60*                                      5 Mich St    94**
 6 Utah       60                                       2 Kentucky   88
11 UTEP       54  6 Utah       67
 3 Oklahoma   84  3 Oklahoma   58
14 Niagara    67                    6 Utah       52
 7 Cincinnati 76                    2 Kentucky   62
10 Iowa       64  7 Cincinnati 60
 2 Kentucky   72  2 Kentucky   69
15 E Kentucky 64                  Austin



--National Semifinals--  -National Championship-
Chi 1 Illinois    72
Alb 4 Louisville  57   Chi 1 Illinois         70
Syr 1 N Carolina  87   Syr 1 North Carolina   75
Aus 5 Michigan St 71
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