The 2005 National Invitation Tournament was the 2005 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. South Carolina defeated Saint Joseph's, 60–57, to earn the program's first NIT title.
Selected teams Below is a list of the 40 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (2000's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 5, 2009. Archived 11/5/09 SchoolConferenceRecordAppearanceLast bidPac-1018–129th2002America East20–85th2004BuffaloMAC22–91stNeverBig West19–103rd1987ClemsonACC16–1512th1999Southern21–84th1996Sun Belt20–102nd1959C-USA19–1015th2003DrexelCAA17–114th2004GeorgetownBig East17–1219th2003Colonial21–82nd1999Patriot24–612th1990C-USA18–138th2002IndianaBig Ten15–134th1985MAC20–127th2004C-USA19–1115th2004ACC16–125th1990C-USA19–1516th2002Miami (FL)ACC16–127th2001MAC19–105th1996Big 1216–167th2004America East21–91stNeverBig East17–119th2004Mid-Con25–77th1997Pac-1018–144th1987WAC19–115th2004Atlantic 1019–1113th2002West Coast16–135th1976South CarolinaSEC15–139th2002Missouri Valley18–126th2000TempleAtlantic 1016–1316th2004Big 1219–96th1994C-USA19–136th1999Mountain West16–139th2004SEC18–1310th2002VCUColonial19–124th1993Virginia TechACC15–138th1995Western KentuckySun Belt21–812th1992MAC19–123rd2003Missouri Valley20–910th2004
Bracket Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.
Semifinals & finals
See also 2005 Women's National Invitation Tournament 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2005 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 2005 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 2005 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 2005 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 2005 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
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