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The 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament consists of 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 will end with the championship game on April 4 from Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis.

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 play an opening-round game, popularly called the "play-in" game; the winner of that game advances 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 is 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 are 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 regionals, along with their top seeds, are listed below.

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

Opening Round

First Round

Chicago Regional

Albuquerque Regional

Syracuse Regional

Austin Regional

Second Round

Chicago Regional

Albuquerque Regional

Syracuse Regional

Austin Regional

Regionals

Chicago Regional

At Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

Semifinals

Finals

Albuquerque Regional

At University Arena, Albuquerque

Semifinals

Finals

Syracuse Regional

At Carrier Dome, Syracuse

Semifinals

Finals

Austin Regional

At Frank Erwin Center, Austin

Semifinals

Finals

Final Four

At Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis

National Semifinals

Championship Game

Bracket

Winners in bold. If the game has not yet been played, the date and time (if available) will be in place of the winner's spot in the bracket. All times in Eastern. 

--First Round--- --Second Round--  --Sweet Sixteen---  ---Elite Eight---
 1 Illinois   67                  Chicago
16 Fairleigh  55  1 Illinois
 8 Texas      57  9 Nevada
 9 Nevada     61                   5:40 pm 3/19
 5 Alabama    73                   5:30 pm 3/19
12 WI-Milwau  83 12 WI-Milwau
 4 Boston Col 85  4 BC
13 Penn       65                                       March 24
 6 LSU        68                                       March 24
11 UAB        82 11 UAB
 3 Arizona    66  3 Arizona
14 Utah St    53                   5:50 pm 3/19
 7 SIU        56                   March 20
10 St Mary's  65  7 SIU
 2 Okla St    63  2 Okla St
15 SE Louis   50                  Chicago

 1 Washington 88                  Albuquerque
16 Montana    77  1 Washington
 8 Pacific    79  8 Pacific
 9 Pittsburgh 71                   3:20 pm 3/19
 5 Ga Tech                         March 20
12 Geo Wash      9:30 pm 3/18
 4 Louisville 68  4 Louisville
13 La-Laf     62                                       March 24
 6 Texas Tech 78                                       March 24
11 UCLA       66  6 Texas Tech
 3 Gonzaga    74  3 Gonzaga
14 Winthrop   64                    1:10 pm 3/19
 7 W Virginia 63                    8:00 pm 3/19
10 Creighton  61  7 W Virginia
 2 Wk Forest  70  2 Wake
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
 8 Minnesota  53  9 Iowa St
 9 Iowa St    64                   March 20
 5 Villanova  55                   March 20
12 New Mexico 47  5 Villanova
 4 Florida    67  4 Florida
13 Ohio       62                                       March 25
 6 Wisconsin  57                                       March 25
11 No Iowa    52
 3 Kansas        9:40 pm 3/18
14 Bucknell                        March 20
 7 Charlotte  63                   March 20
10 NC State   75 10 NC State
 2 UConn      77  2 UConn
15 UCF        71                  Syracuse

 1 Duke       57                       Austin
16 Del St     46  1 Duke
 8 Stanford      9:45 pm 3/18
 9 Miss St                         March 20
 5 Mich St                         March 20
12 Old Domin     9:30 pm 3/18
 4 Syracuse   57 13 Vermont
13 Vermont    60                                       March 25
 6 Utah       60                                       March 25
11 UTEP       54  6 Utah
 3 Oklahoma   84  3 Oklahoma
14 Niagara    67                    3:40 pm 3/19
 7 Cincinnati 76                    8:10 pm 3/19
10 Iowa       64  7 Cincinnati
 2 Kentucky   72  2 Kentucky
15 E Kentucky 64                  Austin

--National Semifinals--  -National Championship-
April 2, 2005 --Saint Louis, MO-- April 4, 2005
Chi Champ (TBD 3/26)
Alb Champ (TBD 3/26)
Syr Champ (TBD 3/27)
Aus Champ (TBD 3/27)