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2005 NCAA Women's Division I; Basketball Tournament
	; 2005 Women's Final Four logo
Teams	64
Finals Site	RCA Dome; Indianapolis, Indiana
Champions	Baylor (1st title)
Runner-Up	Michigan State (1st title game)
Semifinalists	LSU (2nd Final Four); Tennessee (16th Final Four)
Winning Coach	Kim Mulkey (1st title)
MOP	Sophia Young Baylor
«2004	2006»

The 2005 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 19, 2005 and concluded on April 5, 2005 when Baylor was crowned as the new national champion. The Final Four was held for the first (and last) time at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 3 and 5 , 2005, and was hosted by Butler University and the Horizon League. Future Final Fours will be held every five years in Indianapolis, the NCAA's home city, will be played at Lucas Oil Stadium, one block south of the Indiana Convention Center, where the RCA Dome is located. Baylor, coached by Kim Mulkey-Robertson, defeated Michigan State, coached by Joanne P. McCallie, 84-62 in the championship game. Baylor's Sophia Young was named Most Outstanding Player. For the first time, taking a page from the Men's Tournament, the regionals were named after the city they were played in, rather than the geographical location (East, Mideast, Midwest and West), and the "pod" system adopted by the Men's Tournament was used.

[edit] Locations

The subregionals, which used the "pod system", keeping most teams at or close to the home cities, were held from March 19 to 22 at these locations:

March 19 and 21:

Bank of America Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington (Host: University of Washington)

Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas (Host: University of Texas at Austin and Texas Tech University)

Save Mart Center, Fresno, California (Host: Fresno State University)

Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities)

March 20 and 22:

Comcast Center, College Park, Maryland (Host: University of Maryland, College Park)

Dean Smith Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (Host: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Connecticut (Host: University of Connecticut)

Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee (Host: University of Tennessee)

The regionals were held from March 24 to 27 in the following regions. The regionals, for the first time, were named after the city they were played in instead of a direction (East, South, Midwest, West).

March 26 and 28:

Chattanooga Regional, McKenzie Arena, Chattanooga, Tennessee (Host: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga)

Tempe Regional, Wells Fargo Arena, Tempe, Arizona (Host: Arizona State University)

March 27 and 29:

Kansas City Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: University of Missouri–Kansas City)

Philadelphia Regional, Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Host: Temple University)

The regional winners advanced to the Final Four, held on April 3 and 5, 2005 at the RCA Dome, in Indianapolis, Indiana, hosted by both Butler University and the Horizon League.

[edit] Qualifying teams

[edit] Chattanooga

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2005 NCAA Chattanooga Regional (Gray=At-Large)

Chattanooga
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth Type
#1	LSU	SEC	29-2	At-Large Bid
#2	Duke	ACC	28-4	At-Large Bid
#3	Texas	Big 12	21-8	At-Large Bid
#4	Penn State	Big Ten	19-10	At-Large Bid
#5	DePaul	C-USA	25-4	At-Large Bid
#6	Georgia	SEC	22-9	At-Large Bid
#7	Boston College	Big East	19-9	At-Large Bid
#8	Oklahoma	Big 12	17-12	At-Large Bid
#9	Arizona	Pac-10	19-11	At-Large Bid
#10	Houston	C-USA	21-8	At-Large Bid
#11	Rice	WAC	24-8	Tournament Champion
#12	Virginia Tech	ACC	17-11	At-Large Bid
#13	Liberty	Big South	24-6	Tournament Champion
#14	Oral Roberts	Mid-Con	22-8	Tournament Champion
#15	Canisius	MAAC	21-9	Tournament Champion
#16	Stetson	Atl. Sun	17-13	Tournament Champion

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2005 NCAA Tempe Regional (Gray=At-Large)

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Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth Type
#1	North Carolina	ACC	27-3	Tournament Champion
#2	Baylor	Big 12	27-3	Tournament Champion
#3	Minnesota	Big Ten	24-7	At-Large Bid
#4	Notre Dame	Big East	26-5	At-Large Bid
#5	Arizona State	Pac-10	22-9	Tournament Champion
#6	Virginia	ACC	20-10	At-Large Bid
#7	TCU	C-USA	23-9	Tournament Champion
#8	Ole Miss	SEC	19-10	At-Large Bid
#9	George Washington	A-10	22-8	At-Large Bid
#10	Oregon	Pac-10	20-9	At-Large Bid
#11	Old Dominion	CAA	22-8	Tournament Champion
#12	Eastern Kentucky	OVC	23-7	Tournament Champion
#13	UC Santa Barbara	Big West	21-8	Tournament Champion
#14	St. Francis (PA)	NEC	21-9	Tournament Champion
#15	Illinois State	MVC	13-17	Tournament Champion
#16	Coppin State	MEAC	23-7	Tournament Champion

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2005 NCAA Philadelphia Regional (Gray=At-Large)

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Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth Type
#1	Tennessee	SEC	26-4	Tournament Champion
#2	Ohio State	Big Ten	28-4	At-Large Bid
#3	Rutgers	Big East	25-6	At-Large Bid
#4	Texas Tech	Big 12	22-7	At-Large Bid
#5	NC State	ACC	21-7	At-Large Bid
#6	Temple	A-10	27-3	Tournament Champion
#7	Maryland	ACC	21-9	At-Large Bid
#8	New Mexico	MWC	26-4	Tournament Champion
#9	Purdue	Big Ten	16-12	At-Large Bid
#10	Wisconsin–Green Bay	Horizon	27-3	Tournament Champion
#11	Louisiana Tech	WAC	20-9	Tournament Champion
#12	Middle Tennessee	Sun Belt	23-8	Tournament Champion
#13	Texas-Arlington	Southland	21-9	Tournament Champion
#14	Hartford	Am. East	22-8	Tournament Champion
#15	Holy Cross	Patriot	20-10	Tournament Champion
#16	Western Carolina	Southern	18-13	Tournament Champion

[edit] Kansas City

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Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth Type
#1	Michigan State	Big Ten	28-3	Tournament Champion
#2	Stanford	Pac-10	29-2	Tournament Champion
#3	UConn	Big East	23-7	Tournament Champion
#4	Kansas State	Big 12	23-7	At-Large Bid
#5	Vanderbilt	SEC	22-7	At-Large Bid
#6	Florida State	ACC	23-7	At-Large Bid
#7	Iowa State	Big 12	23-6	At-Large Bid
#8	Southern California	Pac-10	19-10	At-Large Bid
#9	Louisville	C-USA	22-8	At-Large Bid
#10	Utah	MWC	25-7	At-Large Bid
#11	Richmond	A-10	23-7	At-Large Bid
#12	Montana	Big Sky	22-7	Tournament Champion
#13	Bowling Green	MAC	23-7	Tournament Champion
#14	Dartmouth	Ivy	17-10	Regular Season Champion
#15	Santa Clara	WCC	17-13	Tournament Champion
#16	Alcorn State	SWAC	21-8	Tournament Champion

[edit] Brackets

Data source^[1]

[edit] Chattanooga Regional

First round March 19 and 20			Second round March 21 and 22			Regional semifinals March 26			Regional finals March 28

1	LSU	70
16	Stetson	36
			1	LSU	76
Knoxville, TN
			9	Arizona	43
8	Oklahoma	69

9	Arizona	72
						1	LSU	90

						13	Liberty	48
5	DePaul	79

12	Virginia Tech	78
			5	DePaul	79
College Park, MD
			13	Liberty	88
4	Penn State	70

13	Liberty	78
									1	LSU	59

									2	Duke	49
6	Georgia	75

11	Rice	49
			6	Georgia	70
Dallas, TX
			3	Texas	68
3	Texas	63

14	Oral Roberts	58
						6	Georgia	57

						2	Duke	63
7	Boston College	65

10	Houston	43
			7	Boston College	65
Chapel Hill, NC
			2	Duke	70
2	Duke	80

15	Canisius	48

[edit] Tempe Regional

First round March 19 and 20			Second round March 21 and 22			Regional semifinals March 25			Regional finals March 27

1	North Carolina	97
16	Coppin State	62
			1	North Carolina	71
Chapel Hill, NC
			9	George Washington	47
8	Ole Miss	57

9	George Washington	60
						1	North Carolina	79

						5	Arizona State	72
5	Arizona State	87

12	Eastern Kentucky	65
			5	Arizona State	70
Fresno, CA
			4	Notre Dame	61
4	Notre Dame	61

13	UC Santa Barbara	51
									1	North Carolina	63

									2	Baylor	72
6	Virginia	79

11	Old Dominion	57
			6	Virginia	58
Minneapolis, MN
			3	Minnesota	73
3	Minnesota	64

14	St. Francis (PA)	33
						3	Minnesota	57

						2	Baylor	64
7	TCU	55

10	Oregon	58
			10	Oregon	46
Seattle, WA
			2	Baylor	69
2	Baylor	91

15	Illinois State	70

[edit] Philadelphia Regional

First round March 19 and 20			Second round March 21 and 22			Regional semifinals March 26			Regional finals March 28

1	Tennessee	94
16	Western Carolina	43
			1	Tennessee	75
Knoxville, TN
			9	Purdue	54
8	New Mexico	56

9	Purdue	68
						1	Tennessee	75

						4	Texas Tech	59
5	NC State	58

12	Middle Tennessee	60
			12	Middle Tennessee	69
Dallas, TX
			4	Texas Tech	80
4	Texas Tech	69

13	Texas-Arlington	49
									1	Tennessee	59

									3	Rutgers	49
6	Temple	66

11	Louisiana Tech	61
			6	Temple	54
Storrs, CT
			3	Rutgers	61
3	Rutgers	62

14	Hartford	37
						3	Rutgers	64

						2	Ohio State	58
7	Maryland	65

10	Wisconsin–Green Bay	55
			7	Maryland	65
College Park, MD
			2	Ohio State	75
2	Ohio State	86

15	Holy Cross	45

[edit] Kansas City Regional

First round March 19 and 20			Second round March 21 and 22			Regional semifinals March 25			Regional finals March 27

1	Michigan State	73
16	Alcorn State	41
			1	Michigan State	61
Minneapolis, MN
			8	Southern California	59
8	Southern California	65

9	Louisville	49
						1	Michigan State	76

						5	Vanderbilt	64
5	Vanderbilt	67

12	Montana	44
			5	Vanderbilt	63
Seattle, WA
			4	Kansas State	60
4	Kansas State	70

13	Bowling Green	60
									1	Michigan State	76

									2	Stanford	69
6	Florida State	87

11	Richmond	54
			6	Florida State	52
Storrs, CT
			3	UConn	70
3	UConn	95

14	Dartmouth	47
						3	UConn	59

						2	Stanford	76
7	Iowa State	61

10	Utah	73
			10	Utah	62
Fresno, CA
			2	Stanford	88
2	Stanford	94

15	Santa Clara	57

[edit] Final Four

National Semifinals April 3			National Championship April 5

Cht 1	LSU	57
Tem 2	Baylor	68
			Tem 2	Baylor	84
			KC 1	Michigan State	62
Phi 1	Tennessee	64
KC 1	Michigan State	68

Tem-Tempe; Cht-Chattanooga; Phi-Philadelphia; KC-Kansas City.

[edit] Record by conference

Conference	# of Bids	Record	Win %	Sweet Sixteen	Elite Eight	Final Four	Championship Game
SEC	5	12-5	70.6%	4	2	2	0
Big 12	6	10-5	66.7%	2	1	1	1
Big Ten	5	10-5	66.7%	3	1	1	1
Big South Conference	1	2-1	66.7%	1	0	0	0
Big East	4	7-4	63.6%	2	1	0	0
Pac-10	5	8-5	61.5%	2	1	0	0
ACC	7	9-7	56.3%	2	2	0	0
Sun Belt Conference	1	1-1	50.0%	0	0	0	0
Atlantic 10	3	2-3	40.0%	0	0	0	0
Mountain West	2	1-2	33.3%	0	0	0	0
Conference USA	4	1-4	20.0%	0	0	0	0
WAC	2	0-2	0.0%	0	0	0	0

Nineteen Conferences went 0-1: America East, Atlantic Sun Conference Big Sky Conference, Big West Conference, Colonial, Horizon League, Ivy League, MAAC, MAC, Summit League, MEAC, Missouri Valley Conference, Northeast Conference, Ohio Valley Conference, Patriot League, Southern Conference, Southland, SWAC, and West Coast Conference

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

^ "Official 2009 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book". NCAA. February 2009. pp. 179. http://www.ncaapublications.com/Uploads/PDF/2009_WFF_Records0d7a46e0-1e38-428d-8b72-6d7b2902af40.pdf. Retrieved 2009-11-03.

[Records_Book-0] "Official 2009 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book". NCAA. February 2009. pp. 179. http://www.ncaapublications.com/Uploads/PDF/2009_WFF_Records0d7a46e0-1e38-428d-8b72-6d7b2902af40.pdf. Retrieved 2009-11-03.

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