View source for 2005 Conference USA Men's Basketball

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='''Final Standings'''=
[[image:Louisville.png|right]]
{{standings-14|col7=200
| team01=''[[Louisville]]''
| cw01=14
| cl01=2
| w01=33
| l01=5
| note01=4 AP/3 USA; NCAA FINAL FOUR
| team02=''[[North Carolina-Charlotte]]''
| cw02=12
| cl02=4
| w02=21
| l02=8
| note02= 
| team03=''[[Cincinnati]]''
| cw03=12
| cl03=4
| w03=25
| l03=8
| note03=23 AP/25 USA
| team04=''[[Alabama-Birmingham]]''
| cw04=10
| cl04=6
| w04=22
| l04=11
| note04= 
| team05=[[DePaul]]*
| cw05=10
| cl05=6
| w05=20
| l05=11
| note05= 
| team06=[[Houston]]*
| cw06=9
| cl06=7
| w06=18
| l06=14
| note06= 
| team07=[[Memphis]]*
| cw07=9
| cl07=7
| w07=22
| l07=16
| note07=NIT FINAL FOUR
| team08=[[Texas Christian]]*
| cw08=8
| cl08=8
| w08=21
| l08=14
| note08= 
| team09=[[Marquette]]*
| cw09=7
| cl09=9
| w09=19
| l09=12
| note09= 
| team10=[[Saint Louis]]
| cw10=6
| cl10=10
| w10=9
| l10=21
| note10= 
| team11=[[South Florida]]
| cw11=5
| cl11=11
| w11=14
| l11=16
| note11= 
| team12=[[Tulane]]
| cw12=4
| cl12=12
| w12=10
| l12=18
| note12= 
| team13=[[East Carolina]]
| cw13=4
| cl13=12
| w13=9
| l13=19
| note13= 
| team14=[[Southern Mississippi]]
| cw14=2
| cl14=14
| w14=11
| l14=17
| note14= 
| ocwl=142-78
}}
'''Note''': After the season Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville, Marquette, and South Florida left to join the [[2006 Big East Conference Men's Basketball|{{bige}}]]. North Carolina-Charlotte and Saint Louis left to join the [[2006 Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Basketball|{{a10}}]]. Texas Christian left to join the [[2006 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball|{{mtwest}}]]. [[Central Florida]] joined from the [[2005 Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Basketball|Atlantic Sun Conference]]. [[Marshall]] joined from the [[2005 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball|{{mac}}]]. [[Rice]], [[Southern Methodist]], [[Texas-El Paso]], and [[Tulsa]] joined from the [[2005 Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball|{{wac}}]].
===All-Americans===
'''Francisco Garcia''' (G/F), Louisville
*Second Team (NABC)
==='''Conference Honors'''===
'''Player of the Year''': Eddie Basden, North Carolina-Charlotte

'''Freshman of the Year''': Darius Washington, Memphis

'''Defensive Player of the Year''': Eddie Basden, North Carolina-Charlotte (2nd)

'''Sixth Man of the Year''': Ronell Taylor, Alabama-Birmingham
 
'''Ray Meyer Coach of the Year''': Rick Pitino, Louisville

===First-Team All-Conference===
{{list-2col-06|col1=150
| col2=150
| item01a='''PLAYER'''
| item01b='''SCHOOL'''
| item02a=Eddie Basden*
| item02b=North Carolina-Charlotte
| item03a=Travis Diener**†
| item03b=Marquette
| item04a=Francisco Garcia**
| item04b=Louisville
| item05a=Quemont Greer*
| item05b=DePaul
| item06a=Curtis Withers**
| item06b=North Carolina-Charlotte
}}
===Second-Team All-Conference===
{{list-2col-06|col1=150
| col2=150
| item01a='''PLAYER'''
| item01b='''SCHOOL'''
| item02a=Rodney Carney†
| item02b=Memphis
| item03a=Terrence Leather†‡
| item03b=South Florida
| item04a=Jason Maxiell††
| item04b=Cincinnati
| item05a=Andre Owens†
| item05b=Houston
| item06a=Donell Taylor†
| item06b=Alabama-Birmingham
}}
===Third-Team All-Conference===
{{list-2col-06|col1=150
| col2=150
| item01a='''PLAYER'''
| item01b='''SCHOOL'''
| item02a=Taquan Dean‡
| item02b=Louisville
| item03a=Drake Diener‡
| item03b=DePaul
| item04a=Eric Hicks‡
| item04b=Cincinnati
| item05a=Corey Santee‡‡
| item05b=Texas Christian
| item06a=Darius Washington Jr.‡
| item06b=Memphis
}}
===All-Freshman Team===
{{list-2col-06|col1=150
| col2=150
| item01a='''PLAYER'''
| item01b='''SCHOOL'''
| item02a=Joey Dorsey
| item02b=Memphis
| item03a=Tom Hammonds
| item03b=East Carolina
| item04a=Juan Palacios
| item04b=Louisville
| item05a=Taylor Rochestie
| item05b=Tulane
| item06a=Darius Washington
| item06b=Memphis
}}
='''Post-Season'''=
=='''2005 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament'''==
[[image:Louisville.png|right]]
{{bracket12
| Info=FedEx Forum, Memphis TN
| RD1=First Round, Mar 9
| RD2=Quarterfinals, Mar 10
| RD3=Semifinals, Mar 11
| RD4=Championship, Mar 12
| RD1-seed1=11
| RD1-team1=South Florida
| RD1-score1=69
| RD1-seed2=6
| RD1-team2=Houston
| RD1-score2=64
| RD1-seed3=10
| RD1-team3=Saint Louis
| RD1-score3=59
| RD1-seed4=7
| RD1-team4=Memphis
| RD1-score4=79
| RD1-seed5=12
| RD1-team5=Tulane
| RD1-score5=71
| RD1-seed6=5
| RD1-team6=DePaul
| RD1-score6=81
| RD1-seed7=9
| RD1-team7=Marquette
| RD1-score7=57
| RD1-seed8=8
| RD1-team8=Texas Christian
| RD1-score8=60
| RD1-OT4=OT
| RD2-seed1=11
| RD2-team1=South Florida
| RD2-score1=80
| RD2-seed2=3
| RD2-team2=Cincinnati
| RD2-score2=68
| RD2-seed3=7
| RD2-team3=Memphis
| RD2-score3=83
| RD2-seed4=2
| RD2-team4=North Carolina-Charlotte
| RD2-score4=69
| RD2-seed5=5
| RD2-team5=DePaul
| RD2-score5=56
| RD2-seed6=4
| RD2-team6=Alabama-Birmingham
| RD2-score6=59
| RD2-seed7=8
| RD2-team7=Texas Christian
| RD2-score7=61
| RD2-seed8=1
| RD2-team8=Louisville
| RD2-score8=85
| RD3-seed1=11
| RD3-team1=South Florida
| RD3-score1=68
| RD3-seed2=7
| RD3-team2=Memphis
| RD3-score2=81
| RD3-seed3=4
| RD3-team3=Alabama-Birmingham
| RD3-score3=67
| RD3-seed4=1
| RD3-team4=Louisville
| RD3-score4=74
| RD4-seed1=7
| RD4-team1=Memphis
| RD4-score1=74
| RD4-seed2=1
| RD4-team2=Louisville
| RD4-score2=75
}}
'''Not invited to conference tourney''':
*(14) Southern Mississippi
*(13) East Carolina
===All-Tournament Team===
{{list-2col-06|col1=150
| col2=150
| item01a='''PLAYER'''
| item01b='''SCHOOL'''
| item02a=Taquan Dean*
| item02b=Louisville
| item03a=Francisco Garcia**
| item03b=Louisville
| item04a=Terrence Leather*
| item04b=South Florida
| item05a=Anthony Rice*
| item05b=Memphis
| item06a=Darius Washington Jr.*
| item06b=Memphis
| item07a= 
| item07b= 
}}
'''Most Valuable Player''': Taquan Dean, Louisville
=='''National Bids'''==
{{list-4col-09 | col1=130
| col2=50
| col3=130
| col4=100
| item01a=Louisville
| item01b=(29-4)
| item01c=NCAA (automatic bid)
| item01d=ALB 4
| item02a=North Carolina-Charlotte
| item02b=(21-7)
| item02c=NCAA
| item02d=SYR 7
| item03a=Cincinnati
| item03b=(24-7)
| item03c=NCAA
| item03d=AUS 7
| item04a=Alabama-Birmingham
| item04b=(21-10)
| item04c=NCAA
| item04d=CHI 11
| item05a=DePaul
| item05b=(19-10)
| item05c=NIT
| item05d= 
| item06a=Houston
| item06b=(18-13)
| item06c=NIT
| item06d= 
| item07a=Memphis
| item07b=(19-15)
| item07c=NIT
| item07d= 
| item08a=Texas Christian
| item08b=(19-13)
| item08c=NIT
| item08d= 
| item09a=Marquette
| item09b=(19-11)
| item09c=NIT
}}
=='''[[2005 National Invitation Tournament]]:'''==
{{tlist-11
| date01=Mar 14
| round01=FIRST ROUND
| color01=#f9aaaa
| seeda01= 
| teama01=Marquette
| seedb01= 
| teamb01=[[Western Michigan]]
| score01=40-54
| site01=Milwaukee WI
| date02=Mar 15
| round02=FIRST ROUND
| color02=#7ee7bb
| seeda02= 
| teama02=DePaul
| seedb02= 
| teamb02=[[Missouri]]
| score02=75-70
| site02=Columbia MO
| date03=Mar 16
| round03=OPENING ROUND
| color03=#f9aaaa
| seeda03= 
| teama03=Houston
| seedb03= 
| teamb03=[[Wichita State]]
| score03=69-85
| site03=Wichita KS
| date04=Mar 16
| round04=FIRST ROUND
| color04=#7ee7bb
| seeda04= 
| teama04=Memphis
| seedb04= 
| teamb04=[[Northeastern]]
| score04=90-65
| site04=Memphis TN
| date05=Mar 16
| round05=FIRST ROUND
| color05=#7ee7bb
| seeda05= 
| teama05=Texas Christian
| seedb05= 
| teamb05=[[Miami (OH)]]
| score05=60-58
| site05=Oxford OH
| date06=Mar 19
| round06=SECOND ROUND
| color06=#f9aaaa
| seeda06= 
| teama06=DePaul
| seedb06= 
| teamb06=[[Texas A&M]]
| score06=72-75
| site06=Chicago IL
| date07=Mar 19
| round07=SECOND ROUND
| color07=#7ee7bb
| seeda07= 
| teama07=Memphis
| seedb07= 
| teamb07=[[Virginia Tech]]
| score07=83-62
| site07=Memphis TN
| date08=Mar 23
| round08=QUARTERFINAL
| color08=#7ee7bb
| seeda08= 
| teama08=Memphis
| seedb08= 
| teamb08=[[Vanderbilt]]
| score08=81-68
| site08=Memphis TN
| date09=Mar 23
| round09=SECOND ROUND
| color09=#7ee7bb
| seeda09= 
| teama09=Texas Christian
| seedb09= 
| teamb09=[[Davidson]]
| score09=78-63
| site09=College Park MD
| date10=Mar 26
| round10=QUARTERFINAL
| color10=#f9aaaa
| seeda10= 
| teama10=Texas Christian
| seedb10= 
| teamb10=[[Maryland]]
| score10=73-85
| site10=College Park MD
| date11=Mar 29
| round11=SEMIFINAL
| color11=#f9aaaa
| seeda11= 
| teama11=Memphis
| seedb11= 
| teamb11=[[Saint Joseph's (PA)]]
| score11=58-70
| site11=New York City NY
}}
=='''[[2005 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament]]:'''==
{{tlist-10
| date01=Mar 17
| round01=AUS R1
| color01=#7ee7bb
| seeda01=7
| teama01=Cincinnati
| seedb01=10
| teamb01=[[Iowa]]
| score01=76-64
| site01=Indianapolis IN
| date02=Mar 17
| round02=CHI R1
| color02=#7ee7bb
| seeda02=11
| teama02=Alabama-Birmingham
| seedb02=6
| teamb02=[[Louisiana State]]
| score02=82-68
| site02=Boise ID
| date03=Mar 18
| round03=ALB R1
| color03=#7ee7bb
| seeda03=4
| teama03=Louisville
| seedb03=13
| teamb03=[[Louisiana-Lafayette]]
| score03=68-62
| site03=Nashville TN
| date04=Mar 18
| round04=SYR R1
| color04=#f9aaaa
| seeda04=7
| teama04=North Carolina-Charlotte
| seedb04=10
| teamb04=[[North Carolina State]]
| score04=63-75
| site04=Worcester MA
| date05=Mar 19
| round05=AUS QF
| color05=#f9aaaa
| seeda05=7
| teama05=Cincinnati
| seedb05=2
| teamb05=[[Kentucky]]
| score05=60-69
| site05=Indianapolis IN
| date06=Mar 19
| round06=CHI QF
| color06=#f9aaaa
| seeda06=11
| teama06=Alabama-Birmingham
| seedb06=3
| teamb06=[[Arizona]]
| score06=63-85
| site06=Boise ID
| date07=Mar 20
| round07=ALB QF
| color07=#7ee7bb
| seeda07=4
| teama07=Louisville
| seedb07=5
| teamb07=[[Georgia Tech]]
| score07=76-54
| site07=Nashville TN
| date08=Mar 24
| round08=ALB SF
| color08=#7ee7bb
| seeda08=4
| teama08=Louisville
| seedb08=1
| teamb08=[[Washington]]
| score08=93-79
| site08=Albuquerque NM
| date09=Mar 26
| round09=ALB FINAL
| color09=#7ee7bb
| seeda09=4
| teama09=Louisville
| seedb09=7
| teamb09=[[West Virginia]]
| score09=93-85<br>(OT)
| site09=Albuquerque NM
| date10=Apr 2
| round10=SEMIFINAL
| color10=#f9aaaa
| seeda10=ALB 4
| teama10=Louisville
| seedb10=CHI 1
| teamb10=[[Illinois]]
| score10=57-72
| site10=Saint Louis MO
}}
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