2005 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

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	Joanne P. McCallie (1st title)
MOP	Sophia Young Baylor
NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournaments «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.

Contents 1 Qualifying teams 2 Brackets 2.1 Chattanooga Regional 2.2 Tempe Regional 2.3 Philadelphia Regional 2.4 Kansas City Regional 2.5 Final Four 3 See also

Qualifying teams

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

Tempe
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

Philadelphia
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

Kansas City
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

Brackets

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
						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
						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
						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
						2	Duke	70
	2	Duke	80
	15	Canisius	48

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
						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
						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
						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
						2	Baylor	69
	2	Baylor	91
	15	Illinois State	70

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
						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
						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
						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
						2	Ohio State	75
	2	Ohio State	86
	15	Holy Cross	45

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
						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
						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
						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
						2	Stanford	88
	2	Stanford	94
	15	Santa Clara	57

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.

See also

• 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
• 2005 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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