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2005 NCAA Women's Division I
Basketball Tournament

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Teams

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

NCAA Women's Division I Tournaments

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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 Locations
2 Qualifying teams - automatic
3 Qualifying teams - at-large
4 Bids by conference
5 Brackets
6 Record by conference
7 All-Tournament Team
8 Game Officials
9 See also
10 Notes

Locations

Seattle

Knoxville

Storrs

College Park

Minneapolis

Chapel Hill

Dallas

Fresno

2005 NCAA NCAA first and second round venues

Kansas City

Philadelphia

Chattanooga

Tempe

Indianapolis

2005 NCAA Regionals and Final Four

So as to decrease the number of games played on a competing team's home court, the subregionals were held at eight locations, rather than 16, for the first time. Furthermore following the lead of the men's tournament in recent years, the 2005 women's tournament used the "pod system", keeping most teams at or close to the home cities, and 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).^[1]

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.

Qualifying teams - automatic

Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 2005 NCAA Tournament. Thirty-one conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA tournament. ^[2]

Automatic Bids
		Record
Qualifying School	Conference	Regular Season	Conference	Seed
Alcorn State University	SWAC	0.724 !21–8	0.778 !14–4	16
Baylor University	Atlantic Sun Conference	0.9 !27–3	0.875 !14–2	2
Bowling Green State University	MAC	0.766 !23–7	0.813 !13–3	13
Canisius College	MAAC	0.69 !21–9	0.778 !14–4	15
University of Connecticut	Big East	0.766 !23–7	0.813 !13–3	3
Coppin State University	MEAC	0.766 !23–7	0.833 !15–3	16
Dartmouth College	Ivy League	0.63 !17–10	0.857 !12–2	14
Eastern Kentucky University	Ohio Valley Conference	0.741 !23–8	0.938 !15–1	12
University of Wisconsin–Green Bay	Horizon League	0.9 !27–3	0.938 !15–1	10
University of Hartford	America East	0.733 !22–8	0.722 !13–5	14
College of the Holy Cross	Patriot League	0.666 !20–10	0.857 !12–2	15
Illinois State University	Missouri Valley Conference	0.433 !13–17	0.388 !7–11	15
Liberty University	Big South Conference	0.8 !24–6	0.929 !13–1	13
Michigan State University	Big Ten	0.903 !28–3	0.875 !14–2	1
Middle Tennessee State University	Sun Belt Conference	0.766 !23–7	0.783 !11–3	12
University of Montana	Big Sky Conference	0.759 !22–7	0.929 !13–1	12
University of New Mexico	Mountain West	0.866 !26–4	0.857 !12–2	8
University of North Carolina	ACC	0.875 !28–4	0.857 !12–2	1
Old Dominion University	Colonial	0.733 !22–8	0.833 !15–3	11
Oral Roberts University	Mid-Continent	0.733 !22–8	0.625 !10–6	14
Rice University	WAC	0.75 !24–8	0.778 !14–4	11
Santa Clara University	West Coast Conference	0.566 !17–13	0.571 !8–6	15
St. Francis College	Northeast Conference	0.7 !21–9	0.889 !16–2	14
Stanford University	Pac-12	0.935 !29–2	0.944 !17–1	2
Stetson University	Atlantic Sun Conference	0.566 !17–13	0.55 !11–9	16
Texas Christian University	Conference USA	0.719 !23–9	0.714 !10–4	7
Temple University	Atlantic 10	0.9 !27–3	1.016 !16–0	6
University of Tennessee	SEC	0.866 !26–4	0.929 !13–1	1
University of Texas at Arlington	Southland	0.69 !21–9	0.813 !13–3	13
University of California, Santa Barbara	Big West Conference	0.724 !21–8	0.889 !16–2	13
Western Carolina University	Southern Conference	0.581 !18–13	0.5 !10–10	16

Qualifying teams - at-large

Thirty-three additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations.^[2]

At-large Bids
		Record
Qualifying School	Conference	Regular Season	Conference	Seed
University of Arizona	Pacific-10	0.633 !19–11	0.611 !11–7	9
Arizona State University	Pacific-10	0.7 !21–9	0.667 !12–6	5
Boston College	Big East	0.678 !19–9	0.625 !10–6	7
DePaul University	Conference USA	0.862 !25–4	0.629 !13–1	5
Duke University	Atlantic Coast	0.875 !28–4	0.857 !12–2	2
Florida State University	Atlantic Coast	0.766 !23–7	0.643 !9–5	6
The George Washington University	Atlantic 10	0.733 !22–8	0.813 !13–3	9
University of Georgia	Southeastern	0.709 !22–9	0.643 !9–5	6
University of Houston	Conference USA	0.724 !21–8	0.714 !10–4	10
Iowa State University	Big 12	0.793 !23–6	0.75 !12–4	7
Kansas State University	Big 12	0.766 !23–7	0.75 !12–4	4
Louisiana Tech University	Western Athletic	0.69 !20–9	0.778 !14–4	11
University of Louisville	Conference USA	0.733 !22–8	0.786 !11–3	9
Louisiana State University	Southeastern	0.935 !29–2	1.014 !14–0	1
University of Maryland, College Park	Atlantic Coast	0.7 !21–9	0.5 !7–7	7
University of Minnesota	Big Ten	0.774 !24–7	0.75 !12–4	3
University of Mississippi	Southeastern	0.655 !19–10	0.571 !8–6	8
North Carolina State University	Atlantic Coast	0.75 !21–7	0.714 !10–4	5
University of Notre Dame	Big East	0.839 !26–5	0.813 !13–3	4
Ohio State University	Big Ten	0.906 !29–3	0.875 !14–2	2
University of Oklahoma	Big 12	0.586 !17–12	0.5 !8–8	8
University of Oregon	Pacific-10	0.7 !20–9	0.667 !12–6	10
Pennsylvania State University	Big Ten	0.655 !19–10	0.813 !13–3	4
Purdue University	Big Ten	0.571 !16–12	0.563 !9–7	9
University of Richmond	Atlantic 10	0.766 !23–7	0.75 !12–4	11
Rutgers University	Big East	0.806 !25–6	0.875 !14–2	3
University of Southern California	Pacific-10	0.655 !19–10	0.667 !12–6	8
University of Texas at Austin	Big 12	0.724 !21–8	0.813 !13–3	3
Texas Tech University	Big 12	0.759 !22–7	0.75 !12–4	4
University of Utah	Mountain West	0.781 !25–7	0.857 !12–2	10
Vanderbilt University	Southeastern	0.759 !22–7	0.714 !10–4	5
University of Virginia	Atlantic Coast	0.666 !20–10	0.571 !8–6	6
Virginia Tech	Atlantic Coast	0.607 !17–11	0.429 !6–8	12

Bids by conference

Thirty-one conferences earned an automatic bid. In twenty-one cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-three additional at-large teams were selected from ten of the conferences.^[2]

Bids	Conference	Teams
7	Atlantic Coast	North Carolina, Duke, Florida St., Maryland, North Carolina St., Virginia, Virginia Tech
6	Big 12	Baylor, Iowa St., Kansas St., Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech
5	Big Ten	Michigan St., Minnesota, Ohio St., Penn St., Purdue
5	Pacific-10	Stanford, Arizona, Arizona St., Oregon, Southern California
5	Southeastern	Tennessee, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi, Vanderbilt
4	Big East	Connecticut, Boston College, Notre Dame, Rutgers
4	Conference USA	TCU, DePaul, Houston, Louisville
3	Atlantic 10	Temple, George Washington, Richmond
2	Mountain West	New Mexico, Utah
2	Western Athletic	Rice, Louisiana Tech
1	America East	Hartford
1	Atlantic Sun	Stetson
1	Big Sky	Montana
1	Big South	Liberty
1	Big West	UC Santa Barb.
1	Colonial	Old Dominion
1	Horizon	Green Bay
1	Ivy	Dartmouth
1	Metro Atlantic	Canisius
1	Mid-American	Bowling Green
1	Mid-Continent	Oral Roberts
1	Mid-Eastern	Coppin St.
1	Missouri Valley	Illinois St.
1	Northeast	St. Francis Pa.
1	Ohio Valley	Eastern Ky.
1	Patriot	Holy Cross
1	Southern	Western Caro.
1	Southland	Texas-Arlington
1	Southwestern	Alcorn St..
1	Sun Belt	Middle Tenn.
1	West Coast	Santa Clara

Brackets

Data source^[3]

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

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

Phildelphia 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

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	Connecticut	70
3	Connecticut	95

14	Dartmouth	47
						3	Connecticut	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

Final Four - Indianapolis, Indiana

National Semifinals April 3			National Championship Game April 5

ME1	LSU	57
W2	Baylor	68
			W2	Baylor	84
			MW1	Michigan State	62
E1	Tennessee	64
MW1	Michigan State	68

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

All-Tournament Team

Sophia Young, Baylor
Steffanie Blackmon, Baylor
Emily Niemann, Baylor
Lindsay Bowen, Michigan St.
Kristin Haynie, Michigan St. ^[2]

Game Officials

Dee Kantner (Semi-Final)
Sally Bell (Semi-Final)
Tina Napier (Semi-Final)
Barb Smith (Semi-Final)
Bob Trammel (Semi-Final)
Michael Price (Semi-Final)
Lisa Mattingly (Final)
Melissa Barlow (Final)
Scott Yarbrough (Final) ^[2]

Notes

^ "2005 DIVISION I WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP HANDBOOK". NCAA. p. 10. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/champ_handbooks/basketball/2005/2005_d1_w_basketball_handbook.pdf. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Nixon, Rick. "Official 2022 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book". NCAA. http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/WFF12.pdf. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
^ "Official 2012 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book". NCAA. February 2012. http://www.ncaapublications.com/p-4269-official-2012-ncaa-womens-final-four-record-book.aspx. Retrieved 2012-04-17.

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