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2005 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament

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The 2005 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament was held March 3–5 at the Curb Event Center at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.[1]

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2005 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2004–05
Teams8
SiteCurb Event Center
Nashville, TN
ChampionsUCF (4th title)
Winning coachKirk Speraw (4th title)
MVPGary Johnson (UCF)
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2004–05 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UCF †13–7 .65024–9  .727
Gardner-Webb13–7 .65018–12  .600
Belmont12–8 .60014–16  .467
Lipscomb11–9 .55016–12  .571
Mercer11–9 .55016–12  .571
Jacksonville11–9 .55016–13  .552
Georgia State11–9 .55014–15  .483
Troy State10–10 .50012–18  .400
Florida Atlantic10–10 .50010–17  .370
Stetson8–12 .40010–17  .370
Campbell0–20 .0002–25  .074
† 2005 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 1, 2005
Rankings from AP Poll
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UCF defeated top-seeded Gardner–Webb in the championship game, 63–54, to win their fourth (and second consecutive) Atlantic Sun/TAAC men's basketball tournament.

The Golden Knights, therefore, received the Atlantic Sun's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA tournament.

Format

With the Atlantic Sun's membership remaining stable at eleven teams, no changes were made to the tournament format. As such, only the top eight teams from the conference tournament were eligible for the tournament. These eight teams were seeded based on regular season conference records and were all entered into the quarterfinal round.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 3
Semifinals
Friday, March 4
Championship
Saturday, March 5
         
1 Gardner–Webb 64
8 Troy State 62
1 Gardner–Webb 77
4 Jacksonville 76
5 Lipscomb 64
4 Jacksonville 68
1 Gardner–Webb 54
2 UCF 63
3 Belmont 67
6 Georgia State 61
3 Belmont 61
2 UCF 66
7 Mercer 68
2 UCF 81

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