2004–05 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

2004–05 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
2004–05 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	23–11 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach	Rick Stansbury (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Phil Cunningham; Robert Kirby; Mark White;
Home arena	Humphrey Coliseum

The 2004–05 Mississippi State basketball team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2004–05 college basketball season. Under seventh-year head coach Rick Stansbury, the team played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi. Mississippi State finished third in the SEC West Division regular season standings. The Bulldogs were knocked out in the quarterfinal round of the SEC tournament, losing to Florida. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the Austin region. After an opening round win over No. 8 seed Stanford, the Bulldogs were defeated by No. 1 seed Duke. Mississippi State finished the season with a record of 23–11 (9–7 SEC).

2004–05 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 7 Kentucky	14	–	2	.875	28	–	6	.824
No. 16 Florida †	12	–	4	.750	24	–	8	.750
Vanderbilt	8	–	8	.500	20	–	14	.588
South Carolina	7	–	9	.438	20	–	13	.606
Tennessee	6	–	10	.375	14	–	17	.452
Georgia	2	–	14	.125	8	–	20	.286
West
No. 21 Alabama	12	–	4	.750	24	–	8	.750
LSU	12	–	4	.750	20	–	10	.667
Mississippi State	9	–	7	.563	23	–	11	.676
Arkansas	6	–	10	.375	18	–	12	.600
Ole Miss	4	–	12	.250	14	–	17	.452
Auburn	4	–	12	.250	14	–	17	.452

† 2005 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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