2004–05 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis were led by first-year head coach Chris Lowery and played their home games at the SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 15–3 in MVC play to finish atop the regular season standings. The Salukis were eliminated in the semifinal round of the MVC tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the Chicago region. The Salukis defeated No. 10 seed Saint Mary's before falling to No. 2 seed Oklahoma State in the round of 32.

2004–05 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
MVC Regular season champion
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record27–8 (15–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaSIU Arena
2004–05 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southern Illinois153 .833278  .771
Wichita State126 .6672210  .688
Creighton117 .6112311  .676
Northern Iowa117 .6112111  .656
Southwest Missouri State108 .5561913  .594
Illinois State810 .4441713  .567
Drake711 .3891316  .448
Bradley612 .3331315  .464
Indiana State513 .2781120  .355
Evansville513 .2781117  .393
2005 Missouri Valley Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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