2005 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 2005 Big East Men's Basketball Championship was played from March 9 to March 12, 2005. The tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Syracuse Orange won the tournament and were awarded an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

2005 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200405
Teams11
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsSyracuse (4th title)
Winning coachJim Boeheim (4th title)
MVPHakim Warrick (Syracuse)
Top scorerHakim Warrick (Syracuse)
(69 points)
2004–05 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Boston College133 .813255  .833
No. 13 Connecticut133 .813238  .742
No. 19 Villanova115 .688248  .750
Pittsburgh106 .625209  .690
Notre Dame97 .5631712  .586
Georgetown88 .5001913  .594
West Virginia88 .5002411  .686
Providence412 .2501417  .452
Seton Hall412 .2501216  .429
Rutgers214 .1251019  .345
St. John's*313 .188918  .333
No. 11 Syracuse†**05 .000127  .632
2005 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 2005
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2005 Big East tournament.
**Syracuse had 15 regular season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 27–7, 11–5.
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