2005 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

The 2005 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was played at Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts after the conclusion of the 2004–05 regular season. Number two seed Bucknell defeated top seed Holy Cross, 61–57 in the championship game, to win its first Patriot League Tournament title. The Bison earned an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA tournament as #14 seed in the Syracuse region. In the round of 64, Bucknell upset #3 seed Kansas 64–63. It was the first win for a Patriot League team in the NCAA Tournament, and the first time Kansas lost an opening-round game since 1978.

2005 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200405
Teams8
SiteSojka Pavilion (First and second rounds)
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Finals siteHart Center (All three rounds)
Worcester, Massachusetts
ChampionsBucknell (1st title)
Winning coachPat Flannery (1st title)
MVPCharles Lee (Bucknell)
Patriot League men's basketball tournaments
2004–05 Patriot League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Holy Cross131 .929257  .781
Bucknell104 .7142310  .697
American86 .5711612  .571
Lehigh77 .5001415  .483
Colgate77 .5001216  .429
Navy59 .357919  .321
Lafayette59 .357919  .321
Army113 .071324  .111
2005 Patriot League tournament winner
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