2005 MEAC men's basketball tournament

The 2005 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 7–12, 2005, at the Arthur Ashe Athletic Center in Richmond, Virginia. Delaware State defeated Hampton, 55–53 in the championship game, to capture its first MEAC Tournament title. The Hornets earned an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the East region. In the round of 64 where they fell to No. 1 seed Duke 57–46.

2005 MEAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2004–05
Teams	11
Site	Arthur Ashe Athletic Center Richmond, Virginia
Champions	Delaware State (1st title)
Winning coach	Greg Jackson (1st title)
MVP	Jahsha Bluntt (Delaware State)
MEAC men's basketball tournaments

2004–05 MEAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Delaware State †	14	–	4		.778			19	–	14		.576
Hampton	13	–	5		.722			17	–	13		.567
Coppin State	13	–	5		.722			14	–	15		.483
South Carolina State	11	–	7		.611			19	–	12		.613
Norfolk State	11	–	7		.611			13	–	14		.481
Morgan State	11	–	7		.611			14	–	16		.467
Florida A&M	10	–	8		.556			14	–	15		.483
Bethune–Cookman	8	–	10		.444			13	–	17		.433
North Carolina A&T	5	–	13		.278			6	–	24		.200
Howard	2	–	16		.111			5	–	23		.179
Maryland Eastern Shore	1	–	17		.056			2	–	26		.071
† 2005 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Format

All eleven conference members participated, with the top 5 teams receiving a bye to the quarterfinal round. After seeds 6 through 11 completed games in the first round, teams were re-seeded. The lowest remaining seed was slotted against the top seed, next lowest remaining faced the #2 seed, and third lowest remaining seed squared off against the #3 seed.

Bracket

	First round Tuesday-Wednesday, March 7–8					Quarterfinals Wednesday-Thursday, March 9–10					Semifinals Friday, March 11					Final Saturday, March 12
						1	Delaware State	66
						8	Bethune–Cookman	43
	8	Bethune–Cookman	76
	9	North Carolina A&T	62
											1	Delaware State	61
											4	South Carolina State	48
						4	South Carolina State	76
						5	Norfolk State	59
																1	Delaware State	55
																2	Hampton	53
						6	Morgan State	43
						3	Coppin State	60
	6	Morgan State	77
	11	Maryland Eastern Shore	56
											3	Coppin State	50
											2	Hampton	62
						2	Hampton	81
						7	Florida A&M	72
	7	Florida A&M	80
	10	Howard	56