2005 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2005 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was played from March 4-7, 2005 at the Savvis Center in St. Louis, Missouri at the conclusion of the 2004–2005 regular season. The Creighton won their 9th MVC tournament title to earn an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA tournament.

2005 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2004–05
Teams	10
Site	Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri
Champions	Creighton (9th title)
Winning coach	Dana Altman (5th title)
MVP	Johnny Mathies (Creighton)
Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournaments

2004–05 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southern Illinois	15	–	3		.833			27	–	8		.771
Wichita State	12	–	6		.667			22	–	10		.688
Creighton †	11	–	7		.611			23	–	11		.676
Northern Iowa	11	–	7		.611			21	–	11		.656
Southwest Missouri State	10	–	8		.556			19	–	13		.594
Illinois State	8	–	10		.444			17	–	13		.567
Drake	7	–	11		.389			13	–	16		.448
Bradley	6	–	12		.333			13	–	15		.464
Indiana State	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
Evansville	5	–	13		.278			11	–	17		.393
† 2005 Missouri Valley Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Tournament Bracket

	Opening Round Thursday, March 4					Quarterfinals Friday, March 5					Semifinals Saturday, March 6					Final Sunday, March 7
						1	Southern Illinois	64
						9	Indiana State	49
	8	Bradley	61
	9	Indiana State	63
											1	Southern Illinois	61
											5	Southwest Missouri State	65
						4	Northern Iowa	62
						5	Southwest Missouri State	70
																5	Southwest Missouri State	57
																3	Creighton	75
						2	Wichita State	72
						7	Drake	52
	7	Drake	82
	10	Evansville	68
											2	Wichita State	60
											3	Creighton	70
						3	Creighton	69
						6	Illinois State	52

See also

• Missouri Valley Conference