2004–05 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team explained

Mode:Women's basketball
Year:2004–05
Team:Michigan State Spartans
Conference:Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:Big Ten
Coachrank:2
Aprank:6
Record:33–4
Conf Record:14–2
Champion:Big Ten Regular season & tournament champions
Tourney Result:Runner-up

The 2004–05 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team will represent Michigan State University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by fifth-year head coach Joanne P. McCallie, play their home games at the Breslin Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 33–4, 14–2 in Big Ten play to win the regular season title. They also won the Big Ten women's tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 1 seed in the Kansas City region (KC), the Spartans defeated Alcorn State, USC, Vanderbilt, and Stanford to reach the Final Four for the first time in program history. In the National Semifinal round, the Spartans defeated perennial power Tennessee, 68–64. Michigan State was beaten by Baylor, 84–62, in the National championship game.

Schedule

[1] |-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season

|-!colspan=9 style=|Big Ten Tournament|-!colspan=9 style=|NCAA Tournament

Rankings

See main article: 2004–05 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

See also

2004–05 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2004-05 Women's Basketball Schedule . June 30, 2024 .