2005 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament explained

Type:NAIA
Year:2005
Gender:Men's
Division:II
Teams:32
Fabfourarena:Keeter Gymnasium
Fabfourcity: Point Lookout, Missouri
Champions:Walsh Cavaliers
Titlecount:1st
Champgamecount:1st
Champffcount:2nd
Runnerup:Concordia Nebraska Bulldogs
Gamecount:1st
Runnerffcount:2nd
Semifinal1:Cedarville Yellow Jackets
Fabfourcount1:1st
Semifinal2:Oregon Tech Owls
Fabfourcount2:3rd
Mvp:Robert Whaley
Mvpteam:Walsh
Hustle:Jason Jisa
Hustleschool:Concordia Nebraska
Topscorer:Robert Whaley
Topscorerteam:Walsh
Points:114

The 2005 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college basketball among its Division II members in the United States and Canada for the 2004–05 basketball season.

Walsh defeated Concordia Nebraska in the championship game, 81–70, to claim the Cavaliers' first NAIA national title.

The tournament was played at Keeter Gymnasium on the campus of the College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Missouri.[1]

Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, and the top sixteen teams were seeded.

The tournament continued to utilize a single-elimination format.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Championship History. NAIA. 18 April 2022.