| Year: | 2005 |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| 1Stroundarena: | Campus sites |
| Semiarena: | Campus sites |
| Finalarena: | Prather Coliseum |
| Finalcity: | Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| Champions: | Southeastern Louisiana |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Billy Kennedy |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Ricky Woods |
| Mvpteam: | Southeastern Louisiana |
The 2005 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 8–13, 2005. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were played at the home arena of the higher seeded-teams, with the championship game played at Prather Coliseum in Natchitoches, Louisiana.[1]
Top-seeded Southeastern Louisiana won the championship game over second-seeded, and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[2] Ricky Woods of Southeastern Louisiana was named the tournament's MVP.
The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Southland Conference received a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams were seeded by conference record. For the semifinal round, the remaining teams were reseeded.