2005 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

2005 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2004–05
Teams8
SiteSojka Pavilion (First and second rounds)
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Finals siteHart Center (All three rounds)
Worcester, Massachusetts
ChampionsBucknell (1st title)
Winning coachPat Flannery (1st title)
MVPCharles Lee (Bucknell)
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2004–05 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Holy Cross 13 1   .929 25 7   .781
Bucknell 10 4   .714 23 10   .697
American 8 6   .571 16 12   .571
Lehigh 7 7   .500 14 15   .483
Colgate 7 7   .500 12 16   .429
Navy 5 9   .357 9 19   .321
Lafayette 5 9   .357 9 19   .321
Army 1 13   .071 3 24   .111
2005 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2005 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was played at Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts after the conclusion of the 2004–05 regular season. Number two seed Bucknell defeated top seed Holy Cross, 61–57 in the championship game, to win its first Patriot League Tournament title. The Bison earned an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA tournament as #14 seed in the Syracuse region. In the round of 64, Bucknell upset #3 seed Kansas 64–63. It was the first win for a Patriot League team in the NCAA Tournament, and the first time Kansas lost an opening-round game since 1978.