# 2004–05 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

The 2004–05 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Coached by Geno Auriemma, the Huskies played their home games at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on the main UConn campus in Storrs, and were a member of the Big East Conference. They reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament, and finished the season 25–8 (13–3 Big East).

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 19, 2004* | No. 4 | Buffalo | W 107–40 | 1–0 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Nov 21, 2004* | No. 4 | vs. No. 9 North Carolina Jimmy V Classic | L 65–71 | 1–1 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dec 1, 2004* | No. 8 | USF | W 76–65 | 2–1 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Dec 5, 2004* | No. 8 | Holy Cross | W 75–36 | 3–1 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Dec 7, 2004* | No. 8 | Hartford | W 55–32 | 4–1 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Dec 21, 2004* | No. 8 | at Arizona State | L 50–61 | 4–2 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| Dec 23, 2004* | No. 8 | at Colorado State | W 63–44 | 5–2 | Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Dec 27, 2004* | No. 8 | George Mason | W 76–44 | 6–2 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Dec 29, 2004* | No. 11 | No. 10 Michigan State | L 51–67 | 6–3 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Jan 2, 2005 | No. 11 | at St. John's | W 60–32 | 7–3 (1–0) | Alumni Hall New York, New York |
| Jan 8, 2005* | No. 15 | No. 10 Tennessee | L 67–68 | 8–4 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Jan 12, 2005 | No. 16 | at No. 7 Notre Dame | W 67–50 | 9–4 (3–0) | Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Jan 15, 2005 | No. 16 | Villanova | W 73–57 | 10–4 (4–0) | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Jan 17, 2005* | No. 13 | No. 15 Texas | W 73–57 | 11–4 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Jan 22, 2005 | No. 13 | Seton Hall | W 64–47 | 12–4 (5–0) | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Jan 26, 2005 | No. 9 | at Pittsburgh | W 89–53 | 13–4 (6–0) | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 30, 2005 | No. 9 | No. 6 Notre Dame | L 59–65 | 13–5 (6–1) | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Feb 3, 2005 | No. 11 | No. 7 Rutgers | W 57–44 | 14–5 (7–1) | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Feb 5, 2005 | No. 11 | at Providence | W 71–24 | 15–5 (8–1) | Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island |
| Feb 5, 2005 | No. 11 | Boston College | W 80–55 | 16–5 (9–1) | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Feb 13, 2005 | No. 10 | at No. 11 Rutgers | L 62–76 | 16–6 (9–2) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey |
| Feb 16, 2005 | No. 11 | at Georgetown | W 67–49 | 17–6 (10–2) | McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 19, 2005 | No. 11 | Syracuse | W 85–49 | 18–6 (11–2) | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Feb 22, 2005 | No. 13 | Pittsburgh | W 97–49 | 19–6 (12–2) | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Feb 26, 2005 | No. 13 | at Boston College | L 48–51 | 19–7 (12–3) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Mar 1, 2005 | No. 13 | at West Virginia | W 71–44 | 20–7 (13–3) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 2005* | (3) No. 13 | (6) Syracuse Quarterfinals | W 82–66 | 21–7 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| Mar 7, 2005* | (3) No. 13 | (2) No. 10 Notre Dame Semifinals | W 67–54 | 22–7 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| Mar 8, 2005* | (3) No. 13 | (1) No. 9 Rutgers Championship game | W 67–51 | 23–7 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 2005* | (3 KC) No. 10 | (14 KC) Dartmouth First round | W 95–47 | 24–7 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Mar 22, 2005* | (3 KC) No. 10 | (6 KC) Florida State Second round | W 70–52 | 25–7 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Mar 25, 2005* | (3 KC) No. 10 | vs. (2 KC) No. 1 Stanford Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 59–76 | 25–8 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | Not released | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | Not released |
| Coaches | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 |