# 2005 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

The 2005 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 2004–05 basketball season.
Union (TN), playing in its home town of Jackson, defeated Oklahoma City in the championship game, 67–63, to claim the Bulldogs' second NAIA national title and first since 1998.
The tournament was played at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee.

## Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into one of four quadrants and seeded from 1 to 8 within each quadrant.
The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format.

## Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Elite Eight | Elite Eight | Elite Eight | | Final Four | Final Four | Final Four | | National championship | National championship | National championship |
| 1 | Vanguard | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Edward Waters | 44 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Edward Waters | 44 | 1 | Vanguard | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Carroll (MT) | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Mobile | 67 | 4 | Carroll (MT) | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Carroll (MT) | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Carroll (MT) | 72 | | | | 1 | Vanguard | 72 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Union (TN) | 87 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | North Georgia | 64 | | | | | | | 2 | Union (TN) | 87 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Campbellsville | 47 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Campbellsville | 47 | 3 | North Georgia | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Union (TN) | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Lubbock Christian | 55 | 2 | Union (TN) | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Union (TN) | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Union (TN) | 77 | | | | | | | | 2 | Union (TN) | 84 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Point Loma Nazarene | 58 | | | | |
| 2 | Point Loma Nazarene | 73 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Point Loma Nazarene | 58 | | | | |
| 7 | Saint Xavier | 54 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Saint Xavier | 54 | 2 | Point Loma Nazarene | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Columbia (MO) | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Lee (TN) | 55 | 3 | Columbia (MO) | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Columbia (MO) | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Columbia (MO) | 66 | | | | 2 | Point Loma Nazarene | 59 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Freed–Hardeman | 42 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Oklahoma Christian | 75 | | | | | | | 1 | Freed–Hardeman | 42 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Montana Western | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Montana Western | 62 | 4 | Oklahoma Christian | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Freed–Hardeman | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Texas Wesleyan | 64 | 1 | Freed–Hardeman | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Freed–Hardeman | 73 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Freed–Hardeman | 73 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Union (TN) | 67 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Oklahoma City | 63 |
| 1 | Oklahoma City | 87 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Oklahoma City | 63 |
| 8 | Lewis–Clark State | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lewis–Clark State | 80 | 1 | Oklahoma City | 106 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Brewton–Parker | 58 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Azusa Pacific | 93 | 4 | Brewton–Parker | 58 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Brewton–Parker | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Brewton–Parker | 74 | | | | 1 | Oklahoma City | 71 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Trevecca Nazarene | 62 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Trevecca Nazarene | 71 | | | | | | | 3 | Trevecca Nazarene | 62 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Cumberlands (KY) | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Cumberlands (KY) | 68 | 3 | Trevecca Nazarene | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Southern Nazarene | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Loyola New Orleans | 55 | 2 | Southern Nazarene | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Southern Nazarene | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Southern Nazarene | 86 | | | | | | | | 1 | Oklahoma City | 81 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Houston Baptist | 74 | | | | |
| 2 | The Master's | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Houston Baptist | 74 | | | | |
| 7 | Oklahoma Baptist | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Oklahoma Baptist | 65 | 2 | The Master's | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Georgetown (KY) | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | McKendree | 54 | 3 | Georgetown (KY) | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Georgetown (KY) | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Georgetown (KY) | 77 | | | | 3 | Georgetown (KY) | 66 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Houston Baptist | 68 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Xavier Louisiana | 50 | | | | | | | 1 | Houston Baptist | 68 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Cumberland (TN) | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Cumberland (TN) | 63 | 5 | Cumberland (TN) | 59 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Houston Baptist | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Indiana–South Bend | 49 | 1 | Houston Baptist | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Houston Baptist | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |