# 2005 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

The 2005 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament was held from March 16 to 22 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The sixty-eighth annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. The 2005 National Champions were the unranked John Brown University who defeated the 9th ranked Azusa Pacific University by a score of 65 to 55. The other NAIA National semifinalists were Carroll College (MT) and Robert Morris College (IL).
2005 tournament would bring four new teams to the NAIA national semifinals. The first tournament since 2001 tournament to do so. (It would be the 7th time in tournament history this has happened; previous years were the inaugural year 1937, 1945, 1947, 1965, 1969, 2001).

## Awards and honors

* Leading scorer: Daniel Rose, Biola in 3 games Rose scored a total of 66 points, including 26 field goals and 14 free throws to average 22.0 points per game.
* Leading rebounder: Mersad Terzic, Mountain State in 3 games Terzic earned 31 rebounds averaging 10.3 rebounds per game
* Most consecutive tournament appearances: 14th, Georgetown (KY)
* Most tournament appearances: Georgetown (KY), 24th of 28, appearances to the NAIA Tournament.

## Bracket

| First round March 16 and 17 | First round March 16 and 17 | First round March 16 and 17 | | | Second round March 18 | Second round March 18 | Second round March 18 | Elite Eight March 19 | Elite Eight March 19 | Elite Eight March 19 | | NAIA national semifinals March 21 | NAIA national semifinals March 21 | NAIA national semifinals March 21 | | NAIA national championship March 22 | NAIA national championship March 22 | NAIA national championship March 22 |
| 1 | Mountain State | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Columbia (MO) | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Columbia (MO) | 50 | | | 1 | Mountain State | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | – | Trevecca Nazarene | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Lewis–Clark State | 71 | | | – | Trevecca Nazarene | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Trevecca Nazarene | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Trevecca Nazarene | 79 | | | | | | 1 | Mountain State | 66 | | | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER March 16 | TOP TIER March 16 | TOP TIER March 16 | TOP TIER March 16 | TOP TIER March 16 | TOP TIER March 16 | TOP TIER March 16 | TOP TIER March 16 | 1 | Mountain State | 66 | | | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER March 16 | TOP TIER March 16 | TOP TIER March 16 | TOP TIER March 16 | TOP TIER March 16 | TOP TIER March 16 | TOP TIER March 16 | TOP TIER March 16 | 9 | Azusa Pacific | 82 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Azusa Pacific | 88 | | | | | | | | | 9 | Azusa Pacific | 82 | | | | | | | | |
| – | Houston Baptist | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Houston Baptist | 72 | | | 9 | Azusa Pacific | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Oklahoma Christian | 93* | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Brescia | 63* | | | 8 | Oklahoma Christian | 93* | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Oklahoma Christian | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Oklahoma Christian | 72 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Azusa Pacific | 96 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Robert Morris (IL) | 88 | | | | |
| 5 | Georgetown (KY) | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Robert Morris (IL) | 88 | | | | |
| – | Georgia Southwestern State | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Georgia Southwestern State | 62 | | | 5 | Georgetown (KY) | 87 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | – | Oklahoma Baptist | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Oklahoma Baptist | 75 | | | – | Oklahoma Baptist | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Westminster (UT) | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Westminster (UT) | 60 | | | | | | 5 | Georgetown (KY) | 87 | | | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER March 16 | TOP TIER March 16 | TOP TIER March 16 | TOP TIER March 16 | TOP TIER March 16 | TOP TIER March 16 | TOP TIER March 16 | TOP TIER March 16 | 5 | Georgetown (KY) | 87 | | | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER March 16 | TOP TIER March 16 | TOP TIER March 16 | TOP TIER March 16 | TOP TIER March 16 | TOP TIER March 16 | TOP TIER March 16 | TOP TIER March 16 | 4 | Robert Morris (IL) | 99 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Lubbock Christian | 66 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Robert Morris (IL) | 99 | | | | | | | | |
| – | California Baptist | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | California Baptist | 77 | | | – | California Baptist | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Robert Morris (IL) | 105 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Xavier (LA) | 79 | | | 4 | Robert Morris (IL) | 105 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Robert Morris (IL) | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Robert Morris (IL) | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Azusa Pacific | 55 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | – | John Brown | 65 |
| 3 | Lindsey Wilson | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | – | John Brown | 65 |
| – | Faulkner | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Faulkner | 63 | | | 3 | Lindsey Wilson | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | St. Xavier | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Langston | 55 | | | 14 | St. Xavier | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | St. Xavier | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | St. Xavier | 72 | | | | | | 14 | St. Xavier | 57 | | | | | | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | 14 | St. Xavier | 57 | | | | | | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | – | Carroll | 76 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Concordia (CA) | 72 | | | | | | | | | – | Carroll | 76 | | | | | | | | |
| – | Carroll (MT) | 85 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Carroll (MT) | 85 | | | – | Carroll (MT) | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | – | Oklahoma City | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Oklahoma City | 77 | | | – | Oklahoma City | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Mobile | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Mobile | 74 | | | | | | | | | | – | Carroll (MT) | 60 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | – | John Brown | 73 | | | | |
| 7 | Union (TN) | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | | | – | John Brown | 73 | | | | |
| – | John Brown | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | John Brown | 84 | | | – | John Brown | 61 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | LSU–Shreveport | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Cumberland (KY) | 75* | | | 10 | LSU–Shreveport | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | LSU Shreveport | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | LSU Shreveport | 79 | | | | | | – | John Brown | 58 | | | | | | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | – | John Brown | 58 | | | | | | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | – | Biola | 56 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Missouri Baptist | 70 | | | | | | | | | – | Biola | 56 | | | | | | | | |
| – | Biola | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Biola | 76 | | | – | Biola | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Southern Poly | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Voorhees | 74 | | | 2 | Southern Poly | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Southern Poly | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* * denotes overtime.