# 2005 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

The 2005 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 31st annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.
The field contained forty-eight teams, and each program was allocated to one of four sectionals. All sectional games were played on campus sites, while the national semifinals, third-place final, and championship finals were contested at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.
Defending champions Wisconsin–Stevens Point defeated Rochester (NY), 73–49, in the championship, clinching their first national title. Stevens Point were the first men's Division III program to defend their national title since Wisconsin–Platteville in 1999.
The Pointers (29–3) were again coached by Jack Bennett.
Jason Kalsow, also from Stevens Point, was named Most Outstanding Player.

## Bracket
### Top left sectional

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Sectional semifinals | Sectional semifinals | | Sectional finals | Sectional finals |
| | | Illinois Wesleyan | 76 | | | | | |
| | | Hanover | 81 | | | | | |
| Hanover | 69 | Hanover | 81 | | | | | |
| Blackburn | 49 | | | | | | | |
| Blackburn | 49 | | | Hanover | 65 | | | |
| | | | | Trinity (TX) | 73 | | | |
| Trinity (TX) | 72 | | | | | Trinity (TX) | 73 | |
| Texas–Dallas | 66 | | | | | | | |
| Texas–Dallas | 66 | Trinity (TX) | 65 | | | | | |
| | | Pomona–Pitzer | 53 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Trinity (TX) | 55 |
| | | | | | | | UW–Stevens Point | 61 |
| | | Puget Sound | 85 | | | | | |
| | | Buena Vista | 82 | | | | | |
| Buena Vista | 91 | Buena Vista | 82 | | | | | |
| Edgewood | 74 | | | | | | | |
| Edgewood | 74 | | | Puget Sound | 63 | | | |
| | | | | UW–Stevens Point | 81 | | | |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 56 | | | | | UW–Stevens Point | 81 | |
| Lawrence | 70 | | | | | | | |
| Lawrence | 70 | Lawrence | 45 | | | | | |
| | | UW–Stevens Point | 79 | | | | | |

### Bottom left sectional

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Sectional semifinals | Sectional semifinals | | Sectional finals | Sectional finals |
| | | Ramapo | 105 | | | | | |
| | | City Tech | 60 | | | | | |
| Ursinus | 66 | City Tech | 60 | | | | | |
| City Tech | 68 | | | | | | | |
| City Tech | 68 | | | Ramapo | 78 | | | |
| | | | | King's (PA) | 85 | | | |
| Albright | 94 | | | | | King's (PA) | 85 | |
| Mount St. Mary (NY) | 84 | | | | | | | |
| Mount St. Mary (NY) | 84 | Albright | 55 | | | | | |
| | | King's (PA) | 57 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | King's (PA) | 58 |
| | | | | | | | York (PA) | 70 |
| | | WPI | 79 | | | | | |
| | | Western Connecticut | 77 | | | | | |
| Western Connecticut | 73 | Western Connecticut | 77 | | | | | |
| Endicott | 62 | | | | | | | |
| Endicott | 62 | | | WPI | 80 | | | |
| | | | | York (PA) | 99 | | | |
| Virginia Wesleyan | 76 | | | | | York (PA) | 99 | |
| New Jersey City | 57 | | | | | | | |
| New Jersey City | 57 | Virginia Wesleyan | 80 | | | | | |
| | | York (PA) | 90 | | | | | |

### Top right sectional

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Sectional semifinals | Sectional semifinals | | Sectional finals | Sectional finals |
| | | Amherst | 81 | | | | | |
| | | Springfield | 68 | | | | | |
| Springfield | 71 | Springfield | 68 | | | | | |
| Norwich | 56 | | | | | | | |
| Norwich | 56 | | | Amherst | 62 | | | |
| | | | | Rochester | 69 | | | |
| Gwynedd–Mercy | 70 | | | | | Rochester | 69 | |
| Union (NY) | 84 | | | | | | | |
| Union (NY) | 84 | Union (NY) | 61 | | | | | |
| | | Rochester | 79 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Rochester | 67 |
| | | | | | | | Potsdam State | 51 |
| | | Potsdam State | 74* | | | | | |
| | | Salem State | 73 | | | | | |
| Salem State | 74 | Salem State | 73 | | | | | |
| Elms | 71 | | | | | | | |
| Elms | 71 | | | Potsdam State | 67 | | | |
| | | | | St. John Fisher | 43 | | | |
| Lebanon Valley | 71 | | | | | St. John Fisher | 43 | |
| Penn State Behrend | 53 | | | | | | | |
| Penn State Behrend | 53 | Lebanon Valley | 58 | | | | | |
| | | St. John Fisher | 66 | | | | | |

### Bottom right sectional

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Sectional semifinals | Sectional semifinals | | Sectional finals | Sectional finals |
| | | Wittenberg | 68 | | | | | |
| | | John Carroll | 75** | | | | | |
| John Carroll | 76 | John Carroll | 75** | | | | | |
| Bethany (WV) | 48 | | | | | | | |
| Bethany (WV) | 48 | | | John Carroll | 79 | | | |
| | | | | Albion | 80 | | | |
| Wooster | 94 | | | | | Albion | 80 | |
| Baldwin Wallace | 78 | | | | | | | |
| Baldwin Wallace | 78 | Wooster | 58 | | | | | |
| | | Albion | 59 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Albion | 52 |
| | | | | | | | Calvin | 60 |
| | | Aurora | 59 | | | | | |
| | | Calvin | 71 | | | | | |
| Wheaton (IL) | 74 | Calvin | 71 | | | | | |
| Calvin | 75 | | | | | | | |
| Calvin | 75 | | | Calvin | 79 | | | |
| | | | | Mississippi College | 60 | | | |
| Maryville (TN) | 79 | | | | | Mississippi College | 60 | |
| Methodist | 64 | | | | | | | |
| Methodist | 64 | Maryville (TN) | 62 | | | | | |
| | | Mississippi College | 68 | | | | | |

### Final Four

* Site: Salem Civic Center, Salem, Virginia
| National semifinals | National semifinals | National championship | National championship |
| UW–Stevens Point | 81 | | |
| York (PA) | 58 | | |
| York (PA) | 58 | UW–Stevens Point | 73 |
| | | Rochester | 49 |
| Rochester | 65 | Rochester | 49 |
| Calvin | 62 | National third-place | National third-place |
| | | York (PA) | 84 |
| | | Calvin | 98 |