2005 WAC men's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament |
| Year=2005
| Conference=WAC
| Division=I
| Gender=Men's
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| Teams=8
| Arena=Lawlor Events Center
| City=Reno, Nevada
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| Champions=UTEP
| TitleCount=5th
| Coach=Doc Sadler
| CoachCount=1st
| MVP=Filiberto Rivera
| MVPTeam=UTEP
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{{2004–05 WAC men's basketball standings}}
The 2005 WAC men's basketball tournament was held in the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada between Tuesday, March 8, and Saturday, March 12. The winners of the tournament were the #2 seeded UTEP.{{cite web |url=http://www.madduxsports.com/brackets/2005-wac-tournament-bracket.pdf |title=2005 WAC Tournament Bracket |work=Maddux Sports |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate=March 9, 2011}} This was the final season before the conference was restructured before the 2005–06 season.
Bracket
{{10TeamBracket
| RD1= Play-In Round – March 8
| RD2= Quarterfinals – March 10–11
| RD3= Semifinals – March 12
| RD4= Finals – March 13
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-seed1= 10
| RD1-team1= {{cbb link|2004|team=San Jose State Spartans|title=San Jose State}}
| RD1-score1= 48
| RD1-seed2= 7
| RD1-team2={{cbb link|2004|sex=none|team=Hawaii Rainbow Warriors|title=Hawaii}}
| RD1-score2= 72
| RD1-seed3= 9
| RD1-team3= {{cbb link|2004|team=Tulsa Golden Hurricane|title=Tulsa}}
| RD1-score3= 73
| RD1-seed4= 8
| RD1-team4= {{cbb link|2004|team=Boise State Broncos|title=Boise State}}
| RD1-score4= 83
| RD2-seed1= 7
| RD2-team1= Hawaii
| RD2-score1= 62
| RD2-seed2= 2
| RD2-team2= UTEP
| RD2-score2= 80
| RD2-seed3= 6
| RD2-team3= {{cbb link|2004|team=SMU Mustangs|title=SMU}}
| RD2-score3= 47
| RD2-seed4= 3
| RD2-team4= {{cbb link|2004|team=Rice Owls|title=Rice}}
| RD2-score4= 63
| RD2-seed5= 5
| RD2-team5= {{cbb link|2004|sex=none|team=Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|title=Louisiana Tech}}
| RD2-score5= 81
| RD2-seed6= 4
| RD2-team6= {{cbb link|2004|team=Fresno State Bulldogs|title=Fresno State}}
| RD2-score6= 84
| RD2-seed7= 8
| RD2-team7= Boise State
| RD2-score7= 73
| RD2-seed8= 1
| RD2-team8= Nevada
| RD2-score8= 72
| RD3-seed1= 2
| RD3-team1= UTEP
| RD3-score1= 85
| RD3-seed2= 3
| RD3-team2= Rice
| RD3-score2= 77
| RD3-seed3= 4
| RD3-team3= Fresno State
| RD3-score3= 85
| RD3-seed4= 8
| RD3-team4= Boise State
| RD3-score4= 86
| RD4-seed1= 2
| RD4-team1=UTEP
| RD4-score1= 91
| RD4-seed2= 8
| RD4-team2= Boise State
| RD4-score2= 78
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References
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{{WAC men's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}
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