The 2005
National Invitation Tournament
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was the 2005 edition of the annual
NCAA
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college basketball
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competition. South Carolina defeated Saint Joseph's, 60-57, to earn the program's first NIT title.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 40 teams selected for the tournament.
[Tournament Results (2000's)](_blank)
at nit.org, URL accessed November 5, 2009
11/5/09
Bracket
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.
Semifinals & finals
See also
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2005 Women's National Invitation Tournament
The 2005 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2005 Women's NCAA tournament. It was the eighth edition of the postseason Women's Natio ...
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2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
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2005 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
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2005 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
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2005 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
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2005 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
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2005 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
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2005 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
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2005 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
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2005 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
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2005 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament
References
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