NCAA Basketball - 2005 MARCH MADNESS Tournament Results

March Madness is apon us once again. This college basketball tournament has to be the most exciting sports event going these days! March Madness is pure insanity! On display, the best the NCAA has to offer as well as the NBA stars of the future in this fast paced sports action with upsets, twist, turns and surprises that keep you on your toes and when you finally think you cannot take it anymore a winner is finally crowned!

March Madness Ladder Bracket

2005 March Madness Tournament Winner...

(1) North Carolina TAR HEELS 2005 Champions

March / 4 / 2005

Sean May's 21st birthday celebration gave North Carolina the motivation it needed to gut out the National Title. May was dominant and scored 18 of his 26 points in the second half. Coach Roy Williams won his first title as his North Carolina Tar Heels withstood a furious rally by Illinois for the 75-70 victory.

This was North Carolina's fourth NCAA championship and first in 12 years.

May made 10 of 11 shots and overpowered a smaller Illinois team to cap of one of the best performances in NCAA Tournament history. North Carolina's substantial perimeter based offense which uses a three guard attack was dominant again demonstrating why this team lost only one this season.

Even with May's stellar play, the Fighting Illini (37-2) charged back from a 15-point second-half deficit, firing away with 3 - point shots. Shooting 12 for 40 from beyond the arc, helped Illinois set a new championship record for 3 pointers in the final game.

The great season Illinois put together ended with the disappointing defeat. Illinois was again denied their first championship in school history who have won 37 NCAA Tournament games, the most of any school without a title.

Finals (2)

(1) Illinois FIGHTING ILLINI VS (1) North Carolina TAR HEELS

Final Four (4)

(1) Illinois FIGHTING ILLINI VS (4) Louisville CARDINALS       (1) North Carolina TAR HEELS VS (5) Michigan State SPARTANS

Elite Eight (8)

(1) Illinois FIGHTING ILLINI VS (3) Arizona WILDCATS       (4) Louisville CARDINALS VS (7) West Virginia MOUNTAINEERS
(1) North Carolina TAR HEELS VS (5) Wisconsin BADGERS       (5) Michigan State SPARTANS VS (2) Kentucky WILDCATS

	1ST ROUND March 17-18		2ND ROUND March 19-20		SWEET 16 March 24-25		ELITE 8 March 26-27		FINAL 4 April 2		CHAMPIONSHIP April 4
C H I C A G O
	(1) Illinois (16) Fair. Dickinson	67 55	(1) Illinois (9) Nevada	71 59	(1) Illinois (12) Wis.-Milwaukee	77 63	(1) Illinois (3) Arizona	90 89	(1) Illinois (4) Louisville	72 57	(1) Illinois (1) UNC	70 75
	(8) Texas (9) Nevada	57 61
	(5) Alabama (12) Wis.-Milwaukee	73 83	(12) Wis.-Milwaukee (4) Boston College	83 75
	(4) Boston Col. (13) Penn	85 65
	(6) LSU (11) UAB	68 82	(11 UAB (3) Arizona	63 85	(3) Arizona (2) Oklahoma St.	79 78
	(3) Arizona (14) Utah St.	66 53
	(7) Southern Ill. (10) St. Mary's (Cal)	65 56	(10) Southern Ill. (2) Oklahoma St.	77 85
	(2) Oklahoma St. (15) SE Louisiana	63 50
A L B U Q U E R Q U E
	(1) Washington (16) Montana	88 77	(1) Washington (9) Pacific	97 79	(1) Washington (4) Louisville	79 93	(4) Louisville (7) W. Virginia	93 85
	(8) Pacific (9) Pittsburgh	79 71
	(5) Georgia Tech (12) G. Washington	80 68	(5) Georgia Tech (4) Louisville	54 76
	(4) Louisville (13) La.-Lafayette	68 62
	(6) Texas Tech (11) UCLA	78 66	(6) Texas Tech (3) Gonzaga	71 69	(6) Texas Tech (7) West Virginia	60 65
	(3) Gonzaga (14) Winthrop	74 64
	(7) West Virginia (10) Creighton	63 61	(7) West Virginia (2) Wake Forest	111 105
	(2) Wake Forest (15) Chattanooga	70 54
S Y R A C U S E
	(1) North Carolina (16) Oakland	96 68	(1) North Carolina (9) Iowa St.	92 65	(1) North Carolina (5) Villanova	67 66	(1) UNC (6) Wisconsin	88 82	(1) UNC (5) MSU	87 71
	(8) Minnesota (9) Iowa St.	53 64
	(5) Villanova (12) New Mexico	55 47	(5) Villanova (4) Florida	76 65
	(4) Florida (13) Ohio	67 62
	(6) Wisconsin (11) Northern Iowa	57 52	(6) Wisconsin (14) Bucknell	71 62	(6) Wisconsin (10) N.C. State	65 56
	(3) Kansas (14) Bucknell	63 64
	(7) Charlotte (10) N.C. State	63 75	(10) N.C. State (2) Connecticut	65 62
	(2) Connecticut (15) UCF	77 71
A U S T I N
	(1) Duke (16) Delaware St.	57 46	(1) Duke (9) Mississippi St.	63 55	(5) Michigan St. (1) Duke	78 68	(5) MSU (2) Kentucky	94 88
	(8) Stanford (9) Mississippi St.	70 93
	(5) Michigan St. (12) Old Dominion	89 81	(5) Michigan St. (13) Vermont	72 61
	(4) Syracuse (13) Vermont	57 60
	(6) Utah (11) UTEP	60 54	(6) Utah (3) Oklahoma	67 58	(6) Utah (2) Kentucky	52 62
	(3) Oklahoma (14) Niagara	84 67
	(7) Cincinnati (10) Iowa	76 64	(7) Cincinnati (2) Kentucky	60 69
	(2) Kentucky (15) Eastern Ky.	72 64