The Sports Almanac

2005 NCAA Basketball Tournament



NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS

2005 NCAA Champions


OPENING ROUND GAME
Oakland Golden Grizzlies
79
Alabama A&M Bulldogs
69

CHICAGO REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Illinois Fighting Illini
67
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
55





Illinois Fighting Illini
71
Nevada Wolf Pack
59



Texas Longhorns
57
Nevada Wolf Pack
61






Illinois Fighting Illini
77
Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers
63


Alabama Crimson Tide
73
Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers
83





Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers
83
Boston College Eagles
75



Boston College Eagles
85
Pennsylvania Quakers
65







Illinois Fighting Illini
90 OT
Arizona Wildcats
89
Illinois Fighting Illini
LSU Tigers
68
Alabama-Birmingham Balzers
82





Alabama-Birmingham Blazers
63
Arizona Wildcats
85



Arizona Wildcats
66
Utah State Aggies
53






Arizona Wildcats
79
Oklahoma State Cowboys
78


Southern Illinois Salukis
65
St. Mary's Gaels
56





Southern Illinois Salukis
77
Oklahoma State Cowboys
85



Oklahoma State Cowboys
63
Southeastern Louisiana Lions
50





ALBUQUERQUE REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Washington Huskies
88
Montana Grizzlies
77





Washington Huskies
97
Pacific Tigers
79



Pacific Tigers
79
Pittsburgh Panthers
71






Washington Huskies
79
Louisville Cardinals
93


Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
80
George Washington Colonials
68





Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
54
Louisville Cardinals
76



Louisville Cardinals
68
Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns
62







Louisville Cardinals
93 OT
West Virignia Mountaineers
85
Louisville Cardinals
Texas Tech Red Raiders
78
UCLA Bruins
66





Texas Tech Red Raiders
71
Gonzaga Bulldogs
69



Gonzaga Bulldogs
74
Winthrop Eagles
64






Texas Tech Red Raiders
60
West Virignia Mounaineers
65


West Virginia Mountaineers
63
Creighton Bluejays
61





West Virginia Mountaineers
111 2OT
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
105



Wake Forest Demon Deacons
70
Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs
54





SYRACUSE REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
North Carolina Tar Heels
96
Oakland Golden Grizzlies
68





North Carolina Tar Heels
92
Iowa State Cyclones
65



Minnesota Golden Gophers
53
Iowa State Cyclones
64






North Carolina Tar Heels
67
Villanova Wildcats
66


Villanova Wildcats
55
New Mexico Lobos
47





Villanova Wildcats
76
Florida Gators
65



Florida Gators
67
Ohio Bobcats
62







North Carolina Tar Heels
88
Wisconsin Badgers
82
North Carolina Tar Heels
Wisconsin Badgers
57
Northern Iowa Panthers
52





Wisconsin Badgers
71
Bucknell Bison
62



Kansas Jayhawks
63
Bucknell Bison
64






Wisconsin Badgers
65
North Carolina State Wolfpack
56


North Carolina-Charlotte 49ers
63
North Carolina State Wolfpack
75





North Carolina State Wolfpack
65
Connecticut Huskies
62



Connecticut Huskies
77
Central Florida Golden Knights
71





AUSTIN REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Duke Blue Devils
57
Delaware State Hornets
46





Duke Blue Devils
63
Mississippi State Bulldogs
55



Stanford Cardinal
70
Mississippi State Bulldogs
93






Duke Blue Devils
68
Michigan State Spartans
78


Michigan State Spartans
89
Old Dominion Monarchs
81





Michigan State Spartans
72
Vermont Catamounts
61



Syracuse Orange
57
Vermont Catamounts
60 OT







Michigan State Spartans
94 2OT
Kentucky Wildcats
88
Michigan State Spartans
Utah Utes
60
Texas-El Paso Miners
54





Utah Utes
67
Oklahoma Sooners
58



Oklahoma Sooners
84
Niagara Purple Eagles
67






Utah Utes
52
Kentucky Wildcats
62


Cincinnati Bearcats
76
Iowa Hawkeyes
64





Cincinnati Bearcats
60
Kentucky Wildcats
69



Kentucky Wildcats
72
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
64





FINAL FOUR
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
NCAA CHAMPIONS
Illinois Fighting Illini
72
Louisville Cardinals
57



Illinois Fighting Illini
70
North Carolina Tar Heels
75
NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS
North Carolina Tar Heels
87
Michigan State Spartans
71