| First Round | Second Round | Sweet Sixteen | Elite Eight | Final Four |
| March 17&18, 2005 | March 19&20, 2005 | March 25, 2005 | March 27, 2005 | Champion |
| 1) Duke | ||||
| 1) Duke | ||||
| 16) Delaware State | 57-46 | |||
| Charlotte, NC | 1) Duke | |||
| 8) Stanford | 63-55 | |||
| 9) Mississippi State | ||||
| 9) Mississippi State | 93-70 | |||
| 5) Michigan State | ||||
| 4) Syracuse | 78-68 | |||
| 13) Vermont | ||||
| 13) Vermont | 60-57 (OT) | |||
| Worcester, MA | 5) Michigan State | |||
| 5) Michigan State | 72-61 | |||
| 5) Michigan State | ||||
| 12) Old Dominion | 89-81 | |||
| Austin, TX | 5) Michigan State | |||
| 6) Utah | 94-88 (2OT) | |||
| 6) Utah | ||||
| 11) UTEP | 60-54 | |||
| Tucson, AZ | 6) Utah | |||
| 3) Oklahoma | 67-58 | |||
| 3) Oklahoma | ||||
| 14) Niagara | 84-67 | |||
| 2) Kentucky | ||||
| 7) Cincinnati | 62-52 | |||
| 7) Cincinnati | ||||
| 10) Iowa | 76-64 | |||
| Indianapolis, IN | 2) Kentucky | |||
| 2) Kentucky | 69-60 | |||
| 2) Kentucky | ||||
| 15) E. Kentucky | 72-64 | |||