| First Round | Second Round | Sweet Sixteen | Elite Eight | Final Four |
| March 17&18, 2005 | March 19&20, 2005 | March 24, 2005 | March 26, 2005 | Champion |
| 1) Washington | ||||
| 1) Washington | ||||
| 16) Montana | 88-77 | |||
| Boise, ID | 1) Washington | |||
| 8) Pacific | 97-79 | |||
| 8) Pacific | ||||
| 9) Pittsburgh | 79-71 | |||
| 4) Louisville | ||||
| 4) Louisville | 93-79 | |||
| 4) Louisville | ||||
| 13) LA-Lafayette | 68-62 | |||
| Nashville, TN | 4) Louisville | |||
| 5) Georgia Tech | 76-54 | |||
| 5) Georgia Tech | ||||
| 12) Geo. Wash. | 80-68 | |||
| Albuquerque, NM | 4) Louisville | |||
| 6) Texas Tech | 93-85 (OT) | |||
| 6) Texas Tech | ||||
| 11) UCLA | 78-66 | |||
| Tucson, AZ | 6) Texas Tech | |||
| 3) Gonzaga | 71-69 | |||
| 3) Gonzaga | ||||
| 14) Winthrop | 74-64 | |||
| 7) West Virginia | ||||
| 7) West Virginia | 65-60 | |||
| 7) West Virginia | ||||
| 10) Creighton | 63-61 | |||
| Cleveland, OH | 7) West Virginia | |||
| 2) Wake Forest | 111-105 (2OT) | |||
| 2) Wake Forest | ||||
| 15) Chattanooga | 70-54 | |||