title: 2005 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament
text: # 2005 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament
  
  The 2005 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament was held March 3–5 at the Curb Event Center at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.
  
  UCF defeated top-seeded Gardner–Webb in the championship game, 63–54, to win their fourth (and second consecutive) Atlantic Sun/TAAC men's basketball tournament.
  
  The Golden Knights, therefore, received the Atlantic Sun's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA tournament.
  
  ## Format
  
  With the Atlantic Sun's membership remaining stable at eleven teams, no changes were made to the tournament format. As such, only the top eight teams from the conference tournament were eligible for the tournament. These eight teams were seeded based on regular season conference records and were all entered into the quarterfinal round.
  
  ## Bracket
  
  | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 3 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 3 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 3 | Semifinals Friday, March 4 | Semifinals Friday, March 4 | Semifinals Friday, March 4 | Championship Saturday, March 5 | Championship Saturday, March 5 | Championship Saturday, March 5 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Gardner–Webb | 64 | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Troy State | 62 | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Troy State | 62 | 1 | Gardner–Webb | 77 | | | |
  | | | | 4 | Jacksonville | 76 | | | |
  | 5 | Lipscomb | 64 | 4 | Jacksonville | 76 | | | |
  | 4 | Jacksonville | 68 | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Jacksonville | 68 | | | | 1 | Gardner–Webb | 54 |
  | | | | | | | 2 | UCF | 63 |
  | 3 | Belmont | 67 | | | | | | | 2 | UCF | 63 |
  | 6 | Georgia State | 61 | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Georgia State | 61 | 3 | Belmont | 61 | | | |
  | | | | 2 | UCF | 66 | | | |
  | 7 | Mercer | 68 | 2 | UCF | 66 | | | |
  | 2 | UCF | 81 | | | | | | |
  