2004–05 Big East Conference men's basketball season

2004–05 Big East Conference Men's Basketball Season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 19, 2004
through March 12, 2005
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)ESPN
Regular Season
ChampionBoston College and Connecticut (13–3)
Season MVPHakim WarrickSyracuse
Tournament
ChampionsSyracuse
Finals MVPHakim Warrick – Syracuse
2004–05 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Boston College133 .813255  .833
No. 13 Connecticut133 .813238  .742
No. 19 Villanova115 .688248  .750
Pittsburgh106 .625209  .690
Notre Dame97 .5631712  .586
Georgetown88 .5001913  .594
West Virginia88 .5002411  .686
Providence412 .2501417  .452
Seton Hall412 .2501216  .429
Rutgers214 .1251019  .345
St. John's*313 .188918  .333
No. 11 Syracuse†**05 .000127  .632
2005 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 2005
Rankings from AP Poll
*Not eligible for the 2005 Big East tournament due to sanctions against the program.
**Syracuse had 15 regular season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 27–7, 11–5.

The 2004–05 Big East Conference men's basketball season was the 26th in conference history, and involved its 12 full-time member schools.

Boston College and Connecticut were the regular-season co-champions with identical records of 13–3. Syracuse won the Big East tournament championship.