2004–05 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

2004–05 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
Big Ten Regular season champions
Big Ten Tournament champions
Spartan Classic Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 6
Record33–4 (14–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachAnnMarie Gilbert
Home arenaBreslin Center
2004–05 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Michigan State142 .875334  .892
No. 8 Ohio State142 .875305  .857
No. 22 Penn State133 .8131911  .633
No. 12 Minnesota124 .750268  .765
Purdue97 .5631713  .567
Iowa88 .5002310  .697
Illinois79 .4381713  .567
Wisconsin511 .3131216  .429
Indiana313 .1881018  .357
Northwestern214 .125525  .167
Michigan115 .063523  .179
† 2005 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004–05 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represented Michigan State University during the 2004–05 women's college basketball season. The Spartans, led by fifth-year head coach Joanne P. McCallie, played their home games at the Breslin Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 33–4, 14–2 in Big Ten play to win the regular season title. They also won the Big Ten women's tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 1 seed in the Kansas City region (KC), the Spartans defeated Alcorn State, USC, Vanderbilt, and Stanford to reach the Final Four for the first time in program history. In the National Semifinal round, the Spartans defeated perennial power Tennessee, 68–64. Michigan State was beaten by Baylor, 84–62, in the National championship game.