2004–05 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

2004–05 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record21–11 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coachBen Jacobson
Home arenaUNI-Dome
2004–05 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southern Illinois153 .833278  .771
Wichita State126 .6672210  .688
Creighton117 .6112311  .676
Northern Iowa117 .6112111  .656
Southwest Missouri State108 .5561913  .594
Illinois State810 .4441713  .567
Drake711 .3891316  .448
Bradley612 .3331315  .464
Indiana State513 .2781120  .355
Evansville513 .2781117  .393
2005 Missouri Valley Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004–05 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fourth-year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference (The Valley). They finished the season 21–11, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in third place. They lost to SW Missouri State in the Missouri Valley tournament, but still received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were defeated by No. 6 seed Wisconsin in the opening round.