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
Teams12
TV partnerESPN
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
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Boston College 13 3   .813 25 5   .833
No. 13 Connecticut 13 3   .813 23 8   .742
No. 19 Villanova 11 5   .688 24 8   .750
Pittsburgh 10 6   .625 20 9   .690
Notre Dame 9 7   .563 17 12   .586
Georgetown 8 8   .500 19 13   .594
West Virginia 8 8   .500 24 11   .686
Providence 4 12   .250 14 17   .452
Seton Hall 4 12   .250 12 16   .429
Rutgers 2 14   .125 10 19   .345
St. John's* 3 13   .188 9 18   .333
No. 11 Syracuse†** 0 5   .000 12 7   .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.