2004–05 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

2004–05 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record21–12 (7–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPs
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
2004–05 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Illinois 15 1   .938 37 2   .949
No. 15 Michigan State 13 3   .813 26 6   .813
No. 20 Wisconsin 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
Indiana 10 6   .625 15 14   .517
Minnesota 10 6   .625 21 11   .656
Ohio State 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
Iowa 7 9   .438 21 12   .636
Northwestern 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Michigan 4 12   .250 13 18   .419
Purdue 3 13   .188 7 21   .250
Penn State 1 15   .063 7 23   .233
2005 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 15, 2005
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004–05 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 21–12 overall and 7–9 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #10 seed in the Austin Regional. The season ended with an opening round loss to #7 seed Cincinnati, 76–64.