2004–05 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

2004–05 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
NCAA Albuquerque Regional Champions
Conference USA tournament champions
Conference USA regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceConference USA
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 4
Record33–5 (14–2 CUSA)
Head coach
Home arenaFreedom Hall
2004–05 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Louisville 14 2   .875 33 5   .868
Charlotte 12 4   .750 21 8   .724
No. 23 Cincinnati 12 4   .750 25 8   .758
UAB 10 6   .625 22 11   .667
DePaul 10 6   .625 20 11   .645
Houston 9 7   .563 18 14   .563
Memphis 9 7   .563 22 16   .579
TCU 8 8   .500 21 14   .600
Marquette 7 9   .438 19 12   .613
Saint Louis 6 10   .375 9 21   .300
South Florida 5 11   .313 14 16   .467
Tulane 4 12   .250 10 18   .357
East Carolina 4 12   .250 9 19   .321
Southern Miss 2 14   .125 11 17   .393
2005 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004–05 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 91st season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in Conference USA and were coached by Rick Pitino, who was in his fourth season. The team played home games at Freedom Hall.

The Cardinals won the Conference USA tournament championship (their 2nd), defeating Memphis 75–74. Louisville defeated West Virginia 93–85 (OT) to win the NCAA Tournament Albuquerque Regional and advance to the Final Four (their 8th) where they fell to eventual runner-up Illinois 72–57. The Cardinals finished with a 33–5 (14–2) record.