2004–05 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

2004–05 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 15
Record26–7 (13–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaBreslin Center
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 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 10th-year head coach Tom Izzo, played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. MSU finished the season 26–7, 13–3 to finish in second place in the Big Ten. They received a bid to the NCAA tournament for the eighth consecutive year and advanced to the Final Four before losing to eventual National Champion North Carolina.