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
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Illinois 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
Wichita State 12 6   .667 22 10   .688
Creighton 11 7   .611 23 11   .676
Northern Iowa 11 7   .611 21 11   .656
Southwest Missouri State 10 8   .556 19 13   .594
Illinois State 8 10   .444 17 13   .567
Drake 7 11   .389 13 16   .448
Bradley 6 12   .333 13 15   .464
Indiana State 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Evansville 5 13   .278 11 17   .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.