2004–05 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

2004–05 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
MVC Regular season champion
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record27–8 (15–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaSIU Arena
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 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis were led by first-year head coach Chris Lowery and played their home games at the SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 15–3 in MVC play to finish atop the regular season standings. The Salukis were eliminated in the semifinal round of the MVC tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the Chicago region. The Salukis defeated No. 10 seed Saint Mary's before falling to No. 2 seed Oklahoma State in the round of 32.