High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 2004–05 NCAA Division I men`s basketball season began on November 10, 2004, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2005 NCAA Men`s Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 2, 2005 at the Edward Jones Dome in Saint Louis, Missouri. The North Carolina Tar Heels won their fourth NCAA national championship with a 75–70 victory over the Illinois Fighting Illini.