2005 SWAC men's basketball tournament

The 2005 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held March 10–13, 2005, at Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. Alabama A&M defeated, 72–53 in the championship game. The Jaguars received the conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA tournament as one of two No. 16 seeds in the East Region. In the play-in game, Alabama A&M was beaten by Oakland.