The Most Underrated College Basketball Game of All Time 

Back when EA made video games instead of shameless cash grabs.

People miss college football I miss college basketball

I don’t know about you guys but I think that guy is passionate about the Utes ☠️

Damn you can feel the passion in this game....damn dude

I couldn’t stop playing this game when it was out. So fun playing with the classic teams.

I miss college basketball games so much. The love for college hoops 2k8 and NCAA Basketball 10 was crazy. I play those dynasty modes non stop. I can only imagine what you would be able to do in this era with the technology now. 😢

God, those old intros were amazing. Big fan of the NHL ones.

I got that vague feeling of nostalgia watching this because I played tf outta this game when I was little.

Love seeing Kofi get a shout. SEVERLY underrated writer

this game was fun af i remember getting for xmas and playing it all day, i enjoyed calling full court press & other set plays

yeah this game was supremely underrated, also the cover had me fighting for air LOL

Softdrink back with another banger

I still play this on my PS2 to this day. Great game

Great video brother! Not sure which game, but I remember spending HOURS recruiting 5 star talent. And then you could transfer that talent to nba 2k! IT WAS EPIC!

Imagine if they put this type of efforts into sports games nowadays.😔

The soundtrack was so incredible! It’s so crazy that these games with limited gameplay features and bad graphics, by today’s standards, felt like so much more of an immersive experience.

It really is crazy how games took a step back from 05

Lmao i had to suspend so many players in dynasty mode on this game because they were a problem in class 😂

I had this game and I loved it!!! I created me at Princeton and man it was hard because all the other players sucked and I couldn't get any decent recruit to come. However I won a sweet 16 game against Kansas 82-80 with my created player scoring 72 if those points. It was so much fun.

I’m happy this is being covered! I do miss the college basketball games and football ones when I look back but I’m glad people remember and that I have my ps2 copies of these games! I’m happy that more people will know about these games and maybe try them out!

This and college hoops 2k8 were so fun back in the day

Spent so much time in middle and high school strategizing with friends about which weird small teams we'd take to the tournament in this game. These early 2000s EA basketball games literally made me a fan of the sport, got me familiar with the rules and the way the game works. That just doesn't happen with EA anymore. Everything has to be dumbed down to be accessible and easily monetizable.

never stop making vids dude, cant wait until the new ncaa football game review already!

The soundtrack to March Madness 2005 was NEXT LEVEL, the band did a wonderful job on these covers. I still think about these songs today. 😁

NBA Live 2005 was so amazing that we forgot that NCAA March Madness 2005 was just as good

Love when you drop vids

I used to go crazy with JJ Redick on this lol

I've never actually played this, so thanks for the video on a game I'd never seen SoftDrink!

Great commentary again! Wish they would bring college hoops back!

I remember I told my mom I wanted NBA Live 05 for Christmas and got this instead, man I played the HELL outta this game. So much so I didn't even care about NBA Live 05 for a few months haha

Thanks for listing my upload of the game OST. I appreciate it.

W softdrink for dropping 2 vids in 1 week💯

NCAA MARCH MADNESS 2005 even in 2024, still as amazing as even Madden NFL 2005 (PS1 & 2 Versions).

another dope video!

Going back and forth between this and NCAA Football 06 on the PS2 was my childhood!😭

Man this game was an absolute favorite of mine, my dad got it for me when I was 7 and I loved it ever since.

Great video you got a new follower 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

I always liked the March Madness series because i liked how they made it half arcade and half sim.

Love this game so much!! Played it all the time and still do randomly. Definitely will go get it out now on the PS2!

I played this soooo much my freshman year at Northeastern. Northeastern was pretty terrible in this game. That didn't stop me from going undefeated with them on the hardest difficulty 😀

ive been playing some older nba games and ive had so much fun with 2k11 and even some of the older college hoops games even nba street , I really wish live would make a come back with a college game or even a modern nba street would be great

I miss college football like everyone else, but I miss college basketball games way more. I had so much fun with those games. And while I understand why a big 64 team tournament doesn't work for football in real life, I feel like it's a much more fun way to end the season in a video game. I wish the ncaa football games allowed you to do that at the end of each season, regardless of whether it was realistic or not I wish they had the option.

Just played the demo for this on NCAA Football 06 for the first time in over a decade and it’s just as good as I remember.

2:22 I can not even imagine a modern sports game taking this much consideration to teach their audience about the game.

Bring back so many memories 💯

I KNEW YOU WOULD DO THIS ONE. This one was great! I like this one a little more than 2k5. Plus the graphics are a lot better on 360 than 2k5.

Thanks bro. Jimmy eat world -Middle cover brings back memories

The amount of testosterone in that intro is insane

Gonna be honest, as a Philadelphia Eagles fan, that intro had me ready to finish doing the chant with them.

The crowd pulse on march madness and ncaa football was so fun

the soundtrack is so nostalgic. i still play it sometimes lol. Birmingham southern vs UCONN and i try to win lol

My favorite NCAA basketball game. I remember gamefaq had named roster save files. Chris paul in wake forest was my favorite.

Yooo Happy New Year !!!!🎉🥳🍾🍺🍻🥂🎆

I had a dynasty on this game about a year ago with my Kentucky Wildcats and honestly one of the most fun games I’ve played. I’ll never forget getting 4 6* and a 5 star in my first recruiting cycle and winning a three peat with that core.

Bought this game at Sam’s Club and was pleasantly surprised

The EA Sports games in the early 2000's were awesome. They were fun, did a great job capturing the feeling of a college or professional atmosphere.

Hanging by a moment college band edition was absolute fire

I think the last year in 2010 they made the their best game. Whats makes the game timeless is smooth adjustable gameplay along with all the plays bill self talked about in the game. I also think the most important of all is they have an Edit Team Players. I have made the every Jayhawks team then update the Big 12 as we play the team. I just enjoy playing the next game we have to see how it might go. I have 2 extra copies just in case this gets hard to find. I wish they would make another it seems that now they allow player pay they could definitely do a game with at least jersey numbers and likeness. Anyways Great video!

March Madness 2005 was one of my older brother's first Xbox games. He got it for Christmas in 2004.

Love seeing my Alma Matter in the gameplay footage!

This video brought back such nostalgic vibes. The soundtrack for this game was fantastic. I got this game for Christmas when I was 12. Spent more hours on it than I’d care to admit. Fantastic game, and more “fun” than 2k5 in my opinion.

I made one of my homies have a 30-yr old rage quit moment playing him with the unranked MVC version of Creighton in three straight 'run em backs' while he chose top 10 teams each time. Like you said, the March Madness engine was the NCAA version of NBA Live '04, which I had gotten decent on.

i played this game a fair amount in elementary school! we didn’t have much money when i was young, so i exclusively played used games on my hand-me-down ps2 from 07-12. i feel blessed to have played so many great sports titles early on! my go to’s were nfl 2k5 and march madness 07 with adam morrison on the cover 💀 i still haven’t put them down after all that time (mostly because the new titles suck lmao)

Loved this vid bro, could you go over ncaa basketball 08? I just got it and wanted to see your take on it

sports games was way better when dynasty/franchise modes was a focus

Love ya content SoftDrink 🫡

Hey SDTV, perfect timing with another great NCAA video! Have you (or anyone else) heard the news that EA Sports is finally going to drop NCAA football news possibly at the national championship game? What are your thoughts, I’m trying to keep my expectations low over here.

1:36 this song is called "Wonder", by Lakey Inspired 😉

Good video

It's always nice to boot up a college hoops game and have both of my city's teams face each other, something that hasn't happened in ages....Wright State must be too chicken to play UD.

I love crossing up guys with Center #52

I miss those games i think about playing them today

Still got it on the P2 havent played in a while though I mainly remember it because that was the first UNC championship i watched

One reason why this game is underrated compared to College Hoops 2K5 is you could export the players on College Hoops to NBA 2K5 like you could with NCAA Football to Madden. That feature was on NCAA March Madness 2004 but for some reason EA decided not to bring it to 05.

This right here… 😙👌🏾 perfection

That band version of my last resort hit different on this game

These games were such a blast

I got this game sitting right on my shelf 🔥🔥🔥

We desperately need a college basketball game on PS4

2005 games are the best across all consoles. Golden age man!

I used too love making teams like Sacred Heart good I do miss college basketball games ❤😢

Loved this game!!!

I just recently did a dynasty with Texas a&m so much fun I stg

I miss college basketball games but CH2k8 was the goat... u could play the AAU circuit and it had classic teams. Now when it comes to MM2005 UNC was a beast along with Louisville.

This is My Favorite College Basketball game ever ! Better than College Hoops 2k5 !

The only college basketball game I ever owned and played. Mostly because I loved NBA Live 05 so much

Was that Mr. Terry from Mr. Terry History at the intro? Lmao

Feels nice to hear Black Eyed Peas-Hey Mama played by a band

Man those intros never get old

I bought 04 back in 2010 for 99¢ still works to this day

Nice!

The band was Grambling State who did it again the next game NCAA 06 which I think was EA’s best March Madness.

I remember I had this on PS2 Memories

Great game 😊

My only issues with the game was not having created team, not being able to play a mycareer, as well as not having created prospects to recruit (these were features in the ncaa games) but overall I enjoyed this game.

I played the 06 version alot. Definitely agree. Just the discipline system was so out of control. Like something happens every day

The days when me and my boys would all be on one team and try and play a whole season. Won back to back natties 😂💪🏽

Have you done a 2k 22 review or madden 17 review yet?

This game was so fun bro

lol I remember watching the trailer for this game cuz Live 05 had it inside the game!