2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
	The RCA Dome was the site of the Final Four and Championship game to end the 2005–06 season.
Preseason AP No. 1	Duke Blue Devils
Regular season	November 6, 2005–; March 14, 2006
NCAA Tournament	2006
Tournament dates	March 14 – April 3, 2006
National Championship	RCA Dome; Indianapolis, Indiana
NCAA Champions	Florida Gators
Other champions	South Carolina (NIT)
Player of the Year; (Naismith, Wooden)	JJ Redick, Duke
	← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2005, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments and concluded with the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game on April 3, 2006, at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Florida Gators won their first NCAA national championship with a 73–56 victory over the UCLA Bruins. This was the last Final Four site at the RCA Dome. The Final Four will return to the city of Indianapolis, but will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Season headlines edit

Florida won its first national title in basketball, defeating UCLA in the championship game 73–57. The team was led by a group of sophomores, several of whom were the offspring of retired professional athletes, nicknamed "The Oh-fours". Forward Al Horford and guard Taurean Green were the sons of former NBA players (Tito Horford and Sidney Green, respectively), while center and Final Four MOP Joakim Noah was the son of retired tennis pro Yannick Noah. These three (along with fellow sophomore star Corey Brewer) surprised many by choosing not to enter the NBA draft, but instead returning to try to repeat as champions in 2006–07.
George Mason made an improbable run to the Final Four, becoming the first true mid-major to do so since Penn in 1979. The Patriots' path was not easy, as they defeated schools that had won three of the past six titles—national powers Michigan State, North Carolina and Connecticut—en route to its first Final Four berth.
JJ Redick of Duke and Adam Morrison of Gonzaga engaged in a year-long battle for the National scoring title and Player of the Year honors. Morrison won the scoring race, edging Redick by 1.3 points per game. However, Redick won most National POY Awards, though he and Morrison were the first co-winners of the 2006 Oscar Robertson Trophy.
Paul Millsap of Louisiana Tech became the first player ever to lead the Nation in rebounding for three consecutive years.^[2]
A major realignment of teams in the Big East and ACC sent shock waves across college basketball. Boston College followed Virginia Tech and Miami (who had moved the year before) from the Big East to the ACC. The Big East brought in five teams from Conference USA—Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville, Marquette and South Florida.
To replace the teams that defected to the Big East (as well as TCU, who left C-USA for the Mountain West Conference and Charlotte and Saint Louis, who left for the Atlantic 10), Conference USA brought in six new members: Rice, SMU, Tulsa and UTEP from the Western Athletic Conference; Marshall from the Mid-American Conference and Central Florida from the Atlantic Sun Conference.
Other conference realignments effective this season: The WAC added New Mexico State (from the Sun Belt Conference), Idaho and Utah State (both from the Big West Conference). East Tennessee State moved from the Southern Conference to the Atlantic Sun. The Colonial Athletic Association added Northeastern from the America East Conference and Georgia State from the Atlantic Sun. Troy moved from the Atlantic Sun to the Sun Belt Conference.
The preseason AP All-American team was named on November 8. JJ Redick of Duke was the leading vote-getter (67 of 72 votes). The rest of the team included Shelden Williams of Duke (63 votes), Dee Brown of Illinois (51), Adam Morrison of Gonzaga (45) and Craig Smith of Boston College (31).^[3]

Season outlook edit

Pre-season polls edit

The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls November 7, 2005.^[4]

'Associated Press'
Ranking	Team
1	Duke (61)
2	Texas (6)
3	Connecticut
4	Michigan State (4)
5	Villanova (1)
6	Oklahoma
7	Louisville
8	Gonzaga
9	Kentucky
10	Arizona
11	Boston College
12	Memphis
13	Stanford
14	West Virginia
15	Alabama
16	Syracuse
17	Illinois
18	Wake Forest
19	UCLA
20	Iowa
21	George Washington
22	Nevada
23	Indiana
24	Maryland
25	Iowa State

ESPN/USA Today coaches
Ranking	Team
1	Duke (28)
2	Connecticut
3	Texas (2)
4	Villanova (1)
5	Michigan State
6	Oklahoma
7	Gonzaga
8	Louisville
9	Arizona
10	Kentucky
11	Boston College
12	Memphis
13	Stanford
14	Alabama
15	West Virginia
16	Syracuse
17	Illinois
18	UCLA
18	Wake Forest
20	Iowa
21	Maryland
22	Indiana
23	Iowa State
24	George Washington
25	Nevada

Conference membership changes edit

These schools joined new conferences for the 2005–06 season.

School	Former conference	New conference
Boston College	Big East Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Charlotte	Conference USA	Atlantic 10 Conference
Cincinnati	Conference USA	Big East Conference
DePaul	Conference USA	Big East Conference
East Tennessee State	Southern Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Georgia State	Atlantic Sun Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Idaho	Big West Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Kennesaw State	NCAA Division II	Atlantic Sun Conference
Louisville	Conference USA	Big East Conference
Marquette	Conference USA	Big East Conference
Marshall	Mid-American Conference	Conference USA
New Mexico State	Sun Belt Conference	Western Athletic Conference
NJIT	NCAA Division II	NCAA Division I Independent
North Dakota State	NCAA Division II	NCAA Division I Independent
North Florida	NCAA Division II	Atlantic Sun Conference
Northeastern	America East Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Rice	Western Athletic Conference	Conference USA
Saint Louis	Conference USA	Atlantic 10 Conference
SMU	Western Athletic Conference	Conference USA
South Dakota State	NCAA Division II	NCAA Division I Independent
South Florida	Conference USA	Big East Conference
TCU	Conference USA	Mountain West Conference
Troy	Atlantic Sun Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Tulsa	Western Athletic Conference	Conference USA
UCF	Atlantic Sun Conference	Conference USA
Utah State	Big West Conference	Western Athletic Conference
UTEP	Western Athletic Conference	Conference USA

Regular season edit

Conference winners and tournaments edit

Thirty conference seasons conclude with a single-elimination tournament. Traditionally, all conference schools are eligible, regardless of record. However, some conferences, most notably the Big East, do not invite the teams with the worst records. The conference tournament winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. A school that wins the conference regular season title is guaranteed an NIT bid; however, it may receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Conference	Regular Season Winner^[5]	Conference Player of the Year	Conference Tournament	Tournament Venue (City)	Tournament winner
America East Conference	Albany	Jamar Wilson, Albany^[6]	2006 America East men's basketball tournament	Events Center (Vestal, New York) (Except Finals)	Albany^[7]
Atlantic 10 Conference	George Washington	Steven Smith, La Salle^[8]	2006 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament	U.S. Bank Arena (Cincinnati)	Xavier^[9]
Atlantic Coast Conference	Duke	JJ Redick, Duke^[10]	2006 ACC men's basketball tournament	Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina)	Duke^[11]
Atlantic Sun Conference	Lipscomb & Belmont	Tim Smith, East Tennessee State^[12]	2006 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament	Memorial Center (Johnson City, Tennessee)	Belmont^[13]
Big 12 Conference	Texas & Kansas	P. J. Tucker, Texas^[14]	2006 Big 12 men's basketball tournament	American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas)	Kansas^[15]
Big East Conference	Connecticut & Villanova	Randy Foye, Villanova^[16]	2006 Big East men's basketball tournament	Madison Square Garden (New York City)	Syracuse^[17]
Big Sky Conference	Northern Arizona	Rodney Stuckey, Eastern Washington^[18]	2006 Big Sky men's basketball tournament	Walkup Skydome (Flagstaff, Arizona) (Semifinals and Finals)	Montana^[19]
Big South Conference	Winthrop	Jack Leasure, Coastal Carolina^[20]	2006 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament	Winthrop Coliseum (Rock Hill, South Carolina) (Semifinals and Finals)	Winthrop^[21]
Big Ten Conference	Ohio State	Terence Dials, Ohio State^[22]	2006 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament	Conseco Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Indiana)	Iowa^[23]
Big West Conference	Pacific	Christian Maraker, Pacific^[24]	2006 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament	Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California)	Pacific^[25]
Colonial Athletic Association	UNC Wilmington & George Mason	José Juan Barea, Northeastern^[26]	2006 CAA men's basketball tournament	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)	UNC Wilmington^[26]
Conference USA	Memphis	Rodney Carney, Memphis^[27]	2006 Conference USA men's basketball tournament	FedExForum (Memphis, Tennessee)	Memphis^[28]
Horizon League	Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Brandon Polk, Butler^[29]	2006 Horizon League men's basketball tournament	U.S. Cellular Arena (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (Except First Round)	Wisconsin-Milwaukee^[30]
Ivy League	Penn	Ibrahim Jaaber, Penn^[31]	No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Manhattan	Keydren Clark, St. Peter's^[32]	2006 MAAC men's basketball tournament	Pepsi Arena (Albany, New York)	Iona^[33]
Mid-American Conference	Kent State (East) Northern Illinois (West)	DeAndre Haynes, Kent State^[34]	2006 MAC men's basketball tournament	Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio)	Kent State^[35]
Mid-Continent Conference	Oral Roberts & IUPUI	Caleb Green, Oral Roberts^[36]	2006 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament	John Q. Hammons Arena (Tulsa, Oklahoma)	Oral Roberts^[37]
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Delaware State	Jahsha Bluntt, Delaware State^[38]	2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament	RBC Center (Raleigh, North Carolina)	Hampton^[39]
Missouri Valley Conference	Wichita State	Paul Miller, Wichita State^[40]	2006 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Savvis Center (St. Louis, Missouri)	Southern Illinois^[41]
Mountain West Conference	San Diego State	Brandon Heath, San Diego State^[42]	2006 MWC men's basketball tournament	Pepsi Center (Denver, Colorado)	San Diego State^[43]
Northeast Conference	Fairleigh Dickinson	Chad Timberlake, Fairleigh Dickinson^[44]	2006 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament	Campus Sites	Monmouth^[45]
Ohio Valley Conference	Murray State	J. Robert Merritt, Samford^[46]	2006 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Gaylord Entertainment Center (Nashville, Tennessee) (Semifinals and Finals)	Murray State^[46]
Pacific-10 Conference	UCLA	Brandon Roy, Washington^[47]	2006 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament	Staples Center (Los Angeles)	UCLA^[48]
Patriot League	Bucknell	Charles Lee, Bucknell^[49]	2006 Patriot League men's basketball tournament	Campus Sites	Bucknell^[50]
Southeastern Conference	Tennessee (East) LSU (West)	Glen Davis, LSU^[51]	2006 SEC men's basketball tournament	Gaylord Entertainment Center (Nashville, Tennessee)	Florida^[52]
Southern Conference	Elon (North) Georgia Southern (South)	Elton Nesbitt, Georgia Southern^[53]	2006 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament	North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, South Carolina)	Davidson^[54]
Southland Conference	Northwestern State	Ricky Woods, Southeastern Louisiana^[55]	2006 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament	Prather Coliseum (Natchitoches, Louisiana) (Finals)	Northwestern State^[56]
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Southern	Brion Rush, Grambling State^[57]	2006 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament	Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex (Birmingham, Alabama)	Southern^[58]
Sun Belt Conference	Western Kentucky (East) South Alabama (West)	Anthony Winchester, Western Kentucky^[59]	2006 Sun Belt men's basketball tournament	Murphy Center (Murfreesboro, Tennessee)	South Alabama^[60]
West Coast Conference	Gonzaga	Adam Morrison, Gonzaga^[61]	2006 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament	McCarthey Athletic Center (Spokane, Washington)	Gonzaga^[62]
Western Athletic Conference	Nevada	Nick Fazekas, Nevada^[63]	2006 WAC men's basketball tournament	Lawlor Events Center (Reno, Nevada)	Nevada^[64]

Statistical leaders edit

Source for additional stats categories

Player	School	PPG	Player	School	RPG	Player	School	APG	Player	School	SPG
Points per game			Rebounds per game			Assists per game			Steals per game
Adam Morrison	Gonzaga	28.1	Paul Millsap	LA Tech	13.3	Jared Jordan	Marist	8.5	Tim Smith	E. Tennessee St.	3.4
JJ Redick	Duke	26.8	Kenny Adeleke	Hartford	13.1	José Juan Barea	Northeastern	8.4	Oliver Lafayette	Houston	3.4
Keydren Clark	St. Peter's	26.3	Rashad Jones-Jennings	UALR	11.3	Terrell Everett	Oklahoma	6.9	Obie Trotter	Alabama A&M	3.3
Andre Collins	Loyola (MD)	26.1	Curtis Withers	Charlotte	11.3	Walker Russell	Jacksonville St.	6.8	Ibrahim Jaaber	Penn	3.3
Brion Rush	Grambling	25.8	Ivan Almonte	Florida Int'l	11.2	Kenny Grant	Davidson	6.7	Kevin Hamilton	Holy Cross	3.3

Player	School	BPG	Player	School	FG%	Player	School	3FG%	Player	School	FT%
Blocked shots per game			Field-goal percentage			Three-Point FG percentage			Free-throw percentage
Shawn James	Northeastern	6.5	Randall Hanke	Providence	67.7	Stephen Sir	N. Arizona	48.9	Blake Ahearn	Missouri St.	93.6
Justin Williams	Wyoming	5.4	Cedric Smith	TAMU-CC	66.2	Josh Alexander	Stephen F. Austin	47.7	Jermaine Anderson	New Hampshire	91.9
Stéphane Lasme	UMass	3.9	Joakim Noah	Florida	62.7	J. Robert Merritt	Samford	47.6	Shawan Robinson	Clemson	91.3
Shelden Williams	Duke	3.8	James Augustine	Illinois	62.4	Ross Schraeder	UC Irvine	47.4	Derek Raivio	Gonzaga	91.2
Slim Millien	Idaho St.	3.4	Michael Harrison	Colorado St.	62.3	Chris Hernandez	Stanford	47.2	Adam Vogelsberg	Middle Tenn. St.	90.8

Conference standings edit

2005–06 America East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Albany †	13	–	3	.813	21	–	11	.656
Binghamton	12	–	4	.750	16	–	13	.552
Boston University	9	–	7	.563	12	–	16	.429
Hartford	9	–	7	.563	13	–	15	.464
New Hampshire	8	–	8	.500	12	–	17	.414
Vermont	7	–	9	.438	13	–	17	.433
Maine	7	–	9	.438	12	–	16	.429
UMBC	5	–	11	.313	10	–	19	.345
Stony Brook	2	–	14	.125	4	–	24	.143

† 2006 America East tournament winner As of March 14, 2006 Rankings from AP Poll

2005–06 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 George Washington	16	–	0	1.000	27	–	3	.900
Charlotte	11	–	5	.688	19	–	13	.594
La Salle	10	–	6	.625	18	–	10	.643
Saint Louis	10	–	6	.625	16	–	13	.552
Saint Joseph's	9	–	7	.563	19	–	14	.576
Fordham	9	–	7	.563	16	–	16	.500
Xavier †	8	–	8	.500	21	–	11	.656
Temple	8	–	8	.500	17	–	15	.531
Rhode Island	8	–	8	.500	14	–	14	.500
UMass	8	–	8	.500	13	–	15	.464
Dayton	6	–	10	.375	14	–	17	.452
Richmond	6	–	10	.375	13	–	17	.433
St. Bonaventure	2	–	14	.125	8	–	19	.296
Duquesne	1	–	15	.063	3	–	24	.111

† 2006 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[65]

2005–06 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Duke†	14	–	2	.875	32	–	4	.889
No. 10 North Carolina	12	–	4	.750	23	–	8	.742
No. 7 Boston College	11	–	5	.688	28	–	8	.778
NC State	10	–	6	.625	22	–	10	.688
Florida State	9	–	7	.563	20	–	10	.667
Maryland	8	–	8	.500	19	–	13	.594
Virginia	7	–	9	.438	15	–	15	.500
Miami (FL)	7	–	9	.438	18	–	16	.529
Clemson	7	–	9	.438	19	–	13	.594
Virginia Tech	4	–	12	.250	14	–	16	.467
Georgia Tech	4	–	12	.250	11	–	17	.393
Wake Forest	3	–	13	.188	17	–	17	.500

† 2006 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2005–06 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Lipscomb	15	–	5	.750	21	–	11	.656
Belmont †	15	–	5	.750	20	–	11	.645
Florida Atlantic	14	–	6	.700	15	–	13	.536
Gardner–Webb	13	–	7	.650	17	–	12	.586
East Tennessee State	12	–	8	.600	15	–	13	.536
Stetson	11	–	9	.550	14	–	18	.438
Kennesaw State	10	–	10	.500	12	–	17	.414
Campbell	9	–	11	.450	10	–	18	.357
Mercer	7	–	13	.350	9	–	19	.321
North Florida	3	–	17	.150	6	–	22	.214
Jacksonville	1	–	19	.050	1	–	26	.037

† 2006 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner As of March 7, 2006 Rankings from AP Poll

2005–06 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Connecticut	14	–	2	.875	30	–	4	.882
No. 3 Villanova	14	–	2	.875	28	–	5	.848
No. 22 West Virginia	11	–	5	.688	22	–	11	.667
Marquette	10	–	6	.625	20	–	11	.645
No. 23 Georgetown	10	–	6	.625	23	–	10	.697
No. 16 Pittsburgh	10	–	6	.625	25	–	8	.758
Seton Hall	9	–	7	.563	18	–	12	.600
Cincinnati	8	–	8	.500	21	–	13	.618
No. 21 Syracuse†	7	–	9	.438	23	–	12	.657
Rutgers	7	–	9	.438	19	–	14	.576
Louisville	6	–	10	.375	21	–	13	.618
Notre Dame	6	–	10	.375	16	–	14	.533
DePaul*	5	–	11	.313	12	–	15	.444
Providence*	5	–	11	.313	12	–	15	.444
St. John's*	5	–	11	.313	12	–	15	.444
South Florida*	1	–	15	.063	7	–	22	.241


† 2006 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 2006^[66] Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2006 Big East tournament.

2005–06 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern Arizona	12	–	2	.857	21	–	11	.656
Montana †	10	–	4	.714	24	–	7	.774
Eastern Washington	9	–	5	.643	15	–	15	.500
Montana State	7	–	7	.500	15	–	15	.500
Sacramento State	5	–	9	.357	15	–	15	.500
Portland State	5	–	9	.357	12	–	16	.429
Idaho State	4	–	10	.286	13	–	14	.481
Weber State	4	–	10	.286	10	–	17	.370

† 2006 Big Sky tournament winner

2005–06 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Winthrop †	13	–	3	.813	23	–	8	.742
Birmingham–Southern	12	–	4	.750	19	–	9	.679
Coastal Carolina	12	–	4	.750	20	–	10	.667
Radford	9	–	7	.563	16	–	13	.552
High Point	8	–	8	.500	16	–	13	.552
Charleston Southern	7	–	9	.438	13	–	16	.448
UNC Asheville	6	–	10	.375	9	–	19	.321
Liberty	3	–	13	.188	7	–	23	.233
VMI	2	–	14	.125	7	–	20	.259

† 2006 Big South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2005–06 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Ohio State	12	–	4	.750	26	–	6	.813
No. 15 Iowa †	11	–	5	.688	25	–	9	.735
No. 13 Illinois	11	–	5	.688	26	–	7	.788
Wisconsin	9	–	7	.563	19	–	12	.613
Indiana	9	–	7	.563	19	–	12	.613
Michigan State	8	–	8	.500	22	–	12	.647
Michigan	8	–	8	.500	22	–	11	.667
Penn State	6	–	10	.375	15	–	15	.500
Northwestern	6	–	10	.375	14	–	15	.483
Minnesota	5	–	11	.313	16	–	15	.516
Purdue	3	–	13	.188	9	–	19	.321

† 2006 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 14, 2006 Rankings from AP Poll^[67]

2005–06 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Texas	13	–	3	.813	30	–	7	.811
No. 12 Kansas †	13	–	3	.813	25	–	8	.758
No. 24 Oklahoma	11	–	5	.688	20	–	9	.690
Texas A&M	10	–	6	.625	22	–	9	.710
Colorado	9	–	7	.563	20	–	10	.667
Nebraska	7	–	9	.438	19	–	14	.576
Oklahoma State	6	–	10	.375	17	–	16	.515
Texas Tech	6	–	10	.375	15	–	17	.469
Kansas State	6	–	10	.375	15	–	13	.536
Iowa State	6	–	10	.375	16	–	14	.533
Missouri	5	–	11	.313	12	–	16	.429
Baylor	4	–	12	.250	4	–	13	.235

† 2006 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[68]

2005–06 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Pacific †	12	–	2	.857	24	–	8	.750
UC Irvine	10	–	4	.714	16	–	13	.552
Cal Poly	7	–	7	.500	10	–	19	.345
UC Santa Barbara	6	–	8	.429	15	–	14	.517
Cal State Fullerton	5	–	9	.357	16	–	13	.552
Cal State Northridge	4	–	10	.286	11	–	17	.393
UC Riverside	3	–	11	.214	5	–	23	.179
*Long Beach State	0	–	5	.000	0	–	12	.000

† 2006 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 2006^[69] *Long Beach State: 18 wins vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Long Beach State–(18–12)(9–5) Rankings from AP poll

2005–06 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
George Mason	15	–	3	.833	27	–	8	.771
UNC Wilmington †	15	–	3	.833	25	–	8	.758
Hofstra	14	–	4	.778	26	–	7	.788
Old Dominion	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
Northeastern	12	–	6	.667	19	–	11	.633
VCU	11	–	7	.611	19	–	10	.655
Drexel	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
Towson	8	–	10	.444	12	–	16	.429
Delaware	4	–	14	.222	9	–	21	.300
Georgia State	3	–	15	.167	7	–	22	.241
William & Mary	3	–	15	.167	8	–	20	.286
James Madison	2	–	16	.111	5	–	23	.179


† 2006 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

2005–06 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Memphis†	13	–	1	.929	33	–	4	.892
No. 25 UAB	12	–	2	.857	24	–	7	.774
UTEP	11	–	3	.786	21	–	10	.677
Houston	9	–	5	.643	21	–	10	.677
UCF	7	–	7	.500	14	–	15	.483
Rice	6	–	8	.429	12	–	16	.429
Tulane	6	–	8	.429	12	–	17	.414
Tulsa	6	–	8	.429	11	–	17	.393
Marshall	5	–	9	.357	12	–	16	.429
SMU	4	–	10	.286	13	–	16	.448
Southern Miss	3	–	11	.214	10	–	21	.323
East Carolina	2	–	12	.143	8	–	20	.286

† 2006 C-USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2005–06 Horizon League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Milwaukee †	12	–	4	.750	22	–	9	.710
Butler	11	–	5	.688	20	–	13	.606
Loyola (IL)	8	–	8	.500	19	–	11	.633
UIC	8	–	8	.500	16	–	15	.516
Detroit	8	–	8	.500	16	–	16	.500
Green Bay	8	–	8	.500	15	–	16	.484
Wright State	8	–	8	.500	13	–	15	.464
Cleveland State	5	–	11	.313	10	–	18	.357
Youngstown State	4	–	12	.250	7	–	21	.250

† 2006 Horizon League Tournament winner As of August 1, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll

2005–06 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Penn	12	–	2	.857	20	–	8	.714
Princeton	10	–	4	.714	12	–	15	.444
Cornell	8	–	6	.571	13	–	15	.464
Yale	7	–	7	.500	15	–	14	.517
Brown	6	–	8	.429	10	–	17	.370
Harvard	5	–	9	.357	13	–	14	.481
Columbia	4	–	10	.286	11	–	16	.407
Dartmouth	4	–	10	.286	6	–	21	.222

2005–06 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Manhattan †	14	–	4	.778	20	–	11	.645
Iona	13	–	5	.722	23	–	8	.742
Marist	12	–	6	.667	19	–	10	.655
Siena	10	–	8	.556	15	–	13	.536
Saint Peter's	9	–	9	.500	17	–	15	.531
Loyola (MD)	8	–	10	.444	15	–	13	.536
Niagara	7	–	11	.389	11	–	18	.379
Fairfield	7	–	11	.389	9	–	19	.321
Canisius	6	–	12	.333	9	–	20	.310
Rider	4	–	14	.222	8	–	20	.286

† 2006 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2005–06 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Kent State †	15	–	3	.833	24	–	8	.750
Akron	14	–	4	.778	23	–	9	.719
Miami (OH)	14	–	4	.778	18	–	12	.600
Ohio	10	–	8	.556	19	–	11	.633
Buffalo	8	–	10	.444	19	–	13	.594
Bowling Green	5	–	13	.278	9	–	21	.300
West
Northern Illinois	12	–	6	.667	17	–	11	.607
Toledo	10	–	8	.556	20	–	10	.667
Western Michigan	10	–	8	.556	14	–	17	.452
Ball State	6	–	12	.333	10	–	18	.357
Eastern Michigan	3	–	15	.167	7	–	21	.250
Central Michigan	1	–	17	.056	4	–	24	.143

† 2006 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2005–06 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oral Roberts †	13	–	3	.813	21	–	12	.636
IUPUI	13	–	3	.813	19	–	10	.655
UMKC	11	–	5	.688	14	–	14	.500
Valparaiso	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Southern Utah	8	–	8	.500	10	–	20	.333
Chicago State	8	–	8	.500	11	–	19	.367
Oakland	6	–	10	.375	11	–	18	.379
Western Illinois	3	–	13	.188	7	–	21	.250
Centenary	2	–	14	.125	4	–	23	.148

† 2006 Mid-Continent Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2005–06 MEAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Delaware State	16	–	2	.889	21	–	14	.600
Coppin State	12	–	6	.667	12	–	18	.400
Bethune–Cookman	11	–	7	.611	15	–	15	.500
South Carolina State	11	–	7	.611	14	–	16	.467
Hampton †	10	–	8	.556	16	–	16	.500
Florida A&M	10	–	8	.556	14	–	17	.452
Norfolk State	10	–	8	.556	13	–	18	.419
North Carolina A&T	6	–	12	.333	6	–	23	.207
Howard	5	–	13	.278	7	–	22	.241
Maryland Eastern Shore	4	–	14	.222	7	–	22	.241
Morgan State	4	–	14	.222	4	–	26	.133

† 2006 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[70]

2005–06 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wichita State	14	–	4	.778	26	–	9	.743
Southern Illinois †	12	–	6	.667	22	–	11	.667
Missouri State	12	–	6	.667	22	–	9	.710
Creighton	12	–	6	.667	20	–	10	.667
Bradley	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
Northern Iowa	11	–	7	.611	23	–	10	.697
Evansville	5	–	13	.278	10	–	19	.345
Drake	5	–	13	.278	12	–	19	.387
Indiana State	4	–	14	.222	13	–	16	.448
Illinois State	4	–	14	.222	9	–	19	.321

† 2006 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[71]

2005–06 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
San Diego State †	13	–	3	.813	24	–	9	.727
Air Force	12	–	4	.750	24	–	7	.774
BYU	12	–	4	.750	20	–	9	.690
UNLV	10	–	6	.625	17	–	13	.567
New Mexico	8	–	8	.500	17	–	13	.567
Utah	6	–	10	.375	14	–	15	.483
Wyoming	5	–	11	.313	14	–	18	.438
Colorado State	4	–	12	.250	16	–	15	.516
TCU	4	–	12	.250	16	–	15	.516

† 2006 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[72]

2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	0	–	0	–	20	–	8	.714
North Dakota State	0	–	0	–	16	–	12	.571
Utah Valley State	0	–	0	–	16	–	13	.552
IPFW	0	–	0	–	10	–	18	.357
Longwood	0	–	0	–	10	–	20	.333
South Dakota State	0	–	0	–	9	–	20	.310
UC Davis	0	–	0	–	8	–	20	.286
Texas–Pan American	0	–	0	–	7	–	24	.226
Northern Colorado	0	–	0	–	5	–	24	.172
Savannah State	0	–	0	–	2	–	28	.067

Rankings from AP Poll

2005–06 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson	14	–	4	.778	20	–	12	.625
Central Connecticut	13	–	5	.722	18	–	11	.621
Monmouth †	12	–	6	.667	19	–	15	.559
Mount St. Mary's	11	–	7	.611	13	–	17	.433
Robert Morris	10	–	8	.556	15	–	14	.517
Long Island	9	–	9	.500	12	–	16	.429
Sacred Heart	8	–	10	.444	11	–	17	.393
Quinnipiac	7	–	11	.389	12	–	16	.429
St. Francis (NY)	7	–	11	.389	10	–	17	.370
Wagner	6	–	12	.333	13	–	14	.481
Saint Francis (PA)	2	–	16	.111	4	–	24	.143

† 2006 NEC tournament winner

2005–06 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Murray State †	17	–	3	.850	24	–	7	.774
Samford	14	–	6	.700	20	–	11	.645
Tennessee Tech	13	–	7	.650	19	–	12	.613
Jacksonville State	12	–	8	.600	16	–	13	.552
Eastern Kentucky	11	–	9	.550	14	–	16	.467
Austin Peay	11	–	9	.550	17	–	14	.548
Tennessee State	11	–	9	.550	13	–	15	.464
UT Martin	9	–	11	.450	13	–	15	.464
Eastern Illinois	5	–	15	.250	7	–	20	.259
Southeast Missouri State	4	–	16	.200	7	–	20	.259
Morehead State	3	–	17	.150	4	–	23	.148

† 2006 Ohio Valley Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2005–06 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 UCLA †	14	–	4	.778	32	–	7	.821
No. 12 Washington	13	–	5	.722	26	–	7	.788
California	12	–	6	.667	20	–	11	.645
Arizona ¹	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
Stanford	11	–	7	.611	16	–	14	.533
USC	8	–	10	.444	17	–	13	.567
Oregon	7	–	11	.389	15	–	18	.455
Oregon State ¹	5	–	13	.278	13	–	18	.419
Arizona State	5	–	13	.278	11	–	17	.393
Washington State	4	–	14	.222	11	–	17	.393

† Conference tournament winner As of April 3, 2006 Rankings from Coaches Poll ^[73] ¹ Holds tie-breaker

2005–06 Patriot League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bucknell †	14	–	0	1.000	27	–	5	.844
Holy Cross	11	–	3	.786	20	–	12	.625
Lehigh	11	–	3	.786	19	–	12	.613
American	7	–	7	.500	12	–	17	.414
Lafayette	5	–	9	.357	11	–	17	.393
Colgate	4	–	10	.286	10	–	19	.345
Navy	3	–	11	.214	10	–	18	.357
Army	1	–	13	.071	5	–	22	.185


† 2006 Patriot League tournament winner

2005–06 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 18 Tennessee	12	–	4	.750	22	–	8	.733
No. 11 Florida †	10	–	6	.625	33	–	6	.846
Kentucky	9	–	7	.563	22	–	13	.629
Vanderbilt	7	–	9	.438	17	–	13	.567
South Carolina	6	–	10	.375	23	–	15	.605
Georgia	5	–	11	.313	15	–	15	.500
West
No. 19 LSU	14	–	2	.875	27	–	9	.750
Alabama	10	–	6	.625	18	–	13	.581
Arkansas	10	–	6	.625	22	–	10	.688
Mississippi State	5	–	11	.313	15	–	15	.500
Auburn	4	–	12	.250	12	–	16	.429
Ole Miss	4	–	12	.250	14	–	16	.467

† 2006 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[74]

2005–06 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Elon	10	–	4	.714	15	–	14	.517
Chattanooga	8	–	6	.571	19	–	13	.594
Western Carolina	7	–	7	.500	13	–	17	.433
Appalachian State	6	–	8	.429	14	–	16	.467
UNC Greensboro	4	–	10	.286	12	–	19	.387
South
Georgia Southern	11	–	4	.733	20	–	10	.667
Davidson†	10	–	5	.667	20	–	11	.645
College of Charleston	9	–	6	.600	17	–	11	.607
Furman	8	–	7	.533	15	–	13	.536
Wofford	6	–	9	.400	11	–	18	.379
The Citadel	1	–	14	.067	10	–	21	.323

† SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 2006 Rankings from AP poll

2005–06 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northwestern State †	15	–	1	.938	26	–	8	.765
Sam Houston State	11	–	5	.688	22	–	9	.710
Southeastern Louisiana	10	–	6	.625	16	–	12	.571
Stephen F. Austin	9	–	7	.563	17	–	12	.586
Lamar	9	–	7	.563	17	–	14	.548
McNeese State	9	–	7	.563	14	–	14	.500
Texas–Arlington	7	–	9	.438	14	–	16	.467
UTSA	6	–	10	.375	11	–	17	.393
Louisiana–Monroe	6	–	10	.375	10	–	18	.357
Nicholls State	5	–	11	.313	9	–	18	.333
Texas State	1	–	15	.063	3	–	24	.111

† 2006 Southland tournament winner As of March 6, 2006

2005–06 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Southern †	15	–	3	.833	20	–	13	.606
Grambling State	11	–	7	.611	14	–	13	.519
Alabama A&M	11	–	7	.611	13	–	13	.500
Jackson State	10	–	8	.556	15	–	17	.469
Alabama State	10	–	8	.556	12	–	18	.400
Mississippi Valley State	9	–	9	.500	9	–	19	.321
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	8	–	10	.444	13	–	16	.448
Alcorn State	8	–	10	.444	8	–	20	.286
Texas Southern	6	–	12	.333	8	–	22	.267
Prairie View A&M	2	–	16	.111	5	–	24	.172

† 2006 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[75]

2005–06 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Western Kentucky	12	–	2	.857	23	–	8	.742
Middle Tennessee	8	–	6	.571	16	–	12	.571
Arkansas State	7	–	7	.500	12	–	18	.400
Arkansas-Little Rock	5	–	9	.357	14	–	15	.483
Florida International	4	–	10	.286	8	–	20	.286
West
South Alabama †	12	–	3	.800	24	–	7	.774
Louisiana–Lafayette	7	–	8	.467	13	–	16	.448
Denver	7	–	8	.467	15	–	16	.484
New Orleans	6	–	9	.400	10	–	19	.345
North Texas	6	–	9	.400	14	–	14	.500
Troy	6	–	9	.400	14	–	15	.483

† 2006 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2005–06 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 20 Nevada †	13	–	3	.813	27	–	6	.818
Utah State	11	–	5	.688	23	–	9	.719
Louisiana Tech	11	–	5	.688	20	–	13	.606
Hawaii	10	–	6	.625	17	–	11	.607
New Mexico State	10	–	6	.625	16	–	14	.533
Fresno State	8	–	8	.500	15	–	13	.536
Boise State	6	–	10	.375	14	–	15	.483
San Jose State	2	–	14	.125	6	–	25	.194
Idaho	1	–	15	.063	4	–	25	.138

† 2006 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[76]

2005–06 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Gonzaga †	14	–	0	1.000	29	–	4	.879
Loyola Marymount	8	–	6	.571	12	–	18	.400
Saint Mary's	8	–	6	.571	17	–	12	.586
San Francisco	7	–	7	.500	11	–	17	.393
San Diego	6	–	8	.429	18	–	12	.600
Santa Clara	5	–	9	.357	13	–	16	.448
Portland	5	–	9	.357	11	–	18	.379
Pepperdine	3	–	11	.214	7	–	20	.259

† 2006 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[77]

Post-season tournaments edit

NCAA tournament edit

The NCAA Tournament tipped off on March 14, 2006 with the opening round game in Dayton, Ohio, and concluded on April 3 at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. A total of 65 teams entered the tournament. Thirty of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which does not conduct a post-season tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. The Big East Conference led the way with eight bids. Florida won their first NCAA title, beating UCLA 73–56 in the final. Florida forward Joakim Noah was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Final Four – RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana edit

National semifinals			National championship

A4	LSU	45

O2	UCLA	59
			O2	UCLA	57

			M3	Florida	73
W11	George Mason	58

M3	Florida	73

A-Atlanta, O-Oakland, W-Washington, D.C., M-Minneapolis.

National Invitation tournament edit

After the NCAA Tournament field was announced, the National Invitation Tournament invited 32 teams to participate, reducing the field's size from 40. Eight teams were given automatic bids for winning their conference regular seasons, and 24 other teams were also invited. Dave Odom's South Carolina Gamecocks won their second consecutive title, defeating the Tommy Amaker-coached Michigan Wolverines 76–64 in the championship game. Gamecock forward Renaldo Balkman was named tournament MVP.

Semifinals & finals edit

Semifinals			Finals

5	Old Dominion	43

1	Michigan	66
			1	Michigan	64

			3	South Carolina	76
1	Louisville	63

3	South Carolina	78

Award winners edit

Consensus All-American teams edit

**Consensus First Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
JJ Redick	G	Senior	Duke
Adam Morrison	F	Junior	Gonzaga
Randy Foye	G	Senior	Villanova
Shelden Williams	C	Senior	Duke
Brandon Roy	G	Senior	Washington

**Consensus Second Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
Dee Brown	G	Senior	Illinois
Rodney Carney	G	Senior	Memphis
P. J. Tucker	F	Junior	Texas
Rudy Gay	F	Sophomore	Connecticut
Leon Powe	F	Sophomore	California
Allan Ray	G	Senior	Villanova
Tyler Hansbrough	F	Freshman	North Carolina

Coaching changes edit

A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.^[78]

Team	Former Coach	Interim Coach	New Coach	Reason
Alabama-Birmingham	Mike Anderson		Mike Davis	After leaving Indiana, Davis returned to his home state—bringing guard Robert Vaden with him.
Arizona State	Rob Evans		Herb Sendek	After a high-profile flirtation with Pitt's Jamie Dixon, Arizona State pulled Sendek from the ACC.^[79]
Ball State	Tim Buckley		Ronny Thompson	Buckley was reassigned after a 10–18 season.
Brown	Glen Miller		Craig Robinson	Brown hired former 2-time Ivy player of the year Robinson after Miller leaves for conference rival Penn.
Canisius	Mike MacDonald		Tom Parrotta
Central Michigan	Jay Smith		Ernie Ziegler	Two-time MAC coach of the year Smith left the coaching profession.^[80]
Cincinnati	Bob Huggins	Andy Kennedy	Mick Cronin	UC alum Cronin was hired for the head job over interim boss Kennedy.
The Citadel	Pat Dennis		Ed Conroy
Cleveland State	Mike Garland		Gary Waters
College of Charleston	Tom Herrion		Bobby Cremins	College of Charleston made a splash hiring former Georgia Tech head man Cremins after Winthrop's Gregg Marshall accepted the job but then reneged.^[81]
Delaware	David Henderson		Monte Ross	Henderson is fired after consecutive 20-loss seasons.
Duquesne	Danny Nee		Ron Everhart	Coaching veteran Nee was fired after a 3–24 season.
Fairfield	Tim O'Toole		Ed Cooley	O'Toole was fired only two years removed from winning MAAC coach of the year honors.
Florida Atlantic	Matt Doherty		Rex Walters	Doherty leaves FAU for SMU after only one year.
Furman	Larry Davis		Jeff Jackson
Hampton	Bobby Collins		Kevin Nickelberry
Hartford	Larry Harrison		Dan Leibovitz	Harrison resigned despite being named America East coach of the year.
Idaho	Leonard Perry		George Pfeifer
Idaho State	Doug Oliver		Joe O'Brien	Oliver announced his resignation mid-season and was replaced in March by three-time JUCO national championship coach O'Brien.
Indiana	Mike Davis		Kelvin Sampson	Davis announced his resignation in February—effective at the end of the season. After a long search process, Indiana hired former Oklahoma coach Sampson.
Iowa State	Wayne Morgan		Greg McDermott	Iowa State fired Morgan in the wake of a recruiting scandal.^[82]
Kansas State	Jim Wooldridge		Bob Huggins	K-State hired Huggins after a one-year absence from coaching.
Lamar	Billy Tubbs		Steve Roccaforte	Tubbs stepped down as head coach but remained as Lamar's Athletic Director, turning the team over to assistant Roccaforte.
Manhattan	Bobby Gonzalez		Barry Rohrssen	A hot coach for several seasons, Gonzalez made the move to the Big East and Seton Hall.
McNeese State	Tic Price		Dave Simmons
Mississippi	Rod Barnes		Andy Kennedy	Ole Miss hired native son Kennedy after he was passed over for the permanent head coaching position at Cincinnati after serving as interim for the entire season.
Missouri	Quin Snyder	Melvin Watkins	Mike Anderson	Snyder was fired in February as his status became distracting due to a disappointing season and off-court scandal.^[83]
Montana	Larry Krystkowiak		Wayne Tinkle	Montana all-time leading scorer Krystkowiak left Montana for an assistant coaching job with the Milwaukee Bucks, while his former Grizzly teammate and assistant Tinkle is promoted.
Montana State	Mick Durham		Brad Huse
Morehead State	Kyle Macy		Donnie Tyndall	Former Kentucky All-American Macy resigns after a 4–23 season.
Morgan State	Butch Beard		Todd Bozeman	Bozeman returns to coaching after an eight-year ban over recruiting violations at Cal.^[84]
Murray State	Mick Cronin		Billy Kennedy
Nebraska	Barry Collier		Doc Sadler	Collier left Nebraska to become athletic director at Butler.
New Orleans	Monte Towe		Buzz Williams	Towe made the unusual move of leaving a head coaching spot to take the Associate head coach spot at his alma mater, NC State.
North Carolina State	Herb Sendek		Sidney Lowe	After a lengthy search process, former Wolfpack guard Lowe comes in from an assistant coaching job with the Detroit Pistons.
UNC-Wilmington	Brad Brownell		Benny Moss
Northeastern	Ron Everhart		Bill Coen
Northern Colorado	Craig Rasmuson		Tad Boyle
Northern Iowa	Greg McDermott		Ben Jacobson	UNI promoted top assistant Jacobson after McDermott left for Iowa State.
Oklahoma	Kelvin Sampson		Jeff Capel	Oklahoma tapped VCU's Capel after Sampson left for Indiana.
Oklahoma State	Eddie Sutton		Sean Sutton	Eddie Sutton turned the Cowboys over to son Sean.
Penn	Fran Dunphy		Glen Miller	Penn raided conference foe Brown to hire Miller away after Dunphy moved across town to coach Temple.
Pepperdine	Paul Westphal		Vance Walberg	Former Phoenix Suns coach Westphal was fired after a 7–20 season.
Portland	Michael Holton		Eric Reveno
Rutgers	Gary Waters		Fred Hill	Waters announced that he would resign late in the season. After the season, he was replaced by assistant Hill.
Saint Peter's	Bob Leckie		John Dunne
Seton Hall	Louis Orr		Bobby Gonzalez	Seton Hall turns to Manhattan's Gonzalez after Orr is fired.
Southern Methodist	Jimmy Tubbs		Matt Doherty	Tubbs was fired after an internal investigation uncovered NCAA violations.^[85]
South Carolina State	Ben Betts		Jammal Brown	Betts left to join Jeff Capel's staff at Oklahoma.
Southeast Missouri State	Gary Garner		Scott Edgar
Temple	John Chaney		Fran Dunphy	Chaney retired after 24 seasons at Temple, allowing Dunphy to become the first man ever to coach at two different Big 5 schools.^[86]
Texas-Arlington	Eddie McCarter		Scott Cross
Texas-Pan American	Robert Davenport		Tom Schuberth
Texas-San Antonio	Tim Carter		Brooks Thompson
Texas State	Dennis Nutt		Doug Davalos
UTEP	Doc Sadler		Tony Barbee	UTEP tapped Memphis assistant Barbee after Sadler left for Nebraska.
Virginia Commonwealth	Jeff Capel		Anthony Grant	VCU hired Florida assistant Grant after Capel left for the Big 12.
Washington State	Dick Bennett		Tony Bennett	Dick Bennett retired, handing the reins to his son and assistant Tony.
Weber State	Joe Cravens		Randy Rahe
Winston-Salem State	Phillip Stitt		Bobby Collins	Collins was hired from Hampton to lead the Rams into their first season of Division I play.
Wright State	Paul Biancardi		Brad Brownell	Biancardi stepped down after being barred from recruiting by the NCAA over recruiting violations that occurred while Biancardi was at Ohio State.^[87]

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^ Duke's JJ Redick Named ACC Player of Year for Second Straight Season Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
^ "Plugged In: ACC Scoring Champ is the Hero Once Again in Tournament Finals". Atlantic Coast Conference. March 12, 2006. Archived from the original on May 7, 2006. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
^ Championship Week: Postseason Honors Announced; Tim Smith Named A-Sun Player of the Year Archived 2008-08-29 at the Wayback Machine, Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
^ "Belmont punches NCAA dance card with OT thriller". Atlantic Sun Conference. March 4, 2006. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
^ Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Announced, Big 12 Conference. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
^ "Kansas Tops Texas En Route To Big 12 Title". Big 12 Conference. March 12, 2006. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
^ VILLANOVA'S FOYE NAMED PLAYER OF THE YEAR; WILDCATS' WRIGHT GARNERS COACH OF THE YEAR, Big East Conference. Retrieved 2009-01-24. ^{[dead link]}
^ "ORANGE REPEAT AS BIG EAST TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS". Big East Conference. March 11, 2006. Retrieved January 24, 2009. ^{[dead link]}
^ Men's Basketball Award Winners, Big Sky Conference. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Big Sky Conference. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
^ Leasure, Ellis, Konare, Reboul Garner Big South Top Men's Basketball Awards, Big South Conference. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
^ "#1 Winthrop Wins Big South tournament Title In Final Seconds Over #2 Coastal Carolina, 51–50". Big South Conference. March 4, 2006. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
^ Ohio State's Terence Dials Named Big Ten Player of the Year by Coaches And Media Archived 2008-05-24 at the Wayback Machine, Big Ten Conference. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
^ "Horner's huge second-half lifts Iowa to Big Ten tournament title". Big Ten Conference. March 12, 2006. Archived from the original on March 6, 2008. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
^ 2008–09 Big West Conference men's basketball media guide Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Big West Conference. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
^ "31st Annual Big West Basketball Tournament". Big West Conference. March 8, 2006. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
^ ^a ^b CAA men's basketball record book Archived 2009-03-26 at the Wayback Machine, Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
^ Memphis' Carney and Calipari Earn C-USA's Top Honors Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine, Conference USA. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
^ "Memphis Wins The 2006 Conference USA Men's Basketball Championship". Conference USA. March 11, 2006. Archived from the original on May 8, 2008. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
^ Horizon League Announces Men's Basketball All-League Teams and Specialty Award Winners, Horizon League. Retrieved 2009-01-24. ^{[dead link]}
^ "UW-Milwaukee wins Horizon League Men's Basketball Championship". Horizon League. March 8, 2006. Archived from the original on June 18, 2007. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
^ Men's Ivy League Outstanding performers, Ivy League. Retrieved 2009-01-24. Archived April 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ Men's Basketball All-MAAC Awards Archived 2009-03-12 at the Wayback Machine, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
^ "Men's Basketball Championship History". MAAC. June 30, 2007. Archived from the original on March 6, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
^ MAC Announces Men's Basketball Postseason Awards Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine, Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
^ "Golden Flashes Capture Third MAC Title In Last Six Years". Mid-American Conference. March 11, 2006. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
^ Men's Basketball Yearly Award Winners, Summit League. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
^ "Men's Basketball Year-by-Year Regular Season and Tournament Champions". Summit League. August 8, 2008. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
^ MEAC Announces 2006–07 All-Conference Men's Honors, Omnidan News. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
^ 2008–09 MEAC men's basketball media guide, MEAC. Retrieved 2009-01-24. Archived September 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ Wichita State's Miller, Turgeon Named Player, Coach of the year, Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved 2009-01-24. ^{[dead link]}
^ "2006 State Farm MVC Men's Basketball Championship". MVC. March 5, 2006. Archived from the original on September 3, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
^ MWC Announces All-Conference Awards Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine, Mountain West Conference. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
^ "San Diego State Wins MWC Tournament". Mountain West Conference. March 11, 2006. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
^ Fairleigh Dickinson’s Chad Timberlake Selected As Unanimous Pick For NEC Men’s Basketball Player of the Year Archived 2007-08-07 at the Wayback Machine, Northeast Conference. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
^ "Chris Kenny's Late Hoop Sends Monmouth To The Big Dance". Northeast Conference. March 8, 2006. Archived from the original on October 12, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
^ ^a ^b 2008–09 OVC men's basketball media guide, Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
^ Roy Named 2005–06 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year – Mbah a Moute Earns Freshman of the Year honors – Howland Honored as Coach of the Year, Pacific-10 Conference. Retrieved 2009-01-24. ^{[dead link]}
^ "No. 13 UCLA Dominates Cal in Pac-10 Tournament Finale". Pac-10 Conference. March 11, 2006. Archived from the original on July 20, 2008. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
^ All-Time Patriot League Men's Basketball Awards Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine, Patriot League. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
^ "Bucknell Back-to-Back Men's Hoops Champs, Going to the Dance". Patriot League. March 10, 2006. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
^ 2006 SEC Men's Basketball Awards Announced^{[permanent dead link]}, Southeastern Conference. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
^ "Florida Wins SEC Men's Basketball Tournament". Southeastern Conference. March 12, 2006. Archived from the original on February 13, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
^ SoCon Media Tab Nestor Coach of the Year; CofC's Johnson Freshman of the Year, Southern Conference. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
^ Davidson Wins Men's Basketball Championship, Southern Conference. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
^ 2008–09 Southland Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, Southland Conference. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
^ "Northwestern State 95, Sam Houston State 87". Southland Conference. March 12, 2006. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
^ 2006–07 SWAC Men's Basketball Media Guide
^ "Southern survives SWAC tourney to nab NCAA bid". ESPN. March 11, 2006. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
^ WKU's Winchester, MT's Givens Highlight All-Sun Belt Teams Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine, Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
^ "South Alabama Wins Sun Belt Men's Championship". Sun Belt Conference. March 7, 2006. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
^ 2006 WCC Men's Basketball All-Conference Announced, West Coast Conference. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
^ "Gonzaga Captures 8th Straight NCAA Bid". West Coast Conference. March 6, 2006. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
^ WAC Announces 2005–06 Men's Basketball Postseason Award Winners Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
^ "Nevada Claims WAC Men's Basketball Title in Overtime". WAC. March 11, 2006. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
^ sports-reference.com 2005-06 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
^ "2005-06 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11-14-2013.
^ "2006 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 14, 2006.
^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ Big West MBB Record Book
^ sports-reference.com 2005-06 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ sports-reference.com 2005-06 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
^ sports-reference.com 2005-06 Mountain West Conference Season Summary
^ "2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Apr. 3)". ESPN. Retrieved April 3, 2006.
^ sports-reference.com 2005-06 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ sports-reference.com 2005-06 Southwest Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ sports-reference.com 2005-06 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ sports-reference.com 2005-06 West Coast Conference Season Summary
^ "Div. I men's basketball coaching changes 2005–06". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
^ Associated Press (April 3, 2006). "Arizona State officially introduces Sendek". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
^ Associated Press (May 11, 2006). "Smith, two-time MAC coach of year, resigns". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
^ Associated Press (July 3, 2006). "Cremins back to school with College of Charleston". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
^ Meredith, Luke (March 10, 2006). "Iowa State fires basketball coach Wayne Morgan". Iowa State Daily. Archived from the original on February 10, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
^ "Snyder out as Missouri hoops coach". Iowa State Daily. February 10, 2006. Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
^ "Bozeman returns from eight-year ban". ESPN.com. April 28, 2006. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
^ Associated Press (April 6, 2006). "SMU fires Tubbs after investigation into violations". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
^ Associated Press (April 10, 2006). "Temple hires Penn's Dunphy to replace Chaney". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
^ Associated Press (March 13, 2006). "Biancardi departs Wright State by 'mutual agreement'". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.

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2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The RCA Dome was the site of the Final Four and Championship game to end the 2005–06 season.
Preseason AP No. 1	Duke Blue Devils^[1]
Regular season	November 6, 2005– March 14, 2006
NCAA Tournament	2006
Tournament dates	March 14 – April 3, 2006
National Championship	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
NCAA Champions	Florida Gators
Other champions	South Carolina (NIT)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	JJ Redick, Duke
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