2006 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

The 2006 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was played from March 8 to March 11, 2006, at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Xavier won the tournament. The top four teams in the conference received first-round byes, while Duquesne and St. Bonaventure were left out of the tournament as the bottom two teams in the conference standings. George Washington entered the tournament undefeated in Atlantic 10 play, but lost to Temple in the quarterfinals. George Washington earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.

2006 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2005–06
Teams12
SiteU.S. Bank Arena
Cincinnati, Ohio
ChampionsXavier (4th title)
Winning coachSean Miller (1st title)
MVPJustin Cage (Xavier)
← 2005
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2005–06 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 George Washington160 1.000273 .900
Charlotte115 .6881913 .594
La Salle106 .6251810 .643
Saint Louis106 .6251613 .552
Saint Joseph's97 .5631914 .576
Fordham97 .5631616 .500
Xavier88 .5002111 .656
Temple88 .5001715 .531
Rhode Island88 .5001414 .500
UMass88 .5001315 .464
Dayton610 .3751417 .452
Richmond610 .3751317 .433
St. Bonaventure214 .125819 .296
Duquesne115 .063324 .111
2006 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 8
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
Final
Saturday, March 11
            
1#6 George Washington53
9Temple68
8Rhode Island45
9Temple74
9Temple59
5Saint Joseph's73
4Saint Louis37
5Saint Joseph's56
5Saint Joseph's67
12Dayton55
5Saint Joseph's61
10Xavier62
2Charlotte55
10Xavier59
7UMass66
10Xavier75
10Xavier70
6Fordham59
3La Salle62
6Fordham64
6Fordham45
11Richmond37

All games played at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati.