2006 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2006 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament of the Ohio Valley Conference during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held February 28 – March 3, 2006. The first round was hosted by the higher seeded team in each game. The semifinals and finals took place at Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Top seed Murray State won the tournament, defeating Samford in the championship game, and received the Ohio Valley's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Murray State drew a 14 seed in the Washington, D.C. Regional, facing the 3 seed University of North Carolina.[1][2]

2006 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2005–06
Teams8
First round siteCampus Sites
Semifinals siteGaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Finals siteGaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsMurray State (13th title)
Winning coachMick Cronin (2nd title)
MVPPearson Griffith (Murray State)
← 2005
2007 →
2005–06 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Murray State173 .850247 .774
Samford146 .7002011 .645
Tennessee Tech137 .6501912 .613
Jacksonville State128 .6001613 .552
Eastern Kentucky119 .5501416 .467
Austin Peay119 .5501714 .548
Tennessee State119 .5501315 .464
UT Martin911 .4501315 .464
Eastern Illinois515 .250720 .259
Southeast Missouri State416 .200720 .259
Morehead State317 .150423 .148
2006 Ohio Valley Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Ohio Valley Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the 20 game conference season, teams were seeded by conference record.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
February 28 [3]
Semifinals
March 2 [4]
Finals
March 3 [5]
         
1Murray State65
8UT Martin52
1Murray State69
4Jacksonville State60
4Jacksonville State86
5Eastern Kentucky59
1Murray State74
2Samford57
3Tennessee Tech78
6Austin Peay74
3Tennessee Tech66
2Samford73
2Samford78
7Tennessee State67

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