2006 SEC men's basketball tournament

The 2006 SEC men's basketball tournament took place from March 9–12, 2006 in Nashville, Tennessee at the Gaylord Entertainment Center. The SEC Championship Game was televised by CBS.

2006 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2005–06
Teams12
SiteGaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsFlorida (2nd title)
Winning coachBilly Donovan (2nd title)
MVPTaurean Green, Florida
Attendance183,122
TelevisionJefferson Pilot Sports, CBS
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2005–06 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 18 Tennessee124 .750228 .733
No. 11 Florida106 .625336 .846
Kentucky97 .5632213 .629
Vanderbilt79 .4381713 .567
South Carolina610 .3752315 .605
Georgia511 .3131515 .500
West
No. 19 LSU142 .875279 .750
Alabama106 .6251813 .581
Arkansas106 .6252210 .688
Mississippi State511 .3131515 .500
Auburn412 .2501216 .429
Ole Miss412 .2501416 .467
2006 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The top two teams in both the Eastern and Western Divisions received byes in the first round, which were Tennessee, Alabama, LSU, and Florida and played their second round games on March 10, 2006. The SEC Tournament winner (Florida) received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament en route to winning the 2006 NCAA National Championship.

Final SEC Regular Season Standings

SEC East
SchoolCoachWLPctSeed
TennesseeBruce Pearl124.750E1
FloridaBilly Donovan106.625E2
KentuckyTubby Smith97.563E3
VanderbiltKevin Stallings79.438E4
South CarolinaDave Odom610.375E5
GeorgiaDennis Felton511.313E6
SEC West
SchoolCoachWLPctSeed
LSUJohn Brady142.875W1
AlabamaMark Gottfried106.625W2
ArkansasStan Heath106.625W3
Mississippi StateRick Stansbury511.313W4
AuburnJeff Lebo412.250W5
MississippiRod Barnes412.250W6

Bracket

First roundSecond RoundSemifinalsChampionship game
            
E5South Carolina59
W4Mississippi State44
E5South Carolina79
E1#14 Tennessee71
E5South Carolina65
E3Kentucky61
E3Kentucky68
W2Alabama61
E3Kentucky71
W6Mississippi57
E2#16 Florida49
E5South Carolina47
E4Vanderbilt76
W5Auburn71
W1#18 LSU92
E4Vanderbilt73
E2#16 Florida81
W1#18 LSU65
E2#16 Florida74
W3Arkansas71
W3Arkansas80
E6Georgia67

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