2006 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament


The 2006 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 2–5, 2006 at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina. The #3 seed Davidson Wildcats defeated the Chattanooga Mocs in the championship game to win their 8th title and receive the automatic berth to the 2006 NCAA tournament.[1]

2006 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2005–06
Teams11
SiteNorth Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, South Carolina
ChampionsDavidson (8th title)
Winning coachBob McKillop (3rd title)
MVPBrendan Winters (Davidson)
Top scorerD.J. Thompson (Appalachian State)
(63 points)
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2007 →
2005–06 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
Elon104 .7141514 .517
Chattanooga86 .5711913 .594
Western Carolina77 .5001317 .433
Appalachian State68 .4291416 .467
UNC Greensboro410 .2861219 .387
South
Georgia Southern114 .7332010 .667
Davidson105 .6672011 .645
College of Charleston96 .6001711 .607
Furman87 .5331513 .536
Wofford69 .4001118 .379
The Citadel114 .0671021 .323
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2006
Rankings from AP poll

Format

All eleven teams were eligible for the tournament. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured three games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round. The fourth and fifth seeds also received automatic byes to the quarterfinal round and played each other.

Bracket

First round
March 2
Quarterfinals
March 3
Semifinals
March 4
Championship Game
March 5
            
8Appalachian State66
9Wofford65
1Georgia Southern61
8Appalachian State74
5Chattanooga78
8Appalachian State75
4College of Charleston63
5Chattanooga65
3Davidson80
5Chattanooga55
7Western Carolina65
10UNC Greensboro69
2Elon64
10UNC Greensboro61
2Elon58
3Davidson65
3Davidson79
11The Citadel73
6Furman53
11The Citadel65

* Overtime game

See also

References