2006 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2006 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 7–12, 2006. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were played at the home arena of the higher seeded-teams, with the championship game played at Prather Coliseum in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Number 1 seed Northwestern State won the championship game over number 2 seed Sam Houston State, 95–97.

2006 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2005–06
Teams8
First round siteCampus sites
Campus locations
Finals sitePrather Coliseum
Natchitoches, Louisiana
ChampionsNorthwestern State (2nd title)
Winning coachMike McConathy (2nd title)
MVPClifton Lee (Northwestern State)
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2005–06 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northwestern State151 .938268 .765
Sam Houston State115 .688229 .710
Southeastern Louisiana106 .6251612 .571
Stephen F. Austin97 .5631712 .586
Lamar97 .5631714 .548
McNeese State97 .5631414 .500
Texas–Arlington79 .4381416 .467
UTSA610 .3751117 .393
Louisiana–Monroe610 .3751018 .357
Nicholls State511 .313918 .333
Texas State115 .063324 .111
2006 Southland tournament winner
As of March 6, 2006

The Demons earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they won the first NCAA Tournament game in the round of 64 by knocking off Iowa, 64–63 in the opening round. The Demons lost in the second round to No. 6 seed West Virginia.

Format

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

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 7
Semifinals
March 9
Finals
March 12
         
1Northwestern State75
8UTSA61
1Northwestern State80
6Lamar66
4Stephen F. Austin72
5McNeese State70
1Northwestern State95
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2Sam Houston State87
3Southeastern Louisiana65
6Lamar68
2Sam Houston State78
4Stephen F. Austin72
2Sam Houston State86
7Texas–Arlington84

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