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 University won the tournament. The top four teams in the conference received first-round byes, while Duquesne University and St. Bonaventure University were left out of the tournament as the bottom two teams in the conference standings. George Washington University entered the tournament undefeated in Atlantic 10 play, but lost to Temple University 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
Winning coachSean Miller (1st title)
MVPJustin Cage (Xavier)
2005–06 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 14 George Washington16–0 1.000  27–3  .900
Charlotte11–5 .688  19–13  .594
La Salle10–6 .625  18–10  .643
Saint Louis10–6 .625  16–13  .552
Saint Joseph's9–7 .563  19–14  .576
Fordham9–7 .563  16–16  .500
Xavier †8–8 .500  21–11  .656
Temple8–8 .500  17–15  .531
Rhode Island8–8 .500  14–14  .500
UMass8–8 .500  13–15  .464
Dayton6–10 .375  14–17  .452
Richmond6–10 .375  13–17  .433
St. Bonaventure2–14 .125  8–19  .296
Duquesne1–15 .063  3–24  .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 Washington 53  
    9 Temple 68  
8 Rhode Island 45
9 Temple 74  
  9 Temple 59  
  5 Saint Joseph's 73  
 
 
  4 Saint Louis 37
    5 Saint Joseph's 56  
5 Saint Joseph's 67
12 Dayton 55  
  5 Saint Joseph's 61
  10 Xavier 62
 
 
  2 Charlotte 55
    10 Xavier 59  
7 Massachusetts 66
10 Xavier 75  
  10 Xavier 70
  6 Fordham 59  
 
 
  3 La Salle 62
    6 Fordham 64  
6 Fordham 45
11 Richmond 37  

All games played at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati.
* - Overtime

  1. sports-reference.com 2005-06 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
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