2006 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2006 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament was played at Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts and Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania after the conclusion of the 2005–06 regular season. Top seed Bucknell defeated second seed Holy Cross, 74–59 in the championship game, to win its second Patriot League Tournament title. The Bison earned an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Tournament as #9 seed in the Oakland region. In the round of 64, Bucknell defeated #8 seed Arkansas 59–55.

2006 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2005–06
Teams8
SiteHart Center (First and second rounds)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Finals siteSojka Pavilion (All three rounds)
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
ChampionsBucknell (2nd title)
Winning coachPat Flannery (2nd title)
MVPCharles Lee (2) (Bucknell)
2005–06 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Bucknell †14–0 1.000  27–5  .844
Holy Cross11–3 .786  20–12  .625
Lehigh11–3 .786  19–12  .613
American7–7 .500  12–17  .414
Lafayette5–9 .357  11–17  .393
Colgate4–10 .286  10–19  .345
Navy3–11 .214  10–18  .357
Army1–13 .071  5–22  .185
† 2006 Patriot League Tournament winner

Format

All eight league members participated in the tournament, with teams seeded according to regular season conference record.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 3
Semifinals
March 5
Championship Game
March 10
         
1 Bucknell 59
8 Army 47
1 Bucknell 64
5 American 50
4 American 75
5 Lafayette 62
1 Bucknell 74
2 Holy Cross 59
3 Lehigh 48
6 Colgate 44
3 Lehigh 66
2 Holy Cross 73
2 Holy Cross 78
7 Navy 50

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