2006 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2006 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place March 3–7, 2006. The tournament took place in Murfreesboro, TN at the Murphy Center on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University. The Semifinals were televised on ESPN Plus with the Championship game being televised on ESPN2.

2006 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2005–06
Teams11
SiteMurphy Center
Murfreesboro, TN
ChampionsSouth Alabama (5th title)
Winning coachJohn Pelphrey (1st title)
MVPChey Christie[1] (South Alabama)
2005–06 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Western Kentucky12–2 .857  23–8  .742
Middle Tennessee8–6 .571  16–12  .571
Arkansas State7–7 .500  12–18  .400
Arkansas-Little Rock5–9 .357  14–15  .483
Florida International4–10 .286  8–20  .286
West
South Alabama †12–3 .800  24–7  .774
Louisiana–Lafayette7–8 .467  13–16  .448
Denver7–8 .467  15–16  .484
New Orleans6–9 .400  10–19  .345
North Texas6–9 .400  14–14  .500
Troy6–9 .400  14–15  .483
† 2006 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

  First Round
March 3
Quarterfinals
March 5
Semifinals
March 6
Championship Game
March 7
                                     
       
  1W South Alabama 76  
    4E Arkansas-Little Rock 53  
4E Arkansas-Little Rock 72
5W North Texas 55  
  1W South Alabama 75  
  3W Denver 65  
       
       
  2E Middle Tennessee 57
    3W Denver 58  
     
       
  1W South Alabama 95
  1E WKU 70
       
       
  1E WKU 80
    4W New Orleans 61  
4W New Orleans 76
5E Florida International 56  
  1E WKU 80
  2W UL-Lafayette 72  
       
       
  2W UL-Lafayette 62 (OT)
    6W Troy 59  
3E Arkansas State 83
6W Troy 107  

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