1905–06 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

The 1905–06 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1905–06 season. The team finished the season with a 4–1 record. This was the first season in program history for William & Mary, whose nickname is now "Tribe."

1905–06 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	4–1
Head coach	J. Merrill Blanchard (1st season)

1905–06 collegiate men's basketball independents standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Oregon Agricultural		–			–			10	–	0		1.000
Rhode Island A&M		–			–			5	–	0		1.000
Southwestern (Kan.)		–			–			6	–	0		1.000
Wabash		–			–			17	–	1		.944
Massachusetts Lowell		–			–			16	–	1		.941
Brigham Young		–			–			11	–	1		.917
Ohio State		–			–			9	–	1		.900
Dartmouth		–			–			16	–	2		.889
North Dakota		–			–			8	–	1		.889
Fordham		–			–			14	–	2		.875
Texas		–			–			7	–	1		.875
Baker		–			–			18	–	3		.857
Westminster (Pa.)		–			–			12	–	2		.857
Michigan State		–			–			11	–	2		.846
Auburn		–			–			5	–	1		.833
Bucknell		–			–			10	–	2		.833
Denison		–			–			10	–	2		.833
Montana State		–			–			5	–	1		.833
Williams		–			–			14	–	3		.824
Western Reserve		–			–			13	–	3		.813
Holy Cross		–			–			12	–	3		.800
Nebraska		–			–			12	–	3		.800
Virginia		–			–			8	–	2		.800
William & Mary		–			–			4	–	1		.800
Dayton		–			–			7	–	2		.778
Illinois State		–			–			6	–	2		.750
Syracuse		–			–			9	–	3		.750
Swarthmore		–			–			11	–	4		.733
Maine		–			–			10	–	4		.714
Springfield (Mass.)		–			–			10	–	4		.714
Allegheny		–			–			12	–	5		.706
Wooster		–			–			7	–	3		.700
Cincinnati		–			–			2	–	1		.667
Connecticut		–			–			6	–	3		.667
Grinnell		–			–			8	–	4		.667
Niagara		–			–			4	–	2		.667
Army		–			–			7	–	4		.636
Gettysburg		–			–			7	–	4		.636
Kansas		–			–			12	–	7		.632
Tulane		–			–			8	–	5		.615
Manhattan		–			–			6	–	4		.600
Mount Union		–			–			9	–	6		.600
Penn State		–			–			6	–	4		.600
Wesleyan (Conn.)		–			–			12	–	8		.600
Wyoming		–			–			3	–	2		.600
Canisius		–			–			10	–	7		.588
Washburn		–			–			10	–	7		.588
Idaho		–			–			4	–	3		.571
Lake Forest		–			–			9	–	7		.563
North Dakota Agricultural		–			–			5	–	4		.556
West Virginia		–			–			5	–	4		.556
Colorado		–			–			6	–	5		.545
Colgate		–			–			7	–	6		.538
Butler		–			–			1	–	1		.500
Colorado Agricultural		–			–			2	–	2		.500
Indiana State		–			–			6	–	6		.500
Lehigh		–			–			6	–	6		.500
Miami (Ohio)		–			–			3	–	3		.500
Nebraska Wesleyan		–			–			7	–	7		.500
New Mexico		–			–			2	–	2		.500
Wake Forest		–			–			3	–	3		.500
Washington State		–			–			5	–	5		.500
Akron		–			–			6	–	7		.462
Denver		–			–			6	–	7		.462
Bradley		–			–			4	–	5		.444
Delaware		–			–			3	–	4		.429
Temple		–			–			3	–	4		.429
Bloomsburg		–			–			2	–	3		.400
Trinity (N.C.)		–			–			2	–	3		.400
Kansas State		–			–			6	–	9		.400
Grove City		–			–			3	–	5		.375
Brown		–			–			4	–	7		.364
Kentucky		–			–			5	–	9		.357
Augustana (Ill.)		–			–			3	–	6		.333
Fairmount		–			–			2	–	4		.333
Wisconsin–Stevens Point		–			–			2	–	4		.333
Trinity (Conn.)		–			–			3	–	7		.300
Washington University		–			–			1	–	3		.250
Utah Agircultural		–			–			2	–	7		.222
CCNY		–			–			1	–	4		.200
Pittsburgh		–			–			2	–	9		.182
Georgia		–			–			0	–	2		.000
New Mexico A&M		–			–			0	–	1		.000
Oregon		–			–			0	–	5		.000

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
*		Hampton Industrial	L 6–7	0–1	Williamsburg, VA
*		Hampton Athletic Club	W 14–10	1–1	Williamsburg, VA
*		Virginia	W 2–0 (forfeit)	2–1	Williamsburg, VA
*		Hampton Industrial	W 21–14	3–1	Williamsburg, VA
*		Newport News YMCA	W 22–19	4–1	Williamsburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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