2005–06 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Rick Pitino and the team finished the season with an overall record of 21–13.

2005–06 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Record	21–13 (6–10 Big East)
Head coach	Rick Pitino (5th season)
Home arena	Freedom Hall

2005–06 Big East men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Connecticut	14	–	2		.875			30	–	4		.882
No. 3 Villanova	14	–	2		.875			28	–	5		.848
No. 22 West Virginia	11	–	5		.688			22	–	11		.667
Marquette	10	–	6		.625			20	–	11		.645
No. 23 Georgetown	10	–	6		.625			23	–	10		.697
No. 16 Pittsburgh	10	–	6		.625			25	–	8		.758
Seton Hall	9	–	7		.563			18	–	12		.600
Cincinnati	8	–	8		.500			21	–	13		.618
No. 21 Syracuse†	7	–	9		.438			23	–	12		.657
Rutgers	7	–	9		.438			19	–	14		.576
Louisville	6	–	10		.375			21	–	13		.618
Notre Dame	6	–	10		.375			16	–	14		.533
DePaul*	5	–	11		.313			12	–	15		.444
Providence*	5	–	11		.313			12	–	15		.444
St. John's*	5	–	11		.313			12	–	15		.444
South Florida*	1	–	15		.063			7	–	22		.241
† 2006 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 2006 Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2006 Big East tournament.