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)
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2005–06 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Western Kentucky 12 2   .857 23 8   .742
Middle Tennessee 8 6   .571 16 12   .571
Arkansas State 7 7   .500 12 18   .400
Arkansas-Little Rock 5 9   .357 14 15   .483
Florida International 4 10   .286 8 20   .286
West
South Alabama 12 3   .800 24 7   .774
Louisiana–Lafayette 7 8   .467 13 16   .448
Denver 7 8   .467 15 16   .484
New Orleans 6 9   .400 10 19   .345
North Texas 6 9   .400 14 14   .500
Troy 6 9   .400 14 15   .483
2006 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

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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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