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)
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2005–06 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell 14 0   1.000 27 5   .844
Holy Cross 11 3   .786 20 12   .625
Lehigh 11 3   .786 19 12   .613
American 7 7   .500 12 17   .414
Lafayette 5 9   .357 11 17   .393
Colgate 4 10   .286 10 19   .345
Navy 3 11   .214 10 18   .357
Army 1 13   .071 5 22   .185
2006 Patriot League tournament winner

Format

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

Bracket

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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

Sources:[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "2005-06 Patriot League Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Patriot League Men's Basketball 2019-20 Record Book" (PDF). Patriot League. Retrieved March 17, 2020.