2006 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament


The 2006 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 2–5, 2006 at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina. The #3 seed Davidson Wildcats defeated the Chattanooga Mocs in the championship game to win their 8th title and receive the automatic berth to the 2006 NCAA tournament.[1]

2006 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2005–06
Teams11
SiteNorth Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, South Carolina
ChampionsDavidson (8th title)
Winning coachBob McKillop (3rd title)
MVPBrendan Winters (Davidson)
Top scorerD.J. Thompson (Appalachian State)
(63 points)
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2005–06 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Elon 10 4   .714 15 14   .517
Chattanooga 8 6   .571 19 13   .594
Western Carolina 7 7   .500 13 17   .433
Appalachian State 6 8   .429 14 16   .467
UNC Greensboro 4 10   .286 12 19   .387
South
Georgia Southern 11 4   .733 20 10   .667
Davidson 10 5   .667 20 11   .645
College of Charleston 9 6   .600 17 11   .607
Furman 8 7   .533 15 13   .536
Wofford 6 9   .400 11 18   .379
The Citadel 1 14   .067 10 21   .323
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2006
Rankings from AP poll

Format

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All eleven teams were eligible for the tournament. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured three games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round. The fourth and fifth seeds also received automatic byes to the quarterfinal round and played each other.

Bracket

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First round
March 2
Quarterfinals
March 3
Semifinals
March 4
Championship Game
March 5
            
8 Appalachian State 66
9 Wofford 65
1 Georgia Southern 61
8 Appalachian State 74
5 Chattanooga 78
8 Appalachian State 75
4 College of Charleston 63
5 Chattanooga 65
3 Davidson 80
5 Chattanooga 55
7 Western Carolina 65
10 UNC Greensboro 69
2 Elon 64
10 UNC Greensboro 61
2 Elon 58
3 Davidson 65
3 Davidson 79
11 The Citadel 73
6 Furman 53
11 The Citadel 65

* Overtime game

See also

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