2006 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2006 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament of the Ohio Valley Conference during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held February 28 – March 3, 2006. The first round was hosted by the higher seeded team in each game. The semifinals and finals took place at Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Top seed Murray State won the tournament, defeating Samford in the championship game, and received the Ohio Valley's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Murray State drew a 14 seed in the Washington, D.C. Regional, facing the 3 seed University of North Carolina.[1][2]

2006 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2005–06
Teams8
First round siteCampus Sites
Semifinals siteGaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Finals siteGaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsMurray State (13th title)
Winning coachMick Cronin (2nd title)
MVPPearson Griffith (Murray State)
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2005–06 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Murray State 17 3   .850 24 7   .774
Samford 14 6   .700 20 11   .645
Tennessee Tech 13 7   .650 19 12   .613
Jacksonville State 12 8   .600 16 13   .552
Eastern Kentucky 11 9   .550 14 16   .467
Austin Peay 11 9   .550 17 14   .548
Tennessee State 11 9   .550 13 15   .464
UT Martin 9 11   .450 13 15   .464
Eastern Illinois 5 15   .250 7 20   .259
Southeast Missouri State 4 16   .200 7 20   .259
Morehead State 3 17   .150 4 23   .148
2006 Ohio Valley Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format edit

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Ohio Valley Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the 20 game conference season, teams were seeded by conference record.

Bracket edit

Quarterfinals
February 28 [3]
Semifinals
March 2 [4]
Finals
March 3 [5]
         
1 Murray State 65
8 UT Martin 52
1 Murray State 69
4 Jacksonville State 60
4 Jacksonville State 86
5 Eastern Kentucky 59
1 Murray State 74
2 Samford 57
3 Tennessee Tech 78
6 Austin Peay 74
3 Tennessee Tech 66
2 Samford 73
2 Samford 78
7 Tennessee State 67

References edit

  1. ^ "Murray State Draws UNC for NCAA Men's Tourney". OVCSports.com. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "2006 Men's NCAA basketball tournament". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  3. ^ "2006 O'Reilly OVC Men's Basketball Tournament Recaps; Top Four Seeds Advance". OVCSports.com. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  4. ^ "2006 O'Reilly OVC Men's Basketball Tournament Recaps". OVCSports.com. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  5. ^ "Murray State Wins 2006 O'Reilly OVC Men's Championship". OVCSports.com. Retrieved March 31, 2019.