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
Season200506
Teams11
SiteMurphy Center
Murfreesboro, TN
ChampionsSouth Alabama (5th title)
Winning coachJohn Pelphrey (1st title)
MVPChey Christie[1] (South Alabama)
2005–06 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Western Kentucky122 .857238  .742
Middle Tennessee86 .5711612  .571
Arkansas State77 .5001218  .400
Arkansas-Little Rock59 .3571415  .483
Florida International410 .286820  .286
West
South Alabama123 .800247  .774
Louisiana–Lafayette78 .4671316  .448
Denver78 .4671516  .484
New Orleans69 .4001019  .345
North Texas69 .4001414  .500
Troy69 .4001415  .483
2006 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

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

References

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