2006 SEC men's basketball tournament

2006 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2005–06
Teams12
SiteGaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsFlorida (2nd title)
Winning coachBilly Donovan (2nd title)
MVPTaurean Green, Florida
Attendance183,122
TelevisionJefferson Pilot Sports, CBS
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2005–06 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 18 Tennessee 12 4   .750 22 8   .733
No. 11 Florida 10 6   .625 33 6   .846
Kentucky 9 7   .563 22 13   .629
Vanderbilt 7 9   .438 17 13   .567
South Carolina 6 10   .375 23 15   .605
Georgia 5 11   .313 15 15   .500
West
No. 19 LSU 14 2   .875 27 9   .750
Alabama 10 6   .625 18 13   .581
Arkansas 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
Mississippi State 5 11   .313 15 15   .500
Auburn 4 12   .250 12 16   .429
Ole Miss 4 12   .250 14 16   .467
2006 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2006 SEC men's basketball tournament took place from March 9–12, 2006 in Nashville, Tennessee at the Gaylord Entertainment Center. The SEC Championship Game was televised by CBS.

The top two teams in both the Eastern and Western Divisions received byes in the first round, which were Tennessee, Alabama, LSU, and Florida and played their second round games on March 10, 2006. The SEC Tournament winner (Florida) received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament en route to winning the 2006 NCAA National Championship.