2006 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

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

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]

  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.