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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
SEC men's basketball tournaments← 20052007 →
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

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.

Final SEC Regular Season Standings

SEC East
School Coach W L Pct Seed
Tennessee Bruce Pearl 12 4 .750 E1
Florida Billy Donovan 10 6 .625 E2
Kentucky Tubby Smith 9 7 .563 E3
Vanderbilt Kevin Stallings 7 9 .438 E4
South Carolina Dave Odom 6 10 .375 E5
Georgia Dennis Felton 5 11 .313 E6
SEC West
School Coach W L Pct Seed
LSU John Brady 14 2 .875 W1
Alabama Mark Gottfried 10 6 .625 W2
Arkansas Stan Heath 10 6 .625 W3
Mississippi State Rick Stansbury 5 11 .313 W4
Auburn Jeff Lebo 4 12 .250 W5
Mississippi Rod Barnes 4 12 .250 W6

Bracket

First round Second Round Semifinals Championship game
            
E5 South Carolina 59
W4 Mississippi State 44
E5 South Carolina 79
E1 #14 Tennessee 71
E5 South Carolina 65
E3 Kentucky 61
E3 Kentucky 68
W2 Alabama 61
E3 Kentucky 71
W6 Mississippi 57
E2 #16 Florida 49
E5 South Carolina 47
E4 Vanderbilt 76
W5 Auburn 71
W1 #18 LSU 92
E4 Vanderbilt 73
E2 #16 Florida 81
W1 #18 LSU 65
E2 #16 Florida 74
W3 Arkansas 71
W3 Arkansas 80
E6 Georgia 67

References

  1. sports-reference.com 2005-06 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
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