2006 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

2006 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2005–06
Teams12
SiteU.S. Bank Arena
Cincinnati, Ohio
ChampionsXavier (4th title)
Winning coachSean Miller (1st title)
MVPJustin Cage (Xavier)
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2005–06 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 George Washington 16 0   1.000 27 3   .900
Charlotte 11 5   .688 19 13   .594
La Salle 10 6   .625 18 10   .643
Saint Louis 10 6   .625 16 13   .552
Saint Joseph's 9 7   .563 19 14   .576
Fordham 9 7   .563 16 16   .500
Xavier 8 8   .500 21 11   .656
Temple 8 8   .500 17 15   .531
Rhode Island 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
UMass 8 8   .500 13 15   .464
Dayton 6 10   .375 14 17   .452
Richmond 6 10   .375 13 17   .433
St. Bonaventure 2 14   .125 8 19   .296
Duquesne 1 15   .063 3 24   .111
2006 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2006 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was played from March 8 to March 11, 2006, at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Xavier won the tournament. The top four teams in the conference received first-round byes, while Duquesne and St. Bonaventure were left out of the tournament as the bottom two teams in the conference standings. George Washington entered the tournament undefeated in Atlantic 10 play, but lost to Temple in the quarterfinals. George Washington earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 8
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
Final
Saturday, March 11
            
1 #6 George Washington 53
9 Temple 68
8 Rhode Island 45
9 Temple 74
9 Temple 59
5 Saint Joseph's 73
4 Saint Louis 37
5 Saint Joseph's 56
5 Saint Joseph's 67
12 Dayton 55
5 Saint Joseph's 61
10 Xavier 62
2 Charlotte 55
10 Xavier 59
7 UMass 66
10 Xavier 75
10 Xavier 70
6 Fordham 59
3 La Salle 62
6 Fordham 64
6 Fordham 45
11 Richmond 37

All games played at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati.