2006 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

2006 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2005–06
Teams	8
Site	Campus sites
Finals site	Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC
Champions	Winthrop (7th title)
Winning coach	Gregg Marshall (6th title)
Big South Conference men's basketball tournaments

2005–06 Big South Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Winthrop †	13	–	3		.813			23	–	8		.742
Birmingham–Southern	12	–	4		.750			19	–	9		.679
Coastal Carolina	12	–	4		.750			20	–	10		.667
Radford	9	–	7		.563			16	–	13		.552
High Point	8	–	8		.500			16	–	13		.552
Charleston Southern	7	–	9		.438			13	–	16		.448
UNC Asheville	6	–	10		.375			9	–	19		.321
Liberty	3	–	13		.188			7	–	23		.233
VMI	2	–	14		.125			7	–	20		.259
† 2006 Big South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament took place February 28, March 2, 4, 2011, at campus sites. The tournament was won by the Winthrop Eagles, as they defeated Liberty in the quarterfinals 93–52, High Point 77–65 in the semifinal round, and finally Coastal Carolina 51–50 in the championship game.

Format

The top eight eligible teams can qualify for the Big South tournament. The seeds are judged by conference winning percentage. The winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Winthrop got the bid to the NCAA Tournament, and fell in the first round as the #15 seed to #2 seed Tennessee, 63–61.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 2					Semifinals March 4					Finals March 6
	1	Winthrop	93
	8	Liberty	52
						1	Winthrop	77
						5	High Point	65
	4	Radford	84
	5	High Point	87
											1	Winthrop	51
											2	Coastal Carolina	50
	3	Birmingham–Southern	76
	6	Charleston Southern	97
						6	Charleston Southern	67
						2	Coastal Carolina	73
	2	Coastal Carolina	78
	7	UNC Asheville	62