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2006 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

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2006 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2005–06
Teams12
SiteAmerican Airlines Center
Dallas, Texas
ChampionsKansas (4th title)
Winning coachBill Self (1st title)
MVPMario Chalmers (Kansas)
Attendance109,428 (overall)
17,458 (championship)
Top scorerP. J. Tucker (Texas)
(52 points)
TelevisionESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU
← 2005
2007 →
2005–06 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Texas 13 3   .813 30 7   .811
No. 12 Kansas 13 3   .813 25 8   .758
No. 24 Oklahoma 11 5   .688 20 9   .690
Texas A&M 10 6   .625 22 9   .710
Colorado 9 7   .563 20 10   .667
Nebraska 7 9   .438 19 14   .576
Oklahoma State 6 10   .375 17 16   .515
Texas Tech 6 10   .375 15 17   .469
Kansas State 6 10   .375 15 13   .536
Iowa State 6 10   .375 16 14   .533
Missouri 5 11   .313 12 16   .429
Baylor 4 12   .250 4 13   .235
2006 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]


The 2006 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 9 to 12 in Dallas, Texas at the American Airlines Center. Kansas won the tournament for the 4th time and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament.[2]

Seeding

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The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.[3]

2006 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 Texas ‡# 13–3 30–7
2 Kansas c# 13–3 25–8
3 Oklahoma # 11–5 20–9
4 Texas A&M # 10–6 22–9
5 Colorado 9–7 20–10
6 Nebraska 7–9 19–14
7 Oklahoma State 6–10 17–16
8 Texas Tech 6–10 15–17
9 Kansas State 6–10 15–13
10 Iowa State 6–10 16–14
11 Missouri 5–11 12–16
12 Baylor 4–12 4–13
‡ – Big 12 Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
c – Big 12 Conference regular season co-champion, not tournament No. 1 seed.
# – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records include all games played in the Big 12 Conference tournament.[3]

Schedule

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Session Game Time Matchup Television Attendance
First Round – Thursday, March 9
1 1 11:30 am #8 Texas Tech 73 vs #9 Kansas State 65 ESPNU 17,799
2 2:00 pm #5 Colorado 65 vs #12 Baylor 61
2 3 6:00 pm #7 Oklahoma State 79 vs #10 Iowa State 70 17,816
5 11:30 am #1 Texas 77 vs #8 Texas Tech 70
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 10
3 5 11:30 am #1 Texas 77 vs #8 Texas Tech 70 ESPNU 18,464
6 2:00 pm #4 Texas A&M 86 vs #5 Colorado 53
4 7 6:00 pm #2 Kansas 63 vs #7 Oklahoma State 62 18,892
8 8:20 pm #6 Nebraska 69 vs #3 Oklahoma 63
Semifinals – Saturday, March 11
5 9 1:00 pm #1 Texas 74 vs #4 Texas A&M 70 ESPN2 18,999
10 3:20 pm #2 Kansas 79 vs #6 Nebraska 65
Final – Sunday, March 12
6 11 2:00 pm #2 Kansas 80 vs #1 Texas 68 ESPN 17,458
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[2][4]

Bracket

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First Round
Thursday, March 9
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10
Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
Finals
Sunday, March 12
            
8 Texas Tech 78
9 Kansas State 64
8 Texas Tech 70
1 #8 Texas 77
1 #8 Texas 74
4 Texas A&M 70
5 Colorado 53
4 Texas A&M 86
5 Colorado 65
12 Baylor 61
1 #8 Texas 68
2 #17 Kansas 80
6 Nebraska 71
11 Missouri 64
6 Nebraska 69
3 #22 Oklahoma 65
6 Nebraska 65
2 #17 Kansas 79
2 #17 Kansas 63
7 Oklahoma St 62
7 Oklahoma St 79
10 Iowa St 70

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All-Tournament Team

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Most Outstanding PlayerMario Chalmers, Kansas[2]

Player Team Position Class
Mario Chalmers Kansas Fr. G
Julian Wright Kansas Fr. F
LaMarcus Aldridge Texas So. F
P. J. Tucker Texas Jr. F
Acie Law Texas A&M Jr. G

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 83–86. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "2006 Big 12 Conference men's basketball tournament Box Score" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
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