2006 SEC men's basketball tournament
| 2006 SEC men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
 2006 Tournament logo | |
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2005–06 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Site | Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee |
| Champions | Florida (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Billy Donovan (2nd title) |
| MVP | Taurean Green, Florida |
| Attendance | 183,122 |
| Television | Jefferson Pilot Sports, CBS |
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 |
2006 SEC Tournament
| First round | Second Round | Semifinals | Championship Game | ||||||||||||||||
| E5 | South Carolina | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Mississippi State | 44 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | South Carolina | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Tennessee | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | South Carolina | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Kentucky | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Kentucky | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Alabama | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Kentucky | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Mississippi | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Florida | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | South Carolina | 47 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Vanderbilt | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Auburn | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | LSU | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Vanderbilt | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Florida | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | LSU | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Florida | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Arkansas | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Arkansas | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Georgia | 67 | |||||||||||||||||