2006 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
| 2006 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2005–06 |
| Teams | 8 |
| First round site | Campus Sites |
| Semifinals site | Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee |
| Finals site | Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee |
| Champions | Murray State Racers (13th title) |
| Winning coach | Mick Cronin (2nd title) |
| MVP | Pearson Griffith (Murray State) |
The 2006 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament of the Ohio Valley Conference during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held from February 28 – March 3, 2006. The first round was hosted by the higher seeded team in each game. The semifinals and finals took place at Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Top seed Murray State won the tournament, defeating Samford in the championship game, and received the Ohio Valley's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Murray State drew a 14 seed in the Washington, D.C. Regional, facing the 3 seed University of North Carolina.[1][2]
Format
The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Ohio Valley Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the 20 game conference season, teams were seeded by conference record.
Bracket
| Quarterfinals February 28 [3] | Semifinals March 2 [4] | Finals March 3 [5] | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Murray State | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | UT-Martin | 52 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Murray State | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Jacksonville State | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Jacksonville State | 86 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Eastern Kentucky | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Murray State | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Samford | 57 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Tennessee Tech | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Austin Peay | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Tennessee Tech | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Samford | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Samford | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Tennessee State | 67 | ||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Murray State Draws UNC for NCAA Men's Tourney". OVCSports.com. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
- ^ "2006 Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
- ^ "2006 O'Reilly OVC Men's Basketball Tournament Recaps; Top Four Seeds Advance". OVCSports.com. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
- ^ "2006 O'Reilly OVC Men's Basketball Tournament Recaps". OVCSports.com. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
- ^ "Murray State Wins 2006 O'Reilly OVC Men's Championship". OVCSports.com. Retrieved March 31, 2019.