2006 SEC men's basketball tournament
2006 Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season200506
Teams12
SiteGaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsFlorida (2nd title)
Winning coachBilly Donovan (2nd title)
MVPTaurean Green, Florida
Attendance183,122
TelevisionJefferson Pilot Sports, CBS
2005–06 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 18 Tennessee124 .750228  .733
No. 11 Florida106 .625336  .846
Kentucky97 .5632213  .629
Vanderbilt79 .4381713  .567
South Carolina610 .3752315  .605
Georgia511 .3131515  .500
West
No. 19 LSU142 .875279  .750
Alabama106 .6251813  .581
Arkansas106 .6252210  .688
Mississippi State511 .3131515  .500
Auburn412 .2501216  .429
Ole Miss412 .2501416  .467
2006 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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
SchoolCoachWLPctSeed
TennesseeBruce Pearl124.750E1
FloridaBilly Donovan106.625E2
KentuckyTubby Smith97.563E3
VanderbiltKevin Stallings79.438E4
South CarolinaDave Odom610.375E5
GeorgiaDennis Felton511.313E6
SEC West
SchoolCoachWLPctSeed
LSUJohn Brady142.875W1
AlabamaMark Gottfried106.625W2
ArkansasStan Heath106.625W3
Mississippi StateRick Stansbury511.313W4
AuburnJeff Lebo412.250W5
MississippiRod Barnes412.250W6

Bracket

First round Second Round Semifinals Championship game
            
E5 South Carolina 59
W4 Mississippi State 44
E5 South Carolina 79
E1 #14 Tennessee 71
E5 South Carolina 65
E3 Kentucky 61
E3 Kentucky 68
W2 Alabama 61
E3 Kentucky 71
W6 Mississippi 57
E2 #16 Florida 49
E5 South Carolina 47
E4 Vanderbilt 76
W5 Auburn 71
W1 #18 LSU 92
E4 Vanderbilt 73
E2 #16 Florida 81
W1 #18 LSU 65
E2 #16 Florida 74
W3 Arkansas 71
W3 Arkansas 80
E6 Georgia 67

References

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