2006 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2006 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played from March 8 to March 11, 2006, at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Xavier University won the tournament. The top four teams in the conference received first-round byes, while Duquesne University and St. Bonaventure University were left out of the tournament as the bottom two teams in the conference standings. George Washington University entered the tournament undefeated in Atlantic 10 play, but lost to Temple University in the quarterfinals. George Washington earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.

2006 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2005–06
Teams	12
Site	U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati, Ohio
Champions	Xavier
Winning coach	Sean Miller (1st title)
MVP	Justin Cage (Xavier)
Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournaments

2005–06 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 14 George Washington	16	–	0		1.000			27	–	3		.900
Charlotte	11	–	5		.688			19	–	13		.594
La Salle	10	–	6		.625			18	–	10		.643
Saint Louis	10	–	6		.625			16	–	13		.552
Saint Joseph's	9	–	7		.563			19	–	14		.576
Fordham	9	–	7		.563			16	–	16		.500
Xavier †	8	–	8		.500			21	–	11		.656
Temple	8	–	8		.500			17	–	15		.531
Rhode Island	8	–	8		.500			14	–	14		.500
UMass	8	–	8		.500			13	–	15		.464
Dayton	6	–	10		.375			14	–	17		.452
Richmond	6	–	10		.375			13	–	17		.433
St. Bonaventure	2	–	14		.125			8	–	19		.296
Duquesne	1	–	15		.063			3	–	24		.111
† 2006 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Bracket

	First Round Wednesday, March 8					Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9					Semifinals Friday, March 10					Final Saturday, March 11
						1	#6 George Washington	53
						9	Temple	68
	8	Rhode Island	45
	9	Temple	74
											9	Temple	59
										5	Saint Joseph's	73
						4	Saint Louis	37
						5	Saint Joseph's	56
	5	Saint Joseph's	67
	12	Dayton	55
																5	Saint Joseph's	61
																10	Xavier	62
						2	Charlotte	55
						10	Xavier	59
	7	Massachusetts	66
	10	Xavier	75
											10	Xavier	70
										6	Fordham	59
						3	La Salle	62
						6	Fordham	64
	6	Fordham	45
	11	Richmond	37

All games played at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati.
* - Overtime

1. sports-reference.com 2005-06 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary