2005–06 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas Jayhawks for the NCAA Division I men's intercollegiate basketball season of 2005–06. The team was led by Bill Self in his third season as head coach. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

2005–06 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big 12 tournament champions
Big 12 regular season co-champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 12
Record25–8 (13–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
2005–06 Big 12 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Texas133 .813307  .811
No. 12 Kansas133 .813258  .758
No. 24 Oklahoma115 .688209  .690
Texas A&M106 .625229  .710
Colorado97 .5632010  .667
Nebraska79 .4381914  .576
Oklahoma State610 .3751716  .515
Texas Tech610 .3751517  .469
Kansas State610 .3751513  .536
Iowa State610 .3751614  .533
Missouri511 .3131216  .429
Baylor412 .250413  .235
2006 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

In 2005–06 the Jayhawks fielded one of the youngest teams in the nation, by the end of the year the starting line-up consisted of 3 Freshmen and 2 Sophomores. After some early season struggles, the Jayhawks finished the season with thirteen conference wins, good enough for their second straight season in which the team had claimed a share of the championship. Bill Self was named Big 12 Coach of the Year for the first time. In postseason play the team defeated its conference opponents to claim its first Big 12 Championship title since 1999. In the NCAA Division I tournament, the fourth-seeded Jayhawks were defeated in the first round by Bradley, a 13 seed.

The season remains, as of the 2021-22 season, the most recent season the Jayhawks did not begin the season ranked and the most recent occasion of the team being eliminated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Kansas played its first 23 games unranked, which is (as of the 2021–22 season) the most consecutive games the Jayhawks have been unranked under Self. They've only played 13 other games being unranked, outside of the 2005–06 season.

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