2005–06 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by their second-year head coach, Thad Matta, and played their home games at the Value City Arena, in Columbus, Ohio as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes finished the season 26–6, 12–4 in Big Ten play to win the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Penn State and Indiana before losing to Iowa in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 2 seed in the Minneapolis regional. There they defeated Davidson in the first round before being upset by Georgetown in the second round.

2005–06 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Big Ten regular season champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig Ten
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 6
Record26–6 (12–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Thad Matta (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaValue City Arena
2005–06 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Ohio State124 .750266  .813
No. 15 Iowa115 .688259  .735
No. 13 Illinois115 .688267  .788
Wisconsin97 .5631912  .613
Indiana97 .5631912  .613
Michigan State88 .5002212  .647
Michigan88 .5002211  .667
Penn State610 .3751515  .500
Northwestern610 .3751415  .483
Minnesota511 .3131615  .516
Purdue313 .188919  .321
2006 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 14, 2006
Rankings from AP Poll
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