2005–06 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

The 2005–06 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Bruce Pearl, the Volunteers played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee finished on top of the SEC East division standings, but were knocked out of the SEC Tournament in the quarterfinal round. After receiving an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 2 seed in the East region, Tennessee slid past Winthrop in the opening round before losing to No. 7 seed Wichita State in the second round. The team finished the season with a 22–8 record (12–4 SEC).

2005–06 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
SEC East regular season champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 18
Record22–8 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThompson–Boling Arena
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
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