2006 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 2006 Big East Men's Basketball Championship was played from March 8 to March 11, 2006. The tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Villanova and Connecticut tied for the best regular season conference record. Based on tie-breakers, Connecticut was awarded the #1 seed.
The Syracuse Orange won the tournament for the second consecutive season and fifth time overall, and were awarded an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. As a 9-seed, the Orange are the lowest seeded team to win the Big East tournament, and became the first school to win four games in the tournament. Gerry McNamara of Syracuse was given the Dave Gavitt Trophy, awarded to the tournament's most outstanding player.

2006 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2005–06
Teams12
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsSyracuse (5th title)
Winning coachJim Boeheim (5th title)
MVPGerry McNamara (Syracuse)
Top scorerGerry McNamara (Syracuse)
(65 points)
2005–06 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Connecticut14–2 .87530–4  .882
No. 3 Villanova14–2 .87528–5  .848
No. 22 West Virginia11–5 .68822–11  .667
Marquette10–6 .62520–11  .645
No. 23 Georgetown10–6 .62523–10  .697
No. 16 Pittsburgh10–6 .62525–8  .758
Seton Hall9–7 .56318–12  .600
Cincinnati8–8 .50021–13  .618
No. 21 Syracuse†7–9 .43823–12  .657
Rutgers7–9 .43819–14  .576
Louisville6–10 .37521–13  .618
Notre Dame6–10 .37516–14  .533
DePaul*5–11 .31312–15  .444
Providence*5–11 .31312–15  .444
St. John's*5–11 .31312–15  .444
South Florida*1–15 .0637–22  .241
† 2006 Big East tournament winner
As of April 3, 2006
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2006 Big East tournament.
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