2006 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

The 2006 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was held March 8–11 at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.

2006 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200506
Teams12
SiteFedExForum
Memphis, TN
ChampionsMemphis (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Calipari (1st title)
MVPShawne Williams (Memphis)
2005–06 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Memphis131 .929334  .892
No. 25 UAB122 .857247  .774
UTEP113 .7862110  .677
Houston95 .6432110  .677
UCF77 .5001415  .483
Rice68 .4291216  .429
Tulane68 .4291217  .414
Tulsa68 .4291117  .393
Marshall59 .3571216  .429
SMU410 .2861316  .448
Southern Miss311 .2141021  .323
East Carolina212 .143820  .286
2006 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Top-seeded Memphis defeated UAB in the championship game, 57–46, to clinch their first Conference USA men's tournament championship. It would be the Tigers' first of seven C-USA titles in an eight-year period.

The Tigers, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA member UAB, who earned an at-large bid.

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