2006 SEC men's basketball tournament

The 2006 SEC men's basketball tournament took place from March 9–12, 2006 in Nashville, Tennessee at the Gaylord Entertainment Center. The SEC Championship Game was televised by CBS.

2006 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200506
Teams12
SiteGaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsFlorida (2nd title)
Winning coachBilly Donovan (2nd title)
MVPTaurean Green, Florida
Attendance183,122
TelevisionJefferson Pilot Sports, CBS
SEC men's basketball tournaments
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

The top two teams in both the Eastern and Western Divisions received byes in the first round, which were Tennessee, Alabama, LSU, and Florida and played their second round games on March 10, 2006. The SEC Tournament winner (Florida) received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament en route to winning the 2006 NCAA National Championship.

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