2006 NCAA Division I men 's basketball tournament - wikipedia 2006 NCAA Division I men 's basketball tournament See also : 2006 NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Championship Game 2006 NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament 2006 Final Four logo Season 2005 -- 06 Teams 65 Finals site RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana Champions Florida Gators ( 1st title, 2nd title game, 3rd Final Four ) Runner - up UCLA Bruins ( 13th title game, 16th Final Four ) Semifinalists George Mason Patriots ( 1st Final Four ) LSU Tigers ( 4th Final Four ) Winning coach Billy Donovan ( 1st title ) MOP Joakim Noah ( Florida ) Attendance 70,254 Top scorers Glen Davis LSU Joakim Noah Florida ( 97 points ) NCAA Division I Men 's Tournaments `` 2005 2007 '' The 2006 NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament involved 65 teams playing in a single - elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men 's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2005 -- 06 basketball season. It began on March 14, 2006, and concluded on April 3 at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. None of the Tournament 's top seeds advanced to the Final Four, the first time since 1980 that this occurred. For the second time in history, a team seeded 11th advanced to the Final Four as George Mason of the Colonial Athletic Association won the Washington, D.C. region. They were joined by Atlanta region winner LSU ( who was the first team to advance to the Final Four as an 11 - seed in 1986 ), Oakland region winner UCLA, who had not made the Final Four since they won the National Championship in 1995, and Minneapolis region winner Florida, who had not made the Final Four since their runner - up finish in 2000 also in Indianapolis. Florida won their first ever national basketball championship by defeating UCLA 73 -- 57 in the final game. Florida 's Joakim Noah was named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament. George Mason 's run was one of several upsets by lower - seeded teams in the tournament. For the second consecutive year, a No. 14 seed beat a No. 3 seed as Northwestern State defeated Iowa. No. 13 seed Bradley also defeated No. 4 seed Kansas and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen by defeating No. 5 - seeded Pittsburgh in the Second Round. Two No. 12 seeds won as well, as Montana and Texas A&M both won their respective First Round matchups. For the second straight year, Milwaukee won as a double - digit seed, this time as the No. 11 - seeded Panthers defeated Oklahoma in the First Round. Contents 1 Tournament procedure and locations 2 Qualifying teams 3 Bids by conference 4 Bracket 4.1 Opening Round game -- Dayton, Ohio 4.2 Atlanta Regional 4.3 Oakland Regional 4.4 Minneapolis Regional 4.5 Washington, D.C. Regional 4.6 Final Four -- Indianapolis, Indiana 5 Record by conference 6 Announcers 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References Tournament procedure and locations Further information : NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Championship § Tournament format San Diego Salt Lake City Dallas Auburn Hills Dayton Jacksonville Greensboro Philadelphia 2006 first and second rounds ( note : the play - in game was held in Dayton, Ohio ) Oakland Minneapolis Atlanta Washington, D.C. Indianapolis 2006 Regionals ( blue ) and Final Four ( red ) A total of 65 teams were selected to participate in the tournament. Of that total, 31 of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. Penn earned an automatic bid by winning the regular - season title of the Ivy League, which did not conduct a conference tournament. The remaining 34 teams were granted `` at - large '' bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. The initial game on March 14 officially named the Opening Round game, but popularly called the `` play - in game '', had Monmouth, winner of the Northeast Conference Tournament, facing Hampton, who won the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament, for a chance to play top seed Villanova in the First Round of the Tournament. Monmouth defeated Hampton, 71 -- 49, to advance to play Villanova. All teams were seeded from 1 to 16 within their regions. The Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 65. In a practice used since 2004, the ranking of the four top seeds against each other would determine the pairings in the Final Four. The top overall seed would be seeded to play the fourth overall seed in the national semifinals, should both teams advance that far. In 2006, these rankings were as follows : No. 1 Duke, No. 2 Connecticut, No. 3 Villanova, and No. 4 Memphis. The first and second - round games were played at the following sites : March 16 / 18 : Cox Arena, San Diego, California ( Host : San Diego State University ) Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina ( Host : Atlantic Coast Conference ) Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida ( Host : Jacksonville University ) Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah ( Host : University of Utah ) March 17 / 19 : American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas ( Host : Big 12 Conference ) The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan ( Host : Oakland University ) University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio ( Host : University of Dayton ) Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ( Host : Atlantic 10 Conference ) The four regionals were officially named after the four host cities, a practice which also began in 2004. However, in 2007, the NCAA returned to naming regionals by their geographic location. The 2006 regionals were : March 23 / 25 : Atlanta Regional, Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia ( Host : Georgia Institute of Technology ) Oakland Regional, Oakland Arena, Oakland, California ( Host : University of San Francisco ) March 24 / 26 : Minneapolis Regional, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota ( Host : University of Minnesota ) Washington, D.C. Regional, Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. ( Host : Georgetown University ) Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held on April 1 and 3 at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, hosted by Butler University and the Horizon League. This was the fourth and final time the RCA Dome would host the Final Four before moving to Lucas Oil Stadium. For the first time, the tournament came to Jacksonville, Florida, playing games at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. This marked the sixth city and fifth metropolitan area in the state of Florida to host games. The 2006 tournament also marked the final tournament games held at the Huntsman Center and Oakland ( now Oracle ) Arena. Tournament games have moved to downtown Salt Lake City and the Vivint Smart Home Arena since, to take advantage of more amenities there as opposed to the campus of the University of Utah. As for Oakland, there are currently no games scheduled in the near future, with 2022 scheduled to host games at the new Chase Center in downtown San Francisco. As the Golden State Warriors will also be moving to the Chase Center once it opens, it is unclear what will happen to the Oracle Arena once their primary tenant moves out. Qualifying teams Atlanta Regional Seed School Conference Coach Record Berth Type No. 1 Duke ACC Mike Krzyzewski 30 -- 3 Tournament Champion No. 2 Texas Big 12 Rick Barnes 27 -- 6 At - Large Bid No. 3 Iowa Big Ten Steve Alford 25 -- 8 Tournament Champion No. 4 LSU SEC John Brady 23 -- 8 At - Large Bid No. 5 Syracuse Big East Jim Boeheim 23 -- 11 Tournament Champion No. 6 West Virginia Big East John Beilein 20 -- 10 At - Large Bid No. 7 California Pac - 10 Ben Braun 20 -- 10 At - Large Bid No. 8 George Washington Atlantic 10 Karl Hobbs 26 -- 2 At - Large Bid No. 9 UNC Wilmington CAA Brad Brownell 25 -- 7 Tournament Champion No. 10 North Carolina State ACC Herb Sendek 21 -- 9 At - Large Bid No. 11 Southern Illinois Missouri Valley Chris Lowery 22 -- 10 Tournament Champion No. 12 Texas A&M Big 12 Billy Gillispie 21 -- 8 At - Large Bid No. 13 Iona MAAC Jeff Ruland 23 -- 7 Tournament Champion No. 14 Northwestern State Southland Mike McConathy 25 -- 7 Tournament Champion No. 15 Pennsylvania Ivy Fran Dunphy 20 -- 8 Regular Season Champion No. 16 Southern SWAC Rob Spivery 19 -- 12 Tournament Champion Oakland Regional Seed School Conference Coach Record Berth Type No. 1 Memphis C - USA John Calipari 30 -- 3 Tournament Champion No. 2 UCLA Pac - 10 Ben Howland 27 -- 6 Tournament Champion No. 3 Gonzaga WCC Mark Few 27 -- 3 Tournament Champion No. 4 Kansas Big 12 Bill Self 25 -- 7 Tournament Champion No. 5 Pittsburgh Big East Jamie Dixon 24 -- 7 At - Large Bid No. 6 Indiana Big Ten Mike Davis 18 -- 11 At - Large Bid No. 7 Marquette Big East Tom Crean 20 -- 10 At - Large Bid No. 8 Arkansas SEC Stan Heath 22 -- 9 At - Large Bid No. 9 Bucknell Patriot Pat Flannery 26 -- 4 Tournament Champion No. 10 Alabama SEC Mark Gottfried 17 -- 12 At - Large Bid No. 11 San Diego State Mountain West Steve Fisher 24 -- 8 Tournament Champion No. 12 Kent State Mid-American Jim Christian 25 -- 8 Tournament Champion No. 13 Bradley Missouri Valley Jim Les 20 -- 10 At - Large Bid No. 14 Xavier Atlantic 10 Sean Miller 21 -- 10 Tournament Champion No. 15 Belmont Atlantic Sun Rick Byrd 20 -- 10 Tournament Champion No. 16 Oral Roberts Mid-Continent Scott Sutton 21 -- 11 Tournament Champion Washington, D.C. Regional Seed School Conference Coach Record Berth Type No. 1 Connecticut Big East Jim Calhoun 27 -- 3 At - Large Bid No. 2 Tennessee SEC Bruce Pearl 21 -- 7 At - Large Bid No. 3 North Carolina ACC Roy Williams 23 -- 8 At - Large Bid No. 4 Illinois Big Ten Bruce Weber 25 -- 6 At - Large Bid No. 5 Washington Pac - 10 Lorenzo Romar 24 -- 6 At - Large Bid No. 6 Michigan State Big Ten Tom Izzo 22 -- 11 At - Large Bid No. 7 Wichita State Missouri Valley Mark Turgeon 24 -- 8 At - Large Bid No. 8 Kentucky SEC Tubby Smith 21 -- 12 At - Large Bid No. 9 UAB C - USA Mike Anderson 24 -- 6 At - Large Bid No. 10 Seton Hall Big East Louis Orr 18 -- 11 At - Large Bid No. 11 George Mason CAA Jim Larranaga 25 -- 7 At - Large Bid No. 12 Utah State WAC Stew Morrill 23 -- 8 At - Large Bid No. 13 Air Force Mountain West Jeff Bzdelik 24 -- 6 At - Large Bid No. 14 Murray State Ohio Valley Mick Cronin 24 -- 6 Tournament Champion No. 15 Winthrop Big South Gregg Marshall 23 -- 7 Tournament Champion No. 16 Albany America East Will Brown 21 -- 10 Tournament Champion Minneapolis Regional Seed School Conference Coach Record Berth Type No. 1 Villanova Big East Jay Wright 25 -- 4 At - Large Bid No. 2 Ohio State Big Ten Thad Matta 25 -- 5 At - Large Bid No. 3 Florida SEC Billy Donovan 27 -- 6 Tournament Champion No. 4 Boston College ACC Al Skinner 26 -- 7 At - Large Bid No. 5 Nevada WAC Mark Fox 27 -- 5 Tournament Champion No. 6 Oklahoma Big 12 Kelvin Sampson 20 -- 8 At - Large Bid No. 7 Georgetown Big East John Thompson III 21 -- 9 At - Large Bid No. 8 Arizona Pac - 10 Lute Olson 19 -- 12 At - Large Bid No. 9 Wisconsin Big Ten Bo Ryan 19 -- 11 At - Large Bid No. 10 Northern Iowa Missouri Valley Greg McDermott 23 -- 9 At - Large Bid No. 11 UW - Milwaukee Horizon Rob Jeter 21 -- 8 Tournament Champion No. 12 Montana Big Sky Larry Krystkowiak 23 -- 6 Tournament Champion No. 13 Pacific Big West Bob Thomason 24 -- 7 Tournament Champion No. 14 South Alabama Sun Belt John Pelphrey 24 -- 6 Tournament Champion No. 15 Davidson Southern Bob McKillop 18 -- 10 Tournament Champion No. 16 * Monmouth Northeast Dave Calloway 18 -- 14 Tournament Champion No. 16 * Hampton MEAC Bobby Collins 16 -- 15 Tournament Champion * Opening Round participants Bids by conference Bids by Conference Bids Conference ( s ) 8 Big East 6 SEC, Big Ten ACC, Big 12, Pac - 10, Missouri Valley Atlantic 10, CAA, C - USA, Mountain West, WAC 19 others Bracket ( * ) -- Number of asterisks denotes number of overtimes. Opening Round game -- Dayton, Ohio Winner advances to Minneapolis Regional vs. No. 1 Villanova. Play - In Game March 13 16 Monmouth 71 16 Hampton 49 Atlanta Regional First round Second round Semifinals Finals Duke 70 16 Southern 54 Duke 74 Greensboro 8 George Washington 61 8 George Washington 88 * 9 UNC - Wilmington 85 Duke 54 LSU 62 5 Syracuse 58 12 Texas A&M 66 12 Texas A&M 57 Jacksonville LSU 58 LSU 80 13 Iona 64 LSU 70 * Texas 60 6 West Virginia 64 11 Southern Illinois 46 6 West Virginia 67 Auburn Hills 14 Northwestern State 54 Iowa 63 14 Northwestern State 64 6 West Virginia 71 Texas 74 7 California 52 10 North Carolina State 58 10 North Carolina State 54 Dallas Texas 75 Texas 60 15 Pennsylvania 52 Oakland Regional First round Second round Semifinals Finals Memphis 94 16 Oral Roberts 78 Memphis 72 Dallas 9 Bucknell 56 8 Arkansas 55 9 Bucknell 59 Memphis 80 13 Bradley 64 5 Pittsburgh 79 12 Kent State 64 5 Pittsburgh 66 Auburn Hills 13 Bradley 72 Kansas 73 13 Bradley 77 Memphis 45 UCLA 50 6 Indiana 87 11 San Diego State 83 6 Indiana 80 Salt Lake City Gonzaga 90 Gonzaga 79 14 Xavier 75 Gonzaga 71 UCLA 73 7 Marquette 85 10 Alabama 90 10 Alabama 59 San Diego UCLA 62 UCLA 78 15 Belmont 44 Minneapolis Regional First round Second round Semifinals Finals Villanova 58 16 Monmouth 45 Villanova 82 Philadelphia 8 Arizona 78 8 Arizona 94 9 Wisconsin 75 Villanova 60 * Boston College 59 5 Nevada 79 12 Montana 87 12 Montana 56 Salt Lake City Boston College 69 Boston College 88 * * 13 Pacific 76 Villanova 62 Florida 75 6 Oklahoma 74 11 UW -- Milwaukee 82 11 UW -- Milwaukee 60 Jacksonville Florida 82 Florida 76 14 South Alabama 50 Florida 57 7 Georgetown 53 7 Georgetown 54 10 Northern Iowa 49 7 Georgetown 70 Dayton Ohio State 52 Ohio State 70 15 Davidson 62 Washington, D.C. Regional First round Second round Semifinals Finals Connecticut 72 16 Albany 59 Connecticut 87 Philadelphia 8 Kentucky 83 8 Kentucky 69 9 UAB 64 Connecticut 98 * 5 Washington 92 5 Washington 75 12 Utah State 61 5 Washington 67 San Diego Illinois 64 Illinois 78 13 Air Force 69 Connecticut 84 11 George Mason 86 * 6 Michigan State 65 11 George Mason 75 11 George Mason 65 Dayton North Carolina 60 North Carolina 69 14 Murray State 65 11 George Mason 63 7 Wichita State 55 7 Wichita State 86 10 Seton Hall 66 7 Wichita State 80 Greensboro Tennessee 73 Tennessee 63 15 Winthrop 61 Final Four -- Indianapolis, Indiana RCA Dome during the Final Four National Semifinals National Championship Game AT4 LSU 45 OA2 UCLA 59 OA2 UCLA 57 MI3 Florida 73 MI3 Florida 73 WA11 George Mason 58 Record by Conference Conference # of Bids Record Win % R32 S16 E8 F4 CG Big East 8 11 -- 8. 579 5 -- -- SEC 6 13 -- 5. 722 5 Big Ten 6 3 -- 6. 333 -- -- -- -- ACC 6 -- 4. 600 -- -- -- Big 12 4 -- 4. 500 -- -- Pac - 10 8 -- 4. 667 Missouri Valley 4 -- 4. 500 -- -- -- Atlantic 10 1 -- 2. 333 0 -- -- -- -- CAA 4 -- 2. 667 0 -- C -- USA 3 -- 2. 600 0 -- -- MWC 0 -- 2. 000 0 -- -- -- -- -- WAC 0 -- 2. 000 0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- Southland Conference 1 -- 1. 500 0 -- -- -- -- WCC 2 -- 1. 667 -- -- -- Patriot League 1 -- 1. 500 0 -- -- -- -- Horizon League 1 -- 1. 500 0 -- -- -- -- Big Sky Conference 1 -- 1. 500 0 -- -- -- -- Northeast Conference 1 -- 1 *. 500 -- -- -- -- -- * Monmouth University won the Opening Round game. The America East, Atlantic Sun, Big South, Big West, Ivy, MAAC, MAC, MEAC, Ohio Valley, SoCon, SWAC, Mid-Continent, and Sun Belt conferences all went 0 -- 1. The columns R32, S16, E8, F4, and CG respectively stand for the Round of 32, Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, Final Four, and Championship Game. Announcers Jim Nantz and Billy Packer -- First & Second Round at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ; Minneapolis Regional at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome ; Final Four at Indianapolis, Indiana Dick Enberg and Jay Bilas -- First & Second Round at San Diego, California ; Atlanta Regional at the Georgia Dome Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery -- First & Second Round at Auburn Hills, Michigan ; Washington, D.C. Regional at the Verizon Center Gus Johnson and Len Elmore -- First & Second Round at Dayton, Ohio ; Oakland Regional at the Oakland Arena Kevin Harlan and Dan Bonner -- First & Second Round at Greensboro, North Carolina Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel -- First & Second Round at Salt Lake City, Utah Craig Bolerjack and Bob Wenzel -- First & Second Round at Dallas, Texas Tim Brando, Stephen Bardo, and Mike Gminski -- First & Second Round at Jacksonville, Florida Greg Gumbel once again served as the studio host, joined by analysts Clark Kellogg and Seth Davis. See also 2006 NCAA Division II Men 's Basketball Tournament 2006 NCAA Division III Men 's Basketball Tournament 2006 NCAA Division I Women 's Basketball Tournament 2006 NCAA Division II Women 's Basketball Tournament 2006 NCAA Division III Women 's Basketball Tournament 2006 National Invitation Tournament 2006 Women 's National Invitation Tournament 2006 NAIA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament 2006 NAIA Division II Men 's Basketball Tournament 2006 NAIA Division I Women 's Basketball Tournament 2006 NAIA Division II Women 's Basketball Tournament Notes The futures of two of this year 's Final Four teams would be polar opposites of the other two in 2007. Both George Mason and LSU would fail to receive a bid to either the NCAA Tournament or the NIT, while both Florida and UCLA would return to the Final Four ( the two teams would have a rematch, this time in the semifinals, with the same result, a Florida victory ). George Mason became the first team from a `` mid-major '' conference to reach the Final Four since UNLV 's loss to Duke in 1991. This was the second of three Final Fours to feature no No. 1 seeds ( 1980 and 2011 being the others ). Duke was the last team before Florida to win back - to - back titles, and like Florida, they won their first of the two in Indianapolis at the RCA Dome. References Jump up ^ UConn, ' Nova No. 1 seeds NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament Tournaments 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Structure Selection process Venues # 1 seeds Opening Round Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game Champions & awards Champions Most Outstanding Player Media & culture Bracketology Broadcasting Tournament Final Four March Madness pools `` One Shining Moment '' Records & statistics All - time team records Bids by school Bids by school and conference Consecutive appearances Final Four appearances by school Final Four participants Final Four appearances by coach Upsets Florida Gators men 's basketball 2005 -- 06 NCAA champions 2 Corey Brewer 4 Adrian Moss 11 Taurean Green 12 Lee Humphrey 13 Joakim Noah ( MOP ) 15 Walter Hodge 32 Chris Richard 33 David Huertas 42 Al Horford Head coach Billy Donovan Assistant coaches Donnie Jones Anthony Grant Larry Shyatt Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2006_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Basketball_Tournament&oldid=836594429 '' Categories : NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Championship 2005 -- 06 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season Basketball in the Dallas -- Fort Worth metroplex Basketball in Indianapolis Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from May 2012 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 15 April 2018, at 18 : 53. 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Question: when did george mason go to the final four
Answer: 2005–06