# 2006–07 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Todd Lickliter, serving his 6th year. The Bulldogs played their home games at the Hinkle Fieldhouse.
The Bulldogs won the 2007 Horizon League Men's Basketball Regular Season Championship and earned an at-large bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 5 seed in the Midwest Region. They beat 12 seed Old Dominion 57–46 and 4 seed Maryland before falling to 1 seed and eventual national champion Florida 65–57 in overtime in the Sweet Sixteen

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2006* 9:30 | | at Tulane | W 77–37 | 1–0 | Fogelman Arena (2,110) New Orleans, LA |
| Nov 13, 2006* 6:00, ESPNU | | vs. Notre Dame NIT Pre-Season Tip-Off Opening Round | W 71–69 | 2–0 | Conseco Fieldhouse (8,037) Indianapolis, IN |
| Nov 14, 2006* 9:00, ESPN | | vs. Indiana NIT Pre-Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals | W 60–55 | 3–0 | Conseco Fieldhouse (9,594) Indianapolis, IN |
| Nov 18, 2006* | | Illinois-Springfield | W 62–56 | 4–0 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,272) Indianapolis, IN |
| Nov 22, 2006* 7:00, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 21 Tennessee NIT Pre-Season Tip-Off Semifinals | W 56–44 | 5–0 | Madison Square Garden (9,123) New York, NY |
| Nov 24, 2006* 7:00, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 23 Gonzaga NIT Pre-Season Tip-Off Championship | W 79–71 | 6–0 | Madison Square Garden (9,498) New York, NY |
| Nov 25, 2006* 7:00 | | Kent State | W 83–80 $^{2OT}$ | 7–0 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,657) Indianapolis, In |
| Nov 29, 2006* 8:05 | No. 18 | at Valparaiso | W 60–47 | 8–0 | Athletics-Recreation Center (4,578) Valparaiso, IN |
| Dec 2, 2006 8:00 | No. 18 | Cleveland St. | W 70–45 | 9–0 (1–0) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,405) Indianapolis, IN |
| Dec 6, 2006* 7:00 | No. 14 | Ball State | W 65–41 | 10–0 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,051) Indianapolis, IN |
| Dec 9, 2006* 7:05 | No. 14 | at Indiana St. | L 64–72 | 10–1 | Hulman Center (6,536) Terre Haute, IN |
| Dec 16, 2006* 1:00 | No. 18 | vs. Purdue Wooden Tradition | W 68–65 | 11–1 | Conseco Fieldhouse (18,356) Indianapolis, IN |
| Dec 22, 2006* 7:05 | No. 16 | Evansville | W 76–65 | 12–1 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,027) Indianapolis, IN |
| Horizon League Play ||||||
| Dec 30, 2006 8:00 | No. 15 | at Milwaukee | W 55–50 | 13–1 (2–0) | U.S. Cellular Arena (4,194) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 6, 2007 2:00 | No. 13 | Wright State | W 73–42 | 14–1 (3–0) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,902) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 10, 2007 8:00 | No. 12 | at UIC | L 67–73 $^{OT}$ | 14–2 (3–1) | UIC Pavilion (5,016) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 13, 2007* 2:00 | No. 12 | South Dakota St. | W 67–39 | 15–2 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,170) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 17, 2007 7:00 | No. 15 | Youngstown St. | W 67–39 | 16–2 (4–1) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,660) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 20, 2007 2:00 | No. 15 | Green Bay | W 80–59 | 17–2 (5–1) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,464) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 25, 2007 8:00 | No. 15 | at Loyola | W 70–66 $^{OT}$ | 18–2 (6–1) | Joseph J. Gentile Center (4,723) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 27, 2007 4:05 | No. 11 | at Detroit | W 68–58 | 19–2 (7–1) | Calihan Hall (4,637) Detroit, MI |
| Jan 29, 2007 7:00 | No. 11 | UIC | W 71–45 | 20–2 (8–1) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,766) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 31, 2007 7:05 | No. 11 | at Youngstown St. | W 71–58 | 21–2 (9–1) | Beeghly Center (3,773) Youngstown, OH |
| Feb 3, 2007 2:00 | No. 11 | Milwaukee | W 66–47 | 22–2 (10–1) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,086) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 8, 2007 7:00 | No. 9 | at Cleveland St. | W 92–50 | 23–2 (11–1) | Wolstein Center (3,795) Cleveland, OH |
| Feb 10, 2007 7:00 | No. 9 | at Wright St. | L 65–77 | 23–3 (11–2) | Nutter Center (10,827) Dayton, OH |
| Feb 13, 2007* 7:00 | No. 12 | Florida Gulf Coast | W 79–65 | 24–3 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,181) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 17, 2007* 4:00, ESPN2 | No. 12 | No. 16 Southern Illinois BracketBuster | L 64–68 | 24–4 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,827) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 19, 2007 8:05 | No. 15 | at Green Bay | W 68–58 | 25–4 (12–2) | Resch Center (5,307) Green Bay, WI |
| Feb 22, 2007 9:00, ESPNU | No. 15 | Loyola | L 71–75 | 25–5 (12–3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,140) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 24, 2007 2:00 | No. 15 | Detroit | W 56–36 | 26–5 (13–3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,397) Indianapolis, IN |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 2007 5:00, ESPNU | (2) No. 16 | vs. (3) Loyola Semifinals | W 67–66 $^{OT}$ | 27–5 | Nutter Center (9,128) Dayton, OH |
| Mar 6, 2007 9:00, ESPN | (2) No. 17 | at (1) Wright St. Championship | L 55–60 | 27–6 | Nutter Center (10,686) Dayton, OH |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 2007* 2:40, CBS | (5 MW) No. 19 | vs. (12 MW) Old Dominion First Round | W 57–46 | 28–6 | HSBC Arena (18,649) Buffalo, NY |
| Mar 17, 2007* 3:20, CBS | (5 MW) No. 19 | vs. (4 MW) No. 18 Maryland Second Round | W 62–59 | 29–6 | HSBC Arena (18,801) Buffalo, NY |
| Mar 23, 2007* 7:10, CBS | (5 MW) No. 19 | vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Florida Sweet Sixteen | L 57–65 | 29–7 | Edward Jones Dome (26,307) Saint Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | WK 17 | Final |
| AP | – | – | RV | 19 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
| Coaches | – | – | RV | 18 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 |