# 2005–06 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

The 2005–06 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Coached by Geno Auriemma, the Huskies played their home games at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut, and were a member of the Big East Conference. They returned the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament, and finished the season 32–5 (14–2 Big East).

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 12, 2005* | No. 9 | Marist | W 71–45 | 1–0 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| Nov 14, 2005* | No. 9 | Indiana State | W 86–43 | 2–0 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| Nov 17, 2005* | No. 9 | Boston College | W 60–46 | 3–0 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| Nov 25, 2005* | No. 8 | Oklahoma | W 82–60 | 4–0 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| Nov 27, 2005* | No. 8 | at Cleveland State | W 85–51 | 5–0 | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH |
| Dec 1, 2005* | No. 8 | Hartford | W 72–47 | 6–0 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| Dec 5, 2005* | No. 8 | No. 7 North Carolina Jimmy V Classic | L 54–77 | 6–1 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| Dec 8, 2005 | No. 8 | at Villanova | W 72–56 | 7–1 (1–0) | Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| Dec 19, 2005* | No. 8 | Holy Cross | W 81–54 | 8–1 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| Dec 22, 2005* | No. 8 | Hofstra | W 86–49 | 9–1 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| Dec 29, 2005* | No. 8 | Albany | W 78–44 | 10–1 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| Dec 31, 2005* | No. 8 | Army | W 85–46 | 11–1 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| Jan 2, 2006 | No. 7 | Georgetown | W 80–38 | 12–1 (2–0) | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| Jan 7, 2006 | No. 7 | vs. No. 1 Tennessee | L 80–89 | 12–2 | Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, TN |
| Jan 10, 2006 | No. 7 | at Seton Hall | W 93–53 | 13–2 (3–0) | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ |
| Jan 12, 2006 | No. 7 | Cincinnati | W 92–71 | 14–2 (4–0) | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| Jan 14, 2006 | No. 7 | St. John's | W 70–53 | 15–2 (5–0) | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| Jan 16, 2006* | No. 5 | No. 3 LSU | W 51–48 | 16–2 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| Jan 21, 2006 | No. 5 | at Pittsburgh | W 65–54 | 17–2 (6–0) | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| Jan 24, 2006 | No. 5 | USF | W 77–47 | 18–2 (7–0) | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| Jan 28, 2006 | No. 5 | at No. 12 DePaul | W 84–75 | 19–2 (8–0) | McGrath-Phillips Arena Chicago, IL |
| Jan 31, 2006 | No. 4 | at Louisville | W 75–68 | 20–2 (9–0) | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Feb 4, 2006 | No. 4 | West Virginia | W 58–50 | 21–2 (10–0) | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| Feb 7, 2006 | No. 4 | No. 8 Rutgers | L 56–60 | 21–3 (10–1) | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| Feb 12, 2006 | No. 4 | Texas | W 71–58 | 22–3 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| Feb 15, 2006 | No. 8 | Providence | W 84–58 | 23–3 (11–1) | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| Feb 19, 2006 | No. 8 | at Notre Dame | W 79–64 | 24–3 (12–1) | Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| Feb 22, 2006 | No. 8 | at Syracuse | W 65–36 | 25–3 (13–1) | Manley Field House Syracuse, NY |
| Feb 25, 2006 | No. 7 | Marquette | W 74–59 | 26–3 (14–1) | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| Feb 27, 2006 | No. 7 | at No. 6 Rutgers | L 42–48 | 26–4 (14–2) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 2006* | No. 9 | Notre Dame Quarterfinals | W 71–60 | 27–4 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| Mar 6, 2006* | No. 9 | No. 13 DePaul Semifinals | W 69–57 | 28–4 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| Mar 7, 2006* | No. 9 | West Virginia Championship game | W 50–44 | 29–4 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 19, 2006* | (2 BPT) No. 8 | vs. (15 BPT) Coppin State First round | W 77–54 | 30–4 | Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA |
| Mar 21, 2006* | (2 BPT) No. 8 | vs. (7 BPT) Virginia Tech Second round | W 79–56 | 31–4 | Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA |
| Mar 26, 2006* | (2 BPT) No. 8 | vs. (3 BPT) No. 12 Georgia Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 77–75 | 32–4 | Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT |
| Mar 28, 2006* | (2 BPT) No. 8 | vs. (1 BPT) No. 4 Duke Regional Final – Elite Eight | L 61–63 | 32–5 | Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. FRS=Fresno Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| AP | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | Not released |
| Coaches | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6T | 7 | 7 | 6 |