# 2006 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

The 2006 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 9 to 12 in Dallas, Texas at the American Airlines Center. Kansas won the tournament for the 4th time and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament.

## Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.
2006 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. |
| 1 | Texas ‡# | 13–3 | 30–7 |
| 2 | Kansas c# | 13–3 | 25–8 |
| 3 | Oklahoma # | 11–5 | 20–9 |
| 4 | Texas A&M # | 10–6 | 22–9 |
| 5 | Colorado | 9–7 | 20–10 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 7–9 | 19–14 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 6–10 | 17–16 |
| 8 | Texas Tech | 6–10 | 15–17 |
| 9 | Kansas State | 6–10 | 15–13 |
| 10 | Iowa State | 6–10 | 16–14 |
| 11 | Missouri | 5–11 | 12–16 |
| 12 | Baylor | 4–12 | 4–13 |
| ‡ – Big 12 Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. c – Big 12 Conference regular season co-champion, not tournament No. 1 seed. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the Big 12 Conference tournament. ||||||||||

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Television | Attendance |
| First Round – Thursday, March 9 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 11:30 am | #8 Texas Tech 73 vs #9 Kansas State 65 | ESPNU | 17,799 |
| 1 | 2 | 2:00 pm | #5 Colorado 65 vs #12 Baylor 61 | ESPNU | 17,799 |
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 pm | #7 Oklahoma State 79 vs #10 Iowa State 70 | ESPNU | 17,816 |
| 2 | 5 | 11:30 am | #1 Texas 77 vs #8 Texas Tech 70 | ESPNU | 17,816 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 10 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 11:30 am | #1 Texas 77 vs #8 Texas Tech 70 | ESPNU | 18,464 |
| 3 | 6 | 2:00 pm | #4 Texas A&M 86 vs #5 Colorado 53 | ESPNU | 18,464 |
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | #2 Kansas 63 vs #7 Oklahoma State 62 | ESPNU | 18,892 |
| 4 | 8 | 8:20 pm | #6 Nebraska 69 vs #3 Oklahoma 63 | ESPNU | 18,892 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 11 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 1:00 pm | #1 Texas 74 vs #4 Texas A&M 70 | ESPN2 | 18,999 |
| 5 | 10 | 3:20 pm | #2 Kansas 79 vs #6 Nebraska 65 | ESPN2 | 18,999 |
| Final – Sunday, March 12 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 2:00 pm | #2 Kansas 80 vs #1 Texas 68 | ESPN | 17,458 |
| Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Bracket

| First Round Thursday, March 9 | First Round Thursday, March 9 | First Round Thursday, March 9 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 10 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 10 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 10 | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 | Finals Sunday, March 12 | Finals Sunday, March 12 | Finals Sunday, March 12 |
| 8 | Texas Tech | 78 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Kansas State | 64 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Kansas State | 64 | 8 | Texas Tech | 70 | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | #8 Texas | 77 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | #8 Texas | 74 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Texas A&M | 70 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Colorado | 53 | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Texas A&M | 86 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Colorado | 65 | 4 | Texas A&M | 86 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Baylor | 61 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Baylor | 61 | | | | | | | 1 | #8 Texas | 68 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | #17 Kansas | 80 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 71 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | #17 Kansas | 80 |
| 11 | Missouri | 64 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Missouri | 64 | 6 | Nebraska | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | #22 Oklahoma | 65 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Nebraska | 65 | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | #17 Kansas | 79 | | | |
| | | | 2 | #17 Kansas | 63 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Oklahoma St | 62 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Oklahoma St | 79 | 7 | Oklahoma St | 62 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Iowa St | 70 | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding Player – Mario Chalmers, Kansas
| Player | Team | Position | Class |
| Mario Chalmers | Kansas | Fr. | G |
| Julian Wright | Kansas | Fr. | F |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | Texas | So. | F |
| P. J. Tucker | Texas | Jr. | F |
| Acie Law | Texas A&M | Jr. | G |