# 2006–07 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team

The 2006–07 Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball team represented Florida A&M University during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rattlers, led by third-year head coach Mike Gillespie, played their home games at the Teaching Gym as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 12–6 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for 2nd place. They won the MEAC tournament to secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as one of two 16 seeds in the West region. The Rattlers tipped off tournament action in the Play-in Game against Niagara and were defeated by the Purple Eagles, 77–69.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 12, 2006* 7:00 pm | | Maryland | L 54–93 | 0–1 | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland |
| Nov 14, 2006* | | Warner | W 88–61 | 1–1 | Jake Gaither Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida |
| Nov 17, 2006* | | at Miami (OH) | L 33–52 | 1–2 | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Nov 19, 2006* 5:00 pm | | at Illinois | L 63–84 | 1–3 | Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, Illinois |
| Nov 21, 2006* | | at Bradley | L 75–107 | 1–4 | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois |
| Nov 24, 2006* | | vs. Illinois-Chicago | L 57–75 | 1–5 | |
| Nov 25, 2006* | | vs. Savannah State | W 74–65 | 2–5 | |
| Dec 2, 2006 | | Bethune-Cookman | W 83–73 | 3–5 (1–0) | Jake Gaither Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida |
| Dec 7, 2006* | | Edward Waters | W 76–61 | 4–5 | Jake Gaither Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida |
| Dec 9, 2006* | | Albany State | W 96–87 | 5–5 | Jake Gaither Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida |
| Dec 17, 2006* 6:00 pm | | vs. No. 5 Florida | L 57–72 | 5–6 | St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Florida |
| Dec 20, 2006* | | at North Florida | W 66–65 | 6–6 | UNF Arena Jacksonville, Florida |
| Dec 30, 2006* | | at No. 10 Pittsburgh | L 51–77 | 6–7 | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| MEAC regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2007 | | at Morgan State | W 62–59 | 7–7 (2–0) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, Maryland |
| Jan 6, 2007 | | Norfolk State | W 81–71 | 8–7 (3–0) | Jake Gaither Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida |
| Jan 8, 2007 | | Hampton | L 74–76 | 8–8 (3–1) | Jake Gaither Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida |
| Jan 13, 2007 | | South Carolina State | W 73–58 | 9–8 (4–1) | Jake Gaither Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida |
| Jan 15, 2007 | | North Carolina A&T | L 78–82 | 9–9 (4–2) | Jake Gaither Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida |
| Jan 20, 2007 | | at Maryland-Eastern Shore | W 65–55 | 10–9 (5–2) | Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, Maryland |
| Jan 22, 2007 | | at Howard | W 65–53 | 11–9 (6–2) | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 27, 2007 | | Delaware State | W 73–69 | 12–9 (7–2) | Jake Gaither Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida |
| Jan 29, 2007* | | Winston-Salem State | W 83–68 | 13–9 | Jake Gaither Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida |
| Feb 3, 2007 | | at Norfolk State | L 68–81 | 13–10 (7–3) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 5, 2007 | | at Hampton | L 72–74 $^{OT}$ | 13–11 (7–4) | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, Virginia |
| Feb 10, 2007 | | at South Carolina State | W 72–69 $^{OT}$ | 14–11 (8–4) | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, South Carolina |
| Feb 12, 2007 | | at North Carolina A&T | L 82–90 | 14–12 (8–5) | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Feb 17, 2007 | | Maryland-Eastern Shore | W 93–60 | 15–12 (9–5) | Jake Gaither Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida |
| Feb 19, 2007 | | Howard | W 85–75 | 16–12 (10–5) | Jake Gaither Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida |
| Feb 24, 2007 | | at Delaware State | L 65–77 | 16–13 (10–6) | Memorial Hall Dover, Delaware |
| Feb 28, 2007 | | Coppin State | W 73–59 | 17–13 (11–6) | Jake Gaither Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida |
| Mar 3, 2007 | | at Bethune-Cookman | W 68–62 $^{OT}$ | 18–13 (12–6) | Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, Florida |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2007* | (2) | vs. (7) Hampton Quarterfinals | W 61–58 | 19–13 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Mar 9, 2007* | (2) | vs. (3) North Carolina A&T Semifinals | W 74–66 | 20–13 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Mar 10, 2007* | (2) | vs. (1) Delaware State Championship game | W 58–56 | 21–13 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 2007* | (16 W) | vs. (16 W) Niagara Play-in Game | L 69–77 | 21–14 | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||