| 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |||
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| Preseason AP #1 | Duke Blue Devils[1] | ||
| NCAA Tournament | 2006 | ||
| Tournament dates | March 14, 2006– April 3, 2006 |
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| National Championship | RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN |
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| NCAA Champions | Florida Gators | ||
| Other champions | South Carolina (NIT) | ||
| Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden) |
J.J. Redick, Duke | ||
NCAA Division I basketball seasons
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The 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2005, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 3, 2006 at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Florida Gators won their first NCAA national championship with a 73–56 victory over the UCLA Bruins. This was the final Final Four site at the RCA Dome. The Final Four will return to the city of Indianapolis, but will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium.
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The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls November 7, 2005.[4]
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Thirty conference seasons conclude with a single-elimination tournament. Traditionally, all conference schools are eligible, regardless of record. However, some conferences, most notably the Big East, do not invite the teams with the worst records. The conference tournament winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. A school that wins the conference regular season title is guaranteed an NIT bid; however, it may receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.
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| Player | School | PPG | Player | School | RPG | Player | School | APG | Player | School | SPG | |||
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| Adam Morrison | Gonzaga | 28.1 | Paul Millsap | LA Tech | 13.3 | Jared Jordan | Marist | 8.5 | Tim Smith | E. Tennessee St. | 3.4 | |||
| J. J. Redick | Duke | 26.8 | Kenny Adeleke | Hartford | 13.1 | Jose Juan Barea | Northeastern | 8.4 | Oliver Lafayette | Houston | 3.4 | |||
| Keydren Clark | St. Peter's | 26.3 | Rashad Jones-Jennings | UALR | 11.3 | Terrell Everett | Oklahoma | 6.9 | Obie Trotter | Alabama A&M | 3.3 | |||
| Andre Collins | Loyola (MD) | 26.1 | Curtis Withers | Charlotte | 11.3 | Walker Russell | Jacksonville St. | 6.8 | Ibrahim Jaaber | Penn | 3.3 | |||
| Brion Rush | Grambling | 25.8 | Ivan Almonte | Florida Int'l | 11.2 | Kenny Grant | Davidson | 6.7 | Kevin Hamilton | Holy Cross | 3.3 | |||
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| Player | School | BPG | Player | School | FG% | Player | School | 3FG% | Player | School | FT% | |||
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| Shawn James | Northeastern | 6.5 | Randall Hanke | Providence | 67.7 | Stephen Sir | N. Arizona | 48.9 | Blake Ahearn | Missouri St. | 93.6 | |||
| Justin Williams | Wyoming | 5.4 | Cedric Smith | TAMU-CC | 66.2 | Josh Alexander | Stephen F. Austin | 47.7 | Jermaine Anderson | New Hampshire | 91.9 | |||
| Stephane Lasme | UMass | 3.9 | Joakim Noah | Florida | 62.7 | J. Robert Merritt | Samford | 47.6 | Shawan Robinson | Clemson | 91.3 | |||
| Shelden Williams | Duke | 3.8 | James Augustine | Illinois | 62.4 | Ross Schraeder | UC Irvine | 47.4 | Derek Raivio | Gonzaga | 91.2 | |||
| Slim Millien | Idaho St. | 3.4 | Michael Harrison | Colorado St. | 62.3 | Chris Hernandez | Stanford | 47.2 | Adam Vogelsberg | Middle Tenn. St. | 90.8 | |||
The NCAA Tournament tipped off on March 14, 2007 with the opening round game in Dayton, Ohio, and concluded on April 3 at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. A total of 65 teams entered the tournament. Thirty of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which does not conduct a post-season tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. The Big East Conference led the way with eight bids. Florida won their first NCAA title, beating UCLA 73–56 in the final. Florida forward Joakim Noah was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
| National Semifinals | National Championship | |||||||
| A4 | LSU | 45 | ||||||
| O2 | UCLA | 59 | ||||||
| O2 | UCLA | 57 | ||||||
| M3 | Florida | 73 | ||||||
| W11 | George Mason | 58 | ||||||
| M3 | Florida | 73 | ||||||
A-Atlanta, O-Oakland, W-Washington, D.C., M-Minneapolis.
After the NCAA Tournament field was announced, the National Invitation Tournament invited 32 teams to participate, reducing the field's size from 40. Eight teams were given automatic bids for winning their conference regular seasons, and 24 other teams were also invited. Dave Odom's South Carolina Gamecocks won their second consecutive title, defeating the Tommy Amaker-coached Michigan Wolverines 76–64 in the championship game. Gamecock forward Renaldo Balkman was named tournament MVP.
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
| 5 | Old Dominion | 43 | ||||||
| 1 | Michigan | 66 | ||||||
| 1 | Michigan | 64 | ||||||
| 3 | South Carolina | 76 | ||||||
| 1 | Louisville | 63 | ||||||
| 3 | South Carolina | 78 | ||||||
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
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| J.J. Redick | G | Senior | Duke |
| Adam Morrison | F | Junior | Gonzaga |
| Randy Foye | G | Senior | Villanova |
| Shelden Williams | C | Senior | Duke |
| Brandon Roy | G | Senior | Washington |
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| Dee Brown | G | Senior | Illinois |
| Rodney Carney | G | Senior | Memphis |
| P.J. Tucker | F | Junior | Texas |
| Rudy Gay | F | Sophomore | Connecticut |
| Leon Powe | F | Sophomore | California |
| Allan Ray | G | Senior | Villanova |
| Tyler Hansbrough | F | Freshman | North Carolina |
A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.[65]
| Team | Former Coach |
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New Coach |
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| Alabama-Birmingham | Mike Anderson | Mike Davis | After leaving Indiana, Davis returned to his home state – bringing guard Robert Vaden with him. | |
| Arizona State | Rob Evans | Herb Sendek | After a high-profile flirtation with Pitt's Jamie Dixon, Arizona State pulled Sendek from the ACC.[66] | |
| Ball State | Tim Buckley | Ronny Thompson | Buckley was reassigned after a 10–18 season. | |
| Brown | Glen Miller | Craig Robinson | Brown hired former 2-time Ivy player of the year Robinson after Miller leaves for conference rival Penn. | |
| Canisius | Mike MacDonald | Tom Parrotta | ||
| Central Michigan | Jay Smith | Ernie Ziegler | Two-time MAC coach of the year Smith left the coaching profession.[67] | |
| Cincinnati | Bob Huggins | Andy Kennedy | Mick Cronin | UC alum Cronin was hired for the head job over interim boss Kennedy. |
| The Citadel | Pat Dennis | Ed Conroy | ||
| Cleveland State | Mike Garland | Gary Waters | ||
| College of Charleston | Tom Herrion | Bobby Cremins | College of Charleston made a splash hiring former Georgia Tech head man Cremins after Winthrop's Gregg Marshall accepted the job but then reneged.[68] | |
| Delaware | David Henderson | Monte Ross | Henderson is fired after consecutive 20-loss seasons. | |
| Duquesne | Danny Nee | Ron Everhart | Coaching veteran Nee was fired after a 3–24 season. | |
| Fairfield | Tim O'Toole | Ed Cooley | O'Toole was fired only two years removed from winning MAAC coach of the year honors. | |
| Florida Atlantic | Matt Doherty | Rex Walters | Doherty leaves FAU for SMU after only one year. | |
| Furman | Larry Davis | Jeff Jackson | ||
| Hampton | Bobby Collins | Kevin Nickelberry | ||
| Hartford | Larry Harrison | Dan Leibovitz | Harrison resigned despite being named America East coach of the year. | |
| Idaho | Leonard Perry | George Pfeifer | ||
| Idaho State | Doug Oliver | Joe O'Brien | Oliver announced his resignation mid-season and was replaced in March by three-time JUCO national championship coach O'Brien. | |
| Indiana | Mike Davis | Kelvin Sampson | Davis announced his resignation in Febrary – effective at the end of the season. After a long search process, Indiana hired former Oklahoma coach Sampson. | |
| Iowa State | Wayne Morgan | Greg McDermott | Iowa State fired Morgan in the wake of a recruiting scandal.[69] | |
| Kansas State | Jim Wooldridge | Bob Huggins | K-State hired Huggins after a one-year absence from coaching. | |
| Lamar | Billy Tubbs | Steve Roccaforte | Tubbs stepped down as head coach but remained as Lamar's Athletic Director, turning the team over to assistant Roccaforte. | |
| Manhattan | Bobby Gonzalez | Barry Rohrssen | A hot coach for several seasons, Gonzalez made the move to the Big East and Seton Hall. | |
| McNeese State | Tic Price | Dave Simmons | ||
| Mississippi | Rod Barnes | Andy Kennedy | Ole Miss hired native son Kennedy after he was passed over for the permanent head coaching position at Cincinnati after serving as interim for the entire season. | |
| Missouri | Quin Snyder | Melvin Watkins | Mike Anderson | Snyder was fired in February as his status became distracting due to a disappointing season and off-court scandal.[70] |
| Montana | Larry Krystkowiak | Wayne Tinkle | Montana all-time leading scorer Krystkowiak left Montana for an assistant coaching job with the Milwaukee Bucks, while his former Grizzly teammate and assistant Tinkle is promoted. | |
| Montana State | Mick Durham | Brad Huse | ||
| Morehead State | Kyle Macy | Donnie Tyndall | Former Kentucky All-American Macy resigns after a 4–23 season. | |
| Morgan State | Butch Beard | Todd Bozeman | Bozeman returns to coaching after an eight-year ban over recruiting violations at Cal.[71] | |
| Murray State | Mick Cronin | Billy Kennedy | ||
| Nebraska | Barry Collier | Doc Sadler | Collier left Nebraska to become Athletic Director at Butler. | |
| New Orleans | Monte Towe | Buzz Williams | Towe made the unusual move of leaving a head coaching spot to take the Associate head coach spot at his alma mater, NC State. | |
| North Carolina State | Herb Sendek | Sidney Lowe | After a lengthy search process, former Wolfpack guard Lowe comes in from an assistant coaching job with the Detroit Pistons. | |
| UNC-Wilmington | Brad Brownell | Benny Moss | ||
| Northeastern | Ron Everhart | Bill Coen | ||
| Northern Colorado | Craig Rasmuson | Tad Boyle | ||
| Northern Iowa | Greg McDermott | Ben Jacobson | UNI promoted top assistant Jacobson after McDermott left for Iowa State. | |
| Oklahoma | Kelvin Sampson | Jeff Capel | Oklahoma tapped VCU's Capel after Sampson left for Indiana. | |
| Oklahoma State | Eddie Sutton | Sean Sutton | Eddie Sutton turned the Cowboys over to son Sean. | |
| Penn | Fran Dunphy | Glen Miller | Penn raided conference foe Brown to hire Miller away after Dunphy moved across town to coach Temple. | |
| Pepperdine | Paul Westphal | Vance Walberg | Former Phoenix Suns coach Westphal was fired after a 7–20 season. | |
| Portland | Michael Holton | Eric Reveno | ||
| Rutgers | Gary Waters | Fred Hill | Waters announced that he would resign late in the season. After the season he was replaced by assistant Hill | |
| Saint Peter's | Bob Leckie | John Dunne | ||
| Seton Hall | Louis Orr | Bobby Gonzalez | Seton Hall turns to Manhattan's Gonzalez after Orr is fired. | |
| Southern Methodist | Jimmy Tubbs | Matt Doherty | Tubbs was fired after an internal investigation uncovered NCAA violations.[72] | |
| South Carolina State | Ben Betts | Jamal Brown | Betts left to join Jeff Capel's staff at Oklahoma. | |
| Southeast Missouri State | Gary Garner | Scott Edgar | ||
| Temple | John Chaney | Fran Dunphy | Chaney retired after 24 seasons at Temple, allowing Dunphy to become the first man ever to coach at two different Big 5 schools.[73] | |
| Texas-Arlington | Eddie McCarter | Scott Cross | ||
| Texas-Pan American | Robert Davenport | Tom Schuberth | ||
| Texas-San Antonio | Tim Carter | Brooks Thompson | ||
| Texas State | Dennis Nutt | Doug Davalos | ||
| UTEP | Doc Sadler | Tony Barbee | UTEP tapped Memphis assistant Barbee after Sadler left for Nebraska. | |
| Virginia Commonwealth | Jeff Capel | Anthony Grant | VCU hired Florida assistant Grant after Capel left for the Big 12. | |
| Washington State | Dick Bennett | Tony Bennett | Dick Bennett retired, handing the reins to his son and assistant Tony. | |
| Weber State | Joe Cravens | Randy Rahe | ||
| Winston-Salem State | Phillip Stitt | Bobby Collins | Collins was hired from Hampton to lead the Rams into their first season of Division I play. | |
| Wright State | Paul Biancardi | Brad Brownell | Biancardi stepped down after being barred from recruiting by the NCAA over recruiting violations that occurred while Biancardi was at Ohio State.[74] |
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