2006 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2006 Big Sky Conference I Men's 250px Tournament Logo 6 campus sites Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona Montana 6th Larry Krystkowiak 2nd Virgil Matthews Montana The 2006 Big Sky men's basketball tournament was held March 4–8, with the final two rounds at the Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff, Arizona, home of regular season champion 2005 men Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona. Second-seeded Montana defeated host Northern Arizona in the championship game, 73–60, to win their sixth Big Sky tournament title.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LGBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bfADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6412%2C1896341 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Roundup March 9, 2006 F6 Format Conference membership remained at eight. Similar to the previous year, the top six teams in the regular season conference standings participated in the tournament. The top two earned byes into the semifinals while the remaining four played in the quarterfinals, which were played on Saturday at the home court of the higher seed. The lowest remaining seed met the top seed in the semifinals on Tuesday. Bracket Quarterfinals Saturday, March 4 Semifinals Tuesday, March 7 Championship Wednesday, March 8 1 high 4 2005 Montana State Bobcats Montana State 70 5 2005 Sacramento State Hornets Sacramento State 71 3 2005 Eastern Washington Eagles Eastern Washington 81 6 2005 Portland State Vikings Portland State 75 1 2005 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona 98 5 Sacramento State 83 2 Montana 73 3 Eastern Washington 71 1 Northern Arizona 60 2 Montana 73 NCAA tournament Montana earned the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, and no other Big Sky members were invited. Seeded twelfth in the Minneapolis regional (Midwest), the Grizzlies upset Nevada in the first round at Salt Lake City.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NGBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bfADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4807%2C3753676 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Montana turns tables on Nevada March 17, 2006 D2 They were stopped in the next round by Boston College.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NmBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bfADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2863%2C4382911 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Boston College rights ship, rips Montana March 19, 2006 D7 The Big Sky has had a berth in the NCAA tournament since 1968, and Montana was the conference's ninth and most recent team to advance. Northern Arizona was invited to the 40-team NIT, but lost in the first round to 2005 Delaware State Hornets Delaware State. References Tournament Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament, 2006 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Category:Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Arizona Category:Sports in Flagstaff, Arizona