2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game

American college basketball final March 2026 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament August 2023 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game ncg File:NCAA logo.svg April 3, 2006 2005-06 University of Florida Florida Gators 32–6 SEC 11 10 Billy Donovan 36 37 University of California, Los Angeles UCLA Bruins 32–6 Pac-10 T-7 8 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/week/18/year/2006/seasontype/2 2005-06 Men's College Basketball Rankings ESPN February 16, 2024 Ben Howland 25 32 RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana 43,168 James Burr, John Cahill, Tony Greene Joakim Noah, Florida Florida by 1 CBS 11.2 Jim Nantz (play-by-play)Billy Packer (color)Dan Bonner (sideline) 2005 2007 The 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the finals of the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 2005-06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The game was played at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana, and featured the Oakland Regional Champion, No. 2-seeded UCLA and the Minneapolis Regional Champion, No. 3-seeded Florida. Participants Florida Gators 2005–06 Florida Gators men's basketball team Florida entered the tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Minneapolis Regional. In the 1st round, Lee Humphrey scored 20 points, Joakim Noah scored 16 points, and Al Horford scored 14 points to lead Florida past South Alabama with a 76–50 victory.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000040 https://web.archive.org/web/20160915034720/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000040 dead September 15, 2016 Humphrey nets 20, sparks Florida past South Alabama ESPN.com 16 March 2006 11 May 2014 In the 2nd round, Corey Brewer scored 23 points and Joakim Noah scored 17 points to rout Milwaukee with an 82–60 victory.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000041 https://web.archive.org/web/20160915035919/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000041 dead September 15, 2016 Brewer leads balanced attack as Florida routs UW-Milwaukee ESPN.com 18 March 2006 11 May 2014 In the Sweet 16, Corey Brewer made a twisting falling down shot which became a three-point play with 27.5 seconds remaining to defeat Georgetown 57–53 and advance to the Elite Eight.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000045 https://web.archive.org/web/20160915042425/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000045 dead September 15, 2016 Brewer's late heroics have Gators feeling Elite ESPN.com 24 March 2006 11 May 2014 In the Elite Eight, Joakim Noah had a monster night by scoring 21 points which led to Florida beating Villanova 75–62 and advancing to the Final Four.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000046 https://web.archive.org/web/20160915041738/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000046 dead September 15, 2016 Noah's monster night sends Florida to Final Four ESPN.com 26 March 2006 11 May 2014 In their semifinal matchup against Cinderella team George Mason, Florida had a successful night from outside the arc and won 73–58 for a trip to the title game.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000062 https://web.archive.org/web/20160915034246/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000062 dead September 15, 2016 Florida's outside shooting vaults Gators into national title game ESPN.com 1 April 2006 11 May 2014 UCLA Bruins 2005–06 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team UCLA entered the tournament as the No. 2 seed in the Oakland Regional. In the 1st round, UCLA routed Belmont with a 78–44 victory in the battle of the Bruins.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000012 https://web.archive.org/web/20201016194544/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000012 dead October 16, 2020 UCLA routs Belmont in battle of the Bruins ESPN.com 16 March 2006 11 May 2014 In the 2nd round, Jordan Farmar scored 18 points making five three-pointers which was supported by Arron Afflalo's 13 points and Ryan Hollins's 12 points to beat Alabama 62–59 for a trip to Oakland for the Sweet 16.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000013 https://web.archive.org/web/20201016194700/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000013 dead October 16, 2020 Farmar's five 3s have UCLA heading to Oakland ESPN.com 18 March 2006 11 May 2014 In the Sweet 16, UCLA finished the game with an 11–0 run to complete a 17-point comeback for a 73–71 win over Gonzaga.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000014 https://web.archive.org/web/20190504032815/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000014 dead May 4, 2019 UCLA scores final 11 points in stunning comeback over Gonzaga ESPN.com 23 March 2006 11 May 2014 In the Elite Eight, Arron Afflalo scored 15 points to beat Memphis 50–45 in the lowest scoring Regional Finals during the shot-clock era to send UCLA to the Final Four.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000015 https://web.archive.org/web/20190626202932/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000015 dead June 26, 2019 Afflalo, UCLA clamp down on Memphis, stamp Final Four ticket ESPN.com 25 March 2006 11 May 2014 In the national semifinal, UCLA shut down LSU 59–45 to advance to the title game.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000031 https://web.archive.org/web/20201016193034/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000031 dead October 16, 2020 UCLA shuts down Baby, LSU in advancing to title game ESPN.com 1 April 2006 11 May 2014 Starting lineups Florida Position UCLA Taurean Green G Jordan Farmar Lee Humphrey G Arron Afflalo Corey Brewer F Cedric Bozeman Joakim Noah F Luc Richard Mbah a Moute Al Horford C Ryan Hollins SourceUCLA vs. Florida Box Score (Men), April 3, 2006 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2006-04-03-florida.html Sports Reference 29 March 2023 Game summary #e3e3e3 April 3, 2006 9:21 PM ET Recap #OA2 UCLA Bruins 57 #MI3 Florida Gators 73 25–36 32–37 Jordan Farmar 18 Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Ryan Hollins 10 Luc Richard Mbah a Moute 4 Joakim Noah 16 Joakim Noah 9 Taurean Green 8 RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana 51, 458 CBS References NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball championship games Category:Florida Gators men's basketball Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball Category:Basketball competitions in Indianapolis Category:College basketball tournaments in Indiana NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game Category:2000s in Indianapolis