2006 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 2006 Ohio Valley Conference I Men's 8 Campus Sites Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee Murray State 13th Mick Cronin 2nd Pearson Griffith Murray State The 2006 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament of the Ohio Valley Conference during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held February 28 – March 3, 2006. The first round was hosted by the higher seeded team in each game. The semifinals and finals took place at Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Top seed Murray State won the tournament, defeating 2005 none Samford Bulldogs Samford in the championship game, and received the Ohio Valley's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Murray State drew a 14 seed in the Washington, D.C. Regional, facing the 3 seed University of North Carolina.Murray State Draws UNC for NCAA Men's Tourney http://www.ovcsports.com/news/2006/3/12/4915.aspx OVCSports.com March 31, 20192006 Men's NCAA basketball tournament https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/ncaa-tournament/history/yearbyyear/2006 CBSSports.com March 31, 2019 Format The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Ohio Valley Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the 20 game conference season, teams were seeded by conference record. Bracket Quarterfinals February 28 2006 O'Reilly OVC Men's Basketball Tournament Recaps; Top Four Seeds Advance http://www.ovcsports.com/news/2006/2/28/35583.aspx OVCSports.com March 31, 2019 Semifinals March 2 2006 O'Reilly OVC Men's Basketball Tournament Recaps http://www.ovcsports.com/news/2006/3/3/32293.aspx OVCSports.com March 31, 2019 Finals March 3 Murray State Wins 2006 O'Reilly OVC Men's Championship http://www.ovcsports.com/news/2006/3/4/92382.aspx OVCSports.com March 31, 2019 1 Murray State 65 8 2005 UT Martin Skyhawks UT Martin 52 4 2005 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State 86 5 2005 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky 59 3 2005 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech 78 6 2005 Austin Peay Governors none Austin Peay 74 2 2005 Samford Bulldogs Samford 78 7 2005 Tennessee State Tigers none Tennessee State 67 1 Murray State 69 4 Jacksonville State 60 3 Tennessee Tech 66 2 Samford 73 1 Murray State 74 2 Samford 57 References Tournament Category:Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Nashville, Tennessee Category:College basketball tournaments in Tennessee Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Category:2006 in Nashville, Tennessee