2006 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2006 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played from March 8 to March 11, 2006, at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Xavier University won the tournament. The top four teams in the conference received first-round byes, while Duquesne University and St. Bonaventure University were left out of the tournament as the bottom two teams in the conference standings. George Washington University entered the tournament undefeated in Atlantic 10 play, but lost to Temple University in the quarterfinals. George Washington earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.

Bracket

  First Round
Wednesday, March 8		 Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9		 Semifinals
Friday, March 10		 Final
Saturday, March 11
                                     
   
  1  George Washington 53  
    9  Temple 68  
8  Rhode Island 45
9  Temple 74  
  9  Temple 59  
  5  Saint Joseph's 73  
   
   
  4  Saint Louis 37
    5  Saint Joseph's 56  
5  Saint Joseph's 67
12  Dayton 55  
  5  Saint Joseph's 61
  10  Xavier 62
   
   
  2  Charlotte 55
    10  Xavier 59  
7  Massachusetts 66
10  Xavier 75  
  10  Xavier 70
  6  Fordham 59  
   
   
  3  La Salle 62
    6  Fordham 64  
6  Fordham 45
11  Richmond 37  

All games played at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati.
* - Overtime

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