2006 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

2006 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2005–06
Teams	8
Site	Hart Center (First and second rounds) Worcester, Massachusetts
Finals site	Sojka Pavilion (All three rounds) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Champions	Bucknell (2nd title)
Winning coach	Pat Flannery (2nd title)
MVP	Charles Lee (2) (Bucknell)
Patriot League men's basketball tournaments

2005–06 Patriot League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bucknell †	14	–	0		1.000			27	–	5		.844
Holy Cross	11	–	3		.786			20	–	12		.625
Lehigh	11	–	3		.786			19	–	12		.613
American	7	–	7		.500			12	–	17		.414
Lafayette	5	–	9		.357			11	–	17		.393
Colgate	4	–	10		.286			10	–	19		.345
Navy	3	–	11		.214			10	–	18		.357
Army	1	–	13		.071			5	–	22		.185
† 2006 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2006 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was played at Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts and Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania after the conclusion of the 2005–06 regular season. Top seed Bucknell defeated second seed Holy Cross, 74–59 in the championship game, to win its second Patriot League Tournament title. The Bison earned an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament as #9 seed in the Oakland region. In the round of 64, Bucknell defeated #8 seed Arkansas 59–55.

Format

All eight league members participated in the tournament, with teams seeded according to regular season conference record.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 3					Semifinals March 5					Championship game March 10
	1	Bucknell	59
	8	Army	47
						1	Bucknell	64
						5	American	50
	4	American	75
	5	Lafayette	62
											1	Bucknell	74
											2	Holy Cross	59
	3	Lehigh	48
	6	Colgate	44
						3	Lehigh	66
						2	Holy Cross	73
	2	Holy Cross	78
	7	Navy	50

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