2006 SWAC men's basketball tournament

2006 SWAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2005–06
Teams	8
Site	Bill Harris Arena Birmingham, Alabama
Champions	Southern (7th title)
Winning coach	Rob Spivery (3rd title)
SWAC men's basketball tournaments

2005–06 SWAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southern †	15	–	3		.833			20	–	13		.606
Grambling State	11	–	7		.611			14	–	13		.519
Alabama A&M	11	–	7		.611			13	–	13		.500
Jackson State	10	–	8		.556			15	–	17		.469
Alabama State	10	–	8		.556			12	–	18		.400
Mississippi Valley State	9	–	9		.500			9	–	19		.321
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	8	–	10		.444			13	–	16		.448
Alcorn State	8	–	10		.444			8	–	20		.286
Texas Southern	6	–	12		.333			8	–	22		.267
Prairie View A&M	2	–	16		.111			5	–	24		.172
† 2006 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held March 9–11, 2006, at Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. Southern defeated Arkansas–Pine Bluff, 57–44 in the championship game. The Jaguars received the conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the Atlanta Region.

Bracket and results

	Quarterfinals March 9					Semifinals March 10					Final March 11
	1	Southern	73
	8	Alcorn State	52
						1	Southern	66
						5	Jackson State	59
	4	Alabama State	65
	5	Jackson State	83
											1	Southern	57
											7	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	44
	3	Grambling State	50
	6	Mississippi Valley State	49
						3	Grambling	49
						7	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	61
	2	Alabama A&M	54
	7	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	64