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2005–06 Big East Conference Men's Basketball Season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 12, 2005
through March 11, 2006
Number of teams16
TV partner(s)ESPN
Regular Season
ChampionConnecticut and Villanova (14–2)
Season MVPRandy Foye – Villanova
Tournament
ChampionsSyracuse
Finals MVPGerry McNamara – Syracuse
Basketball seasons
2005–06 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Connecticut 14 – 2   .875 30 – 4   .882
No. 3 Villanova 14 – 2   .875 28 – 5   .848
No. 22 West Virginia 11 – 5   .688 22 – 11   .667
Marquette 10 – 6   .625 20 – 11   .645
No. 23 Georgetown 10 – 6   .625 23 – 10   .697
No. 16 Pittsburgh 10 – 6   .625 25 – 8   .758
Seton Hall 9 – 7   .563 18 – 12   .600
Cincinnati 8 – 8   .500 21 – 13   .618
Rutgers 7 – 9   .438 19 – 14   .576
Louisville 6 – 10   .375 21 – 13   .618
Notre Dame 6 – 10   .375 16 – 14   .533
DePaul* 5 – 11   .313 12 – 15   .444
Providence* 5 – 11   .313 12 – 15   .444
St. John's* 5 – 11   .313 12 – 15   .444
South Florida* 1 – 15   .063 7 – 22   .241
No. 21 Syracuse†# 0 – 9   .000 0 – 12   .000
† 2006 Big East tournament winner
As of April 3, 2006[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2006 Big East tournament.
#Syracuse had all its wins vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 23–12, 7–9.

The 2005–06 Big East Conference men's basketball season was the 27th in conference history, and involved its 16 full-time member schools.

Connecticut and Villanova were the regular-season co-champions with identical records of 14–2. Syracuse won the Big East tournament championship, although this later was vacated.

Season summary & highlights

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Head coaches

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School Coach Season Notes
Cincinnati Andy Kennedy 1st Interim coach; resigned March 23, 2006
Connecticut Jim Calhoun 20th
DePaul Jerry Wainwright 1st
Georgetown John Thompson III 2nd
Louisville Rick Pitino 5th
Marquette Tom Crean 7th
Notre Dame Mike Brey 6th
Pittsburgh Jamie Dixon 3rd
Providence Tim Welsh 8th
Rutgers Gary Waters 5th Resigned March 1, 2006
St. John's Norm Roberts 2nd
Seton Hall Louis Orr 5th Fired March 24, 2006
South Florida Robert McCullum 3rd
Syracuse Jim Boeheim 30th
Villanova Jay Wright 5th Big East Coach of the Year
West Virginia John Beilein 4th

Rankings

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Connecticut was ranked in the Associated Press poll Top 5 all season, reaching No. 1 in several weeks and finishing at No. 2. Villanova spent the entire season in the Top 10 and all but one week in the Top 5, reaching No. 2 and finishing at No. 3. Georgetown, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, and West Virginia spent time in the Top 25, and all but Louisville finished the season as ranked teams. Cincinnati also made an appearance in the Top 25.

2005–06 Big East Conference Weekly Rankings
Key: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
AP Poll[13] Pre 11/14 11/21 11/28 12/5 12/12 12/19 12/26 1/2 1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20 2/27 3/6 Final
Cincinnati 25
Connecticut 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 4 3 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 2
DePaul
Georgetown 21 17 15 17 23 20 23 23
Louisville 7 7 6 7 5 4 11 10 9 10 17 22
Marquette
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh 22 12 9 12 9 14 9 9 8 15 16
Providence
Rutgers
St. John's
Seton Hall
South Florida
Syracuse 16 16 17 20 25 21
Villanova 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 8 6 4 4 4 2 4 2 3
West Virginia 14 14 13 25 24 16 12 9 11 9 11 14 16 19 22

Regular-season statistical leaders

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Postseason

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Big East tournament

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Main article: 2006 Big East men's basketball tournament

Seeding

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Teams were seeded in the Big East tournament based on conference record and tiebreakers. The No. 5 through No. 12 seeds played in the first round, and the No. 1 through No. 4 seeds received byes into the quarterfinal round. Teams which finished below 12th place in the conference after the application as necessary of tiebreakers did not qualify for the tournament

Seeding was (1) Connecticut, (2) Villanova, (3) West Virginia, (4) Marquette, (5) Georgetown, (6) Pittsburgh, (7) Seton Hall, (8) Cincinnati, (9) Syracuse, (10) Rutgers, (11) Louisville, and (12) Notre Dame. By finishing below 12th place, DePaul, Providence, St. John's, and South Florida did not qualify for the tournament.

The NCAA later vacated all of Syracuse's wins during the season, including its four Big East Tournament victories, because of the use of an ineligible player.

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 8 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9 		Semifinals
Friday, March 10 		Final
Saturday, March 11
            
1 #1 Connecticut 84
9 Syracuse 86OT
8 Cincinnati 73
9 Syracuse 74
9 Syracuse 58
5 #23 Georgetown 57
4 Marquette 59
5 #23 Georgetown 62
5 #23 Georgetown 67
12 Notre Dame 63
9 Syracuse 65
6 #15 Pittsburgh 61
2 #2 Villanova 87
10 Rutgers 55
7 Seton Hall 48
10 Rutgers 61
2 #2 Villanova 54
6 #15 Pittsburgh 68
3 #19 West Virginia 57
6 #15 Pittsburgh 68
6 #15 Pittsburgh 61
11 Louisville 56

NCAA tournament

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Main article: 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Eight Big East teams received bids to the NCAA Tournament, with Connecticut seeded No. 1 in the Washington, D.C., Region and Villanova No. 1 in the Minneapolis Region. Marquette, Seton Hall, and Syracuse lost in the first round and Pittsburgh in the second round. Georgetown and West Virginia were defeated in the regional semifinals and Connecticut and Villanova in the regional finals.

School Region Seed Round 1 Round 2 Sweet 16 Elite 8
Connecticut Washington, D.C. 1 16 Albany, W 72–59 8 Kentucky, W 87–83 5 Washington, W 98–92(OT) 11 George Mason, L 86–84(OT)
Villanova Minneapolis 1 16 Monmouth, W 58–45 8 Arizona, W 82–78 4 Boston College, W 60–59(OT) 3 Florida, L 75–62
West Virginia Atlanta 6 11 Southern Illinois, W 64–46 14 Northwestern State, W 67–54 2 Texas, L 74–71
Georgetown Minneapolis 7 10 Northern Iowa, W 54–49 2 Ohio State, W 70–52 3 Florida, L 57–53
Pittsburgh Oakland 5 12 Kent State, W 79–64 13 Bradley, L 72–66
Syracuse Atlanta 5 12 Texas A&M, L 66–58
Marquette Oakland 7 10 Alabama, L 90–85
Seton Hall Washington, D.C. 10 7 Wichita State, L 86–66

National Invitation Tournament

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Main article: 2006 National Invitation Tournament

Four Big East teams received bids to the National Invitation Tournament, with Cincinnati seeded No. 1 in the Cincinnati Bracket and Louisville No. 1 in the Louisville Bracket. Rutgers lost in the first round, Notre Dame in the second round, Cincinnati in the quarterfinals, and Louisville in the semifinals.

School Bracket Seed Opening round Round 1 Round 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals
Louisville Louisville 1 Bye 10 Delaware State, W 71–54 4 Clemson, W 74–68 2 Missouri State, W 74–56 C3 South Carolina, L 78–63
Cincinnati Cincinnati 1 Bye 9 Charlotte, W 86–80 4 Minnesota, W 76–62 3 South Carolina, L 65–62
Notre Dame Michigan 5 Bye 4 Vanderbilt, W 79–69 1 Michigan, L 87–84
Rutgers Maryland 8 7 Penn State, W 76–71 2 Saint Joseph's, L 71–62

Awards and honors

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Big East Conference

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Player of the Year:

Defensive Player of the Year:

Rookie of the Year:

Most Improved Player:

Coach of the Year:

All-Big East First Team

All-Big East Second Team:

Big East All-Rookie Team:

All-Americans

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The following players were selected to the 2006 Associated Press All-America teams.

Main article: 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

Consensus All-America First Team:

  • Randy Foye, Villanova, Key Stats: 20.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.4 spg, 41.1 FG%, 35.0 3P%, 677 points

Consensus All-America Second Team:

  • Rudy Gay, Connecticut, Key Stats: 15.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.8 spg, 1.6 bpg, 46.1 FG%, 31.8 3P%, 503 points
  • Allan Ray, Villanova, Key Stats: 18.5 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.2 spg, 38.9 FG%, 37.2 3P%, 591 points

First Team All-America:

  • Randy Foye, Villanova, Key Stats: 20.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.4 spg, 41.1 FG%, 35.0 3P%, 677 points

Second Team All-America:

  • Rudy Gay, Connecticut, Key Stats: 15.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.8 spg, 1.6 bpg, 46.1 FG%, 31.8 3P%, 503 points

Third Team All-America:

  • Allan Ray, Villanova, Key Stats: 18.5 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.2 spg, 38.9 FG%, 37.2 3P%, 591 points

AP Honorable Mention

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2005-06 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11-14-2013.
  2. ^ Yorio, Kara (March 8, 2006). "McNamara's not overrated — just ask Boeheim". The Sporting News. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved August 23, 2007.
  3. ^ Ramsey, Ethan (February 8, 2006). "Is Gerry Overrated?". The Daily Orange. Archived from the original on December 8, 2007. Retrieved August 23, 2007.
  4. ^ Winn, Luke (March 8, 2006). "McNamara keeps 'Cuse alive ... and Boeheim explodes". CNNSI.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2007. Retrieved August 23, 2007.
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  6. ^ "Gerry buries another clutch trey as Orange oust Huskies". CNNSI.com. March 9, 2006. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2007.
  7. ^ "McNamara magical again as Orange rally to advance to final". The Associated Press. March 10, 2006. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  8. ^ "Syracuse knocks off No. 15 Pitt for Big East title". The Associated Press. March 12, 2006. Archived from the original on April 26, 2006. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  9. ^ "Syracuse to vacate wins, lose 12 scholarships; Boeheim suspended". CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  10. ^ "NCAA investigation costs Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim 108 wins, drops him to 6th all-time". syracuse.com. March 6, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  11. ^ "Syracuse basketball's 101 vacated wins will include memorable 2006 Big East title". syracuse.com. October 17, 2006. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
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