2006 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

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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 because they did not finish in the top twelve of the conference. George Washington University entered the tournament undefeated in Atlantic Ten play, but lost to Temple University in the quarterfinals. George Washington earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.

[edit] 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, Cincinnati, Ohio
* - Overtime

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