2006 America East men's basketball tournament

2006 America East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200506
First round siteBinghamton University Events Center
Vestal, New York
Quarterfinals siteBinghamton University Events Center
Vestal, New York
Semifinals siteBinghamton University Events Center
Vestal, New York
Finals siteSEFCU Arena
Albany, New York
ChampionsAlbany (1st title)
Winning coachWill Brown (1st title)
MVPJamar Wilson (Albany)
2005–06 America East men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Albany133 .8132111  .656
Binghamton124 .7501613  .552
Boston University97 .5631216  .429
Hartford97 .5631315  .464
New Hampshire88 .5001217  .414
Vermont79 .4381317  .433
Maine79 .4381216  .429
UMBC511 .3131019  .345
Stony Brook214 .125424  .143
2006 America East tournament winner
As of March 14, 2006
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 America East men's basketball tournament was held from March 3–5 at the Binghamton University Events Center. The final was held March 11 at the Recreation and Convocation Center at the University at Albany. Albany gained its first ever berth in the NCAA tournament with its 80-67 win over Vermont. Albany was given the 16th seed in the Washington D.C. Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to Connecticut 72–59, after Albany nearly became the first 16 seed to upset a 1 seed with a twelve-point lead with just over eleven minutes to play.