2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game

2006 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
Florida Gators UCLA Bruins
SEC Pac-10
(32–6) (32–6)
73 57
Head coach:
Billy Donovan
Head coach:
Ben Howland
1st half2nd half Total
Florida Gators 3637 73
UCLA Bruins 2532 57
DateApril 3, 2006
VenueRCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
MVPJoakim Noah, Florida
FavoriteFlorida by 1
RefereesJames Burr, John Cahill, Tony Greene
Attendance43,168
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersJim Nantz (play-by-play)
Billy Packer (color)
Dan Bonner (sideline)
Nielsen Ratings11.2

The 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the finals of the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 2005-06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The game was played at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana, and featured the Oakland Regional Champion, No. 2-seeded UCLA and the Minneapolis Regional Champion, No. 3-seeded Florida.