2006 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

2006 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200506
Teams8
First round siteCampus Sites
Semifinals siteGaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Finals siteGaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsMurray State (13th title)
Winning coachMick Cronin (2nd title)
MVPPearson Griffith (Murray State)
2005–06 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Murray State173 .850247  .774
Samford146 .7002011  .645
Tennessee Tech137 .6501912  .613
Jacksonville State128 .6001613  .552
Eastern Kentucky119 .5501416  .467
Austin Peay119 .5501714  .548
Tennessee State119 .5501315  .464
UT Martin911 .4501315  .464
Eastern Illinois515 .250720  .259
Southeast Missouri State416 .200720  .259
Morehead State317 .150423  .148
2006 Ohio Valley Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament of the Ohio Valley Conference during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held February 28 – March 3, 2006. The first round was hosted by the higher seeded team in each game. The semifinals and finals took place at Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Top seed Murray State won the tournament, defeating Samford in the championship game, and received the Ohio Valley's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Murray State drew a 14 seed in the Washington, D.C. Regional, facing the 3 seed University of North Carolina.