2006 MEAC men's basketball tournament explained

Year:2006
Conference:MEAC
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:11
Arena:RBC Center
City:Raleigh, North Carolina
Champions:Hampton
Titlecount:3rd
Coach:Bobby Collins
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Rashad West
Mvpteam:Hampton

The 2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place on March 7–11, 2006, at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. Hampton defeated, 60–56 in the championship game, to capture its third MEAC Tournament title. The Pirates earned an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the Minneapolis region. In the play-in round they fell to fellow No. 16 seed Monmouth 71–49.

Format

All eleven conference members participated, with the top 5 teams receiving a bye to the quarterfinal round. After seeds 6 through 11 completed games in the first round, teams were re-seeded. The lowest remaining seed was slotted against the top seed, next lowest remaining faced the #2 seed, and third lowest remaining seed squared off against the #3 seed.

Bracket

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book . . December 11, 2021.