The 2006 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place between 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

Gaylord Entertainment Center

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 in Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee

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. Murray State won the tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament

2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2005–06 basketball season...

. Murray State drew a 14 seed, facing the 10 seed University of North Carolina

North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

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Format

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Ohio Valley Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the 20 game conference season, teams are seeded by conference record.

Bracket

Sources

• http://www.ovcsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=31039&SPID=2443&DB_OEM_ID=6200&ATCLID=322817 First Round Scores
• http://www.ovcsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=31039&SPID=2443&DB_OEM_ID=6200&ATCLID=322826 Second Round Scores
• http://www.ovcsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=31039&SPID=2443&DB_OEM_ID=6200&ATCLID=322828 Murray State Wins OVC Tourney, Advances to NCAA Tournament
• http://www.ovcsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=31039&SPID=2443&DB_OEM_ID=6200&ATCLID=322855 Murray State Draws UNC