2006 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year = 2006
| Conference = Patriot League
| Division = I
| Gender = Men's
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| Teams = 8
| Arena = Hart Center (First and second rounds)
| City = Worcester, Massachusetts
| FinalArena = Sojka Pavilion (All three rounds)
| FinalCity = Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
| Champions = Bucknell
| TitleCount = 2nd
| Coach = Pat Flannery
| CoachCount = 2nd
| MVP = Charles Lee (2)
| MVPTeam = Bucknell
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{{2005–06 Patriot League men's basketball standings}}
The 2006 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was played at Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts and Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania after the conclusion of the 2005–06 regular season. Top seed Bucknell defeated second seed {{cbb link|year=2005|sex=men|team=Holy Cross Crusaders|title=Holy Cross}}, 74–59 in the championship game, to win its second Patriot League Tournament title. The Bison earned an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament as #9 seed in the Oakland region. In the round of 64, Bucknell defeated #8 seed Arkansas 59–55.
Format
All eight league members participated in the tournament, with teams seeded according to regular season conference record.
Bracket
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1= Quarterfinals
March 3
| RD2= Semifinals
March 5
| RD3= Championship game
March 10
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1=Bucknell
| RD1-score1=59
| RD1-seed2=8
| RD1-team2={{cbb link|year=2005|sex=men|team=Army Cadets|title=Army}}
| RD1-score2=47
| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team3={{cbb link|year=2005|sex=men|team=American Eagles|title=American}}
| RD1-score3=75
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4={{cbb link|year=2005|sex=men|team=Lafayette Leopards|title=Lafayette}}
| RD1-score4=62
| RD1-seed5=3
| RD1-team5={{cbb link|year=2005|sex=men|team=Lehigh Mountain Hawks|title=Lehigh}}
| RD1-score5=48
| RD1-seed6=6
| RD1-team6={{cbb link|year=2005|sex=men|team=Colgate Raiders|title=Colgate}}
| RD1-score6=44
| RD1-seed7=2
| RD1-team7={{cbb link|year=2005|sex=men|team=Holy Cross Crusaders|title=Holy Cross}}
| RD1-score7=78
| RD1-seed8=7
| RD1-team8={{cbb link|year=2005|sex=men|team=Navy Midshipmen|title=Navy}}
| RD1-score8=50
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=Bucknell
| RD2-score1=64
| RD2-seed2=5
| RD2-team2=American
| RD2-score2=50
| RD2-seed3=3
| RD2-team3=Lehigh
| RD2-score3=66
| RD2-seed4=2
| RD2-team4=Holy Cross
| RD2-score4=73
| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team1=Bucknell
| RD3-score1=74
| RD3-seed2=2
| RD3-team2=Holy Cross
| RD3-score2=59
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Sources:{{cite web |title=2005-06 Patriot League Season Summary |website=Sports Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/patriot/2006.html |access-date=March 17, 2020}}{{cite web|title=Patriot League Men's Basketball 2019-20 Record Book |url=https://patriotleague.org/documents/2019/8/28/2019_20_MBB_Record_Book_Final.pdf |website=Patriot League |access-date=March 17, 2020}}
References
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