2005–06 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 Connecticut	14	–	2	.875	30	–	4	.882
#3 Villanova	14	–	2	.875	28	–	5	.848
#22 West Virginia	11	–	5	.688	22	–	11	.667
Marquette	10	–	6	.625	20	–	11	.645
#23 Georgetown	10	–	6	.625	23	–	10	.697
#16 Pittsburgh	10	–	6	.625	25	–	8	.758
Seton Hall	9	–	7	.563	18	–	12	.600
Cincinnati	8	–	8	.500	21	–	13	.618
#21 Syracuse†	7	–	9	.438	23	–	12	.657
Rutgers	7	–	9	.438	19	–	14	.576
Louisville	6	–	10	.375	21	–	13	.618
Notre Dame	6	–	10	.375	16	–	14	.533
DePaul*	5	–	11	.313	12	–	15	.444
Providence*	5	–	11	.313	12	–	15	.444
St. John's*	5	–	11	.313	12	–	15	.444
South Florida*	1	–	15	.063	7	–	22	.241


† 2006 Big East Tournament winner As of April 3, 2006; Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2006 Big East Tournament.

2005–06 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#9 Texas	13	–	3	.813	27	–	6	.818
#12 Kansas†	13	–	3	.813	25	–	7	.781
#24 Oklahoma	11	–	5	.688	20	–	8	.714
Texas A&M	10	–	6	.625	21	–	8	.724
Colorado	9	–	7	.563	20	–	9	.690
Nebraska	7	–	9	.438	19	–	13	.594
Kansas State	6	–	10	.375	15	–	13	.536
Iowa State	6	–	10	.375	16	–	14	.533
Oklahoma State	6	–	10	.375	17	–	15	.531
Texas Tech	6	–	10	.375	15	–	17	.469
Missouri	5	–	11	.313	12	–	16	.429
Baylor	4	–	12	.250	4	–	13	.235

† 2006 Big 12 Tournament winner As of March 6, 2006; Rankings from AP Poll

2005–06 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
George Mason	15	–	3	.833	27	–	8	.771
UNC Wilmington†	15	–	3	.833	25	–	8	.758
Hofstra	14	–	4	.778	26	–	7	.788
Old Dominion	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
Northeastern	12	–	6	.667	19	–	11	.633
VCU	11	–	7	.611	19	–	10	.655
Drexel	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
Towson	8	–	10	.444	12	–	16	.429
Delaware	4	–	14	.222	9	–	21	.300
Georgia State	3	–	15	.167	7	–	22	.241
William & Mary	3	–	15	.167	8	–	20	.286
James Madison	2	–	16	.111	5	–	23	.179


† CAA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2005–06 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#4 Memphis†	13	–	1	.929	33	–	4	.892
UAB	12	–	2	.857	24	–	7	.774
UTEP	11	–	3	.786	21	–	10	.677
Houston	9	–	5	.643	21	–	10	.677
UCF	7	–	7	.500	14	–	15	.483
Rice	6	–	8	.429	12	–	16	.429
Tulane	6	–	8	.429	12	–	17	.414
Tulsa	6	–	8	.429	11	–	17	.393
Marshall	5	–	9	.357	12	–	16	.429
SMU	4	–	10	.286	13	–	16	.448
Southern Miss	3	–	11	.214	10	–	21	.323
East Carolina	2	–	12	.143	8	–	20	.286

† 2006 C-USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2005–06 Horizon League men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Milwaukee†	12	–	4	.750	22	–	9	.710
Butler	11	–	5	.688	20	–	13	.606
Loyola (IL)	8	–	8	.500	19	–	11	.633
UIC	8	–	8	.500	16	–	15	.516
Detroit	8	–	8	.500	16	–	16	.500
Green Bay	8	–	8	.500	15	–	16	.484
Wright State*	8	–	8	.500	13	–	15	.464
Cleveland State	5	–	11	.313	10	–	18	.357
Youngstown State	4	–	12	.250	7	–	21	.250

† 2006 Horizon League Tournament winner As of August 1, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

2005–06 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 UCLA†	14	–	4	.778	32	–	7	.821
#12 Washington	13	–	5	.722	26	–	7	.788
California	12	–	6	.667	20	–	11	.645
Arizona ¹	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
Stanford	11	–	7	.611	16	–	14	.533
USC	8	–	10	.444	17	–	13	.567
Oregon	7	–	11	.389	15	–	18	.455
Oregon State ¹	5	–	13	.278	13	–	18	.419
Arizona State	5	–	13	.278	11	–	17	.393
Washington State	4	–	14	.222	11	–	17	.393

† 2006 Pacific-10 Tournament winner As of April 3, 2006; Rankings from Coaches Poll ¹ Holds tie-breaker

The 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2005, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 3, 2006, at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Florida Gators won their first NCAA national championship with a 73–56 victory over the UCLA Bruins. This was the final Final Four site at the RCA Dome. The Final Four will return to the city of Indianapolis, but will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium.

The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls November 7, 2005.

Thirty conference seasons conclude with a single-elimination tournament. Traditionally, all conference schools are eligible, regardless of record. However, some conferences, most notably the Big East, do not invite the teams with the worst records. The conference tournament winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. A school that wins the conference regular season title is guaranteed an NIT bid; however, it may receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

The NCAA Tournament tipped off on March 14, 2007 with the opening round game in Dayton, Ohio, and concluded on April 3 at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. A total of 65 teams entered the tournament. Thirty of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which does not conduct a post-season tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. The Big East Conference led the way with eight bids. Florida won their first NCAA title, beating UCLA 73–56 in the final. Florida forward Joakim Noah was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

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