2005–06 Big East Conference men's basketball season

2005–06 Big East Conference Men's Basketball Season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 12, 2005
through March 11, 2006
Teams16
TV partnerESPN
Regular Season
ChampionConnecticut and Villanova (14–2)
Season MVPRandy Foye – Villanova
Tournament
ChampionsSyracuse
Finals MVPGerry McNamara – Syracuse
2005–06 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Connecticut 14 2   .875 30 4   .882
No. 3 Villanova 14 2   .875 28 5   .848
No. 22 West Virginia 11 5   .688 22 11   .667
Marquette 10 6   .625 20 11   .645
No. 23 Georgetown 10 6   .625 23 10   .697
No. 16 Pittsburgh 10 6   .625 25 8   .758
Seton Hall 9 7   .563 18 12   .600
Cincinnati 8 8   .500 21 13   .618
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
No. 21 Syracuse†# 0 9   .000 0 12   .000
2006 Big East tournament winner
As of April 3, 2006
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2006 Big East tournament.
#Syracuse had all its wins vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 23–12, 7–9.

The 2005–06 Big East Conference men's basketball season was the 27th in conference history, and involved its 16 full-time member schools.

Connecticut and Villanova were the regular-season co-champions with identical records of 14–2. Syracuse won the Big East tournament championship, although this later was vacated.