2005–06 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

2005–06 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
CAA regular season champions
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
Record27–8 (15–3 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPatriot Center
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
2006 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2005–06 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team represented George Mason University in the 2005–2006 NCAA Basketball season. The team achieved several milestones, including a team-record 23 regular season wins, and earned an at-large bid to that year's NCAA tournament.

In the NCAA Tournament, the Patriots reached the Final Four, becoming the first team from the Colonial Athletic Association to accomplish that feat. The number 11 seed in the East region, they advanced to the Final Four by knocking off UConn, the tournament's No. 1 overall seed, 86–84 in overtime in the Elite Eight. George Mason, which had never won an NCAA tournament game up until this tournament, thus tied the 1986 LSU Tigers as the lowest seed to ever reach the Final Four. The Patriots then lost to eventual national champions, Florida.