2006 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

2006 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2005–06
Teams12
SiteFedExForum
Memphis, TN
ChampionsMemphis (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Calipari (1st title)
MVPShawne Williams (Memphis)
2005–06 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Memphis 13 1   .929 33 4   .892
No. 25 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

The 2006 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was held March 8–11 at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.

Top-seeded Memphis defeated UAB in the championship game, 57–46, to clinch their first Conference USA men's tournament championship. It would be the Tigers' first of seven C-USA titles in an eight-year period.

The Tigers, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA member UAB, who earned an at-large bid.