The 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 65 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2005–06 basketball season. It began on March 14, 2006, and concluded on April 3 at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. None of the Tournament's top seeds advanced to the Final Four, the first time since 1980 that this occurred. For the second time in history, a team seeded 11th advanced to the Final Four as George Mason of the Colonial Athletic Association won the Washington, D.C. region. They were joined by Atlanta region winner LSU (who was the first team to advance to the Final Four as an 11-seed in 1986), Oakland region winner UCLA, who had not made the Final Four since they won the National Championship in 1995, and Minneapolis region winner Florida, who had not made the Final Four since their runner-up finish in 2000 also in Indianapolis. Florida won its first-ever national basketball championship by defeating UCLA 73–57 in the final game. Florida's Joakim Noah was named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA tournament. George Mason's run was one of several upsets by lower-seeded teams in the tournament. For the second consecutive year, a No. 14 seed beat a No. 3 seed as Northwestern State defeated Iowa. No. 13 seed Bradley also defeated No. 4 seed Kansas and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen by defeating No. 5-seeded Pittsburgh in the second round. Two No. 12 seeds won as well, as Montana and Texas A&M both won their respective First round matchups. For the second straight year, Milwaukee won as a double-digit seed, this time as the No. 11-seeded Panthers defeated Oklahoma in the first round. (en)
El Torneo de la División I de Baloncesto Masculino de la NCAA de 2006 se celebró para determinar el Campeón de la División I de la NCAA. Fueron 65 los equipos que disputaron la fase final, jugándose la Final Four en el RCA Dome de Indianapolis, Indiana. Los ganadores fueron el equipo de la Universidad de Florida, que lograban su primer campeonato, tras perder la final de 2000, derrotando a UCLA, que disputaba su decimotercera final. Joakim Noah, de los Gators, fue considerado Mejor Jugador del Torneo. (es)
Le championnat NCAA de basket-ball 2006 a réuni 65 équipes NCAA dans un tournoi du 14 mars 2006 au 3 avril 2006. Le Final Four s'est tenu du premier au 3 avril 2006 dans le RCA Dome à Indianapolis et a été remporté par les Gators de l'université de Floride. Joakim Noah a été élu Most Outstanding Player du tournoi. (fr)
Il Torneo di pallacanestro maschile NCAA Division I 2006 si concluse con la vittoria di Florida contro UCLA. Joakim Noah di Florida fu nominato Most Outstanding Player. (it)
El Torneo de la División I de Baloncesto Masculino de la NCAA de 2006 se celebró para determinar el Campeón de la División I de la NCAA. Fueron 65 los equipos que disputaron la fase final, jugándose la Final Four en el RCA Dome de Indianapolis, Indiana. Los ganadores fueron el equipo de la Universidad de Florida, que lograban su primer campeonato, tras perder la final de 2000, derrotando a UCLA, que disputaba su decimotercera final. Joakim Noah, de los Gators, fue considerado Mejor Jugador del Torneo. (es)
Le championnat NCAA de basket-ball 2006 a réuni 65 équipes NCAA dans un tournoi du 14 mars 2006 au 3 avril 2006. Le Final Four s'est tenu du premier au 3 avril 2006 dans le RCA Dome à Indianapolis et a été remporté par les Gators de l'université de Floride. Joakim Noah a été élu Most Outstanding Player du tournoi. (fr)
Il Torneo di pallacanestro maschile NCAA Division I 2006 si concluse con la vittoria di Florida contro UCLA. Joakim Noah di Florida fu nominato Most Outstanding Player. (it)
The 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 65 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2005–06 basketball season. It began on March 14, 2006, and concluded on April 3 at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. Florida won its first-ever national basketball championship by defeating UCLA 73–57 in the final game. Florida's Joakim Noah was named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA tournament. (en)