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2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament; Season: 2005–06: Teams: 65: Finals site: RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana: Champions: Florida Gators (1st title, 2nd title game, 3rd Final Four) Runner-up: UCLA Bruins (13th title game, 16th Final Four) Semifinalists
In the Sweet 16, Corey Brewer made a twisting falling down shot which became a three-point play with 27.5 seconds remaining to defeat Georgetown 57-53 and advance to the Elite Eight. [4] In the Elite Eight, Joakim Noah had a monster night by scoring 21 points which led to Florida beating Villanova 75-62 and advancing to the Final Four. [5]
In the 2006 NCAA tournament, George Mason made an improbable run to the Final Four, becoming the first true mid-major to do so since Penn in 1979. The Patriots' path was not easy, as they defeated schools that had won three of the past six titles—national powers Michigan State, North Carolina, and Connecticut—en route to its first Final ...
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.
On this date in 2006, No. 11 George Mason upset No. 1 UConn to land in the Final Four.
NCAA Midwest Regional All-Regional Team – Green, Humphrey (2006/7) NCAA Tournament record + 43 (62–19) rebound margin vs Jackson St (2006/6) NCAA Final Four MOP – Brewer (2006/7) NCAA Final Four record 17 rebounds vs. UCLA – Horford (2006/7) 84.6% shooting percentage in NCAA tournament – Richard (2006/7) (better than Laettner's 78.8% ...
This table shows non-vacated Final Four appearances and victories by state; vacated records are shown in parentheses. The Third Place column is blank for states whose Final Four appearances were before 1946 or after 1981. Schools noted as vacated had all their Final Four appearances vacated.
On April 3, 2006, the Gators defeated the UCLA Bruins 73–57 in the national final to win the school's first men's basketball NCAA Championship. [12] The University of Florida Athletic Association then purchased the floor used in Indianapolis for the Final Four, and installed it in the O'Connell Center.