2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	Florida Gators[1]
Regular season	November 7, 2006– March 11, 2007
NCAA Tournament	2007
Tournament dates	March 15 – April 2, 2007
National Championship	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Champions	Florida Gators
Other champions	West Virginia (NIT)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	Kevin Durant, Texas

The 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 7, 2006, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game on April 2, 2007, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The Florida Gators successfully defended their national championship with an 84–75 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Season headlines

• The Florida Gators successfully defended their national championship, becoming the first team in 15 years to win consecutive titles. The Florida also became the first school to win both the NCAA football and basketball championships during the same academic year.^[2]
• The Gators' Lee Humphrey broke Bobby Hurley's NCAA tournament record for three-pointers. Humphrey hit 55 threes in 14 games over his career.
• It was the year of the freshman as Texas' Kevin Durant became the first freshman ever to be named national player of the year. Meanwhile, Ohio State's Greg Oden was an AP first-team All-American, as well as national defensive player of the year.
• Texas Tech coach Bob Knight won his 880th game in a 70–68 win over New Mexico on January 1, 2006. The win moved Knight ahead of Dean Smith for the most career coaching wins in Division I history.^[3]
• Florida coach Billy Donovan made headlines as he accepted the Orlando Magic head coaching job, only to return to the Gators.^[4]
• Five Duquesne players were shot and injured at an altercation following a campus dance party on September 17, 2006.^[5] Coach Ron Everhart drew praise from the media and coaching community as he brought the team together after the tragedy.
• Two players broke the NCAA Division I career free throw percentage record that had been held by Villanova's Gary Buchanan since 2004 (91.3%). Blake Ahearn of Missouri State became the new record-holder, finishing his career with a 94.6%. Derek Raivio of Gonzaga finished second in Division I history at 92.7%.^[6]
• Alabama A&M's Mickell Gladness broke the NCAA single-game blocked shot record, swatting 16 shots in a February 24 game against Texas Southern. The previous record had been 14, held by four players.^[7]
• The preseason AP All-American team was named on November 8. Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina was the leading vote-getter (65 of 72 votes). The rest of the team included Joakim Noah of Florida (64 votes), Ronald Steele of Alabama (55), Glen Davis of LSU (51) and Brandon Rush of Kansas (26).^[8]
• Wisconsin's Alando Tucker, Boston College's Jared Dudley, Nevada's Nick Fazekas, Albany's Jamar Wilson, Jackson State's Trey Johnson, San Diego State's Brandon Heath, Texas Tech's Jarius Jackson, Hofstra's Loren Stokes, Liberty's Larry Blair, and Towson's Gary Neal (who transferred from La Salle) all eclipsed the career 2000-point mark during the season.
• Oral Roberts had a pair of teammates – Caleb Green and Ken Tutt – both reach the career 2000-point milestone during the season.
• Jackson State's Trey Johnson had the highest single-game scoring output of the season, scoring 49 points in a game against UTEP on December 22, 2006.^[9]
• Winston-Salem State and NJIT moved up to Division I competition.
• Conference realignments: Chicago State moved out of the Mid-Continent Conference and became independent. Florida Atlantic moved from the Atlantic Sun Conference to the Sun Belt Conference. Northern Colorado joined the Big Sky Conference after being independent. Central Arkansas and Texas A&M – Corpus Christi joined the Southland Conference. TAMU-CC had been independent while Central Arkansas moved up to division I.
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Austin Carr, Dick Groat, Dick Barnett, Adolph Rupp, Lefty Driesell, Phog Allen, Guy Lewis, John McLendon, Norm Stewart and Vic Bubas were inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame.^[10]

Rules changes

Beginning in 2006–2007, the following rules changes were implemented:

• Players can no longer call a time out while they are in the air.

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls, November 6, 2006:^[11]

Associated Press Ranking Team 1 Florida (63) 2 North Carolina (9) 3 Kansas 4 Pittsburgh 5 LSU 6 UCLA 7 Ohio State 8 Georgetown 9 Wisconsin 10 Arizona 11 Alabama 12 Duke 13 Texas A&M 14 Memphis 15 Boston College 16 Marquette 17 Washington 18 Connecticut 19 Creighton 20 Syracuse 21 Texas 22 Kentucky 23 Georgia Tech 24 Nevada 25 Tennessee

ESPN/USA Today coaches Ranking Team 1 Florida (30) 2 North Carolina 3 Kansas 4 Ohio State (1) 5 Pittsburgh 5 UCLA 7 LSU 8 Georgetown 9 Wisconsin 10 Arizona 11 Duke 12 Alabama 13 Texas A&M 14 Memphis 15 Boston College 16 Washington 17 Marquette 18 Connecticut 19 Texas 20 Syracuse 21 Georgia Tech 22 Kentucky 23 Creighton 24 Tennessee 25 Nevada

Conference membership changes

These schools joined new conferences for the 2006–07 season.

School	Former conference	New conference
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners	NCAA Division II	NCAA Division I independent
Central Arkansas Bears	NCAA Division II	Southland Conference
Chicago State Cougars	Mid-Continent Conference	NCAA Division I independent
Florida Atlantic (FAU) Owls	Atlantic Sun Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks	Southland Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Northern Colorado Bears	NCAA Division I independent	Big Sky Conference
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders	NCAA Division I independent	Southland Conference
Winston-Salem State Rams	NCAA Division II	NCAA Division I independent

Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

Thirty conference seasons concluded with a single-elimination tournament. Generally, all member schools were eligible to participate in their conference tournament regardless of their records, but the Big East did not invite its teams with the worst records to its 2007 tournament. Conference tournament winners received an automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, while a school that won its conference regular season title but did not win its conference tournament was guaranteed a bid to the 2007 National Invitation Tournament unless it received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. The Ivy League was the only NCAA Division I conference that did not hold a conference tournament, instead sending its regular-season champion to the NCAA tournament.

Conference	Regular season winner[12]	Conference player of the year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (city)	Tournament winner
America East Conference	Vermont	Jamar Wilson, Albany[13]	2007 America East men's basketball tournament	Agganis Arena (Boston, Massachusetts) (except Finals)	Albany[14]
Atlantic 10 Conference	Xavier & Massachusetts	Stéphane Lasme, Massachusetts[15]	2007 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament	Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, New Jersey)	George Washington[16]
Atlantic Coast Conference	North Carolina & Virginia	Jared Dudley, Boston College[17]	2007 ACC men's basketball tournament	St. Pete Times Forum (Tampa, Florida)	North Carolina[18]
Atlantic Sun Conference	East Tennessee State[19]	Courtney Pigram, East Tennessee State[20]	2007 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament	Memorial Center (Johnson City, Tennessee)	Belmont[21]
Big 12 Conference	Kansas	Kevin Durant, Texas[22]	2007 Big 12 men's basketball tournament	Ford Center (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)	Kansas[23]
Big East Conference	Georgetown	Jeff Green, Georgetown[24]	2007 Big East men's basketball tournament	Madison Square Garden (New York City)	Georgetown[25]
Big Sky Conference	Weber State & Northern Arizona	David Patten, Weber State[26]	2007 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament	Dee Events Center (Ogden, Utah) (Semifinals and Finals)	Weber State[27]
Big South Conference	Winthrop	Arizona Reid, High Point[28]	2007 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament	Campus Sites	Winthrop[29]
Big Ten Conference	Ohio State	Alando Tucker, Wisconsin[30]	2007 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament	United Center (Chicago, Illinois)	Ohio State[31]
Big West Conference	Long Beach State	Aaron Nixon, Long Beach State[32]	2007 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament	Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California)	Long Beach State[33]
Colonial Athletic Association	VCU	Loren Stokes, Hofstra[34]	2007 CAA men's basketball tournament	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)	VCU[35]
Conference USA	Memphis	Morris Almond, Rice[36]	2007 Conference USA men's basketball tournament	FedExForum (Memphis, Tennessee)	Memphis[37]
Horizon League	Butler & Wright State	DaShaun Wood, Wright State[38]	2007 Horizon League men's basketball tournament	Nutter Center (Dayton, Ohio) (except first round)	Wright State[39]
Ivy League	Penn	Ibrahim Jaaber, Penn[40]	No tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Marist	Jared Jordan, Marist[41]	2007 MAAC men's basketball tournament	Arena at Harbor Yard (Bridgeport, Connecticut)	Niagara[42]
Mid-American Conference	Akron (East) Toledo (West)	Romeo Travis, Akron[43]	2007 MAC men's basketball tournament	Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio)	Miami (OH)[44]
Mid-Continent Conference	Oral Roberts	Caleb Green, Oral Roberts[45]	2007 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament	John Q. Hammons Arena (Tulsa, Oklahoma)	Oral Roberts[46]
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Delaware State	Jahsha Bluntt, Delaware State[47]	2007 MEAC men's basketball tournament	RBC Center (Raleigh, North Carolina)	Florida A&M[48]
Missouri Valley Conference	Southern Illinois	Jamaal Tatum, Southern Illinois[49]	2007 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri)	Creighton[50]
Mountain West Conference	BYU	Keena Young, BYU[51]	2007 MWC men's basketball tournament	Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, Nevada)	UNLV[52]
Northeast Conference	Central Connecticut State	Javier Mojica, Central Connecticut State[53]	2007 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament	Campus Sites	Central Connecticut State[54]
Ohio Valley Conference	Austin Peay	Drake Reed, Austin Peay[55]	2007 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Gaylord Entertainment Center (Nashville, Tennessee)	Eastern Kentucky[56]
Pacific-10 Conference	UCLA	Arron Afflalo, UCLA[57]	2007 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament	Staples Center (Los Angeles)	Oregon[58]
Patriot League	Holy Cross & Bucknell	Keith Simmons, Holy Cross[59]	2007 Patriot League men's basketball tournament	Campus Sites	Holy Cross[60]
Southeastern Conference	Florida (East) Mississippi & Mississippi State (West)	Derrick Byars, Vanderbilt[61] (Coaches) Chris Lofton, Tennessee (AP)	2007 SEC men's basketball tournament	Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Georgia)	Florida[62]
Southern Conference	Appalachian State (North) Davidson (South)	Kyle Hines, UNC Greensboro[63]	2007 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament	North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, South Carolina)	Davidson[64]
Southland Conference	Northwestern State (East) Texas A&M – CC (West)	Chris Daniels, Texas A&M – CC[65]	2007 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament	Campbell Center (Houston, Texas)	Texas A&M – CC[66]
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Mississippi Valley State	Trey Johnson, Jackson State[67]	2007 SWAC men's basketball tournament	Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex (Birmingham, Alabama)	Jackson State[68]
Sun Belt Conference	South Alabama (East) Arkansas State & Louisiana–Monroe (West)	Bo McCalebb, New Orleans[69]	2007 Sun Belt men's basketball tournament	Cajundome (Lafayette, Louisiana)	North Texas[70]
West Coast Conference	Gonzaga	Derek Raivio, Gonzaga & Sean Denison, Santa Clara[71]	2007 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament	Chiles Center (Portland, Oregon)	Gonzaga[72]
Western Athletic Conference	Nevada	Nick Fazekas, Nevada[73]	2007 WAC men's basketball tournament	Pan American Center (Las Cruces, New Mexico)	New Mexico State[74]

Conference standings

2006–07 America East men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Vermont 15 – 1   .938 25 – 8   .758 Albany † 13 – 3   .813 23 – 10   .697 Boston University 8 – 8   .500 12 – 18   .400 Maine 7 – 9   .438 12 – 18   .400 UMBC 7 – 9   .438 12 – 19   .387 Binghamton 6 – 10   .375 13 – 16   .448 New Hampshire 6 – 10   .375 10 – 20   .333 Hartford 6 – 10   .375 13 – 18   .419 Stony Brook 4 – 12   .250 9 – 20   .310 † America East tournament winner As of March 13, 2007 Rankings from AP Poll	2006–07 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Xavier 13 – 3   .813 25 – 9   .735 UMass 13 – 3   .813 24 – 9   .727 George Washington † 11 – 5   .688 23 – 9   .719 Fordham 10 – 6   .625 18 – 12   .600 Rhode Island 10 – 6   .625 19 – 14   .576 Saint Joseph's 9 – 7   .563 18 – 14   .563 Dayton 8 – 8   .500 19 – 12   .613 Saint Louis 8 – 8   .500 20 – 13   .606 Charlotte 7 – 9   .438 14 – 16   .467 Temple 6 – 10   .375 12 – 18   .400 Duquesne 6 – 10   .375 10 – 19   .345 Richmond 4 – 12   .250 8 – 22   .267 St. Bonaventure 4 – 12   .250 7 – 22   .241 La Salle 3 – 13   .188 10 – 20   .333 † 2007 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[75]	2006–07 ACC men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 4 North Carolina† 11 – 5   .688 31 – 7   .816 Virginia 11 – 5   .688 21 – 11   .656 Virginia Tech 10 – 6   .625 22 – 12   .647 Boston College 10 – 6   .625 21 – 12   .636 No. 18 Maryland 10 – 6   .625 25 – 9   .735 Georgia Tech 8 – 8   .500 20 – 12   .625 Duke 8 – 8   .500 22 – 11   .667 Clemson 7 – 9   .438 25 – 11   .694 Florida State 7 – 9   .438 22 – 13   .629 NC State 5 – 11   .313 20 – 16   .556 Wake Forest 5 – 11   .313 15 – 16   .484 Miami (FL) 4 – 12   .250 12 – 20   .375 † 2007 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
2006–07 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Tennessee State 16 – 2   .889 24 – 10   .706 Belmont † 14 – 4   .778 23 – 10   .697 Lipscomb 11 – 7   .611 18 – 13   .581 Jacksonville 11 – 7   .611 15 – 14   .517 Kennesaw State 9 – 9   .500 13 – 18   .419 Mercer 8 – 10   .444 13 – 17   .433 Campbell 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452 Gardner–Webb 7 – 11   .389 9 – 21   .300 Stetson 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355 North Florida 1 – 17   .056 3 – 26   .103 † 2007 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner As of March 6, 2007 Rankings from AP Poll	2006–07 Big East men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 8 Georgetown † 13 – 3   .813 30 – 7   .811 No. 16 Louisville 12 – 4   .750 24 – 10   .706 No. 12 Pittsburgh 12 – 4   .750 29 – 8   .784 No. 17 Notre Dame 11 – 5   .688 24 – 8   .750 No. 20 Marquette 10 – 6   .625 24 – 10   .706 West Virginia 9 – 7   .563 27 – 9   .750 DePaul 9 – 7   .563 20 – 14   .588 Villanova 9 – 7   .563 22 – 11   .667 Providence 8 – 8   .500 18 – 13   .581 St. John's 7 – 9   .438 16 – 15   .516 Connecticut 6 – 10   .375 17 – 14   .548 *Seton Hall 4 – 12   .250 13 – 16   .448 *South Florida 3 – 13   .188 12 – 18   .400 *Rutgers 3 – 13   .188 10 – 19   .345 *Cincinnati 2 – 14   .125 11 – 19   .367 **Syracuse 0 – 6   .000 2 – 11   .154 † 2007 Big East tournament winner As of April 2, 2007[76] Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2007 Big East tournament **Syracuse had 22 regular season games and two postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 10–6, 24–11.	2006–07 Big Sky men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Weber State † 11 – 5   .688 20 – 12   .625 Northern Arizona 11 – 5   .688 18 – 12   .600 Montana 10 – 6   .625 17 – 15   .531 Portland State 9 – 7   .563 19 – 13   .594 Montana State 8 – 8   .500 11 – 19   .367 Idaho State 8 – 8   .500 13 – 17   .433 Eastern Washington 8 – 8   .500 15 – 14   .517 Sacramento State 5 – 11   .313 10 – 19   .345 Northern Colorado 2 – 14   .125 4 – 24   .143 † 2007 Big Sky tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
2006–07 Big South Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 22 Winthrop † 14 – 0   1.000 29 – 5   .853 High Point 11 – 3   .786 22 – 10   .688 Liberty 8 – 6   .571 14 – 17   .452 UNC Asheville 6 – 8   .429 12 – 19   .387 Coastal Carolina 7 – 7   .500 15 – 15   .500 VMI 5 – 9   .357 14 – 19   .424 Radford 3 – 11   .214 8 – 22   .267 Charleston Southern 2 – 12   .143 8 – 22   .267 † 2007 Big South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2006–07 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 1 Ohio State† 15 – 1   .938 35 – 4   .897 No. 6 Wisconsin 13 – 3   .813 30 – 6   .833 Indiana 10 – 6   .625 21 – 11   .656 Iowa 9 – 7   .563 17 – 14   .548 Purdue 9 – 7   .563 22 – 12   .647 Illinois 9 – 7   .563 23 – 12   .657 Michigan State 8 – 8   .500 23 – 12   .657 Michigan 8 – 8   .500 22 – 13   .629 Minnesota 3 – 13   .188 9 – 22   .290 Penn State 2 – 14   .125 13 – 18   .419 Northwestern 2 – 14   .125 11 – 19   .367 † 2007 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 13, 2007 Rankings from AP Poll[77]	2006–07 Big 12 men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 2 Kansas † 14 – 2   .875 33 – 5   .868 No. 9 Texas A&M 13 – 3   .813 27 – 7   .794 No. 11 Texas 12 – 4   .750 25 – 10   .714 Kansas State 10 – 6   .625 23 – 12   .657 Texas Tech 9 – 7   .563 21 – 13   .618 Missouri 7 – 9   .438 18 – 12   .600 Oklahoma State 6 – 10   .375 22 – 13   .629 Iowa State 6 – 10   .375 15 – 16   .484 Oklahoma 6 – 10   .375 16 – 15   .516 Nebraska 6 – 10   .375 17 – 14   .548 Baylor 4 – 12   .250 15 – 16   .484 Colorado 3 – 13   .188 7 – 20   .259 † 2007 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [78]
2006–07 Big West men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Long Beach State† 12 – 2   .857 24 – 8   .750 Cal State Fullerton 9 – 5   .643 20 – 10   .667 Cal Poly 9 – 5   .643 19 – 11   .633 UC Santa Barbara 9 – 5   .643 18 – 11   .621 UC Irvine 6 – 8   .429 15 – 18   .455 Cal State Northridge 5 – 9   .357 14 – 17   .452 Pacific 5 – 9   .357 12 – 19   .387 UC Riverside 1 – 13   .071 7 – 24   .226 † 2007 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 2007[79] Rankings from AP poll	2006–07 CAA men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT VCU† 16 – 2   .889 28 – 7   .800 Old Dominion 15 – 3   .833 24 – 9   .727 Hofstra 13 – 5   .722 23 – 9   .719 Drexel 13 – 5   .722 23 – 9   .719 George Mason 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545 Northeastern 9 – 9   .500 13 – 19   .406 Towson 8 – 10   .444 15 – 17   .469 William & Mary 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355 Georgia State 5 – 13   .278 9 – 21   .300 UNC Wilmington 4 – 14   .222 7 – 22   .241 James Madison 4 – 14   .222 7 – 23   .233 Delaware 3 – 15   .167 5 – 26   .161 † 2007 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	2006–07 Conference USA men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 5 Memphis† 16 – 0   1.000 33 – 4   .892 UCF 11 – 5   .688 22 – 9   .710 Houston 10 – 6   .625 18 – 15   .545 Southern Miss 9 – 7   .563 20 – 11   .645 Tulsa 9 – 7   .563 20 – 11   .645 Tulane 9 – 7   .563 17 – 13   .567 Rice 8 – 8   .500 16 – 16   .500 UAB 7 – 9   .438 15 – 16   .484 Marshall 7 – 9   .438 13 – 19   .406 UTEP 6 – 10   .375 14 – 17   .452 SMU 3 – 13   .188 14 – 17   .452 East Carolina 1 – 15   .063 6 – 24   .200 † 2007 C-USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
2006–07 Horizon League men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 21 Butler 13 – 3   .813 29 – 7   .806 Wright State † 13 – 3   .813 23 – 10   .697 Loyola (IL) 10 – 6   .625 21 – 11   .656 Green Bay 7 – 9   .438 18 – 15   .545 Youngstown State 7 – 9   .438 14 – 17   .452 UIC 7 – 9   .438 14 – 18   .438 Detroit 6 – 10   .375 11 – 19   .367 Milwaukee 6 – 10   .375 9 – 22   .290 Cleveland State 3 – 13   .188 10 – 21   .323 † 2007 Horizon League Tournament winner As of August 1, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll	2006–07 Ivy League men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Penn 13 – 1   .929 22 – 9   .710 Yale 10 – 4   .714 14 – 13   .519 Cornell 9 – 5   .643 16 – 12   .571 Columbia 7 – 7   .500 16 – 12   .571 Brown 6 – 8   .429 11 – 18   .379 Harvard 5 – 9   .357 12 – 16   .429 Dartmouth 3 – 11   .214 10 – 18   .357 Princeton 2 – 12   .143 11 – 17   .393	2006–07 MAAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Marist 14 – 4   .778 25 – 9   .735 Niagara † 13 – 5   .722 23 – 12   .657 Loyola (MD) 12 – 6   .667 18 – 13   .581 Siena 12 – 6   .667 20 – 12   .625 Manhattan 10 – 8   .556 13 – 17   .433 Fairfield 10 – 8   .556 13 – 19   .406 Rider 9 – 9   .500 16 – 15   .516 Canisius 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387 Saint Peter's 3 – 15   .167 5 – 25   .167 Iona 1 – 17   .056 2 – 28   .067 † 2007 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
2006–07 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Akron 13 – 3   .813 26 – 7   .788 Kent State 12 – 4   .750 21 – 11   .656 Miami (OH) † 10 – 6   .625 18 – 15   .545 Ohio 9 – 7   .563 19 – 13   .594 Buffalo 4 – 12   .250 12 – 19   .387 Bowling Green 3 – 13   .188 13 – 18   .419 West Toledo 14 – 2   .875 19 – 13   .594 Western Michigan 9 – 7   .563 16 – 16   .500 Central Michigan 7 – 9   .438 13 – 18   .419 Eastern Michigan 6 – 10   .375 13 – 19   .406 Ball State 5 – 11   .313 9 – 22   .290 Northern Illinois 4 – 12   .250 7 – 23   .233 † 2007 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2006–07 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Oral Roberts † 12 – 2   .857 23 – 11   .676 Oakland 10 – 4   .714 19 – 14   .576 Valparaiso 9 – 5   .643 16 – 15   .516 IUPUI 7 – 7   .500 15 – 15   .500 Southern Utah 6 – 8   .429 16 – 14   .533 UMKC 6 – 8   .429 12 – 20   .375 Western Illinois 3 – 11   .214 7 – 23   .233 Centenary 3 – 11   .214 10 – 21   .323 † 2007 Mid-Continent Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2006–07 MEAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Delaware State 16 – 2   .889 21 – 13   .618 Florida A&M † 12 – 6   .667 21 – 14   .600 Hampton 10 – 8   .556 15 – 16   .484 North Carolina A&T 10 – 8   .556 15 – 17   .469 South Carolina State 10 – 8   .556 13 – 17   .433 Morgan State 10 – 8   .556 13 – 18   .419 Norfolk State 10 – 8   .556 11 – 19   .367 Coppin State 9 – 9   .500 12 – 20   .375 Bethune–Cookman 6 – 12   .333 9 – 21   .300 Howard 5 – 13   .278 9 – 22   .290 Maryland Eastern Shore 1 – 17   .056 4 – 27   .129 † 2007 MEAC tournament winner
2006–07 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 14 Southern Illinois 15 – 3   .833 29 – 7   .806 Creighton † 13 – 5   .722 22 – 11   .667 Missouri State 12 – 6   .667 22 – 11   .667 Bradley 10 – 8   .556 22 – 13   .629 Northern Iowa 9 – 9   .500 18 – 13   .581 Wichita State 8 – 10   .444 17 – 14   .548 Illinois State 6 – 12   .333 15 – 16   .484 Evansville 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452 Drake 6 – 12   .333 17 – 15   .531 Indiana State 5 – 13   .278 13 – 18   .419 † 2007 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[80]	2006–07 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 24 BYU 13 – 3   .813 25 – 9   .735 No. 19 UNLV † 12 – 4   .750 30 – 7   .811 San Diego State 10 – 6   .625 22 – 11   .667 Air Force 10 – 6   .625 26 – 9   .743 Wyoming 7 – 9   .438 17 – 15   .531 Colorado State 6 – 10   .375 17 – 13   .567 Utah 6 – 10   .375 11 – 19   .367 TCU 4 – 12   .250 13 – 17   .433 New Mexico 4 – 12   .250 15 – 17   .469 † 2007 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[81]	2006–07 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Central Connecticut † 16 – 2   .889 22 – 12   .647 Sacred Heart 12 – 6   .667 18 – 14   .563 Quinnipiac 11 – 7   .611 14 – 15   .483 Robert Morris 9 – 9   .500 17 – 11   .607 Mount St. Mary's 9 – 9   .500 11 – 20   .355 Fairleigh Dickinson 9 – 9   .500 14 – 16   .467 Wagner 8 – 10   .444 11 – 19   .367 St. Francis (NY) 7 – 11   .389 9 – 22   .290 Monmouth 7 – 11   .389 12 – 18   .400 Long Island 6 – 12   .333 10 – 19   .345 Saint Francis (PA) 5 – 13   .278 8 – 21   .276 † 2007 NEC tournament winner
2006–07 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Austin Peay 16 – 4   .800 21 – 12   .636 Eastern Kentucky † 13 – 7   .650 21 – 12   .636 Tennessee Tech 13 – 7   .650 19 – 13   .594 Murray State 13 – 7   .650 16 – 14   .533 Samford 12 – 8   .600 16 – 16   .500 Southeast Missouri State 9 – 11   .450 11 – 20   .355 Morehead State 8 – 12   .400 12 – 18   .400 Tennessee State 8 – 12   .400 12 – 20   .375 Jacksonville State 7 – 13   .350 9 – 22   .290 Eastern Illinois 6 – 14   .300 10 – 20   .333 UT Martin 5 – 15   .250 8 – 23   .258 † 2007 Ohio Valley Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2006–07 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 7 UCLA 15 – 3   .833 30 – 6   .833 No. 13 Washington State 13 – 5   .722 26 – 8   .765 No. 23 USC^1 11 – 7   .611 25 – 12   .676 No. 10 Oregon†^2 11 – 7   .611 29 – 8   .784 Arizona 11 – 7   .611 20 – 11   .645 Stanford 10 – 8   .556 18 – 13   .581 Washington 8 – 10   .444 19 – 13   .594 California 6 – 12   .333 16 – 17   .485 Oregon State 3 – 15   .167 11 – 21   .344 Arizona State 2 – 16   .111 8 – 22   .267 † Conference tournament winner As of March 18, 2007 Rankings from AP poll[82] ^1 Holds tie-breaker, ^2 Holds second tie-breaker.	2006–07 Patriot League men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Holy Cross † 13 – 1   .929 25 – 9   .735 Bucknell 13 – 1   .929 22 – 9   .710 Lehigh 7 – 7   .500 12 – 19   .387 American 7 – 7   .500 16 – 14   .533 Colgate 5 – 9   .357 10 – 19   .345 Army 4 – 10   .286 15 – 16   .484 Navy 4 – 10   .286 14 – 16   .467 Lafayette 3 – 11   .214 9 – 21   .300 † 2007 Patriot League tournament winner
2006–07 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East No. 3 Florida † 13 – 3   .813 35 – 5   .875 Vanderbilt 10 – 6   .625 22 – 12   .647 No. 25 Tennessee 10 – 6   .625 24 – 11   .686 Kentucky 9 – 7   .563 22 – 12   .647 Georgia 8 – 8   .500 19 – 14   .576 South Carolina 4 – 12   .250 14 – 16   .467 West Mississippi State 8 – 8   .500 21 – 13   .618 Ole Miss 8 – 8   .500 21 – 14   .600 Arkansas 7 – 9   .438 21 – 14   .600 Auburn 7 – 9   .438 17 – 14   .548 Alabama 7 – 9   .438 20 – 12   .625 LSU 5 – 11   .313 17 – 15   .531 † 2007 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2006–07 Southern Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT North Appalachian State 15 – 3   .833 25 – 8   .758 UNC Greensboro 12 – 6   .667 16 – 14   .533 Western Carolina 7 – 11   .389 11 – 20   .355 Chattanooga 6 – 12   .333 15 – 18   .455 Elon 5 – 13   .278 7 – 23   .233 South Davidson† 17 – 1   .944 29 – 5   .853 College of Charleston 13 – 5   .722 22 – 11   .667 Furman 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484 Georgia Southern 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484 Wofford 5 – 13   .278 10 – 20   .333 The Citadel 4 – 14   .222 7 – 23   .233 † SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 2007 Rankings from AP poll	2006–07 Southland Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Northwestern State 10 – 6   .625 17 – 15   .531 McNeese State 9 – 7   .563 15 – 17   .469 Southeastern Louisiana 8 – 8   .500 16 – 14   .533 Lamar 8 – 8   .500 15 – 17   .469 Nicholls State 7 – 9   .438 8 – 22   .267 Central Arkansas 4 – 12   .250 10 – 20   .333 West Texas A&M–Corpus Christi † 14 – 2   .875 26 – 7   .788 Sam Houston State 13 – 3   .813 21 – 10   .677 Stephen F. Austin 8 – 8   .500 15 – 14   .517 Texas-Arlington 8 – 8   .500 13 – 17   .433 Texas State 4 – 12   .250 9 – 20   .310 UTSA 3 – 13   .188 7 – 22   .241 † 2007 Southland Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[83]
2006–07 SWAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Mississippi Valley State 13 – 5   .722 18 – 16   .529 Jackson State † 12 – 6   .667 21 – 14   .600 Grambling State 10 – 8   .556 12 – 14   .462 Alcorn State 10 – 8   .556 11 – 19   .367 Texas Southern 9 – 9   .500 14 – 17   .452 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 9 – 9   .500 12 – 19   .387 Southern 9 – 9   .500 10 – 21   .323 Alabama State 8 – 10   .444 10 – 20   .333 Prairie View A&M 6 – 12   .333 8 – 22   .267 Alabama A&M 4 – 14   .222 10 – 20   .333 † 2007 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[84]	2006–07 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East South Alabama 13 – 5   .722 20 – 12   .625 Western Kentucky 12 – 6   .667 22 – 11   .667 Florida Atlantic 10 – 8   .556 16 – 15   .516 Troy 8 – 10   .444 13 – 17   .433 Middle Tennessee 8 – 10   .444 15 – 17   .469 Florida International 7 – 11   .389 12 – 17   .414 West Arkansas State 11 – 7   .611 18 – 15   .545 Louisiana–Monroe 11 – 7   .611 18 – 14   .563 North Texas † 10 – 8   .556 23 – 11   .676 New Orleans 9 – 9   .500 14 – 17   .452 Arkansas-Little Rock 8 – 10   .444 13 – 17   .433 Louisiana–Lafayette 7 – 11   .389 9 – 21   .300 Denver 3 – 15   .167 4 – 25   .138 † 2007 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
2006–07 WAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 15 Nevada 14 – 2   .875 29 – 5   .853 New Mexico State † 11 – 5   .688 25 – 9   .735 Fresno State 10 – 6   .625 22 – 10   .688 Utah State 9 – 7   .563 23 – 12   .657 Hawaii 8 – 8   .500 18 – 13   .581 Boise State 8 – 8   .500 17 – 14   .548 Louisiana Tech 7 – 9   .438 10 – 20   .333 San Jose State 4 – 12   .250 5 – 25   .167 Idaho 1 – 15   .063 4 – 27   .129 † 2007 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[85]	2006–07 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Gonzaga † 11 – 3   .786 23 – 11   .676 Santa Clara 10 – 4   .714 21 – 10   .677 Saint Mary's 8 – 6   .571 17 – 15   .531 San Francisco 8 – 6   .571 13 – 18   .419 San Diego 6 – 8   .429 18 – 14   .563 Loyola Marymount 5 – 9   .357 13 – 18   .419 Portland 4 – 10   .286 9 – 23   .281 Pepperdine 4 – 10   .286 8 – 23   .258 † 2007 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[86]

Division I independents

Twelve schools played as Division I independents.^[87] Only Chicago State, IPFW, Savannah State, and Texas–Pan American were considered full NCAA Division I schools, as the rest were still in a transition phase from NCAA Division II.^[87]

2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Utah Valley State –   – 22 – 7   .759 North Dakota State –   – 20 – 8   .714 Cal State Bakersfield –   – 15 – 14   .517 Texas–Pan American –   – 14 – 15   .483 IPFW –   – 12 – 17   .414 Savannah State –   – 12 – 18   .400 Chicago State –   – 9 – 20   .310 Longwood –   – 9 – 22   .290 South Dakota State –   – 6 – 24   .200 UC Davis –   – 5 – 23   .179 NJIT –   – 5 – 24   .172 Winston–Salem State –   – 5 – 24   .172 Rankings from AP Poll

Informal championships

Conference	Regular season winner	Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5	Villanova	Ibrahim Jaaber, Penn

Villanova finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Major upsets

Regular season and conference tournaments

Date played	Winning team		Losing team
November 15	Oral Roberts	78	Kansas	71
November 19	Old Dominion	75	Georgetown	62
November 17	Colorado-Colorado Springs	96	Northern Colorado	91

Key games

Date played	Winning team		Losing team
November 25	Kansas	82	Florida	80
December 21	Oklahoma State	95	Pittsburgh	89 (2OT)
February 25	Ohio State	49	Wisconsin	48

Statistical leaders

Source for additional stats categories

Points per game				Rebounds per game				Assists per game				Steals per game
Player	School	PPG		Player	School	RPG		Player	School	APG		Player	School	SPG
Reggie Williams	VMI	28.1		Rashad Jones-Jennings	UALR	13.1		Jared Jordan	Marist	8.7		Travis Holmes	VMI	3.4
Trey Johnson	Jackson State	27.1		Chris Holm	Vermont	12.2		Jason Richards	Davidson	7.3		Paul Gause	Seton Hall	3.1
Morris Almond	Rice	26.4		Kantrell Gransberry	South Florida	11.4		Mustafa Shakur	Arizona	6.9		Ledell Eackles	Campbell	3.0
Kevin Durant	Texas	25.8		Kevin Durant	Texas	11.1		D. J. Augustin	Texas	6.7		Ibrahim Jaaber	Penn	2.8
Gary Neal	Towson	25.3		Nick Fazekas	Nevada	11.1		Eric Maynor	VCU	6.4		Chavis Holmes	VMI	2.8

Blocked shots per game				Field goal percentage				Three-point FG percentage				Free throw percentage
Player	School	BPG		Player	School	FG%		Player	School	3FG%		Player	School	FT%
Mickell Gladness	Alabama A&M	6.3		Mike Freeman	Hampton	67.8		Josh Carter	Texas A&M	50.0		Derek Raivio	Gonzaga	96.1
Stéphane Lasme	UMass	5.1		Roy Hibbert	Georgetown	67.1		Jeremy Crouch	Bradley	50.0		A. J. Graves	Butler	94.8
Hasheem Thabeet	UConn	3.8		Florencio Valencia	Toledo	66.7		Stephen Sir	N. Arizona	49.0		Blake Ahearn	Missouri St.	92.5
McHugh Mattis	S. Florida	3.6		Vladimir Kuljanin	UNC Wilmington	66.3		Jimmy Baron	Rhode Island	47.8		Tristan Blackwood	C. Conn. St.	92.4
Dominic McGuire	Fresno St.	3.6		Calvin Brown	Norfolk St.	65.2		Josh Washington	TAMU-CC	47.6		David Kool	W. Michigan	91.7

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

The NCAA Tournament tipped off on March 13, 2007, with the opening round game in Dayton, Ohio, and concluded on April 2 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. A total of 65 teams entered the tournament. Thirty of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which does not conduct a post-season tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. The Atlantic Coast Conference led the way with seven bids, while the Big East, Big Ten and Pac-10 each placed six teams in the field. Florida successfully defended their title, beating Ohio State 84–75 in the final and becoming the first team since the 1991–92 Duke Blue Devils to repeat as champions. Florida swingman Corey Brewer was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, while guard Lee Humphrey broke the career NCAA Tournament record for three-pointers made.

Final Four – Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

The Georgia Dome was the site of the Final Four and Championship game to end the 2006–07 season.

	National Semifinals March 31					National Championship April 2
	M1	Florida	76
	W2	UCLA	66
						M1	Florida	84
						S1	Ohio State	75
	E2	Georgetown	60
	S1	Ohio State	67

National Invitation tournament

Main article: 2007 National Invitation Tournament

After the NCAA Tournament field was announced, the National Invitation Tournament invited 32 teams to participate, reducing the field's size from 40. Eight teams were given automatic bids for winning their conference regular seasons, and 24 other teams were also invited. The field came from 18 conferences, with the Big East and Southeastern Conference tying for the most teams invited with four. For the first time since the NIT began seeding teams, all four No. 1 seeds reached the final four. John Beilein's West Virginia Mountaineers won the title, defeating the Oliver Purnell-coached Clemson Tigers 78–73 in the championship game. The Mountaineers reached the championship game after Darris Nichols' dramatic 3-pointer at the buzzer stunned Mississippi State in the semifinals. Mountaineer guard Frank Young was named tournament MVP.

Semifinals and finals

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	West Virginia	63
	1	Mississippi State	62
						1	West Virginia	78
						1	Clemson	73
	1	Clemson	68
	1	Air Force	67

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 2007 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Kevin Durant	F/G	Freshman	Texas
Alando Tucker	F	Senior	Wisconsin
Acie Law IV	G	Senior	Texas A&M
Arron Afflalo	G	Junior	UCLA
Tyler Hansbrough	F	Sophomore	North Carolina

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Nick Fazekas	F	Senior	Nevada
Jared Dudley	F	Senior	Boston College
Chris Lofton	G	Junior	Tennessee
Joakim Noah	F/C	Junior	Florida
Greg Oden	C	Freshman	Ohio State

Major player of the year awards

• Wooden Award: Kevin Durant, Texas
• Naismith Award: Kevin Durant, Texas
• Associated Press Player of the Year: Kevin Durant, Texas
• NABC Player of the Year: Kevin Durant, Texas
• Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Kevin Durant, Texas
• Adolph Rupp Trophy: Kevin Durant, Texas
• CBS/Chevrolet Player of the Year: Kevin Durant, Texas
• Sporting News Player of the Year: Kevin Durant, Texas

Major freshman of the year awards

• USBWA Freshman of the Year: Kevin Durant, Texas
• Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Kevin Durant, Texas

Major coach of the year awards

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: Tony Bennett, Washington State
• Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Tony Bennett, Washington State
• NABC Coach of the Year: Todd Lickliter, Butler
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: Tony Bennett, Washington State
• CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Tony Bennett, Washington State
• Adolph Rupp Cup: Bo Ryan, Wisconsin
• Sporting News Coach of the Year: Tony Bennett, Washington State

Other major awards

• Bob Cousy Award (best point guard): Acie Law IV, Texas A&M
• Pete Newell Big Man Award (best big man): Greg Oden, Ohio State
• NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Greg Oden, Ohio State
• Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (best player under 6'0"): Tre Kelley, South Carolina
• Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (top senior): Alando Tucker, Wisconsin
• Robert V. Geasey Trophy (top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Ibrahim Jaaber, Penn
• NIT/Haggerty Award (top player in New York City metro area): Jared Jordan, Marist
• Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award (Strong personal character): Acie Law IV, Texas A&M

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.^[88]

Team	Former coach	Interim coach	New coach	Reason
Air Force	Jeff Bzdelik		Jeff Reynolds	Air Force turned to assistant Reynolds after Bzdelic left for the Big 12.
Arkansas	Stan Heath		John Pelphrey	Arkansas turned to Pelphrey after Creigton's Dana Altman accepted the job, then changed his mind after the press conference introducing him as the Razorbacks' head coach.[89]
Ball State	Ronny Thompson		Billy Taylor	Thompson resigned after two years of NCAA violations concerning impermissible offseason workouts.[90]
Binghamton	Al Walker		Kevin Broadus
Bowling Green	Dan Dakich		Louis Orr	Dakich resigned after failing to make the NCAA tournament in ten straight years.[91]
Butler	Todd Lickliter		Brad Stevens	Lickliter capitalized on his NABC Coach of the Year Award by parlaying it into a Big Ten head job at Iowa.
Chicago State	Kevin Jones		Benjy Taylor
Coastal Carolina	Buzz Peterson		Cliff Ellis	Buzz Peterson left Coastal to work in the Charlotte Bobcats front office for his former UNC roommate Michael Jordan.[92]
Colorado	Ricardo Patton		Jeff Bzdelik	Patton announced in October that it would be his last season at Colorado, and resigned at the end of the year.[93]
Colorado State	Dale Layer		Tim Miles
Denver	Terry Carroll		Joe Scott	Denver turned to former Air Force and Princeton coach Joe Scott.[94]
Drake	Tom Davis		Keno Davis	Dr. Tom Davis retired after 32 years and 598 wins, turning the Drake program over to his son Keno.[95]
East Carolina	Ricky Stokes		Mack McCarthy
Eastern Washington	Mike Burns		Kirk Earlywine
Evansville	Steve Merfeld		Marty Simmons	Evansville hired former Purple Aces star Marty Simmons to take over the struggling program.[96]
Florida A&M	Mike Gillespie		Eugene Harris	Gillespie was fired after being charged with misdemeanor stalking.[97]
Georgia State	Mike Perry		Rod Barnes	Georgia State hired former SEC Coach of the Year Rod Barnes.
Harvard	Frank Sullivan		Tommy Amaker	Former Seton Hall and Michigan head coach Amaker found himself in the Ivy League.[98]
Hawaii	Riley Wallace		Bob Nash	Wallace announced his resignation in December and stepped down at the end of the season.[99]
Illinois State	Porter Moser		Tim Jankovich
Indiana State	Royce Waltman		Kevin McKenna
Iona	Jeff Ruland		Kevin Willard	Former Gaels star Ruland was fired after a 2–28 campaign.[100]
Iowa	Steve Alford		Todd Lickliter	New Mexico wooed away the Big Ten's Alford.[101]
Kansas State	Bob Huggins		Frank Martin	Huggins left at the end of the season for his alma mater, turning over the K-State program (and a top-ranked recruiting class) to assistant Martin.[102]
Kentucky	Tubby Smith		Billy Gillispie	Smith shocked the basketball world by leaving Kentucky for Minnesota.[103]
Lehigh	Billy Taylor		Brett Reed
Liberty	Randy Dunton		Ritchie McKay
Long Beach State	Larry Reynolds		Dan Monson	Reynolds was fired despite winning the Big West, being named conference Coach of the Year, and getting Long Beach State to their first NCAA Tournament in over 20 years.[104]
Louisiana Tech	Keith Richard		Kerry Rupp
Marshall	Ron Jirsa		Donnie Jones
Maryland-Eastern Shore	Larry Leggett	Meredith Smith	Frankie Allen
Michigan	Tommy Amaker		John Beilein	The Wolverines tabbed West Virginia's Beilein after firing Amaker due to the program's lack of progress.[105]
Minnesota	Dan Monson	Jim Molinari	Tubby Smith	Minnesota made the highest-profile coaching change of the season.
New Mexico	Ritchie McKay		Steve Alford
New Mexico State	Reggie Theus		Marvin Menzies	Theus left in the offseason to become head coach of the NBA's Sacramento Kings.[106]
New Orleans	Buzz Williams		Joe Pasternack	Williams resigned after only one year at UNO, making the unusual move to an assistant coaching position at Marquette.[107]
Norfolk State	Dwight Freeman	Anthony Evans	Anthony Evans
North Dakota State	Tim Miles		Saul Phillips
Northern Illinois	Rob Judson		Ricardo Patton	NIU scored a mid-major coup, hiring former Big 12 coach Patton.
Princeton	Joe Scott		Sydney Johnson	Princeton hired former three-time Tigers captain Johnson after fellow alum Scot left for Denver.
Quinnipiac	Joe DeSantis		Tom Moore	Qunnipiac tapped Moore, an assistant from nearby power UConn.
Radford	Byron Samuels		Brad Greenberg	Samuels announced his intention to resign at the end of the season.[108] at which time Brad Greenberg – brother of Virginia Tech head coach Seth Greenberg – is hired.
Robert Morris	Mark Schmidt		Mike Rice
Saint Louis	Brad Soderberg		Rick Majerus	Saint Louis lured ESPN announcer Rick Majerus back into the coaching box.
San Diego	Brad Holland		Bill Grier
Santa Clara	Dick Davey		Kerry Keating	Dick Davey retired after 30 years.
South Alabama	John Pelphrey		Ronnie Arrow	Former Jaguars coach Arrow returned for a second stint at the school.[109]
South Carolina State	Jammal Brown		Tim Carter
South Florida	Robert McCullum		Stan Heath	Heath landed the Bulls job just a week after being fired by Arkansas.
Southern Utah	Bill Evans		Roger Reid
St. Bonaventure	Anthony Solomon		Mark Schmidt
Texas A&M	Billy Gillispie		Mark Turgeon	Texas A&M snagged Mark Turgeon from Wichita State after Gillispie left for Kentucky.
Texas A&M – CC	Ronnie Arrow		Perry Clark
UC Riverside	David Spencer	Vonn Webb	Jim Wooldridge
UMKC	Rich Zvosec		Matt Brown
Utah	Ray Giacoletti		Jim Boylen
Wake Forest	Skip Prosser		Dino Gaudio	Prosser died of an apparent heart attack after the season.[110] Assistant Gaudio was named permanent head coach.
West Virginia	John Beilein		Bob Huggins
Wichita State	Mark Turgeon		Gregg Marshall	Marshall, who led Winthrop to seven NCAA tournaments in his nine years there, was tagged by WSU after the departure of Turgeon to Texas A&M.
Winthrop	Gregg Marshall		Randy Peele
Wyoming	Steve McClain		Heath Schroyer

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