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2005–06 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Season
The 2005–06 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2005, followed by the start of the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2007 and concluded in March 2007. Kent State won the regular season title with a conference record of 15–3 over second-place Akron and Miami. Kent State defeated seventh-seeded Toledo in the MAC tournament final and represented the MAC in the NCAA tournament. There they lost in the first round to Pittsburgh. Preseason awards The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 26, 2005. Preseason men's basketball poll ''(First place votes in parentheses)'' East Division # Ohio (16) 153 # (6) 120 # (4) 85 # Kent State 85 # 79 # 45 West Division # (15) 135 # (5) 127 # (5) 114 # (1) 97 # Eastern Michigan 54 # 40 Tournament champs Ohio (14), Akron (5), Ball State (4), Miami (2), Toledo (1) Honors Postseason Mid–American tourna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates College athletics in the United States, student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and Simon Fraser University, 1 in Canada. It also organizes the Athletics (physical culture), athletic programs of colleges and helps over 500,000 college student athletes who compete annually in college sports. The headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Until the 1956–57 academic year, the NCAA was a single division for all schools. That year, the NCAA split into the NCAA University Division, University Division and the NCAA College Division, College Division. In August 1973, the current three-division system of NCAA Division I, Division I, NCAA Division II, Division II, and NCAA Division III, Division III was adopted by the NCAA membership in a special convention. Under NCAA rules, Division I and Division II schools can offer athletic scholarships to students. Divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
