2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

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.
• 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.
• Florida coach Billy Donovan made headlines as he accepted the Orlando Magic head coaching job, only to return to the Gators.
• Five Duquesne players were shot and injured at an altercation following a campus dance party on September 17, 2006. 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%.
• 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.
• 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).
• 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.
• 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.

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:

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Conference membership changes

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

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 standings

Division I independents

Eleven schools played as Division I independents. Only , , , and were considered full NCAA Division I schools, as the rest were still in a transition phase from NCAA Division II.

Informal championships

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

Major upsets

Regular season and conference tournaments

Key games

Statistical leaders

Source for additional stats categories

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

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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

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Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

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

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.

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