2005–06 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Rick Pitino^[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 21–13.^[3]

2005–06 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Record	21–13 (6–10 Big East)
Head coach	Rick Pitino (5th season)
Home arena	Freedom Hall
Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Connecticut	14	–	2		.875			30	–	4		.882
No. 3 Villanova	14	–	2		.875			28	–	5		.848
No. 22 West Virginia	11	–	5		.688			22	–	11		.667
Marquette	10	–	6		.625			20	–	11		.645
No. 23 Georgetown	10	–	6		.625			23	–	10		.697
No. 16 Pittsburgh	10	–	6		.625			25	–	8		.758
Seton Hall	9	–	7		.563			18	–	12		.600
Cincinnati	8	–	8		.500			21	–	13		.618
Rutgers	7	–	9		.438			19	–	14		.576
Louisville	6	–	10		.375			21	–	13		.618
Notre Dame	6	–	10		.375			16	–	14		.533
DePaul*	5	–	11		.313			12	–	15		.444
Providence*	5	–	11		.313			12	–	15		.444
St. John's*	5	–	11		.313			12	–	15		.444
South Florida*	1	–	15		.063			7	–	22		.241
No. 21 Syracuse†#	0	–	9		.000			0	–	12		.000
† 2006 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 2006[1] Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2006 Big East tournament. #Syracuse had all its wins vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 23–12, 7–9.