2005–06 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Jamie Dixon, the Panthers finished with a record of 25–8^[2] and made it to the second round of the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

2005–06 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 16
Record	25–8 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach	Jamie Dixon (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Barry Rohrssen (5th season) Joe Lombardi (3rd season) Pat Sandle (5th season)
Home arena	Petersen Events Center (Capacity: 12,508)
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.