2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship

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The 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship was the title game in which the University of Florida men's basketball team won its first national championship, defeating UCLA to conclude the 2005–06 college basketball season.

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instanceOf NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
abbreviationOfGoverningBody National Collegiate Athletic Association
surface form: NCAA
arena RCA Dome
attendance 43545
championNickname Florida Gators
surface form: Gators
championScore 73
city Indianapolis
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date April 3, 2006
division NCAA Division I
featuredConferenceOfChampion Southeastern Conference
featuredConferenceOfRunnerUp Pacific-8 Conference
surface form: Pacific-10 Conference
finalScore Florida 73–57 UCLA
followedBy 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
format single-elimination championship game
gender men's
governingBody National Collegiate Athletic Association
headCoachOfChampion Billy Donovan
headCoachOfRunnerUp Ben Howland
hostCityRegion Midwest Region
surface form: Midwest
isFirstNationalTitleForChampion true
level national championship game
marginOfVictory 16 points
mostOutstandingPlayer Joakim Noah
mostOutstandingPlayerTeam Florida Gators men's basketball
surface form: Florida Gators men's basketball team
notablePlayerOnChampion Al Horford
Corey Brewer
Joakim Noah
Taurean Green
notablePlayerOnRunnerUp Arron Afflalo
Jordan Farmar
precededBy 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
surface form: 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
runnerUp UCLA Bruins men’s basketball
surface form: UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

UCLA Bruins men’s basketball
surface form: University of California, Los Angeles men's basketball team
runnerUpNickname Bruins
runnerUpScore 57
season 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
sport college basketball
state Indiana
televisionNetwork CBS
tournament 2006 NCAA Tournament
surface form: 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
tournamentSeedOfChampion 3
tournamentSeedOfRunnerUp 2
winner Florida Gators men's basketball
surface form: Florida Gators men's basketball team

Florida Gators men's basketball
surface form: University of Florida men's basketball team
year 2006

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Florida Gators men's basketball nationalChampionship 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
Al Horford collegeChampionshipWon 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship previousEdition 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship