2005 – 06 Georgetown Hoyas men 's basketball team was an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big East Conference representing Georgetown University . The team raced out to an 11 – 4 record including an 8 – 2 mark in out of conference play . John Thompson III 's first notable win with the team took place on January 21 , 2006 in the 16th game of the season when unranked Georgetown upset No. 1 Duke University . This was Georgetown 's first win over a No. 1 ranked team in 21 years . The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Minneaspolis Region Semifinal in the " Sweet Sixteen " , where it came the closest of any team to beating the eventual national champion , Florida
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team