2006 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

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2006 NCAA Women's Division I
Basketball Tournament
2006 Women's Final Four logo
2006 Women's Final Four logo
Teams 64
Finals site TD Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
Champions Maryland (1st title)
Runner-up Duke (2nd title game)
Semifinalists North Carolina (1st Final Four)
LSU (3rd Final Four)
Winning coach Brenda Frese (1st title)
MOP Laura Harper Maryland
NCAA Women's Division I Tournaments
«2005  2007»

The 2006 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, marked the 25th NCAA Women's Basketball National Championship. The events were held March 18–April 4, 2006 at several sites, with the Championship game held in Boston. The Maryland Terrapins, coached by Brenda Frese, won their first National Championship, beating the Duke Blue Devils, coached by Gail Goestenkors, 78–75 in overtime. Laura Harper of the Terrapins was named Most Outstanding Player.

The field is set at 64 teams, with 31 automatic bids and 33 at-large bids. Unlike the men's game, there is no play-in game. In addition, the first two rounds and regionals are usually played on "neutral" sites.

This was the first Women's final four since 1999 not to have either Connecticut or Tennessee.

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[edit] Locations

The Regional sites for this year (named after the city, a practice that is in use for the second straight year) were:

  • March 25 and 27
Albuquerque Regional: The Pit, Albuquerque, New Mexico (Host: University of New Mexico)
San Antonio Regional: AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas (Host: University of Texas at San Antonio)
  • March 26 and 28
Bridgeport Regional: Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, Connecticut (Host: Fairfield University)
Cleveland Regional: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio (Host: Cleveland State University and the Mid-American Conference)

The tournament once again used the pod system, meaning that teams were more likely to play closer to home earlier in the tournament. The sites for the first two rounds were as follows:

  • March 18 and 20:
Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois (Host: DePaul University)
Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado (Host: University of Colorado at Boulder and Big 12 Conference)
McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona (Host: University of Arizona)
Memorial Gymasium, Nashville, Tennessee (Host: Vanderbilt University)
  • March 19 and 21:
Ted Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk, Virginia (Host: Old Dominion University)
Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, New Jersey (Host: Rider University and Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)
Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pennsylvania (Host: Pennsylvania State University)
Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana (Host: Purdue University)

The winners of the regionals advanced to the Final Four, held at TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts on April 2 - 4 , 2006, hosted by Harvard University and Northeastern University.

[edit] Qualifying teams

[edit] Cleveland

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Seed School Conference Record Berth Type
#1 North Carolina ACC 29-1 Tournament Champion
#2 Tennessee SEC 28-4 Tournament Champion
#3 Rutgers Big East 25-4 At-Large Bid
#4 Purdue Big Ten 24-6 At-Large Bid
#5 UCLA Pac-10 20-10 Tournament Champion
#6 Texas A&M Big 12 23-8 At-Large Bid
#7 George Washington A-10 22-8 At-Large Bid
#8 Vanderbilt SEC 20-10 At-Large Bid
#9 Louisville Big East 19-9 At-Large Bid
#10 Old Dominion CAA 22-8 Tournament Champion
#11 TCU MWC 18-11 At-Large Bid
#12 Bowling Green MAC 28-2 Tournament Champion
#13 Missouri State MVC 17-14 Tournament Champion
#14 Dartmouth Ivy League 23-6 Regular Season Co-Champion
(Winner of Three-Team Playoff)
#15 Army Patriot 20-10 Tournament Champion
#16 UC Riverside Big West 16-14 Tournament Champion

[edit] Albuquerque

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#1 Ohio State Big Ten 28-2 Tournament Champion
#2 Maryland ACC 28-4 At-Large Bid
#3 Baylor Big 12 24-6 At-Large Bid
#4 Arizona State Pac-10 24-6 At-Large Bid
#5 Utah MWC 24-6 Tournament Champion
#6 Florida SEC 21-8 At-Large Bid
#7 St. John's Big East 21-7 At-Large Bid
#8 Boston College ACC 19-11 At-Large Bid
#9 Notre Dame Big East 18-11 At-Large Bid
#10 California Pac-10 18-1 At-Large Bid
#11 New Mexico MWC 21-9 At-Large Bid
#12 Middle Tennessee Sun Belt 20-10 Tournament Champion
#13 Stephen F. Austin Southland 23-7 Tournament Champion
#14 Northern Arizona Big Sky 22-10 Tournament Champion
#15 Sacred Heart NEC 26-4 Tournament Champion
#16 Oakland Mid-Con 15-15 Tournament Champion

[edit] Bridgeport

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#1 Duke ACC 26-3 At-Large Bid
#2 UConn Big East 29-4 Tournament Champion
#3 Georgia SEC 21-8 At-Large Bid
#4 Michigan State Big Ten 22-9 At-Large Bid
#5 Kentucky SEC 21-8 At-Large Bid
#6 Temple A-10 24-7 Tournament Champion
#7 Virginia Tech ACC 20-9 At-Large Bid
#8 Southern California Pac-10 18-11 At-Large Bid
#9 South Florida Big East 19-11 At-Large Bid
#10 Missouri Big 12 21-9 At-Large Bid
#11 Hartford Am. East 26-3 Tournament Champion
#12 Chattanooga Southern 27-3 Tournament Champion
#13 Milwaukee Horizon 22-8 Tournament Champion
#14 Marist MAAC 23-6 Tournament Champion
#15 Coppin State MEAC 22-8 Tournament Champion
#16 Southern SWAC 20-10 Tournament Champion

[edit] San Antonio

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#1 LSU SEC 27-3 At-Large Bid
#2 Oklahoma Big 12 29-4 Tournament Champion
#3 Stanford Pac-10 23-7 At-Large Bid
#4 DePaul Big East 25-6 At-Large Bid
#5 NC State ACC 19-11 At-Large Bid
#6 Florida State ACC 19-9 At-Large Bid
#7 BYU MWC 25-5 At-Large Bid
#8 Minnesota Big Ten 19-9 At-Large Bid
#9 Washington Pac-10 18-10 At-Large Bid
#10 Iowa Big Ten 17-11 At-Large Bid
#11 Louisiana Tech WAC 26-4 Tournament Champion
#12 Tulsa C-USA 25-5 Tournament Champion
#13 Liberty Big South 25-5 Tournament Champion
#14 Southeast Missouri OVC 22-8 Tournament Champion
#15 Pepperdine WCC 14-16 Tournament Champion
#16 Florida Atlantic Atl. Sun 20-10 Tournament Champion

[edit] Brackets

Data source[1]
*-Overtime game.

[edit] Cleveland Regional

  First round
March 18 and 19		 Second round
March 20 and 21		 Regional semifinals
March 26		 Regional finals
March 28
                                     
1  North Carolina 75  
16  UC Riverside 51  
  1  North Carolina 89  
Nashville, TN
  8  Vanderbilt 70  
8  Vanderbilt 76
9  Louisville 64  
  1  North Carolina 70  
  4  Purdue 68  
5  UCLA 74  
12  Bowling Green 61  
  5  UCLA 54
West Lafayette, IN
  4  Purdue 61  
4  Purdue 73
13  Missouri State 54  
  1  North Carolina 75
  2  Tennessee 63
6  Texas A&M 65  
11  TCU 69  
  11  TCU 48
Trenton, NJ
  3  Rutgers 82  
3  Rutgers 63
14  Dartmouth 58  
  3  Rutgers 69
  2  Tennessee 76  
7  George Washington 87  
10  Old Dominion 72  
  7  George Washington 53
Norfolk, VA
  2  Tennessee 66  
2  Tennessee 102
15  Army 54  

[edit] Albuquerque Regional

  First round
March 18 and 19		 Second round
March 20 and 21		 Regional semifinals
March 25		 Regional finals
March 27
                                     
1  Ohio State 68  
16  Oakland (MI) 45  
  1  Ohio State 69  
West Lafayette, IN
  8  Boston College 79  
8  Boston College 78
9  Notre Dame 61  
  8  Boston College 54  
  5  Utah 57  
5  Utah 76  
12  Middle Tennessee 71  
  5  Utah 86
Tucson, AZ
  4  Arizona State 65  
4  Arizona State 80
13  Stephen F. Austin 61  
  5  Utah 65
  2  Maryland 75*
6  Florida 59  
11  New Mexico 83  
  11  New Mexico 67
Tucson, AZ
  3  Baylor 87  
3  Baylor 74
14  Northern Arizona 56  
  3  Baylor 63
  2  Maryland 82  
7  St. John's 78  
10  California 68  
  7  St. John's 74
University Park, PA
  2  Maryland 81  
2  Maryland 95
15  Sacred Heart 54  

[edit] Bridgeport Regional

  First round
March 18 and 19		 Second round
March 20 and 21		 Regional semifinals
March 26		 Regional finals
March 28
                                     
1  Duke 96  
16  Southern 27  
  1  Duke 85  
Norfolk, VA
  8  Southern California 51  
8  Southern California 67
9  South Florida 65  
  1  Duke 86  
  4  Michigan State 61  
5  Kentucky 69  
12  Chattanooga 59  
  5  Kentucky 63
Chicago, IL
  4  Michigan State 67  
4  Michigan State 65
13  Milwaukee 46  
  1  Duke 63*
  2  Connecticut 61
6  Temple 58  
11  Hartford 64  
  11  Hartford 54
Trenton, NJ
  3  Georgia 73  
3  Georgia 75
14  Marist 60  
  3  Georgia 75
  2  Connecticut 77  
7  Virginia Tech 82  
10  Missouri 51  
  7  Virginia Tech 56
University Park, PA
  2  Connecticut 79  
2  Connecticut 77
15  Coppin State 54  

[edit] San Antonio Regional

  First round
March 18		 Second round
March 20		 Regional semifinals
March 25		 Regional finals
March 27
                                     
1  LSU 72  
16  Florida Atlantic 48  
  1  LSU 72  
Nashville, TN
  9  Washington 49  
8  Minnesota 69
9  Washington 73  
  1  LSU 66  
  4  DePaul 56  
5  NC State 61  
12  Tulsa 71  
  12  Tulsa 67
Chicago, IL
  4  DePaul 71  
4  DePaul 68
13  Liberty 43  
  1  LSU 62
  3  Stanford 59
6  Florida State 80  
11  Louisiana Tech 71  
  6  Florida State 70
Denver, CO
  3  Stanford 88  
3  Stanford 72
14  Southeast Missouri 45  
  3  Stanford 88
  2  Oklahoma 74  
7  BYU 67  
10  Iowa 62  
  7  BYU 70
Denver, CO
  2  Oklahoma 86  
2  Oklahoma 78
15  Pepperdine 66  

[edit] Final Four – TD Banknorth Garden (Boston, Massachusetts)

  National Semifinals
April 2		 National Championship
April 4
                 
Alb2  Maryland 81  
Cle1  North Carolina 70  
    Alb2  Maryland 78*
  Bpt1  Duke 75
Bpt1  Duke 64
SA1  LSU 45  

Alb-Albuquerque; Bpt-Bridgeport; Cle-Cleveland; SA-San Antonio.

[edit] Record by conference

Conference # of Bids Record Win % Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship Game
ACC 7 19-6 76.0% 4 3 3 2
SEC 6 11-6 64.7% 3 2 1 0
Mountain West 4 6-4 60.0% 1 1 0 0
Pac-10 6 7-6 53.8% 1 1 0 0
Big East 7 8-7 53.3% 3 1 0 0
America East 1 1-1 50.0% 0 0 0 0
Big Ten 5 5-5 50.0% 2 0 0 0
Big 12 4 4-4 50.0% 2 0 0 0
Conference USA 1 1-1 50.0% 0 0 0 0
Atlantic 10 2 1-2 33.3% 0 0 0 0

Twenty-one Conferences went 0-1: Atlantic Sun Conference, Big Sky Conference, Big South Conference, Big West Conference, Colonial, Horizon League, Ivy League, MAAC, MAC, Summit League, MEAC, Missouri Valley Conference, Northeast Conference, Ohio Valley Conference, Patriot League, Southern Conference, Southland, SWAC, Sun Belt Conference, West Coast Conference, and WAC

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "Official 2009 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book". NCAA. February 2009. pp. 180. http://www.ncaapublications.com/Uploads/PDF/2009_WFF_Records0d7a46e0-1e38-428d-8b72-6d7b2902af40.pdf. Retrieved 2009-11-03. [dead link]
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