2006 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

2006 (2006) NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Keeter Gymnasium Point Lookout, Missouri
Champions	College of the Ozarks Bobcats (1st title, 2nd title game, 2nd Fab Four)
Runner-up	Huntington Foresters (1st title game, 2nd Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Lindenwood Lions (1st Fab Four) MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers (1st Fab Four)
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award	Doug Sheckler (Huntington (IN))
Chuck Taylor MVP	Michael Bonaparte (College of the Ozarks)
Top scorer	Alex Kock (Huntington (IN)) (121 points)
NAIA Division II men's tournaments «2005 2007»

The 2006 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball national championship was held in March at Keeter Gymnasium in Point Lookout, Missouri. The 15th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.

Awards and honors

• Leading scorer:
• Leading rebounder:

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					National championship
	1	Embry-Riddle (FL) (31-2)	86
	--	Sterling (KS) (16-15)	55
						1	Embry-Riddle (FL)	78
						16	Mt. Vernon Nazarene (OH)	84
	--	Iowa Wesleyan (25-7)	81
	16	Mt. Vernon Nazarene (OH) (26-8)	87
											16	Mt. Vernon Nazarene (OH)	86
	1st SEED TIER March 9
											8	Lindenwood (MO)	95
	9	Taylor (IN) (28-6)	63
	--	Aquinas (MI) (22-12)	52
						9	Taylor (IN)	71*
						8	Lindenwood (MO)	74
	--	Dordt (IA) (22-10)	58
	8	Lindenwood (MO) (24-9)	66
																8	Lindenwood (MO)	69
																4	College of the Ozarks (MO)	88
	5	Mayville State (ND) (26-5)	82
	--	Daemen (NY) (20-12)	56
						5	Mayville State (ND)	99
						--	Montreat (NC)	92
	--	Montreat (NC) (22-9)	93
	12	Sioux Falls (SD) (22-9)	83
											5	Mayville State (ND)	61
	4th SEED TIER March 9
											4	College of the Ozarks (MO)	80
	13	William Jewell (MO) (27-7)	67
	--	Southern Oregon (23-9)	64*
						13	William Jewell (MO)	76
						4	College of the Ozarks (MO)	77
	--	Dominican (CA) (18-12)	60
	4	College of the Ozarks (MO) (25-6)	69
																					4	College of the Ozarks (MO)	74
																					2	Huntington (IN)	56
	3	Walsh (OH) (26-6)	65
	--	Tennessee Wesleyan (20-12)	50
						3	Walsh (OH)	81
						14	Oregon Tech	66
	--	Northwestern (IA) (23-8)	83
	14	Oregon Tech (25-8)	92
											3	Walsh (OH)	68
	3rd SEED TIER March 10
											--	MidAmerica Nazarene	74
	11	Southwestern (KS) (28-4)	60
	--	Cardinal Stritch (WI) (25-8)	75
						--	Cardinal Stritch (WI)	57
						--	MidAmerica Nazarene	66
	--	MidAmerica Nazarene (23-10)	72
	6	Indiana-Southeast (30-4)	62
																--	MidAmerica Nazarene	68
																2	Huntington (IN)	78
	7	Warner Pacific (OR) (24-8)	83
	--	Holy Names (CA) (23-11)	73
						7	Warner Pacific (OR)	68
						10	Morningside (IA)	71
	--	Cornerstone (MI) (23-11)	74
	10	Morningside (IA) (27-6)	87
											10	Morningside (IA)	70
	2nd SEED TIER March 10
											2	Huntington (IN)	82
	15	Evangel (MO) (24-10)	82
	--	Bellevue (NE) (24-8)	74
						15	Evangel (MO)	93
						2	Huntington (IN)	104
	--	Fisher (MA) (15-15)	58
	2	Huntington (IN) (29-5)	99

•  * denotes overtime.

See also

• 2006 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2006 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 2006 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 2006 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament