2006 National Invitation Tournament

2006 National Invitation Tournament

Season	2005–06
Teams	40
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	South Carolina (2nd title)
Runner-up	Michigan (4th title game)
Semifinalists	Louisville (3rd semifinal) Old Dominion (1st semifinal)
Winning coach	Dave Odom (3rd title)
MVP	Renaldo Balkman (South Carolina)
National Invitation Tournaments «2005 2007»

The 2006 National Invitation Tournament was the first time the tournament was planned and operated by the NCAA, taking over after 68 years under the auspices of the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Association (MIBA). The 2006 NIT also saw changes made to the selection process as well as being the first time the NIT seeded the participants. The South Carolina Gamecocks won their second straight NIT title.

Selected teams

Below are lists of the team selected for the tournament. The teams were given seeds for the first time ever.

Maryland Bracket
Seed	School	Conference
#1	Maryland	ACC
#2	St. Joseph's	A-10
#3	Hofstra	CAA
#4	Colorado	Big 12
#5	Old Dominion	CAA
#6	Nebraska	Big 12
#7	Penn State	Big Ten
#8	Rutgers	Big East
#9	Manhattan	MAAC
#10	Fairleigh Dickinson	NEC

Michigan Bracket
Seed	School	Conference
#1	Michigan	Big Ten
#2	Creighton	MVC
#3	Miami (FL)	ACC
#4	Vanderbilt	SEC
#5	Notre Dame	Big East
#6	Oklahoma State	Big 12
#7	Temple	A-10
#8	Akron	MAC
#9	UTEP	C-USA
#10	Lipscomb	A-Sun

Louisville Bracket
Seed	School	Conference
#1	Louisville	Big East
#2	Missouri State	MVC
#3	Houston	C-USA
#4	Clemson	ACC
#5	Louisiana Tech	WAC
#6	BYU	MWC
#7	Stanford	Pac-10
#8	Virginia	ACC
#9	Northern Arizona	Big Sky
#10	Delaware State	MEAC

Cincinnati Bracket
Seed	School	Conference
#1	Cincinnati	Big East
#2	Florida State	ACC
#3	South Carolina	SEC
#4	Minnesota	Big Ten
#5	Wake Forest	ACC
#6	Western Kentucky	Sun Belt
#7	Miami (OH)	MAC
#8	Butler	Horizon
#9	Charlotte	A-10
#10	Georgia Southern	So-Con

Bracket

Below are the four brackets of the tournament, along with the bracket of the four-team championship round.

Maryland Bracket

	Opening Round					First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	9	Manhattan	80
	10	Fairleigh Dickinson	77
						1	Maryland	84
						9	Manhattan	87
											9	Manhattan	66
											5	Old Dominion	70
						4	Colorado	61
						5	Old Dominion	79
																5	Old Dominion	61
																3	Hofstra	51
	7	Penn State	71
	8	Rutgers	76
						2	St. Joseph's	71
						8	Rutgers	62
											2	St. Joseph's	75
											3	Hofstra	77
						3	Hofstra	73
						6	Nebraska	62

Michigan Bracket

	Opening Round					First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	9	UTEP	85
	10	Lipscomb	66
						1	Michigan	82
						9	UTEP	67
											1	Michigan	87
											5	Notre Dame	84
						4	Vanderbilt	69
						5	Notre Dame	79
																1	Michigan	71
																3	Miami (FL)	65
	7	Temple	73
	8	Akron	80
						2	Creighton	71
						8	Akron	60
											2	Creighton	52
											3	Miami (FL)	53
						3	Miami (FL)	62
						6	Oklahoma State	59

Louisville Bracket

	Opening Round					First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	9	Northern Arizona	53
	10	Delaware State	58
						1	Louisville	71
						10	Delaware State	54
											1	Louisville	74
											4	Clemson	68
						4	Clemson	69
						5	LA Tech	53
																1	Louisville	74
																2	Missouri State	56
	7	Stanford	65
	8	Virginia	49
						2	Missouri State	76
						7	Stanford	67
											2	Missouri State	60
											3	Houston	59
						3	Houston	77
						6	BYU	67

Cincinnati Bracket

	Opening Round					First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinal
	9	Charlotte	77
	10	Georgia Southern	61
						1	Cincinnati	86
						9	Charlotte	80
											1	Cincinnati	76
											4	Minnesota	62
						4	Minnesota	73
						5	Wake Forest	58
																1	Cincinnati	62
																3	South Carolina	65
	7	Miami (OH)	52
	8	Butler	53
						2	Florida State	67
						8	Butler	63
											2	Florida State	68
											3	South Carolina	69
						3	South Carolina	74
						6	Western Kentucky	55

Semifinals & Finals

	Semifinals					Finals
	5	Old Dominion	43
	1	Michigan	66
						1	Michigan	64
						3	South Carolina	76
	1	Louisville	63
	3	South Carolina	78