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2006 Women's National Invitation Tournament

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2006 Women's National Invitation Tournament
Teams40
Finals siteBramlage Coliseum
Manhattan, Kansas
ChampionsKansas State (1st title)
Runner-upMarquette (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachDeb Patterson (1st title)
Attendance13,340 (championship game)
Women's National Invitation Tournaments
«2005 2007»

The 2006 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 40 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2006 Women's NCAA tournament. It was the ninth edition of the postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament and the first to be played with a 40-team field, expanded from 32 the year prior.[1]

Tournament bracket

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Region 1

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March 15 March 16–18 March 20 March 24
            
Indiana* 67
Rice 57
Jackson State 48
Rice* 64
Indiana* 68
Indiana State 62
Eastern Michigan 57
Indiana State* 79
Indiana 54
Marquette* 57
Green Bay 71
Iowa State* (OT) 79
Iowa State* 63
Marquette 68
Western Illinois 37
Illinois* 58
Illinois 44
Marquette 64

Region 2

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March 16 March 18–19 March 22 March 24
            
Ole Miss 78
Kansas* 76
Northern Iowa 49
Kansas* 59
Ole Miss 76
Pittsburgh* 85
Delaware 57
Pittsburgh* 64
Pittsburgh* 68
Virginia 56
Saint Joseph's 42
Virginia* 48
Virginia* 83
Miami 72
Cincinnati 75
FIU* (OT) 81
FIU 83
Miami* 95

Region 3

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March 15 March 17–18 March 20–21 March 23
            
Villanova* 71
Hofstra 44
Stony Brook 65
Hofstra* 92
Villanova* 59
Xavier 47
South Carolina 65
Xavier* (OT) 70
Villanova* 81
Western Kentucky 94
James Madison 62
Charlotte* 70
Charlotte 68
Western Kentucky* 81
Belmont 55
Tennessee Tech* 56
Tennessee Tech 66
Western Kentucky* 83

Region 4

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March 16 March 16–19 March 22 March 24
            
Wyoming* 67
Oregon State 49
Santa Clara 48
Oregon State* 74
Wyoming* 67
Nebraska 72
Drake 59
Nebraska* 62
Nebraska 63
Kansas State* 77
Idaho State 68
Kansas State* 88
Kansas State* 64
Fresno State 61
UC Santa Barbara 59
Fresno State* 78
Fresno State* 77
UNLV 57

Semifinals and final

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March 27–28 March 31
      
R1 Marquette* 77
R2 Pittsburgh 64
R1 Marquette 65
R4 Kansas State* 77
R3 Western Kentucky 56
R4 Kansas State* (OT) 57
March 31, 2006
Marquette 65, Kansas State 77
Scoring by half: 39–38, 26–39

References

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  1. ^ "40-team Field Announced for 2006 Postseason WNIT". womensnit.com. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "2006 Postseason Bracket (PDF) - WNIT Pre and Post Tournament" (PDF). womensnit.com. Retrieved March 21, 2020.