2006 NCAA Division I softball tournament

2006 NCAA Division I
softball tournament
Teams	64
Finals site	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma;
Champions	Arizona (7th title)
Runner-up	Northwestern (4th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Mike Candrea (7th title)
MOP	Alicia Hollowell (Arizona)
	← 2005 ; NCAA Division I softball tournament; 2007 →;

The 2006 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was the twenty-fifth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May and June 2006, sixty-four Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of eight teams, each in a double elimination format. The 2006 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from June 1 through June 6 and marked the conclusion of the 2006 NCAA Division I softball season. Arizona won their seventh championship by defeating Northwestern two games to none in the championship series. Arizona pitcher Alicia Hollowell was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Qualifying

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser
June 1, 2006	Game 1	Arizona	3–2 (9 inn)	Oregon State
	Game 2	Texas	2–0	Arizona State
	Game 3	Northwestern	6–5 (10 inn)	Alabama
	Game 4	Tennessee	4–2	UCLA
June 2, 2006	Game 5	Arizona	2–0	Texas
June 2, 2006	Game 6	Northwestern	2–0	Tennessee
June 3, 2006	Game 7	Arizona State	3–1	Oregon State
	Game 8	UCLA	4–1	Alabama
	Game 9	Tennessee	3–1	Arizona State
	Game 10	UCLA	2–0	Texas
June 4, 2006	Game 11	Tennessee	1–0	Arizona
	Game 12	Northwestern	3–1 (8 inn)	UCLA
	Game 13	Arizona	6–0	Tennessee
June 5, 2006	Finals Game 1	Arizona	8–0	Northwestern
June 6, 2006	Finals Game 2	Arizona	6–0	Northwestern

School	Top Batter	Stats.
Arizona	Autumn Champion (LF)	3-4 2RBIs K
Northwestern	Katie Logan (LF)	3-4 2B K

School	Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	AB	BF
Arizona	Alicia Hollowell (W)	7.0	9	0	0	1	13	30	31
Northwestern	Eileen Canney (L)	6.0	12	5	4	0	4	29	30

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.