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2006 NCAA Women's Division I
Basketball Tournament

2006 Women's Final Four logo

Teams

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.

Contents

1 Locations
2 Qualifying teams - automatic
3 Qualifying teams - at-large
4 Bids by conference
5 Brackets
6 Record by conference
7 All-Tournament Team
8 Game Officials
9 See also
10 Notes

Locations

West Lafayette

Nashville

University Park

Norfolk

Chicago

Denver

Tucson

Trenton

2006 NCAA NCAA first and second round venues

Albuquerque

Bridgeport

San Antonio

Cleveland

Boston

2006 NCAA Regionals and Final Four

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 Regional sites for this year (named after the city, a practice that is in use for the second consecutive 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 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.

Qualifying teams - automatic

Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 2006 NCAA Tournament. Thirty-one conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament. ^[1]

Automatic Bids
		Record
Qualifying School	Conference	Regular Season	Conference	Seed
United States Military Academy	Patriot League	0.666 !20–10	0.786 !11–3	15
Bowling Green State University	MAC	0.933 !28–2	1.016 !16–0	12
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	Southern Conference	0.9 !27–3	1.018 !18–0	12
Coppin State University	MEAC	0.733 !22–8	1.018 !18–0	15
Dartmouth College	Ivy League	0.793 !23–6	0.857 !12–2	14
Florida International University	Atlantic Sun Conference	0.666 !20–10	0.8 !16–4	16
University of Hartford	America East	0.897 !27–3	0.938 !15–1	11
Liberty University	Big South Conference	0.828 !24–5	0.929 !13–1	13
Louisiana Tech University	WAC	0.867 !26–4	0.938 !15–1	11
Louisiana State University	SEC	0.9 !27–3	0.929 !13–1	1
Marist College	MAAC	0.793 !23–6	0.889 !16–2	14
Middle Tennessee State University	Sun Belt Conference	0.666 !20–10	0.714 !10–4	12
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee	Horizon League	0.724 !21–8	0.875 !14–2	13
Missouri State University	Missouri Valley Conference	0.648 !17–14	0.389 !7–11	13
University of North Carolina	ACC	0.967 !29–1	0.929 !13–1	1
Northern Arizona University	Big Sky Conference	0.688 !22–10	0.643 !9–5	14
Oakland University	Mid-Continent	0.5 !15–15	0.5 !8–8	16
Ohio State University	Big Ten	0.933 !28–2	0.938 !15–1	1
University of Oklahoma	Atlantic Sun Conference	0.879 !29–4	1.016 !16–0	2
Old Dominion University	Colonial	0.733 !22–8	0.944 !17–1	10
Pepperdine University	West Coast Conference	0.467 !14–16	0.571 !8–6	15
Rutgers University	Big East	0.862 !25–4	1.016 !16–0	3
Sacred Heart University	Northeast Conference	0.867 !26–4	0.889 !16–2	15
Southeast Missouri State University	Ohio Valley Conference	0.714 !20–8	0.8 !16–4	14
Southern University	SWAC	0.666 !20–10	0.788 !14–4	16
Stanford University	Pac-12	0.767 !23–7	0.833 !15–3	3
Stephen F. Austin State University	Southland	0.766 !23–7	0.875 !14–2	13
Temple University	Atlantic 10	0.774 !24–7	0.75 !12–4	6
University of Tulsa	Conference USA	0.833 !25–5	0.824 !14–3	12
University of California, Riverside	Big West Conference	0.533 !16–14	0.5 !7–7	16
University of Utah	Mountain West	0.8 !24–6	0.75 !12–4	5

Qualifying teams - at-large

Thirty-three additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations.^[1]

At-large Bids
		Record
Qualifying School	Conference	Regular Season	Conference	Seed
Arizona State University	Pacific-10	0.8 !24–6	0.778 !14–4	4
Baylor University	Big 12	0.8 !24–6	0.75 !12–4	3
Boston College	Atlantic Coast	0.633 !19–11	0.429 !6–8	8
Brigham Young University	Mountain West	0.833 !25–5	0.813 !13–3	7
University of California, Berkeley	Pacific-10	0.621 !18–11	0.556 !10–8	10
University of Connecticut	Big East	0.879 !29–4	0.875 !14–2	2
DePaul University	Big East	0.806 !25–6	0.688 !11–5	4
Duke University	Atlantic Coast	0.897 !26–3	0.857 !12–2	1
University of Florida	Southeastern	0.724 !21–8	0.571 !8–6	6
Florida State University	Atlantic Coast	0.679 !19–9	0.714 !10–4	6
The George Washington University	Atlantic 10	0.733 !22–8	0.813 !13–3	7
University of Georgia	Southeastern	0.724 !21–8	0.714 !10–4	3
University of Iowa	Big Ten	0.607 !17–11	0.625 !10–6	10
University of Kentucky	Southeastern	0.724 !21–8	0.643 !9–5	5
University of Louisville	Big East	0.679 !19–9	0.625 !10–6	9
University of Maryland, College Park	Atlantic Coast	0.875 !28–4	0.857 !12–2	2
Michigan State University	Big Ten	0.71 !22–9	0.688 !11–5	4
University of Minnesota	Big Ten	0.679 !19–9	0.688 !11–5	8
University of Missouri	Big 12	0.7 !21–9	0.625 !10–6	10
University of New Mexico	Mountain West	0.7 !21–9	0.688 !11–5	11
North Carolina State University	Atlantic Coast	0.633 !19–11	0.5 !7–7	5
University of Notre Dame	Big East	0.621 !18–11	0.5 !8–8	9
Purdue University	Big Ten	0.8 !24–6	0.813 !13–3	4
University of South Florida	Big East	0.621 !18–11	0.563 !9–7	9
University of Southern California	Pacific-10	0.621 !18–11	0.688 !11–7	8
St. John's University	Big East	0.75 !21–7	0.688 !11–5	7
Texas Christian University	Mountain West	0.621 !18–11	0.688 !11–5	11
University of Tennessee	Southeastern	0.875 !28–4	0.786 !11–3	2
Texas A&M University	Big 12	0.742 !23–8	0.688 !11–5	6
University of California, Los Angeles	Pacific-10	0.666 !20–10	0.667 !12–6	5
Vanderbilt University	Southeastern	0.666 !20–10	0.571 !8–6	8
Virginia Tech	Atlantic Coast	0.69 !20–9	0.429 !6–8	7
University of Washington	Pacific-10	0.643 !18–10	0.611 !11–7	9

Bids by conference

Thirty-one conferences earned an automatic bid. In twenty-three cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-three additional at-large teams were selected from eight of the conferences.^[1]

Bids	Conference	Teams
7	Atlantic Coast	North Carolina, Boston College, Duke, Florida St., Maryland, North Carolina St., Virginia Tech
7	Big East	Rutgers, Connecticut, DePaul, Louisville, Notre Dame, South Fla., St. John’s NY
6	Pacific-10	Stanford, Arizona St., California, Southern California, UCLA, Washington
6	Southeastern	LSU, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
5	Big Ten	Ohio St., Iowa, Michigan St., Minnesota, Purdue
4	Big 12	Oklahoma, Baylor, Missouri, Texas A&M
4	Mountain West	Utah, BYU, New Mexico, TCU
2	Atlantic 10	Temple, George Washington
1	America East	Hartford
1	Atlantic Sun	Fla. Atlantic
1	Big Sky	Northern Ariz.
1	Big South	Liberty
1	Big West	UC Riverside
1	Colonial	Old Dominion
1	Conference USA	Tulsa
1	Horizon	Milwaukee
1	Ivy	Dartmouth
1	Metro Atlantic	Marist
1	Mid-American	Bowling Green
1	Mid-Continent	Oakland
1	Mid-Eastern	Coppin St.
1	Missouri Valley	Missouri St.
1	Northeast	Sacred Heart
1	Ohio Valley	Southeast Mo. St.
1	Patriot	Army
1	Southern	Chattanooga
1	Southland	Stephen F. Austin
1	Southwestern	Southern U.
1	Sun Belt	Middle Tenn.
1	West Coast	Pepperdine
1	Western Athletic	Louisiana Tech

Brackets

Data source^[2]
*-Overtime game.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

All-Tournament Team

Laura Harper, Maryland
Alison Bales, Duke
Monique Currie, Duke
Erlana Larkins, North Carolina
Kristi Toliver, Maryland ^[1]

Game Officials

Melissa Barlow (Semi-Final)
Scott Yarbrough (Semi-Final)
Eric Brewton (Semi-Final)
Dee Kantner (Semi-Final)
Denise Brooks-Clauser (Semi-Final)
Michael Price (Semi-Final)
Lisa Mattingly (Final)
Bob Trammell (Final)
Tina Napier (Final) ^[1]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Nixon, Rick. "Official 2022 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book". NCAA. http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/WFF12.pdf. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
^ "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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