2006 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Gender=Women's
Year=2006


ImageSize=125px
Caption=2006 Women's Final Four logo
Teams=64
FinalFourArena=TD Banknorth Garden
FinalFourCity=Boston, Massachusetts
Champions=Maryland
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RunnerUp=Duke
GameCount=2nd
SemiFinal1=North Carolina
FinalFourCount=1st
SemiFinal2=LSU
FinalFourCount2=3rd
Coach=Brenda Frese
CoachCount=1st
MOP=Laura Harper
MOPTeam=Maryland
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Points=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.

Regionals

The Regional sites for this year (named after the city, a practice that is in use for the second straight year) were:

*March 25 / 27::Albuquerque Region: The Pit, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico :San Antonio Region: AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas (Host: University of Texas at San Antonio)
*March 26 / 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)

First Two Rounds

The tournament once again used the pod system, meaning that teams were more likely to play closer to home. The sites for the first two rounds (the Sweet Sixteen　and Elite Eight) were as follows:

*March 18 / 20::Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois (Host: DePaul University):Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado (Host: University of Colorado at Boulder and Big 12 Conference):McKale Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona :Memorial Gymasium, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee

*March 19 / 21::Ted Constant Convocation Center, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia:Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, New Jersey (Host: Rider University and Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference):Bryce Jordan Center, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania:Mackey Arena, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

"NOTE: Unless specified, the site is an on-campus arena."

The Final Four

*TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts on April 2 - 4, 2006, hosted by Harvard University and Northeastern University.

Qualifying teams

Brackets

*-Overtime game.

Cleveland Regional

16TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 18 and 19
RD2=Second round March 20 and 21
RD3=Regional semifinals March 26
RD4=Regional finals March 28
RD1-team01=North Carolina
RD1-team02=UC Riverside
RD1-score01=75
RD1-score02=51
RD1-team03=Vanderbilt
RD1-team04=Louisville
RD1-score03=76
RD1-score04=64
RD1-team05=UCLA
RD1-team06=Bowling Green
RD1-score05=74
RD1-score06=61
RD1-team07=Purdue
RD1-team08=Missouri State
RD1-score07=73
RD1-score08=54
RD1-team09=Texas A&M
RD1-team10=TCU
RD1-score09=65
RD1-score10=69
RD1-team11=Rutgers
RD1-team12=Dartmouth
RD1-score11=63
RD1-score12=58
RD1-team13=George Washington
RD1-team14=Old Dominion
RD1-score13=87
RD1-score14=72
RD1-team15=Tennessee
RD1-team16=Army
RD1-score15=102
RD1-score16=54
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=North Carolina
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=Vanderbilt
RD2-score01=89
RD2-score02=70
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=UCLA
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Purdue
RD2-score03=54
RD2-score04=61
RD2-seed05=11
RD2-team05=TCU
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Rutgers
RD2-score05=48
RD2-score06=82
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=George Washington
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Tennessee
RD2-score07=53
RD2-score08=66
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=North Carolina
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Purdue
RD3-score01=70
RD3-score02=68
RD3-seed03=3
RD3-team03=Rutgers
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Tennessee
RD3-score03=69
RD3-score04=76
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=North Carolina
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Tennessee
RD4-score01=75
RD4-score02=63

Albuquerque Regional

16TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 18 and 19
RD2=Second round March 20 and 21
RD3=Regional semifinals March 25
RD4=Regional finals March 27
RD1-team01=Ohio State
RD1-team02=Oakland (MI)
RD1-score01=68
RD1-score02=45
RD1-team03=Boston College
RD1-team04=Notre Dame
RD1-score03=78
RD1-score04=61
RD1-team05=Utah
RD1-team06=Middle Tennessee
RD1-score05=76
RD1-score06=71
RD1-team07=Arizona State
RD1-team08=Stephen F. Austin
RD1-score07=80
RD1-score08=61
RD1-team09=Florida
RD1-team10=New Mexico
RD1-score09=59
RD1-score10=83
RD1-team11=Baylor
RD1-team12=Northern Arizona
RD1-score11=74
RD1-score12=56
RD1-team13=St. John's
RD1-team14=California
RD1-score13=78
RD1-score14=68
RD1-team15=Maryland
RD1-team16=Sacred Heart
RD1-score15=95
RD1-score16=54
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Ohio State
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=Boston College
RD2-score01=69
RD2-score02=79
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Utah
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Arizona State
RD2-score03=86
RD2-score04=65
RD2-seed05=11
RD2-team05=New Mexico
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Baylor
RD2-score05=67
RD2-score06=87
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=St. John's
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Maryland
RD2-score07=74
RD2-score08=81
RD3-seed01=8
RD3-team01=Boston College
RD3-seed02=5
RD3-team02=Utah
RD3-score01=54
RD3-score02=57
RD3-seed03=3
RD3-team03=Baylor
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Maryland
RD3-score03=63
RD3-score04=82
RD4-seed01=5
RD4-team01=Utah
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Maryland
RD4-score01=65
RD4-score02=75*

Bridgeport Regional

16TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 18 and 19
RD2=Second round March 20 and 21
RD3=Regional semifinals March 26
RD4=Regional finals March 28
RD1-team01=Duke
RD1-team02=Southern
RD1-score01=96
RD1-score02=27
RD1-team03=Southern California
RD1-team04=South Florida
RD1-score03=67
RD1-score04=65
RD1-team05=Kentucky
RD1-team06=Chattanooga
RD1-score05=69
RD1-score06=59
RD1-team07=Michigan State
RD1-team08=Milwaukee
RD1-score07=65
RD1-score08=46
RD1-team09=Temple
RD1-team10=Hartford
RD1-score09=58
RD1-score10=64
RD1-team11=Georgia
RD1-team12=Marist
RD1-score11=75
RD1-score12=60
RD1-team13=Virginia Tech
RD1-team14=Missouri
RD1-score13=82
RD1-score14=51
RD1-team15=UConn
RD1-team16=Coppin State
RD1-score15=77
RD1-score16=54
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Duke
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=Southern California
RD2-score01=85
RD2-score02=51
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Kentucky
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Michigan State
RD2-score03=63
RD2-score04=67
RD2-seed05=11
RD2-team05=Hartford
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Georgia
RD2-score05=54
RD2-score06=73
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=Virginia Tech
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=UConn
RD2-score07=56
RD2-score08=79
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Duke
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Michigan State
RD3-score01=86
RD3-score02=61
RD3-seed03=3
RD3-team03=Georgia
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=UConn
RD3-score03=75
RD3-score04=77
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Duke
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=UConn
RD4-score01=63*
RD4-score02=61

an Antonio Regional

16TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 18
RD2=Second round March 20
RD3=Regional semifinals March 25
RD4=Regional finals March 27
RD1-team01=LSU
RD1-team02=Florida Atlantic
RD1-score01=72
RD1-score02=48
RD1-team03=Minnesota
RD1-team04=Washington
RD1-score03=69
RD1-score04=73
RD1-team05=NC State
RD1-team06=Tulsa
RD1-score05=61
RD1-score06=71
RD1-team07=DePaul
RD1-team08=Liberty
RD1-score07=68
RD1-score08=43
RD1-team09=Florida State
RD1-team10=Louisiana Tech
RD1-score09=80
RD1-score10=71
RD1-team11=Stanford
RD1-team12=Southeast Missouri
RD1-score11=72
RD1-score12=45
RD1-team13=BYU
RD1-team14=Iowa
RD1-score13=67
RD1-score14=62
RD1-team15=Oklahoma
RD1-team16=Pepperdine
RD1-score15=78
RD1-score16=66
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=LSU
RD2-seed02=9
RD2-team02=Washington
RD2-score01=72
RD2-score02=49
RD2-seed03=12
RD2-team03=Tulsa
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=DePaul
RD2-score03=67
RD2-score04=71
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Florida State
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Stanford
RD2-score05=70
RD2-score06=88
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=BYU
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Oklahoma
RD2-score07=70
RD2-score08=86
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=LSU
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=DePaul
RD3-score01=66
RD3-score02=56
RD3-seed03=3
RD3-team03=Stanford
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Oklahoma
RD3-score03=88
RD3-score04=74
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=LSU
RD4-seed02=3
RD4-team02=Stanford
RD4-score01=62
RD4-score02=59

Final Four

4TeamBracket | RD1=National Semifinals April 2
RD2=National Championship April 4
RD1-seed1=Alb 2
RD1-team1=Maryland
RD1-score1=81
RD1-seed2=Cle 1
RD1-team2=North Carolina
RD1-score2=70
RD1-seed3=Bpt 1
RD1-team3=Duke
RD1-score3=64
RD1-seed4=SA 1
RD1-team4=LSU
RD1-score4=45
RD2-seed1=Alb 2
RD2-team1=Maryland
RD2-score1=78*
RD2-seed2=Bpt 1
RD2-team2=Duke
RD2-score2=75

Alb-Albuquerque; Bpt-Bridgeport; Cle-Cleveland; SA-San Antonio.

ee also

* 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
* 2006 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament