2006 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
2006 Women's Final Four logo
Teams	64
Finals Site	TD Banknorth 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 2.1 Cleveland 2.2 Albuquerque 2.3 Bridgeport 2.4 San Antonio 3 Brackets 3.1 Cleveland Regional 3.2 Albuquerque Regional 3.3 Bridgeport Regional 3.4 San Antonio Regional 3.5 Final Four – TD Banknorth Garden (Boston, Massachusetts) 4 Record by conference 5 See also 6 Notes

[edit] Locations

The Regional sites for this year (named after the city, a practice that is in use for the second straight 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 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 winners of the regionals advanced to the Final Four, held at TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts on April 2 - 4, 2006, hosted by Harvard University and Northeastern University.

[edit] Qualifying teams

[edit] Cleveland

Cleveland
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth Type
#1	North Carolina	ACC	29-1	Tournament Champion
#2	Tennessee	SEC	28-4	Tournament Champion
#3	Rutgers	Big East	25-4	At-Large Bid
#4	Purdue	Big Ten	24-6	At-Large Bid
#5	UCLA	Pac-10	20-10	Tournament Champion
#6	Texas A&M	Big 12	23-8	At-Large Bid
#7	George Washington	A-10	22-8	At-Large Bid
#8	Vanderbilt	SEC	20-10	At-Large Bid
#9	Louisville	Big East	19-9	At-Large Bid
#10	Old Dominion	CAA	22-8	Tournament Champion
#11	TCU	MWC	18-11	At-Large Bid
#12	Bowling Green	MAC	28-2	Tournament Champion
#13	Missouri State	MVC	17-14	Tournament Champion
#14	Dartmouth	Ivy League	23-6	Regular Season Co-Champion (Winner of Three-Team Playoff)
#15	Army	Patriot	20-10	Tournament Champion
#16	UC Riverside	Big West	16-14	Tournament Champion

[edit] Albuquerque

Albuquerque
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth Type
#1	Ohio State	Big Ten	28-2	Tournament Champion
#2	Maryland	ACC	28-4	At-Large Bid
#3	Baylor	Big 12	24-6	At-Large Bid
#4	Arizona State	Pac-10	24-6	At-Large Bid
#5	Utah	MWC	24-6	Tournament Champion
#6	Florida	SEC	21-8	At-Large Bid
#7	St. John's	Big East	21-7	At-Large Bid
#8	Boston College	ACC	19-11	At-Large Bid
#9	Notre Dame	Big East	18-11	At-Large Bid
#10	California	Pac-10	18-1	At-Large Bid
#11	New Mexico	MWC	21-9	At-Large Bid
#12	Middle Tennessee	Sun Belt	20-10	Tournament Champion
#13	Stephen F. Austin	Southland	23-7	Tournament Champion
#14	Northern Arizona	Big Sky	22-10	Tournament Champion
#15	Sacred Heart	NEC	26-4	Tournament Champion
#16	Oakland	Mid-Con	15-15	Tournament Champion

[edit] Bridgeport

Bridgeport
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth Type
#1	Duke	ACC	26-3	At-Large Bid
#2	UConn	Big East	29-4	Tournament Champion
#3	Georgia	SEC	21-8	At-Large Bid
#4	Michigan State	Big Ten	22-9	At-Large Bid
#5	Kentucky	SEC	21-8	At-Large Bid
#6	Temple	A-10	24-7	Tournament Champion
#7	Virginia Tech	ACC	20-9	At-Large Bid
#8	Southern California	Pac-10	18-11	At-Large Bid
#9	South Florida	Big East	19-11	At-Large Bid
#10	Missouri	Big 12	21-9	At-Large Bid
#11	Hartford	Am. East	26-3	Tournament Champion
#12	Chattanooga	Southern	27-3	Tournament Champion
#13	Milwaukee	Horizon	22-8	Tournament Champion
#14	Marist	MAAC	23-6	Tournament Champion
#15	Coppin State	MEAC	22-8	Tournament Champion
#16	Southern	SWAC	20-10	Tournament Champion

[edit] San Antonio

San Antonio
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth Type
#1	LSU	SEC	27-3	At-Large Bid
#2	Oklahoma	Big 12	29-4	Tournament Champion
#3	Stanford	Pac-10	23-7	At-Large Bid
#4	DePaul	Big East	25-6	At-Large Bid
#5	NC State	ACC	19-11	At-Large Bid
#6	Florida State	ACC	19-9	At-Large Bid
#7	BYU	MWC	25-5	At-Large Bid
#8	Minnesota	Big Ten	19-9	At-Large Bid
#9	Washington	Pac-10	18-10	At-Large Bid
#10	Iowa	Big Ten	17-11	At-Large Bid
#11	Louisiana Tech	WAC	26-4	Tournament Champion
#12	Tulsa	C-USA	25-5	Tournament Champion
#13	Liberty	Big South	25-5	Tournament Champion
#14	Southeast Missouri	OVC	22-8	Tournament Champion
#15	Pepperdine	WCC	14-16	Tournament Champion
#16	Florida Atlantic	Atl. Sun	20-10	Tournament Champion

[edit] Brackets

Data source^[1]
*-Overtime game.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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	UConn	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	UConn	77
	7	Virginia Tech	82
	10	Missouri	51
						7	Virginia Tech	56
	University Park, PA
						2	UConn	79
	2	UConn	77
	15	Coppin State	54

[edit] 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

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] See also

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

[edit] Notes

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