2006 Tournament


Final Four host site: Boston, MA Go to 2005 Tournament
Champion:   Maryland (34- 4)
Runner-Up:   Duke (31- 4) Go to 2007 Tournament
Final Four:    North Carolina (33- 2)
                    Louisiana State (31- 4)
64 teams
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Automatic bids:
Army - Patriot League regular-season and tournament champion
Bowling Green - Mid-American Conference regular-season and tournament champion
Chattanooga - Southern Conference regular-season and tournament champion
Connecticut - Big East Conference tournament champion (Rutgers won regular-season title)
Coppin State - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament champion
Dartmouth - Ivy League regular-season champion (no tournament)
Florida Atlantic - Atlantic Sun Conference tournament champion (Belmont won regular-season title)
Hartford - America East Conference regular-season and tournament champion
Liberty - Big South Conference regular-season and tournament champion
Louisiana Tech - Western Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament champion
Marist - Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament champion
Middle Tennessee - Sun Belt Conference tournament champion (Western Kentucky won regular-season title)
Missouri State - Missouri Valley Conference tournament champion (Indiana State won regular-season title)
North Carolina - Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season and tournament champion
Northern Arizona - Big Sky Conference tournament champion (Idaho State won regular-season title)
Oakland - Mid-Continent Conference tournament champion (Western Illinois won regular-season title)
Ohio State - Big 10 Conference regular-season and tournament champion
Oklahoma - Big 12 Conference regular-season and tournament champion
Old Dominion - Colonial Athletic Association regular-season and tournament champion
Pepperdine - West Coast Conference tournament champion (Santa Clara won regular-season title)
Sacred Heart - Northeast Conference regular-season and tournament champion
Southeast Missouri State - Ohio Valley Conference tournament champion (Tennessee Tech won regular-season title)
Southern University - Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament champion (tied with Jackson State for regular-season title)
Stephen F. Austin - Southland Conference regular-season and tournament champion
Temple - Atlantic-10 Conference tournament champion (George Washington won regular-season title)
Tennessee - Southeastern Conference tournament champion (Louisiana State won regular-season title)
Tulsa - Conference USA regular-season and tournament champion
UCLA - Pac-10 Conference tournament champion (Stanford won regular-season title)
UC Riverside - Big West Conference tournament champion (Long Beach State won regular-season title)
Utah - Mountain West Conference tournament champion (Brigham Young won regular-season title)
Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Horizon League tournament champion (Wisconsin-Green Bay won regular-season title)

First and second round games at eight "pod" sites as indicated in regional brackets:
Chicago, IL
Denver, CO
Nashville, TN
Norfolk, VA
West Lafayette, IN
Trenton, NJ
Tucson, AZ
University Park, PA

EAST REGIONAL -- Bridgeport, CT
First Round
3/18-3/19
  Second Round
3/20-3/21
  Regional Semifinals
3/25-3/26
  Regional Final
3/27-3/28
1. Duke 96                  
16. Southern 27   1. Duke 85            
(Norfolk, VA)                    
8. Southern California 67   8. Southern California 51            
9. South Florida 65         1. Duke 86      

           
5. Kentucky 69         4. Michigan State 61      
12. Chattanooga 59   5. Kentucky 63            
(Chicago, IL)                    
4. Michigan State 65   4. Michigan State 67            
13. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 46               1. Duke 63

     
3. Georgia 75               2. Connecticut 61
14. Marist 60   3. Georgia 73            
(Trenton, NJ)                    
6. Temple 58   11. Hartford 54            
11. Hartford 64         3. Georgia 75      

           
7. Virginia Tech 82         2. Connecticut 77      
10. Missouri 51   7. Virginia Tech 56            
(University Park, PA)                    
2. Connecticut 77   2. Connecticut 79            
15. Coppin State 54                  
MIDEAST REGIONAL -- Cleveland, OH
First Round
3/18-3/19
  Second Round
3/20-3/21
  Regional Semifinals
3/25-3/26
  Regional Final
Tuesday, 3/27-3/28
1. North Carolina 75                  
16. UC-Riverside 51   1. North Carolina 89            
(Nashville, TN)                    
8. Vanderbilt 76   8. Vanderbilt 70            
9. Louisville 64         1. North Carolina 70      

           
5. UCLA 74         4. Purdue 68      
12. Bowling Green 61   5. UCLA 54            
(West Lafayette, IN)                    
4. Purdue 73   4. Purdue 61            
13. Missouri State 52               1. North Carolina 75

     
3. Rutgers 63               2. Tennessee 63
14. Dartmouth 58   3. Rutgers 82            
(Trenton, NJ)                    
6. Texas A&M 65   11. Texas Christian 48            
11. Texas Christian 69         3. Rutgers 69      

           
7. George Washington 87         2. Tennessee 76      
10. Old Dominion 72   7. George Washington 53            
(Norfolk, VA)                    
2. Tennessee 102   2. Tennessee 66            
15. Army 54                  
MIDWEST REGIONAL -- San Antonio, TX
First Round
3/18-3/19
  Second Round
3/20-3/21
  Regional Semifinals
3/25-3/26
  Regional Final
3/27-3/28
1. Louisiana State 72                  
16. Florida Atlantic 48   1. Louisiana State 72            
(Nashville, TN)                    
8. Minnesota 69   9. Washington 49            
9. Washington 73         1. Louisiana State 66      

           
5. North Carolina St. 61         4. DePaul 56      
12. Tulsa 71   12. Tulsa 67            
(Chicago, IL)                    
4. DePaul 68   4. DePaul 71            
13. Liberty 43               1. Louisiana State 62

     
3. Stanford 72               3. Stanford 59
14. SE Missouri State 45   3. Stanford 88            
(Denver, CO)                    
6. Florida State 80   6. Florida State 70            
11. Louisiana Tech 71         3. Stanford 88      

           
7. Brigham Young 67         2. Oklahoma 74      
10. Iowa 62   7. Brigham Young 70            
(Denver, CO)                    
2. Oklahoma 78   2. Oklahoma 86            
15. Pepperdine 66                  
WEST REGIONAL -- Albuquerque, NM
First Round
3/18-3/19
  Second Round
3/20-3/21
  Regional Semifinals
3/25-3/26
  Regional Final
3/27-3/28
1. Ohio State 68                  
16. Oakland 45   1. Ohio State 69            
(West Lafayette, IN)                    
8. Boston College 78   8. Boston College 79            
9. Notre Dame 61         8. Boston College 54      

           
5. Utah 76         5. Utah 57      
12. Middle Tennessee 71   5. Utah 86            
(Tucson, AZ)                    
4. Arizona State 80   4. Arizona State 65            
13. Stephen F. Austin 61               5. Utah 65

    (OT)
3. Baylor 74               2. Maryland 75
14. Northern Arizona 56   3. Baylor 87            
(Tucson, AZ)                    
6. Florida 59   11. New Mexico 67            
11. New Mexico 83         3. Baylor 63      

           
7. St. John's 78         2. Maryland 82      
10. California 68   7. St.John's 74            
(University Park, PA)                    
2. Maryland 95   2. Maryland 81            
15. Sacred Heart 54                  


FINAL FOUR -- Boston, MA
Semifinals
Sunday, April 2
  Championship
Tuesday, April 4
Duke 64      
Louisiana State 45   Duke 75
        (OT)
North Carolina 70   Maryland 78
Maryland 81      



Season Records     Final Poll (AP / USA-T)   Post-Season
Arizona State   25- 7     NCAA West second round
Army   19-11     NCAA Mideast first round
Baylor   26- 7     NCAA West Regional semifinal
Boston College   21-12     NCAA West Regional semifinal
Bowling Green   28- 3     NCAA Mideast first round
Brigham Young   26- 6     NCAA Midwest second round
California   18-12     NCAA West first round
Chattanooga   27- 4     NCAA East first round
Connecticut   32- 4     NCAA East Regional final
Coppin State   22- 9     NCAA East first round
Dartmouth   23- 7     NCAA Mideast first round
DePaul   27- 7     NCAA Midwest Regional semifinal
Duke   31- 4     NCAA Runner-Up (East Region)
Florida   21- 9     NCAA West first round
Florida Atlantic   20-11     NCAA Midwest first round
Florida State   20-10     NCAA Midwest second round
George Washington   23- 9     NCAA Mideast second round
Georgia   23- 9     NCAA East Regional semifinal
Hartford   27- 4     NCAA East second round
Iowa   17-12     NCAA Midwest first round
Kentucky   22- 9     NCAA East second round
Liberty   24- 6     NCAA Midwest first round
Louisiana State   31- 4     NCAA Final Four (Midwest Region)
Louisiana Tech   26- 5     NCAA Midwest first round
Louisville   19-10     NCAA Mideast first round
Marist   23- 7     NCAA East first round
Maryland   34- 4     NCAA Champion (West Region)
Michigan State   24-10     NCAA East Regional semifinal
Middle Tennessee   20-11     NCAA West first round
Minnesota   19-10     NCAA Midwest first round
Missouri   21-10     NCAA East first round
Missouri State   17-15     NCAA Mideast first round
New Mexico   22-10     NCAA West second round
North Carolina   33- 2     NCAA Final Four (Mideast Region)
North Carolina State   19-12     NCAA Midwest first round
Northern Arizona   21-11     NCAA West first round
Notre Dame   18-12     NCAA West first round
Oakland   15-16     NCAA West first round
Ohio State   29- 3     NCAA West second round
Oklahoma   31- 3     NCAA Midwest Regional semifinal
Old Dominion   22- 9     NCAA Mideast first round
Pepperdine   14-17     NCAA Midwest first round
Purdue   26- 7     NCAA Mideast Regional semifinal
Rutgers   27- 5     NCAA Mideast Regional semifinal
Sacred Heart   26- 5     NCAA West first round
South Florida   18-12     NCAA East first round
SE Missouri State   20- 9     NCAA Midwest first round
Southern   20-11     NCAA East first round
Southern California   19-12     NCAA East second round
St. John's   22- 8     NCAA West second round
Stanford   26- 8     NCAA Midwest Regional final
Stephen F. Austin   23- 8     NCAA West first round
Temple   24- 8     NCAA East first round
Tennessee   31- 4     NCAA Mideast Regional final
Texas A&M   23- 9     NCAA Mideast first round
Texas Christian   19-12     NCAA Mideast second round
Tulsa   26- 6     NCAA Midwest second round
UCLA   21-11     NCAA Mideast second round
UC-Riverside   16-15     NCAA Mideast first round
Utah   27- 7     NCAA West Regional final
Vanderbilt   21-11     NCAA Mideast second round
Virginia Tech   21-10     NCAA East second round
Washington   19-11     NCAA Midwest second round
Wisconsin-Milwaukee   21- 9     NCAA East first round

 


 

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS

Data to be provided at a later time.


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