2006 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament explained

Type:NAIA
Year:2006
Gender:Women's
Teams:32
Fabfourarena:Oman Arena
Fabfourcity: Jackson, Tennessee
Champions:Union University Bulldogs
Titlecount:3rd
Champgamecount:5th
Champffcount:7th
Runnerup:Lubbock Christian Chaparrals
Gamecount:1st
Runnerffcount:1st
Semifinal1:The Master's Mustangs
Fabfourcount1:1st
Semifinal2:Vanguard Lions
Fabfourcount2:2nd
Coty:Mark Campbell
Cotyschool:Union (TN)
Mvp:Mariam Sy
Mvpteam:Oklahoma City
Poty:Kelly Schmidt
Potyschool:Vanguard
Hustle:Sierra Wilcox
Hustleschool:Lubbock Christian
Topscorer:Mariam Sy
Topscorerteam:Oklahoma City
Points:86

The 2006 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 2005–06 basketball season.

Defending champions Union (TN) defeated Lubbock Christian in the championship game, 79–62, to claim the Bulldogs' third NAIA national title.

The tournament was played at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee.[1]

Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into one of four quadrants and seeded from 1 to 8 within each quadrant.

The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History. NAIA. 19 March 2022.