| Gender: | Women's |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Dates: | May 2006 |
| Teams: | 16 |
| Finalsfield: | Nickerson Field |
| Finalscity: | Boston, MA |
| Titlecount: | 2nd |
| Gamecount: | 1st |
| Mop: | Sarah Albrecht |
| Mopteam: | Northwestern |
| Attendfinals: | 14,976 |
The 2006 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 25th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. The championship game was played at Nickerson Field in Boston, Massachusetts during May 2006.[1] All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship, and a total of 16 teams were invited to participate.
Northwestern defeated Dartmouth, 7–4, to win their second national championship. This would subsequently become the second of Northwestern's seven national titles in eight years (2005–2009, 2011–12).
The leading scorer for the tournament was Crysti Foote from Notre Dame (17 goals). Sarah Albrecht, from Northwestern, was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
A total of 16 teams were invited to participate. 10 teams qualified automatically by winning their conference tournaments while the remaining 6 teams qualified at-large based on their regular season records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Berth type | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke | ACC | At-large | 16–2 | |
| 2 | Virginia | ACC | Automatic | 15–3 | |
| 3 | Georgetown | Big East | Automatic | 13–3 | |
| 4 | Northwestern | ALC | Automatic | 16–1 | |
| 5 | North Carolina | ACC | At-large | 12–5 | |
| 6 | Notre Dame | Big East | At-large | 13–3 | |
| 7 | Dartmouth | Ivy League | At-large | 11–5 | |
| 8 | James Madison | CAA | Automatic | 14–4 | |
| Boston U. | America East | Automatic | 15–4 | ||
| Cornell | Ivy League | At-large | 12–3 | ||
| Holy Cross | Patriot League | Automatic | 14–6 | ||
| Maryland | ACC | At-large | 12–7 | ||
| Monmouth | NEC | Automatic | 13–6 | ||
| Princeton | Ivy League | Automatic | 11–5 | ||
| Richmond | Atlantic 10 | Automatic | 16–3 | ||
| Stanford | MPSF | Automatic | 12–5 |