2006 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
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| Teams | 64 | ||||
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| Finals site |  Springfield, Massachusetts | ||||
| Champions | Hope Flying Dutch (2nd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Southern Maine Huskies (3rd title game) | ||||
| Third place | Scranton Royals (8th Final Four) | ||||
| Fourth place | Hardin-Simmons Cowboys (1st Final Four) | ||||
| Winning coach | Brian Morehouse (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Bria Ebels (Hope) | ||||
| Attendance | 21,221 | ||||
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The 2006 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 25th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.[1]
Hope defeated Southern Maine in the championship game, 69–56, to claim the Flying Dutchmen's second Division III national title and first since 1990.
The championship rounds were hosted by Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Bracket[edit]
Final Four[edit]
| Final Four | National championship | ||||||||
| Southern Maine | 74 | ||||||||
| Hardin-Simmons | 65 | ||||||||
| Southern Maine | 56 | ||||||||
| Hope | 69 | ||||||||
| Scranton | 56 | ||||||||
| Hope | 59 | Third place | |||||||
| Hardin-Simmons | 47 | ||||||||
| Scranton | 57 | ||||||||
All-tournament team[edit]
- Bria Ebels, Hope
- Julie Henderson, Hope
- Ashley Marble, Southern Maine
- Megan Myles, Southern Maine
- Taryn Mellody, Scranton
See also[edit]
- 2006 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 2006 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
- 2006 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 2006 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament
- 2006 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
References[edit]
- ^ "Division III Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved February 8, 2022.