2006 Women's National Invitation Tournament

The 2006 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 40 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2006 Women's NCAA tournament. It was the ninth edition of the postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament and the first to be played with a 40-team field, expanded from 32 the year prior.[1]

2006 Women's National Invitation Tournament
Teams40
Finals siteBramlage Coliseum
Manhattan, Kansas
ChampionsKansas State (1st title)
Runner-upMarquette (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachDeb Patterson (1st title)
Attendance13,340 (championship game)
Women's National Invitation Tournaments
«20052007»

Tournament bracket

Region 1

*Host • Source[2]

March 15March 16–18March 20March 24
            
Indiana*67
Rice57
Jackson State48
Rice*64
Indiana*68
Indiana State62
Eastern Michigan57
Indiana State*79
Indiana54
Marquette*57
Green Bay71
Iowa State* (OT)79
Iowa State*63
Marquette68
Western Illinois37
Illinois*58
Illinois44
Marquette64

Region 2

*Host • Source[2]

March 16March 18–19March 22March 24
            
Ole Miss78
Kansas*76
Northern Iowa49
Kansas*59
Ole Miss76
Pittsburgh*85
Delaware57
Pittsburgh*64
Pittsburgh*68
Virginia56
Saint Joseph's42
Virginia*48
Virginia*83
Miami72
Cincinnati75
FIU* (OT)81
FIU83
Miami*95

Region 3

*Host • Source[2]

March 15March 17–18March 20–21March 23
            
Villanova*71
Hofstra44
Stony Brook65
Hofstra*92
Villanova*59
Xavier47
South Carolina65
Xavier* (OT)70
Villanova*81
Western Kentucky94
James Madison62
Charlotte*70
Charlotte68
Western Kentucky*81
Belmont55
Tennessee Tech*56
Tennessee Tech66
Western Kentucky*83

Region 4

*Host • Source[2]

March 16March 16–19March 22March 24
            
Wyoming*67
Oregon State49
Santa Clara48
Oregon State*74
Wyoming*67
Nebraska72
Drake59
Nebraska*62
Nebraska63
Kansas State*77
Idaho State68
Kansas State*88
Kansas State*64
Fresno State61
UC Santa Barbara59
Fresno State*78
Fresno State*77
UNLV57

Semifinals and final

*Host • Source[2]

March 27–28March 31
      
R1Marquette*77
R2Pittsburgh64
R1Marquette65
R4Kansas State*77
R3Western Kentucky56
R4Kansas State* (OT)57
March 31, 2006
Marquette 65, Kansas State 77
Scoring by half: 39–38, 26–39

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