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2006 NCAA Division I softball tournament

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{{Infobox NCAA softball tournament |

| Year=2006

| Image=

| ImageSize=

| Caption=

| Teams=64

| WCWSBallpark=ASA Hall of Fame Stadium

| City=Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

| Champions=Arizona

| TitleCount=7th

| Runner-Up={{csb link|year=2006|team=Northwestern Wildcats|title=Northwestern}}

| WCWSCount=4th

| Coach=Mike Candrea

| CoachCount=7th

| MOP=Alicia Hollowell

| MOPTeam=Arizona

| Attendance=

| Television=

}}

The 2006 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twenty-fifth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May and June 2006, sixty-four Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of eight teams, each in a double elimination format. The 2006 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from June 1 through June 6 and marked the conclusion of the 2006 NCAA Division I softball season. Arizona won their seventh championship by defeating {{csb link|year=2006|team=Northwestern Wildcats|title=Northwestern}} two games to none in the championship series. Arizona pitcher Alicia Hollowell was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.{{cite book|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_rb/2017/12-00s.pdf|title=2017 WCWS Records: 2000s Brackets/Rosters/Stats|publisher=NCAA|access-date=March 20, 2019}}{{cite book|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_rb/2017/06-Results.pdf|publisher=NCAA|title=2017 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results|access-date=March 20, 2019}}{{cite book|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_rb/2017/02-Tournament.pdf|publisher=NCAA|title=2017 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results|page=10|access-date=March 20, 2019}}

Qualifying

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Regionals

=Austin Super Regional=

{{8TeamBracket-2Elim-D

| sets=1/1/2/3| RD1= First round

| RD2= Regional semifinals

| RD3= Regional Finals

| RD4= Super Regionals

| RD2-group1=Austin Regional - Red and Charline McCombs Field

| RD2-group2=Provo Regional - Gail Miller Field

| RD1-seed01=

| RD1-team01={{csb link|year=2006|team=Texas Longhorns|title=Texas}}

| RD1-score01=4

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02={{csb link|year=2006|team=UTSA Roadrunners|title=UTSA}}

| RD1-score02=0

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03={{csb link|year=2006|team=Indiana Hoosiers|title=Indiana}}

| RD1-score03=3

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{csb link|year=2006|team=Utah Utes|title=Utah}}

| RD1-score04=0

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05=UTSA

| RD1-score05=2

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06=Utah

| RD1-score06=3

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team07={{csb link|year=2006|team=BYU Cougars|title=BYU}}

| RD1-score07=0

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-team08={{csb link|year=2006|team=Kansas Jayhawks|title=Kansas}}

| RD1-score08=3

| RD1-seed09=

| RD1-team09={{csb link|year=2006|team=Washington Huskies|title=Washington}}

| RD1-score09=85

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{csb link|year=2006|team=Southern Utah Thunderbirds|title=Southern Utah}}

| RD1-score10=0

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team11=BYU

| RD1-score11=5

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12=Southern Utah

| RD1-score12=4

| RD2-seed01=

| RD2-team01=Texas

| RD2-score01=3

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02=Indiana

| RD2-score02=0

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03=Indiana

| RD2-score03=1

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-team04=Utah

| RD2-score04=5

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team05=Kansas

| RD2-score05=0

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06=Washington

| RD2-score06=6

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07=Kansas

| RD2-score07=2

| RD2-seed08=

| RD2-team08=BYU

| RD2-score08=1

| RD3-seed01=

| RD3-team01=Texas

| RD3-score01-1=3

| RD3-score01-2=X

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-team02=Utah

| RD3-score02-1=0

| RD3-score02-2=X

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team03=Washington

| RD3-score03-1=3

| RD3-score03-2=X

| RD3-seed04=

| RD3-team04=Kansas

| RD3-score04-1=0

| RD3-score04-2=X

| RD4-seed01=

| RD4-team01=Texas

| RD4-score01-1=1

| RD4-score01-2=96

| RD4-score01-3=X

| RD4-seed02=

| RD4-team02=Washington

| RD4-score02-1=0

| RD4-score02-2=1

| RD4-score02-3=X

}}

=Corvallis Super Regional=

{{8TeamBracket-2Elim-D

| sets=1/1/2/3| RD1=

| RD2=

| RD3=

| RD4=

| RD2-group1=Corvallis Regional - OSU Softball Complex

| RD2-group2=Iowa City Regional - Bob Pearl Softball Field

| RD1-seed01=

| RD1-team01={{csb link|year=2006|team=Oregon State Beavers|title=Oregon State}}

| RD1-score01=2

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02={{csb link|year=2006|team=Nevada Wolf Pack|title=Nevada}}

| RD1-score02=1

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03={{csb link|year=2006|team=Baylor Bears|title=Baylor}}

| RD1-score03=5

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{csb link|year=2006|team=Portland State Vikings|title=Portland State}}

| RD1-score04=3

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05=Nevada

| RD1-score05=1

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06=Portland State

| RD1-score06=2

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team07={{csb link|year=2006|team=Iowa Hawkeyes|title=Iowa}}

| RD1-score07=0

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-team08={{csb link|year=2006|team=Nebraska Cornhuskers|title=Nebraska}}

| RD1-score08=110

| RD1-seed09=

| RD1-team09={{csb link|year=2006|team=California Golden Bears|title=California}}

| RD1-score09=1

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{csb link|year=2006|team=Illinois State Redbirds|title=Illinois State}}

| RD1-score10=0

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team11=Iowa

| RD1-score11=2

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12=Illinois State

| RD1-score12=3

| RD2-seed01=

| RD2-team01=Oregon State

| RD2-score01=5

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02=Baylor

| RD2-score02=3

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03=Baylor

| RD2-score03=3

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-team04=Portland State

| RD2-score04=2

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team05=Nebraska

| RD2-score05=2

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06=California

| RD2-score06=4

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07=Nebraska

| RD2-score07=3

| RD2-seed08=

| RD2-team08=Illinois State

| RD2-score08=1

| RD3-seed01=

| RD3-team01=Oregon State

| RD3-score01-1=3

| RD3-score01-2=X

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-team02=Baylor

| RD3-score02-1=1

| RD3-score02-2=X

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team03=California

| RD3-score03-1=6

| RD3-score03-2=X

| RD3-seed04=

| RD3-team04=Nebraska

| RD3-score04-1=1

| RD3-score04-2=X

| RD4-seed01=

| RD4-team01=Oregon State

| RD4-score01-1=1

| RD4-score01-2=3

| RD4-score01-3=1

| RD4-seed02=

| RD4-team02=California

| RD4-score02-1=2

| RD4-score02-2=0

| RD4-score02-3=0

}}

=Evanston Super Regional=

{{8TeamBracket-2Elim-D

| sets=1/1/2/3| RD1=

| RD2=

| RD3=

| RD4=

| RD2-group1=Evanston Regional - Sharon J. Drysdale Field

| RD2-group2=Amherst Regional - UMass Softball Complex

| RD1-seed01=

| RD1-team01={{csb link|year=2006|team=Northwestern Wildcats|title=Northwestern}}

| RD1-score01=4

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02={{csb link|year=2006|team=Southern Illinois Salukis|title=Southern Illinois}}

| RD1-score02=0

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03={{csb link|year=2006|team=Notre Dame Fighting Irish|title=Notre Dame}}

| RD1-score03=5

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{csb link|year=2006|team=UC Santa Barbara Gauchos|title=UC Santa Barbara}}

| RD1-score04=2

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05=Southern Illinois

| RD1-score05=2

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06=UC Santa Barbara

| RD1-score06=1

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team07={{csb link|year=2006|team=UMass Minutewomen|title=UMass}}

| RD1-score07=2

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-team08={{csb link|year=2006|team=Albany Great Danes|title=Albany}}

| RD1-score08=0

| RD1-seed09=

| RD1-team09={{csb link|year=2006|team=Texas A&M Aggies|title=Texas A&M}}

| RD1-score09=3

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{csb link|year=2006|team=Lehigh Mountain Hawks|title=Lehigh}}

| RD1-score10=4

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team11=Albany

| RD1-score11=5

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12=Texas A&M

| RD1-score12=6

| RD2-seed01=

| RD2-team01=Northwestern

| RD2-score01=95

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02=Notre Dame

| RD2-score02=0

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03=Notre Dame

| RD2-score03=5

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-team04=Southern Illinois

| RD2-score04=4

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team05=UMass

| RD2-score05=610

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06=Lehigh

| RD2-score06=4

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07=Lehigh

| RD2-score07=4

| RD2-seed08=

| RD2-team08=Texas A&M

| RD2-score08=3

| RD3-seed01=

| RD3-team01=Northwestern

| RD3-score01-1=7

| RD3-score01-2=X

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-team02=Notre Dame

| RD3-score02-1=4

| RD3-score02-2=X

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team03=UMass

| RD3-score03-1=3

| RD3-score03-2=X

| RD3-seed04=

| RD3-team04=Lehigh

| RD3-score04-1=0

| RD3-score04-2=X

| RD4-seed01=

| RD4-team01=Northwestern

| RD4-score01-1=0

| RD4-score01-2=4

| RD4-score01-3=95

| RD4-seed02=

| RD4-team02=UMass

| RD4-score02-1=1

| RD4-score02-2=2

| RD4-score02-3=0

}}

=Knoxville Super Regional=

{{8TeamBracket-2Elim-D

| sets=1/1/2/3| RD1=

| RD2=

| RD3=

| RD4=

| RD2-group1=Knoxville Regional - Tyson Park

| RD2-group2=Ann Arbor Regional - Alumni Field

| RD1-seed01=

| RD1-team01=Tennessee

| RD1-score01=6

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02={{csb link|year=2006|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|title=Tennessee Tech}}

| RD1-score02=4

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03={{csb link|year=2006|team=Virginia Tech Hokies|title=Virginia Tech}}

| RD1-score03=112

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{csb link|year=2006|team=Louisville Cardinals|title=Louisville}}

| RD1-score04=0

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05=Tennessee Tech

| RD1-score05=0

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06=Louisville

| RD1-score06=3

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team07={{csb link|year=2006|team=Michigan Wolverines|title=Michigan}}

| RD1-score07=4

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-team08={{csb link|year=2006|team=Youngstown State Penguins|title=Youngstown State}}

| RD1-score08=0

| RD1-seed09=

| RD1-team09={{csb link|year=2006|team=Oklahoma Sooners|title=Oklahoma}}

| RD1-score09=1

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{csb link|year=2006|team=Kent State Golden Flashes|title=Kent State}}

| RD1-score10=0

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team11=Youngstown State

| RD1-score11=0

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12=Kent State

| RD1-score12=85

| RD2-seed01=

| RD2-team01=Tennessee

| RD2-score01=95

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02=Virginia Tech

| RD2-score02=1

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03=Virginia Tech

| RD2-score03=1

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-team04=Louisville

| RD2-score04=105

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team05=Michigan

| RD2-score05=19

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06=Oklahoma

| RD2-score06=0

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07=Oklahoma

| RD2-score07=95

| RD2-seed08=

| RD2-team08=Kent State

| RD2-score08=1

| RD3-seed01=

| RD3-team01=Tennessee

| RD3-score01-1=8

| RD3-score01-2=X

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-team02=Louisville

| RD3-score02-1=1

| RD3-score02-2=X

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team03=Michigan

| RD3-score03-1=58

| RD3-score03-2=X

| RD3-seed04=

| RD3-team04=Oklahoma

| RD3-score04-1=2

| RD3-score04-2=X

| RD4-seed01=

| RD4-team01=Tennessee

| RD4-score01-1=5

| RD4-score01-2=1

| RD4-score01-3=1

| RD4-seed02=

| RD4-team02=Michigan

| RD4-score02-1=3

| RD4-score02-2=5

| RD4-score02-3=0

}}

=Los Angeles Super Regional=

{{8TeamBracket-2Elim-D

| sets=1/1/2/3| RD1=

| RD2=

| RD3=

| RD4=

| RD2-group1=Los Angeles Regional - Easton Stadium

| RD2-group2=Gainesville Regional - Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium

| RD1-seed01=

| RD1-team01={{csb link|year=2006|team=UCLA Bruins|title=UCLA}}

| RD1-score01=116

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02={{csb link|year=2006|team=Missouri State Bears|title=Missouri State}}

| RD1-score02=2

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03={{csb link|year=2006|team=Long Beach State 49ers|title=Long Beach State}}

| RD1-score03=1

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{csb link|year=2006|team=San Diego State Aztecs|title=San Diego State}}

| RD1-score04=0

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05=Missouri State

| RD1-score05=0

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06=San Diego State

| RD1-score06=1

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team07=Florida

| RD1-score07=0

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-team08={{csb link|year=2006|team=Florida Atlantic Owls|title=Florida Atlantic}}

| RD1-score08=2

| RD1-seed09=

| RD1-team09={{csb link|year=2006|team=South Florida Bulls|title=South Florida}}

| RD1-score09=2

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{csb link|year=2006|team=North Carolina Tar Heels|title=North Carolina}}

| RD1-score10=1

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team11=Florida

| RD1-score11=1

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12=North Carolina

| RD1-score12=0

| RD2-seed01=

| RD2-team01=UCLA

| RD2-score01=5

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02=Long Beach State

| RD2-score02=0

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03=Long Beach State

| RD2-score03=1

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-team04=San Diego State

| RD2-score04=3

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team05=Florida Atlantic

| RD2-score05=0

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06=South Florida

| RD2-score06=1

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07=Florida Atlantic

| RD2-score07=1

| RD2-seed08=

| RD2-team08=Florida

| RD2-score08=0

| RD3-seed01=

| RD3-team01=UCLA

| RD3-score01-1=7

| RD3-score01-2=X

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-team02=San Diego State

| RD3-score02-1=0

| RD3-score02-2=X

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team03=South Florida

| RD3-score03-1=7

| RD3-score03-2=X

| RD3-seed04=

| RD3-team04=Florida Atlantic

| RD3-score04-1=4

| RD3-score04-2=X

| RD4-seed01=

| RD4-team01=UCLA

| RD4-score01-1=2

| RD4-score01-2=3

| RD4-score01-3=X

| RD4-seed02=

| RD4-team02=South Florida

| RD4-score02-1=0

| RD4-score02-2=1

| RD4-score02-3=X

}}

=Tempe Super Regional=

{{8TeamBracket-2Elim-D

| sets=1/1/2/3| RD1=

| RD2=

| RD3=

| RD4=

| RD2-group1=Hempstead Regional - Bill Edwards Stadium

| RD2-group2=Athens Regional - Jack Turner Stadium

| RD1-seed01=

| RD1-team01={{csb link|year=2006|team=Hofstra Pride|title=Hofstra}}

| RD1-score01=5

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02={{csb link|year=2006|team=Penn State Nittany Lions|title=Penn State}}

| RD1-score02=4

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03={{csb link|year=2006|team=Arizona State Sun Devils|title=Arizona State}}

| RD1-score03=6

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{csb link|year=2006|team=LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds|title=LIU Brooklyn}}

| RD1-score04=0

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05=Penn State

| RD1-score05=2

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06=LIU Brooklyn

| RD1-score06=1

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team07={{csb link|year=2006|team=Georgia Bulldogs|title=Georgia}}

| RD1-score07=4

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-team08={{csb link|year=2006|team=Georgia Southern Eagles|title=Georgia Southern}}

| RD1-score08=0

| RD1-seed09=

| RD1-team09={{csb link|year=2006|team=Florida State Seminoles|title=Florida State}}

| RD1-score09=7

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{csb link|year=2006|team=Coastal Carolina Chanticleers|title=Coastal Carolina}}

| RD1-score10=2

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team11=Georgia Southern

| RD1-score11=2

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12=Coastal Carolina

| RD1-score12=1

| RD2-seed01=

| RD2-team01=Hofstra

| RD2-score01=0

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02=Arizona State

| RD2-score02=28

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03=Hofstra

| RD2-score03=2

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-team04=Penn State

| RD2-score04=9

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team05=Georgia

| RD2-score05=2

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06=Florida State

| RD2-score06=3

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07=Georgia

| RD2-score07=11

| RD2-seed08=

| RD2-team08=Georgia Southern

| RD2-score08=6

| RD3-seed01=

| RD3-team01=Arizona State

| RD3-score01-1=5

| RD3-score01-2=X

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-team02=Penn State

| RD3-score02-1=0

| RD3-score02-2=X

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team03=Florida State

| RD3-score03-1=1

| RD3-score03-2=2

| RD3-seed04=

| RD3-team04=Georgia

| RD3-score04-1=3

| RD3-score04-2=0

| RD4-seed01=

| RD4-team01=Arizona State

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=5

| RD4-score01-3=X

| RD4-seed02=

| RD4-team02=Florida State

| RD4-score02-1=1

| RD4-score02-2=1

| RD4-score02-3=X

}}

=Tucson Super Regional=

{{8TeamBracket-2Elim-D

| sets=1/1/2/3| RD1=

| RD2=

| RD3=

| RD4=

| RD2-group1=Tucson Regional - Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium

| RD2-group2=Baton Rouge Regional - Tiger Park

| RD1-seed01=

| RD1-team01=Arizona

| RD1-score01=96

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02={{csb link|year=2006|team=Marist Red Foxes|title=Marist}}

| RD1-score02=0

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03={{csb link|year=2006|team=Ohio State Buckeyes|title=Ohio State}}

| RD1-score03=110

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{csb link|year=2006|team=Auburn Tigers|title=Auburn}}

| RD1-score04=0

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05=Marist

| RD1-score05=0

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06=Auburn

| RD1-score06=145

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team07={{csb link|year=2006|team=LSU Lady Tigers|title=LSU}}

| RD1-score07=5

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-team08={{csb link|year=2006|team=Princeton Tigers|title=Princeton}}

| RD1-score08=0

| RD1-seed09=

| RD1-team09={{csb link|year=2006|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}}

| RD1-score09=0

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{csb link|year=2006|team=Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns|title=Louisiana–Lafayette}}

| RD1-score10=2

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team11=Princeton

| RD1-score11=0

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12=NC State

| RD1-score12=1

| RD2-seed01=

| RD2-team01=Arizona

| RD2-score01=6

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02=Ohio State

| RD2-score02=3

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03=Ohio State

| RD2-score03=0

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-team04=Auburn

| RD2-score04=4

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team05=LSU

| RD2-score05=710

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06=Louisiana–Lafayette

| RD2-score06=6

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07=Louisiana–Lafayette

| RD2-score07=49

| RD2-seed08=

| RD2-team08=NC State

| RD2-score08=3

| RD3-seed01=

| RD3-team01=Arizona

| RD3-score01-1=4

| RD3-score01-2=X

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-team02=Auburn

| RD3-score02-1=2

| RD3-score02-2=X

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team03=LSU

| RD3-score03-1=5

| RD3-score03-2=X

| RD3-seed04=

| RD3-team04=Louisiana–Lafayette

| RD3-score04-1=4

| RD3-score04-2=X

| RD4-seed01=

| RD4-team01=Arizona

| RD4-score01-1=5

| RD4-score01-2=2

| RD4-score01-3=145

| RD4-seed02=

| RD4-team02=LSU

| RD4-score02-1=0

| RD4-score02-2=3

| RD4-score02-3=5

}}

=Tuscaloosa Super Regional=

{{8TeamBracket-2Elim-D

| sets=1/1/2/3| RD1=

| RD2=

| RD3=

| RD4=

| RD2-group1=Tuscaloosa Regional - Rhoads Stadium

| RD2-group2=Fresno Regional - Margie Wright Diamond

| RD1-seed01=

| RD1-team01={{csb link|year=2006|team=Alabama Crimson Tide|title=Alabama}}

| RD1-score01=85

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02={{nowrap|{{csb link|year=2006|team=Mississippi Valley State Devilettes|title=Mississippi Valley State}}}}

| RD1-score02=0

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03={{csb link|year=2006|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|title=Georgia Tech}}

| RD1-score03=9

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{csb link|year=2006|team=Florida A&M Lady Rattlers|title=Florida A&M}}

| RD1-score04=3

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05=Mississippi Valley State

| RD1-score05=5

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06=Florida A&M

| RD1-score06=7

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team07={{csb link|year=2006|team=Fresno State Bulldogs|title=Fresno State}}

| RD1-score07=2

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-team08={{csb link|year=2006|team=Cal State Fullerton Titans|title=Cal State Fullerton}}

| RD1-score08=0

| RD1-seed09=

| RD1-team09={{csb link|year=2006|team=Stanford Cardinal|title=Stanford}}

| RD1-score09=85

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{csb link|year=2006|team=Tulsa Golden Hurricane|title=Tulsa}}

| RD1-score10=0

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team11=Cal State Fullerton

| RD1-score11=6

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12=Tulsa

| RD1-score12=2

| RD2-seed01=

| RD2-team01=Alabama

| RD2-score01=8

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02=Georgia Tech

| RD2-score02=5

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03=Georgia Tech

| RD2-score03=10

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-team04=Florida A&M

| RD2-score04=7

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team05=Fresno State

| RD2-score05=3

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06=Stanford

| RD2-score06=0

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07=Stanford

| RD2-score07=4

| RD2-seed08=

| RD2-team08=Cal State Fullerton

| RD2-score08=1

| RD3-seed01=

| RD3-team01=Alabama

| RD3-score01-1=7

| RD3-score01-2=X

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-team02=Georgia Tech

| RD3-score02-1=2

| RD3-score02-2=X

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team03=Fresno State

| RD3-score03-1=3

| RD3-score03-2=0

| RD3-seed04=

| RD3-team04=Stanford

| RD3-score04-1=9

| RD3-score04-2=3

| RD4-seed01=

| RD4-team01=Alabama

| RD4-score01-1=4

| RD4-score01-2=88

| RD4-score01-3=X

| RD4-seed02=

| RD4-team02=Stanford

| RD4-score02-1=1

| RD4-score02-2=7

| RD4-score02-3=X

}}

Women's College World Series

=Bracket=

{{8TeamBracket-2Elim-D

| sets=1/1/2/3|

| RD1-seed01=2

| RD1-team01=Arizona

| RD1-score01=39

| RD1-seed02=7

| RD1-team02={{csb link|year=2006|team=Oregon State Beavers|title=Oregon State}}

| RD1-score02=2

| RD1-seed03= 3

| RD1-team03={{csb link|year=2006|team=Texas Longhorns|title=Texas}}

| RD1-score03=2

| RD1-seed04=6

| RD1-team04={{csb link|year=2006|team=Arizona State Sun Devils|title=Arizona State}}

| RD1-score04=0

| RD1-seed05=6

| RD1-team05=Arizona State

| RD1-score05=3

| RD1-seed06=7

| RD1-team06=Oregon State

| RD1-score06=1

| RD1-seed07=4

| RD1-team07={{csb link|year=2006|team=Northwestern Wildcats|title=Northwestern}}

| RD1-score07=610

| RD1-seed08=5

| RD1-team08={{csb link|year=2006|team=Alabama Crimson Tide|title=Alabama}}

| RD1-score08=5

| RD1-seed09=8

| RD1-team09=Tennessee

| RD1-score09=4

| RD1-seed10=1

| RD1-team10={{csb link|year=2006|team=UCLA Bruins|title=UCLA}}

| RD1-score10=3

| RD1-seed11=1

| RD1-team11=UCLA

| RD1-score11=4

| RD1-seed12=5

| RD1-team12=Alabama

| RD1-score12=1

| RD2-seed01=2

| RD2-team01=Arizona

| RD2-score01=2

| RD2-seed02=3

| RD2-team02=Texas

| RD2-score02=0

| RD2-seed03=6

| RD2-team03=Arizona State

| RD2-score03=1

| RD2-seed04=8

| RD2-team04=Tennessee

| RD2-score04=3

| RD2-seed05=4

| RD2-team05=Northwestern

| RD2-score05=2

| RD2-seed06=8

| RD2-team06=Tennessee

| RD2-score06=0

| RD2-seed07=1

| RD2-team07=UCLA

| RD2-score07=2

| RD2-seed08=3

| RD2-team08=Texas

| RD2-score08=0

| RD3-seed01=2

| RD3-team01=Arizona

| RD3-score01-1=0

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-seed02=8

| RD3-team02=Tennessee

| RD3-score02-1=1

| RD3-score02-2=0

| RD3-seed03=4

| RD3-team03=Northwestern

| RD3-score03-1=38

| RD3-score03-2=—

| RD3-seed04=1

| RD3-team04=UCLA

| RD3-score04-1=1

| RD3-score04-2=—

| RD4-seed01=2

| RD4-team01=Arizona

| RD4-score01-1=8

| RD4-score01-2=5

| RD4-score01-3=—

| RD4-seed02=4

| RD4-team02=Northwestern

| RD4-score02-1=0

| RD4-score02-2=0

| RD4-score02-3=—

}}

=Game results=

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! Date !! Game !! Winner !! Score !! Loser

align=center

|rowspan=4| June 1, 2006

Game 1Arizona3–2 (9 inn){{csb link|year=2006|team=Oregon State Beavers|title=Oregon State}}
align=center

| Game 2

{{csb link|year=2006|team=Texas Longhorns|title=Texas}}2–0{{csb link|year=2006|team=Arizona State Sun Devils|title=Arizona State}}
align=center

| Game 3

{{csb link|year=2006|team=Northwestern Wildcats|title=Northwestern}}6–5 (10 inn){{csb link|year=2006|team=Alabama Crimson Tide|title=Alabama}}
align=center

| Game 4

Tennessee4–2{{csb link|year=2006|team=UCLA Bruins|title=UCLA}}
align=center

|rowspan=2| June 2, 2006

Game 5Arizona2–0{{csb link|year=2006|team=Texas Longhorns|title=Texas}}
align=center

| Game 6

{{csb link|year=2006|team=Northwestern Wildcats|title=Northwestern}}2–0Tennessee
align=center

|rowspan=4| June 3, 2006

Game 7{{csb link|year=2006|team=Arizona State Sun Devils|title=Arizona State}}3–1{{csb link|year=2006|team=Oregon State Beavers|title=Oregon State}}
align=center

| Game 8

{{csb link|year=2006|team=UCLA Bruins|title=UCLA}}4–1{{csb link|year=2006|team=Alabama Crimson Tide|title=Alabama}}
align=center

| Game 9

Tennessee3–1{{csb link|year=2006|team=Arizona State Sun Devils|title=Arizona State}}
align=center

| Game 10

{{csb link|year=2006|team=UCLA Bruins|title=UCLA}}2–0{{csb link|year=2006|team=Texas Longhorns|title=Texas}}
align=center

|rowspan=3| June 4, 2006

Game 11Tennessee1–0Arizona
align=center

| Game 12

{{csb link|year=2006|team=Northwestern Wildcats|title=Northwestern}}3–1 (8 inn){{csb link|year=2006|team=UCLA Bruins|title=UCLA}}
align=center

| Game 13

Arizona6–0Tennessee
align=center

| June 5, 2006

Finals Game 1Arizona8–0{{csb link|year=2006|team=Northwestern Wildcats|title=Northwestern}}
align=center

| June 6, 2006

Finals Game 2Arizona6–0{{csb link|year=2006|team=Northwestern Wildcats|title=Northwestern}}

==Championship game==

class="wikitable"

! School

! Top Batter

! Stats.

Arizona

| Autumn Champion (LF)

| 3-4 2RBIs K

{{csb link|year=2006|team=Northwestern Wildcats|title=Northwestern}}

| Katie Logan (LF)

| 3-4 2B K

class="wikitable"

! School

! Pitcher

! IP

HRERBBSOABBF
Arizona

| Alicia Hollowell (W)

| 7.0

9001133031
{{csb link|year=2006|team=Northwestern Wildcats|title=Northwestern}}

| Eileen Canney (L)

| 6.0

1254042930

=All Tournament Team=

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

  • Monica Abbott, Tennessee
  • Eileen Canney, Northwestern
  • Autumn Champion, Arizona
  • Garland Cooper, Northwestern
  • Andrea Duran, UCLA
  • Kristi Durant, Tennessee
  • Alicia Hollowell, Arizona
  • Caitlin Lowe, Arizona
  • Heidi Knabe, Arizona State
  • Taryne Mowatt, Arizona
  • Cat Osterman, Texas
  • Tammy Williams, Northwestern

References

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