2006 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

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|Year=2006

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|FinalFourCity=Boston, Massachusetts

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The 2006 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was held from March 18 to April 4, 2006, at several sites, with the championship game held in Boston. The Maryland Terrapins, coached by Brenda Frese, won their first National Championship, beating the Duke Blue Devils, coached by Gail Goestenkors, 78–75 in overtime. Laura Harper of the Terrapins was named Most Outstanding Player.

The field is set at 64 teams, with 31 automatic bids and 33 at-large bids. Unlike the men's game, there is no play-in game. In addition, the first two rounds and regionals are usually played on "neutral" sites.

As of the 2023 tournament, this is the last Final Four where all four teams were coached by women.

Until the 2023 tournament, this was the last Women's final four not to include either Connecticut or Tennessee.

Notable events

In the Albuquerque Regional, Boston College upset the number one seed, Ohio State, in the second round. BC went on to play fifth seeded Utah in the regional semifinal, but Utah won by three points. Utah then played Maryland in the Regional final. With under eight seconds to go in regulation, Utah was trailing by a single point, with Shona Thorburn at the free throw line for two shots. She only made one, and the game went into overtime. This was familiar territory for the Terrapins, who were now playing in the fifth overtime game of their season. They had won the previous four, and would outscore Utah 12–2 to advance to the Final Four.

In the Bridgeport Regional, Connecticut won their first two games easily, then faced Georgia in their home state. The Huskies started out poorly, going without a single point for a stretch of over six minutes and were down 25–10 with under seven minutes to go in the first half. Then UConn scored 22 of the next 23 points to take a six-point lead. Georgia did not quit, and with seconds left, had a one-point lead. UConn had the ball and set up a last-ditch play. The play broke down, but Barbara Turner, not known as a three-point shooter, hit a three-pointer to put Connecticut up by two points with under two seconds to play. Georgia took a desperation, length of the court shot which bounced off the rim, and Connecticut held on to advance to the regional final. UConn head coach Geno Auriemma was quoted as saying, "I told the guys in the locker room, there are times that if you are lucky, fate taps you on the shoulder and you are ready. And today, we were ready".

In the regional final, top seeded Duke faced second seed UConn. With Connecticut down by two points late in the game, the Huskies Mel Thomas hit a two pint jumper to tie the game at 55 points apiece. Duke had 20 seconds left to hit a shot to take the lead. They called a timeout to set up a play but it broke down, and they called a timeout with three seconds left. The inbound pass ended up near half court, where an attempted buzzer beater bounced off the backboard, and the game went into overtime. The Blue Devils pulled out to a five-point lead with under three minutes to go, but did not score another point. UConn had the ball for a final play, down by two points, but Charde Houston missed an open jumper, and Duke won the right to go to the Final Four in Boston.

The Cleveland Regional got off to a newsworthy start during Tennessee's opening round game against Army, when the Lady Vols' Candace Parker because first woman to dunk in an NCAA tournament game and the first woman to dunk twice in a college game.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-women/article/2022-02-23/ncaa-video-vault-candace-parker-becomes-first-woman-dunk-ncaa-tournament|title=NCAA Video Vault: Candace Parker becomes first woman to dunk in NCAA tournament history | NCAA.com|website=www.ncaa.com|accessdate=July 17, 2023}}{{cite web | url=https://utsports.com/news/2006/3/19/CANDACE_PARKER_DUNKS_TWICE_AS_LADY_VOLS_ROLL_TO_102_54_WIN_OVER_ARMY.aspx | title=Candace Parker Dunks Twice as Lady Vols Roll to 102-54 Win over Army }}{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/news/overseas_0809.html |title=Offseason 2008-09: Overseas Roster |publisher=Wnba.com |date=January 8, 2009}} Ultimately though, the top four seeds advance to the regional semifinals, the top two to the final, and top seed North Carolina beat Tennessee to advance to the Final Four. It was their first trip to the Final Four for the Tarheels since 1994, when they had won the National Championship.

The San Antonio Regional also largely followed the seeding, although third-seeded Stanford upset Oklahoma to reach the regional final. Although top seeded LSU was down by five points at halftime, they came back to beat Stanford by three points to earn a trip to the Final Four. LSU had only a one-point lead, when Candice Wiggins drove to the basket but Seimone Augustus stood in the way and took a charge. Wiggins had passed the ball to Krista Rappahahn who hit a three-pointer, but it was waved off because of the charge.

LSU was one of just seven schools to place both their men's and women's basketball teams in the Final Four in the same year. But one night after the men lost by double digits to UCLA, the women lost as well. Duke had a double-digit lead at halftime, which LSU cut to six points, but Duke then went on an 11–1 run to build the lead back up. Duke won the game 64–55 to head to the championship game.

North Carolina entered the other semifinal against Maryland with only a single loss on the season, but that loss was to Maryland. The first half was close, with Maryland holding just a two-point lead at the half. The Terrapins extended the lead in the second half to double digits, but North Carolina came back to cut the lead to three points with just over a minute left in the game. They would get no closer, and Maryland held on to win 81–70 to advance to the final game.

The semifinal wins set up an all-ACC championship game, between the two highest scoring teams in Division I. Duke had won 14 of the last 15 meetings between the two teams, but the sole win by Maryland in the streak was the most recent—the ACC semifinal match up. This game started as if it were a return to the usual results, with Duke reaching a double-digit lead at halftime, and extending to a 13-point lead in the second half. Maryland fought back, and with seconds to go in the game Kristi Toliver hit a three-pointer to tie the game. The game went into overtime, the sixth time this season Maryland had been in an overtime game. The Terrapins had won all five prior overtimes games, and this would be no different. Although down in overtime, Toliver hit two free throws to put her team back in front, and Maryland held on to win their first National Championship.

Locations

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The tournament once again used the pod system, meaning that teams were more likely to play closer to home earlier in the tournament. The sites for the first two rounds were as follows:

  • March 18 and 20:

:Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois (Host: DePaul University)

:Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado (Host: University of Colorado at Boulder and Big 12 Conference)

:McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona (Host: University of Arizona)

:Memorial Gymnasium, Nashville, Tennessee (Host: Vanderbilt University)

  • March 19 and 21:

:Ted Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk, Virginia (Host: Old Dominion University)

:Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, New Jersey (Host: Rider University and Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)

:Bryce Jordan Center, State College, Pennsylvania (Host: Pennsylvania State University)

:Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana (Host: Purdue University)

The Regional sites for this year (named after the city, a practice that is in use for the second consecutive year) were:

  • March 25 and 27

:Albuquerque Regional: The Pit, Albuquerque, New Mexico (Host: University of New Mexico)

:San Antonio Regional: AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas (Host: University of Texas at San Antonio)

  • March 26 and 28

:Bridgeport Regional: Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, Connecticut (Host: Fairfield University)

:Cleveland Regional: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio (Host: Cleveland State University and the Mid-American Conference)

The winners of the regionals advanced to the Final Four, held at TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts on April 2–4, 2006, hosted by Harvard University and Northeastern University.

Tournament records

  • Free throws—Erlana Larkins, North Carolina attempted 15 free throws in the national semifinal game against Maryland, tied for the most number of free throws attempted in an NCAA semifinal game.
  • Rebounds—Khara Smith, DePaul, recorded 47 rebounds in three games. The 15.7 rebounds per game is the most ever occurring in an NCAA Tournament.
  • Rebounds—Duke recorded 292 rebounds, the most ever recorded by a single team in an NCAA Tournament. South Carolina set a new record in 2022 with 294 rebounds.{{Cite web |last=Nixon |first=Rick |title=2023 Women's Final Four Championship Record Book |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_final_four_records_book/2023/WFFBook.pdf |access-date=26 March 2023 |website=NCAA |page=86}}

Qualifying teams - automatic

Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 2006 NCAA Tournament. Thirty-one conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament.

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height="13" valign="bottom" | Army

| valign="bottom" | Patriot League

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.666|20–10}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.786|11–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 15

height="13" valign="bottom" | Bowling Green

| valign="bottom" | MAC

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.933|28–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|1.016|16–0}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 12

height="13" valign="bottom" | Chattanooga

| valign="bottom" | Southern Conference

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.9|27–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|1.018|18–0}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 12

height="13" valign="bottom" | Coppin State

| valign="bottom" | MEAC

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.733|22–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|1.018|18–0}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 15

height="13" valign="bottom" | Dartmouth

| valign="bottom" | Ivy League

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.793|23–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.857|12–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 14

height="13" valign="bottom" | FAU

| valign="bottom" | Atlantic Sun Conference

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.666|20–10}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.8|16–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 16

height="13" valign="bottom" | Hartford

| valign="bottom" | America East

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.897|27–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.938|15–1}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 11

height="13" valign="bottom" | Liberty

| valign="bottom" | Big South Conference

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.828|24–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.929|13–1}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 13

height="13" valign="bottom" | Louisiana Tech

| valign="bottom" | WAC

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.867|26–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.938|15–1}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 11

height="13" valign="bottom" | Marist

| valign="bottom" | MAAC

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.793|23–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.889|16–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 14

height="13" valign="bottom" | Middle Tennessee State

| valign="bottom" | Sun Belt Conference

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.666|20–10}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.714|10–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 12

height="13" valign="bottom" | Milwaukee

| valign="bottom" | Horizon League

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.724|21–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.875|14–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 13

height="13" valign="bottom" | Missouri State

| valign="bottom" | Missouri Valley Conference

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.648|17–14}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.389|7–11}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 13

height="13" valign="bottom" | North Carolina

| valign="bottom" | ACC

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.967|29–1}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.929|13–1}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 1

height="13" valign="bottom" | Northern Arizona

| valign="bottom" | Big Sky Conference

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.688|22–10}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.643|9–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 14

height="13" valign="bottom" | Oakland

| valign="bottom" | Mid-Continent

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.5|15–15}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.5|8–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 16

height="13" valign="bottom" | Ohio State

| valign="bottom" | Big Ten

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.933|28–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.938|15–1}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 1

height="13" valign="bottom" | Oklahoma

| valign="bottom" | Big 12

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.879|29–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|1.016|16–0}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 2

height="13" valign="bottom" | Old Dominion

| valign="bottom" | Colonial

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.733|22–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.944|17–1}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 10

height="13" valign="bottom" | Pepperdine

| valign="bottom" | West Coast Conference

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.467|14–16}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.571|8–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 15

height="13" valign="bottom" | Rutgers

| valign="bottom" | Big East

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.862|25–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|1.016|16–0}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 3

height="13" valign="bottom" | Sacred Heart

| valign="bottom" | Northeast Conference

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.867|26–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.889|16–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 15

height="13" valign="bottom" | Southeast Missouri State

| valign="bottom" | Ohio Valley Conference

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.714|20–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.8|16–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 14

height="13" valign="bottom" | Southern

| valign="bottom" | SWAC

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.666|20–10}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.788|14–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 16

height="13" valign="bottom" | Stanford

| valign="bottom" | Pac-10

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.767|23–7}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.833|15–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 3

height="13" valign="bottom" | Stephen F. Austin

| valign="bottom" | Southland

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.766|23–7}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.875|14–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 13

height="13" valign="bottom" | Temple

| valign="bottom" | Atlantic 10

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.774|24–7}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|12–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 6

height="13" valign="bottom" | Tennessee

| valign="bottom" | SEC

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.9|28-4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.929|11-3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 2

height="13" valign="bottom" | Tulsa

| valign="bottom" | Conference USA

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.833|25–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.824|14–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 12

height="13" valign="bottom" | UC-Riverside

| valign="bottom" | Big West Conference

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.533|16–14}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.5|7–7}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 16

height="13" valign="bottom" | Utah

| valign="bottom" | Mountain West

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.8|24–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|12–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 5

Qualifying teams - at-large

Thirty-three additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations.

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| valign="bottom" | Pacific-10

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.8|24–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.778|14–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 4

height="13" valign="bottom" | Baylor

| valign="bottom" | Big 12

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.8|24–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|12–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 3

height="13" valign="bottom" | Boston College

| valign="bottom" | Atlantic Coast

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.633|19–11}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.429|6–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 8

height="13" valign="bottom" | BYU

| valign="bottom" | Mountain West

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.833|25–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.813|13–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 7

height="13" valign="bottom" | UC-Berkeley

| valign="bottom" | Pacific-10

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.621|18–11}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.556|10–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 10

height="13" valign="bottom" | Connecticut

| valign="bottom" | Big East

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.879|29–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.875|14–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 2

height="13" valign="bottom" | DePaul

| valign="bottom" | Big East

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.806|25–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.688|11–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 4

height="13" valign="bottom" | Duke

| valign="bottom" | Atlantic Coast

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.897|26–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.857|12–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 1

height="13" valign="bottom" | Florida

| valign="bottom" | Southeastern

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.724|21–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.571|8–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 6

height="13" valign="bottom" | Florida State

| valign="bottom" | Atlantic Coast

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.679|19–9}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.714|10–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 6

height="13" valign="bottom" | George Washington

| valign="bottom" | Atlantic 10

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.733|22–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.813|13–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 7

height="13" valign="bottom" | Georgia

| valign="bottom" | Southeastern

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.724|21–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.714|10–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 3

height="13" valign="bottom" | Iowa

| valign="bottom" | Big Ten

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.607|17–11}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.625|10–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 10

height="13" valign="bottom" | Kentucky

| valign="bottom" | Southeastern

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.724|21–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.643|9–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 5

height="13" valign="bottom" | Louisville

| valign="bottom" | Big East

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.679|19–9}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.625|10–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 9

height="13" valign="bottom" | LSU

| valign="bottom" | Southeastern

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.875|27-3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.786|13-1}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 1

height="13" valign="bottom" | Maryland

| valign="bottom" | Atlantic Coast

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.875|28–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.857|12–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 2

height="13" valign="bottom" | Michigan State

| valign="bottom" | Big Ten

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.71|22–9}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.688|11–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 4

height="13" valign="bottom" | Minnesota

| valign="bottom" | Big Ten

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.679|19–9}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.688|11–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 8

height="13" valign="bottom" | Missouri

| valign="bottom" | Big 12

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.7|21–9}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.625|10–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 10

height="13" valign="bottom" | New Mexico

| valign="bottom" | Mountain West

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.7|21–9}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.688|11–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 11

height="13" valign="bottom" | N.C. State

| valign="bottom" | Atlantic Coast

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.633|19–11}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.5|7–7}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 5

height="13" valign="bottom" | Notre Dame

| valign="bottom" | Big East

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.621|18–11}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.5|8–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 9

height="13" valign="bottom" | Purdue

| valign="bottom" | Big Ten

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.8|24–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.813|13–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 4

height="13" valign="bottom" | USF

| valign="bottom" | Big East

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.621|18–11}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.563|9–7}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 9

height="13" valign="bottom" | USC

| valign="bottom" | Pacific-10

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.621|18–11}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.688|11–7}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 8

height="13" valign="bottom" | St. John's

| valign="bottom" | Big East

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|21–7}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.688|11–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 7

height="13" valign="bottom" | TCU

| valign="bottom" | Mountain West

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.621|18–11}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.688|11–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 11

height="13" valign="bottom" | Texas A&M

| valign="bottom" | Big 12

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.742|23–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.688|11–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 6

height="13" valign="bottom" | UCLA

| valign="bottom" | Pacific-10

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.666|20–10}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.667|12–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 5

height="13" valign="bottom" | Vanderbilt

| valign="bottom" | Southeastern

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.666|20–10}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.571|8–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 8

height="13" valign="bottom" | Virginia Tech

| valign="bottom" | Atlantic Coast

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.69|20–9}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.429|6–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 7

height="13" valign="bottom" | Washington

| valign="bottom" | Pacific-10

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.643|18–10}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.611|11–7}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 9

Tournament seeds

valign=top |

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|+Cleveland Regional

|+Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

Seed

!School

!Conference

!Record

!Berth type

align=center|1

|North Carolina

|ACC

|align=center|29-1

|Automatic

align=center|2

|Tennessee

|SEC

|align=center|28-4

|Automatic

align=center|3

|Rutgers

|Big East

|align=center|25-4

|Automatic

align=center|4

|Purdue

|Big Ten

|align=center|24-6

|At-large

align=center|5

|UCLA

|Pac-10

|align=center|20-10

|At-large

align=center|6

|Texas A&M

|Big 12

|align=center|23-8

|At-large

align=center|7

|George Washington

|Atlantic 10

|align=center|22-8

|At-large

align=center|8

|Vanderbilt

|SEC

|align=center|20-10

|At-large

align=center|9

|Louisville

|Big East

|align=center|19-9

|At-large

align=center|10

|Old Dominion

|CAA

|align=center|22-8

|Automatic

align=center|11

|TCU

|Mountain West

|align=center|18-11

|At-large

align=center|12

|Bowling Green

|MAC

|align=center|28-2

|Automatic

align=center|13

|Missouri State

|Missouri Valley

|align=center|17-14

|Automatic

align=center|14

|Dartmouth

|Ivy

|align=center|23-6

|Automatic

align=center|15

|Army

|Patriot

|align=center|20-10

|Automatic

align=center|16

|UC Riverside

|Big West

|align=center|16-14

|Automatic

| valign=top |

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Albuquerque Regional

|+The Pit, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Seed

!School

!Conference

!Record

!Berth type

align=center|1

|Ohio State

|Big Ten

|align=center|28-2

|Automatic

align=center|2

|Maryland

|ACC

|align=center|28-4

|At-large

align=center|3

|Baylor

|Big 12

|align=center|24-6

|At-large

align=center|4

|Arizona State

|Pac-10

|align=center|24-6

|At-large

align=center|5

|Utah

|Mountain West

|align=center|24-6

|Automatic

align=center|6

|Florida

|SEC

|align=center|21-8

|At-large

align=center|7

|St. John's

|Big East

|align=center|21-7

|At-large

align=center|8

|Boston College

|ACC

|align=center|19-11

|At-large

align=center|9

|Notre Dame

|Big East

|align=center|18-11

|At-large

align=center|10

|California

|Pac-10

|align=center|18-11

|At-large

align=center|11

|New Mexico

|Mountain West

|align=center|21-9

|At-large

align=center|12

|Middle Tennessee

|Sun Belt

|align=center|20-10

|Automatic

align=center|13

|Stephen F. Austin

|Southland

|align=center|23-7

|Automatic

align=center|14

|Northern Arizona

|Big Sky

|align=center|22-10

|Automatic

align=center|15

|Sacred Heart

|Northeast

|align=center|26-4

|Automatic

align=center|16

|Oakland

|Mid-Continent

|align=center|15-15

|Automatic

|-

| valign=top |

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Bridgeport Regional

|+Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, Connecticut

Seed

!School

!Conference

!Record

!Berth type

align=center|1

|Duke

|ACC

|align=center|26-3

|At-large

align=center|2

|Connecticut

|Big East

|align=center|29-4

|At-large

align=center|3

|Georgia

|SEC

|align=center|21-8

|At-large

align=center|4

|Michigan State

|Big Ten

|align=center|22-9

|At-large

align=center|5

|Kentucky

|SEC

|align=center|21-8

|At-large

align=center|6

|Temple

|Atlantic 10

|align=center|24-7

|Automatic

align=center|7

|Virginia Tech

|ACC

|align=center|20-9

|At-large

align=center|8

|USC

|Pac-10

|align=center|18-11

|At-large

align=center|9

|South Florida

|Big East

|align=center|18-11

|At-large

align=center|10

|Missouri

|Big 12

|align=center|21-9

|At-large

align=center|11

|Hartford

|America East

|align=center|27-3

|Automatic

align=center|12

|Chattanooga

|Southern

|align=center|27-3

|Automatic

align=center|13

|Milwaukee

|Horizon

|align=center|21-8

|Automatic

align=center|14

|Marist

|MAAC

|align=center|23-6

|Automatic

align=center|15

|Coppin State

|MEAC

|align=center|22-8

|Automatic

align=center|16

|Southern

|SWAC

|align=center|20-10

|Automatic

| valign=top |

class="wikitable sortable"

|+San Antonio Regional

|+AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas

Seed

!School

!Conference

!Record

!Berth type

align=center|1

|LSU

|SEC

|align=center|27-3

|At-Large

align=center|2

|Oklahoma

|Big 12

|align=center|29-4

|Automatic

align=center|3

|Stanford

|Pac-10

|align=center|23-7

|Automatic

align=center|4

|DePaul

|Big East

|align=center|25-6

|At-large

align=center|5

|NC State

|ACC

|align=center|19-11

|At-large

align=center|6

|Florida State

|ACC

|align=center|19-9

|At-large

align=center|7

|BYU

|Mountain West

|align=center|25-5

|At-large

align=center|8

|Minnesota

|Big 10

|align=center|19-9

|At-large

align=center|9

|Washington

|Pac-10

|align=center|18-10

|At-large

align=center|10

|Iowa

|Big 10

|align=center|17-11

|At-large

align=center|11

|Louisiana Tech

|WAC

|align=center|26-4

|Automatic

align=center|12

|Tulsa

|Conference USA

|align=center|25-5

|Automatic

align=center|13

|Liberty

|Big South

|align=center|24-5

|Automatic

align=center|14

|SE Missouri State (vacated)

|Ohio Valley

|align=center|20-8

|Automatic

align=center|15

|Pepperdine

|West Coast

|align=center|14-16

|Automatic

align=center|16

|Florida Atlantic

|Atlantic Sun

|align=center|20-10

|Automatic

|}

Bids by conference

Thirty-one conferences earned an automatic bid. In twenty-three cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-three additional at-large teams were selected from eight of the conferences.

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| width="28" height="14" | Bids

| width="130" | Conference

| width="300" | Teams

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 7

| Atlantic Coast

| North Carolina, Boston College, Duke, Florida St., Maryland, North Carolina St., Virginia Tech

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 7

| Big East

| Rutgers, Connecticut, DePaul, Louisville, Notre Dame, South Fla., St. John's NY

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 6

| Pacific-10

| Stanford, Arizona St., California, Southern California, UCLA, Washington

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 6

| Southeastern

| LSU, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vanderbilt

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 5

| Big Ten

| Ohio St., Iowa, Michigan St., Minnesota, Purdue

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 4

| Big 12

| Oklahoma, Baylor, Missouri, Texas A&M

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 4

| Mountain West

| Utah, BYU, New Mexico, TCU

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

| Atlantic 10

| Temple, George Washington

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| America East

| Hartford

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Atlantic Sun

| Fla. Atlantic

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Big Sky

| Northern Ariz.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Big South

| Liberty

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Big West

| UC Riverside

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Colonial

| Old Dominion

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Conference USA

| Tulsa

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Horizon

| Milwaukee

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Ivy

| Dartmouth

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Metro Atlantic

| Marist

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Mid-American

| Bowling Green

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Mid-Continent

| Oakland

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Mid-Eastern

| Coppin St.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Missouri Valley

| Missouri St.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Northeast

| Sacred Heart

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Ohio Valley

| Southeast Mo. St.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Patriot

| Army

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Southern

| Chattanooga

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Southland

| Stephen F. Austin

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Southwestern

| Southern U.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Sun Belt

| Middle Tenn.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| West Coast

| Pepperdine

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Western Athletic

| Louisiana Tech

Bids by state

The sixty-four teams came from twenty-nine states, plus Washington, D.C. California had the most teams with six bids. Twenty-one states did not have any teams receiving bids.

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style="background-color:#FFDEAD;" | Bids

! style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"| State

! style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"| Teams

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 6

| California

| Pepperdine, Stanford, UC Riverside, California, Southern California, UCLA

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 4

| Florida

| Fla. Atlantic, Florida, Florida St., South Fla.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 4

| Tennessee

| Chattanooga, Middle Tenn., Tennessee, Vanderbilt

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 4

| Texas

| Stephen F. Austin, Baylor, TCU, Texas A&M

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 3

| Connecticut

| Hartford, Sacred Heart, Connecticut

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 3

| Louisiana

| Louisiana Tech, LSU, Southern U.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 3

| Missouri

| Missouri St., Missouri, Southeast Mo. St.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 3

| New York

| Army, Marist, St. John's NY

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 3

| North Carolina

| North Carolina, Duke, North Carolina St.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 3

| Virginia

| Liberty, Old Dominion, Virginia Tech

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

| Arizona

| Northern Ariz., Arizona St.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

| Indiana

| Notre Dame, Purdue

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

| Kentucky

| Kentucky, Louisville

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

| Maryland

| Coppin St., Maryland

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

| Michigan

| Oakland, Michigan St.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

| Ohio

| Bowling Green, Ohio St.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

| Oklahoma

| Oklahoma, Tulsa

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

| Utah

| Utah, BYU

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| District of Columbia

| George Washington

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Georgia

| Georgia

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Illinois

| DePaul

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Iowa

| Iowa

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Massachusetts

| Boston College

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Minnesota

| Minnesota

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| New Hampshire

| Dartmouth

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| New Jersey

| Rutgers

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| New Mexico

| New Mexico

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Pennsylvania

| Temple

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Washington

| Washington

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Wisconsin

| Milwaukee

Brackets

Data source

*-Overtime game.

=Cleveland Regional=

{{16TeamBracket | RD1=First round
March 18 and 19

| RD2=Second round
March 20 and 21

| RD3=Regional semifinals
March 26

| RD4=Regional finals
March 28

| subgroup1=Nashville, TN – Sat/Mon

| subgroup2=West Lafayette, IN – Sun/Tue

| subgroup3=Trenton, NJ – Sun/Tue

| subgroup4=Norfolk, VA – Sun/Tue

| RD1-team01=North Carolina

| RD1-team02=UC Riverside

| RD1-score01=75

| RD1-score02=51

| RD1-team03=Vanderbilt

| RD1-team04=Louisville

| RD1-score03=76

| RD1-score04=64

| RD1-team05=UCLA

| RD1-team06=Bowling Green

| RD1-score05=74

| RD1-score06=61

| RD1-team07=Purdue

| RD1-team08=Missouri State

| RD1-score07=73

| RD1-score08=54

| RD1-team09=Texas A&M

| RD1-team10=TCU

| RD1-score09=65

| RD1-score10=69

| RD1-team11=Rutgers

| RD1-team12=Dartmouth

| RD1-score11=63

| RD1-score12=58

| RD1-team13=George Washington

| RD1-team14=Old Dominion

| RD1-score13=87

| RD1-score14=72

| RD1-team15=Tennessee

| RD1-team16=Army

| RD1-score15=102

| RD1-score16=54

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01=North Carolina

| RD2-seed02=8

| RD2-team02=Vanderbilt

| RD2-score01=89

| RD2-score02=70

| RD2-seed03=5

| RD2-team03=UCLA

| RD2-seed04=4

| RD2-team04=Purdue

| RD2-score03=54

| RD2-score04=61

| RD2-seed05=11

| RD2-team05=TCU

| RD2-seed06=3

| RD2-team06=Rutgers

| RD2-score05=48

| RD2-score06=82

| RD2-seed07=7

| RD2-team07=George Washington

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-team08=Tennessee

| RD2-score07=53

| RD2-score08=66

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01=North Carolina

| RD3-seed02=4

| RD3-team02=Purdue

| RD3-score01=70

| RD3-score02=68

| RD3-seed03=3

| RD3-team03=Rutgers

| RD3-seed04=2

| RD3-team04=Tennessee

| RD3-score03=69

| RD3-score04=76

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01=North Carolina

| RD4-seed02=2

| RD4-team02=Tennessee

| RD4-score01=75

| RD4-score02=63

}}

=Albuquerque Regional=

{{16TeamBracket | RD1=First round
March 18 and 19

| RD2=Second round
March 20 and 21

| RD3=Regional semifinals
March 25

| RD4=Regional finals
March 27

| subgroup1=West Lafayette, IN – Sun/Tue

| subgroup2=Tucson, AZ – Sat/Mon

| subgroup3=Tucson, AZ – Sat/Mon

| subgroup4=State College, PA – Sun/Tue

| RD1-team01=Ohio State

| RD1-team02=Oakland (MI)

| RD1-score01=68

| RD1-score02=45

| RD1-team03=Boston College

| RD1-team04=Notre Dame

| RD1-score03=78

| RD1-score04=61

| RD1-team05=Utah

| RD1-team06=Middle Tennessee

| RD1-score05=76

| RD1-score06=71

| RD1-team07=Arizona State

| RD1-team08=Stephen F. Austin

| RD1-score07=80

| RD1-score08=61

| RD1-team09=Florida

| RD1-team10=New Mexico

| RD1-score09=59

| RD1-score10=83

| RD1-team11=Baylor

| RD1-team12=Northern Arizona

| RD1-score11=74

| RD1-score12=56

| RD1-team13=St. John's

| RD1-team14=California

| RD1-score13=78

| RD1-score14=68

| RD1-team15=Maryland

| RD1-team16=Sacred Heart

| RD1-score15=95

| RD1-score16=54

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01=Ohio State

| RD2-seed02=8

| RD2-team02=Boston College

| RD2-score01=69

| RD2-score02=79

| RD2-seed03=5

| RD2-team03=Utah

| RD2-seed04=4

| RD2-team04=Arizona State

| RD2-score03=86

| RD2-score04=65

| RD2-seed05=11

| RD2-team05=New Mexico

| RD2-seed06=3

| RD2-team06=Baylor

| RD2-score05=67

| RD2-score06=87

| RD2-seed07=7

| RD2-team07=St. John's

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-team08=Maryland

| RD2-score07=74

| RD2-score08=81

| RD3-seed01=8

| RD3-team01=Boston College

| RD3-seed02=5

| RD3-team02=Utah

| RD3-score01=54

| RD3-score02=57

| RD3-seed03=3

| RD3-team03=Baylor

| RD3-seed04=2

| RD3-team04=Maryland

| RD3-score03=63

| RD3-score04=82

| RD4-seed01=5

| RD4-team01=Utah

| RD4-seed02=2

| RD4-team02=Maryland

| RD4-score01=65

| RD4-score02=75*

}}

=Bridgeport Regional=

{{16TeamBracket | RD1=First round
March 18 and 19

| RD2=Second round
March 20 and 21

| RD3=Regional semifinals
March 26

| RD4=Regional finals
March 28

| subgroup1=Norfolk, VA – Sun/Tue

| subgroup2=Rosemont, IL – Sat/Mon

| subgroup3=Trenton, NJ – Sun/Tue

| subgroup4=State College, PA – Sun/Tue

| RD1-team01=Duke

| RD1-team02=Southern

| RD1-score01=96

| RD1-score02=27

| RD1-team03=USC

| RD1-team04=South Florida

| RD1-score03=67

| RD1-score04=65

| RD1-team05=Kentucky

| RD1-team06=Chattanooga

| RD1-score05=69

| RD1-score06=59

| RD1-team07=Michigan State

| RD1-team08=Milwaukee

| RD1-score07=65

| RD1-score08=46

| RD1-team09=Temple

| RD1-team10=Hartford

| RD1-score09=58

| RD1-score10=64

| RD1-team11=Georgia

| RD1-team12=Marist

| RD1-score11=75

| RD1-score12=60

| RD1-team13=Virginia Tech

| RD1-team14=Missouri

| RD1-score13=82

| RD1-score14=51

| RD1-team15=Connecticut

| RD1-team16=Coppin State

| RD1-score15=77

| RD1-score16=54

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01=Duke

| RD2-seed02=8

| RD2-team02=USC

| RD2-score01=85

| RD2-score02=51

| RD2-seed03=5

| RD2-team03=Kentucky

| RD2-seed04=4

| RD2-team04=Michigan State

| RD2-score03=63

| RD2-score04=67

| RD2-seed05=11

| RD2-team05=Hartford

| RD2-seed06=3

| RD2-team06=Georgia

| RD2-score05=54

| RD2-score06=73

| RD2-seed07=7

| RD2-team07=Virginia Tech

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-team08=Connecticut

| RD2-score07=56

| RD2-score08=79

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01=Duke

| RD3-seed02=4

| RD3-team02=Michigan State

| RD3-score01=86

| RD3-score02=61

| RD3-seed03=3

| RD3-team03=Georgia

| RD3-seed04=2

| RD3-team04=Connecticut

| RD3-score03=75

| RD3-score04=77

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01=Duke

| RD4-seed02=2

| RD4-team02=Connecticut

| RD4-score01=63*

| RD4-score02=61

}}

=San Antonio Regional=

{{16TeamBracket | RD1=First round
March 18

| RD2=Second round
March 20

| RD3=Regional semifinals
March 25

| RD4=Regional finals
March 27

| subgroup1=Nashville, TN

| subgroup2=Rosemont, IL

| subgroup3=Denver, CO

| subgroup4=Denver, CO

| RD1-team01=LSU

| RD1-team02=Florida Atlantic

| RD1-score01=72

| RD1-score02=48

| RD1-team03=Minnesota

| RD1-team04=Washington

| RD1-score03=69

| RD1-score04=73

| RD1-team05=NC State

| RD1-team06=Tulsa

| RD1-score05=61

| RD1-score06=71

| RD1-team07=DePaul

| RD1-team08=Liberty

| RD1-score07=68

| RD1-score08=43

| RD1-team09=Florida State

| RD1-team10=Louisiana Tech

| RD1-score09=80

| RD1-score10=71

| RD1-team11=Stanford

| RD1-team12=SE Missouri State

| RD1-score11=72

| RD1-score12=45

| RD1-team13=BYU

| RD1-team14=Iowa

| RD1-score13=67

| RD1-score14=62

| RD1-team15=Oklahoma

| RD1-team16=Pepperdine

| RD1-score15=78

| RD1-score16=66

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01=LSU

| RD2-seed02=9

| RD2-team02=Washington

| RD2-score01=72

| RD2-score02=49

| RD2-seed03=12

| RD2-team03=Tulsa

| RD2-seed04=4

| RD2-team04=DePaul

| RD2-score03=67

| RD2-score04=71

| RD2-seed05=6

| RD2-team05=Florida State

| RD2-seed06=3

| RD2-team06=Stanford

| RD2-score05=70

| RD2-score06=88

| RD2-seed07=7

| RD2-team07=BYU

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-team08=Oklahoma

| RD2-score07=70

| RD2-score08=86

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01=LSU

| RD3-seed02=4

| RD3-team02=DePaul

| RD3-score01=66

| RD3-score02=56

| RD3-seed03=3

| RD3-team03=Stanford

| RD3-seed04=2

| RD3-team04=Oklahoma

| RD3-score03=88

| RD3-score04=74

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01=LSU

| RD4-seed02=3

| RD4-team02=Stanford

| RD4-score01=62

| RD4-score02=59

}}

=Final Four – Boston, Massachusetts=

{{4TeamBracket | RD1=National Semifinals
April 2

| RD2=National Championship
April 4

| RD1-seed1=Alb2

| RD1-team1=Maryland

| RD1-score1=81

| RD1-seed2=Cle1

| RD1-team2=North Carolina

| RD1-score2=70

| RD1-seed3=Bpt1

| RD1-team3=Duke

| RD1-score3=64

| RD1-seed4=SA1

| RD1-team4=LSU

| RD1-score4=45

| RD2-seed1=Alb2

| RD2-team1=Maryland

| RD2-score1=78*

| RD2-seed2=Bpt1

| RD2-team2=Duke

| RD2-score2=75

}}

Alb-Albuquerque; Bpt-Bridgeport; Cle-Cleveland; SA-San Antonio.

Record by conference

class="wikitable sortable"
style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Conference

! style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|# of Bids

! style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Record

! style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Win %

! style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Round
of 32

! style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Sweet
Sixteen

! style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Elite
Eight

! style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Final
Four

! style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Championship
Game

style="font-size:11pt" valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Atlantic Coast

| 7

| 19–6

| .760

| 6

| 4

| 3

| 3

| 2

style="font-size:11pt" valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Big East

| 7

| 8–7

| .533

| 4

| 3

| 1

| 0

| 0

style="font-size:11pt" valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Southeastern

| 6

| 11–6

| .647

| 5

| 3

| 2

| 1

| 0

style="font-size:11pt" valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Pacific-10

| 6

| 7–6

| .538

| 5

| 1

| 1

| 0

| 0

style="font-size:11pt" valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Big Ten

| 5

| 5–5

| .500

| 3

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

style="font-size:11pt" valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Mountain West

| 4

| 6–4

| .600

| 4

| 1

| 1

| 0

| 0

style="font-size:11pt" valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Big 12

| 4

| 4–4

| .500

| 2

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

style="font-size:11pt" valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Atlantic 10

| 2

| 1–2

| .333

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

style="font-size:11pt" valign="bottom"

| height="15" | America East

| 1

| 1–1

| .500

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

style="font-size:11pt" valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Conference USA

| 1

| 1–1

| .500

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

Twenty-one conferences went 0-1: Atlantic Sun Conference, Big Sky Conference, Big South Conference, Big West Conference, Colonial, Horizon League, Ivy League, MAAC, MAC, Mid-Continent, MEAC, Missouri Valley Conference, Northeast Conference, Ohio Valley Conference, Patriot League, Southern Conference, Southland, SWAC, Sun Belt Conference, West Coast Conference, and WAC

All-Tournament Team

Game Officials

  • Melissa Barlow (semifinal)
  • Scott Yarbrough (semifinal)
  • Eric Brewton (semifinal)
  • Dee Kantner (semifinal)
  • Denise Brooks-Clauser (semifinal)
  • Michael Price (semifinal)
  • Lisa Mattingly (final)
  • Bob Trammell (final)
  • Tina Napier (final)

See also

Notes

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{{cite web|date=March 27, 2006|title=Boxscore MD|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/scoreboard?date=20060327&confId=100|work=ESPN|access-date=1 Jun 2013}}

{{cite news|title=Maryland Rises in Overtime, 75-65|date=March 28, 2006|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-mar-28-sp-marylandutah28-story.html|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=1 Jun 2013}}

{{cite web|date=March 27, 2006|title=Connecticut holds off Georgia, 77-75|url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Mar/27/sp/FP603270360.html|work=Honolulu Advertiser|access-date=1 Jun 2013}}

{{cite web|last=GOLDBERG|first=JEFF |date=March 27, 2006|title=Ncaa Women's Tournament: Uconn 77, Georgia 75|url=https://www.courant.com/2006/03/27/ncaa-womens-tournament-uconn-77-georgia-75/|work=Hartford Courant|access-date=1 Jun 2013}}

{{cite web|last=Byrnes|first=Patrick|date=March 28, 2006|title=duke escapes uconn in overtime thriller|url=http://www.dukechronicle.com/articles/2006/03/29/duke-escapes-uconn-overtime-thriller|work=The Chronicle|access-date=1 Jun 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306231131/https://www.dukechronicle.com/articles/2006/03/29/duke-escapes-uconn-overtime-thriller|archive-date=March 6, 2014|url-status=dead}}

{{cite web|date=March 27, 2006|title=Augustus draws game-saving charge to send LSU to Final Four|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000046|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016194657/https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000046|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 16, 2020|work=ESPN|access-date=1 Jun 2013}}

{{cite web|date= April 2, 2006|title=Duke routs LSU to set up all-ACC final|url=http://espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=264000062|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305094110/http://espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=264000062|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 5, 2016|work=ESPN|access-date=1 Jun 2013}}

{{cite web|date=April 2, 2006|title=Harper helps Terps trip up Tar Heels to advance to title game|url=http://espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=264000031|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230162810/http://espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=264000031|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 30, 2014|work=ESPN|access-date=1 Jun 2013}}

{{cite news|last=Orton|first=Kathy |title=A 3-Point Landing|date=April 5, 2006 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/04/AR2006040402258.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=1 Jun 2013}}

{{cite web|last=Nixon|first=Rick|title=Official 2012 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book|url=http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/WFF12.pdf|publisher=NCAA|access-date=22 April 2012}}

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