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 WNIT
Teams40
Finals siteBramlage Coliseum
Manhattan, KS
ChampionsKansas State (1st title)
Runner-upMarquette (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachDeb Patterson (1st title)
WNIT

Tournament bracket

Region 1

*Host • Source[2]

  March 15 March 16–18 March 20 March 24
                                     
       
  Indiana* 67  
    Rice 57  
Jackson State 48
Rice* 64  
  Indiana* 68  
  Indiana State 62  
       
       
  Eastern Michigan 57
    Indiana State* 79  
     
       
  Indiana 54
  Marquette* 57
       
       
  Green Bay 71
    Iowa State* (OT) 79  
     
       
  Iowa State* 63
  Marquette 68  
Western Illinois 37  
Illinois* 58  
  Illinois 44
    Marquette 64  
     

Region 2

*Host • Source[2]

  March 16 March 18–19 March 22 March 24
                                     
       
  Ole Miss 78  
    Kansas* 76  
Northern Iowa 49
Kansas* 59  
  Ole Miss 76  
  Pittsburgh* 85  
       
       
  Delaware 57
    Pittsburgh* 64  
     
       
  Pittsburgh* 68
  Virginia 56
       
       
  Saint Joseph's 42
    Virginia* 48  
     
       
  Virginia* 83
  Miami 72  
Cincinnati 75  
FIU* (OT) 81  
  FIU 83
    Miami* 95  
     

Region 3

*Host • Source[2]

  March 15 March 17–18 March 20–21 March 23
                                     
       
  Villanova* 71  
    Hofstra 44  
Stony Brook 65
Hofstra* 92  
  Villanova* 59  
  Xavier 47  
       
       
  South Carolina 65
    Xavier* (OT) 70  
     
       
  Villanova* 81
  Western Kentucky 94
       
       
  James Madison 62
    Charlotte* 70  
     
       
  Charlotte 68
  Western Kentucky* 81  
Belmont 55  
Tennessee Tech* 56  
  Tennessee Tech 66
    Western Kentucky* 83  
     

Region 4

*Host • Source[2]

  March 16 March 16–19 March 22 March 24
                                     
       
  Wyoming* 67  
    Oregon State 49  
Santa Clara 48
Oregon State* 74  
  Wyoming* 67  
  Nebraska 72  
       
       
  Drake 59
    Nebraska* 62  
     
       
  Nebraska 63
  Kansas State* 77
       
       
  Idaho State 68
    Kansas State* 88  
     
       
  Kansas State* 64
  Fresno State 61  
UC Santa Barbara 59  
Fresno State* 78  
  Fresno State* 77
    UNLV 57  
     

Semifinals

*Host • Source[2]

March 27–28 March 31
      
R1 Marquette* 77
R2 Pittsburgh 64
R1 Marquette 65
R4 Kansas State* 77
R3 Western Kentucky 56
R4 Kansas State* (OT) 57
March 31, 2006
Marquette 65, Kansas State 77
Scoring by half: 39–38, 26–39

References
  1. "40-team Field Announced for 2006 Postseason WNIT". womensnit.com. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  2. "2006 Postseason Bracket (PDF) - WNIT Pre and Post Tournament" (PDF). womensnit.com. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
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