2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams
2006 qualifying teams | |
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Total teams | 65 |
Automatic bids | 31 |
At-large bids | 34 |
Regional top seeds | Duke, Connecticut, Villanova, Memphis |
Champion | Florida |
«2005 2007» |
This is a list of qualifying teams in the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[1] A total of 65 teams entered the tournament. Thirty of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which did not conduct a postseason tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted at-large bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams were seeded within their assigned region from 1 to 16, which was disclosed, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 65, which was not disclosed.
Qualifying teams
[edit]Automatic bids
[edit]Automatic bids to the tournament were granted for winning a conference championship tournament, except for the automatic bid of the Ivy League given to the regular season champion. Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in bold face were given at-large berths.
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Qualifying school | Record (Conf.) | Last app. | Conference regular season |
Regular season second place |
Second place record (Conf.) | ||
Penn | 20–8 (12–2) | 2005 | Ivy League | Princeton | 12–15 (10–4) | ||
Qualifying school | Record (Conf.) | Seed | Last app. | Conference tournament |
Conf. finals runner-up |
Runner-up record (Conf.) |
Runner-up seed |
Duke | 30–3 (14–2) | 1 | 2005 | ACC[2] | Boston College | 27–6 (11–5) | 3 |
Albany | 21–10 (13–3) | 1 | Never | America East | Vermont | 13–17 (7–9) | 6 |
Xavier | 21–10 (8–8) | 10 | 2004 | Atlantic 10 | Saint Joseph's | 18–13 (9–7) | 5 |
Belmont | 20–10 (15–5) | 2 | Never | Atlantic Sun | Lipscomb | 21–10 (15–5) | 1 |
Kansas | 25–7 (13–3) | 2 | 2005 | Big 12 | Texas | 27–6 (13–3) | 1 |
Syracuse | 23–11 (7–9) | 9 | 2005 | Big East | Pittsburgh | 24–7 (10–6) | 6 |
Montana | 23–6 (10–4) | 2 | 2005 | Big Sky | Northern Arizona | 21–10 (12–2) | 1 |
Winthrop | 23–7 (13–3) | 1 | 2005 | Big South[3] | Coastal Carolina | 20–10 (12–4) | 2 |
Iowa | 25–8 (11–5) | 2 | 2005 | Big Ten | Ohio State | 25–5 (12–4) | 1 |
Pacific | 24–7 (12–2) | 1 | 2005 | Big West | Long Beach State | 18–12 (9–5) | 3 |
UNC Wilmington | 25–7 (15–3) | 1 | 2003 | CAA | Hofstra | 24–6 (14–4) | 3 |
Memphis | 30–3 (13–1) | 1 | 2004 | C-USA | UAB | 24–6 (12–2) | 2 |
UW-Milwaukee | 21–8 (12–4) | 1 | 2005 | Horizon | Butler | 19–12 (11–5) | 2 |
Iona | 23–7 (13–5) | 2 | 2001 | MAAC[4] | Saint Peter's | 17–15 (9–9) | 5 |
Kent State | 24–7 (15–3) | 1 | 2002 | MAC | Toledo | 20–10 (10–8) | 7 |
Hampton | 16–15 (10–8) | 6 | 2002 | MEAC[5] | Delaware State | 20–13 (16–2) | 1 |
Oral Roberts | 21–11 (13–3) | 1 | 1984 | Mid-Con | Chicago State | 11–19 (8–8) | 6 |
Southern Illinois | 22–10 (12–6) | 2 | 2005 | Missouri Valley | Bradley | 20–10 (11–7) | 5 |
San Diego State | 24–8 (13–3) | 1 | 2002 | Mountain West | Wyoming | 14–18 (5–11) | 7 |
Monmouth | 18–14 (12–6) | 3 | 2004 | Northeast | Fairleigh Dickinson | 20–11 (14–4) | 1 |
Murray State | 24–6 (17–3) | 1 | 2004 | Ohio Valley[6] | Samford | 20–11 (14–6) | 2 |
UCLA | 27–6 (14–4) | 1 | 2005 | Pac-10 | California | 20–10 (12–6) | 3 |
Bucknell | 26–4 (14–0) | 1 | 2005 | Patriot | Holy Cross | 20–12 (11–3) | 2 |
Florida | 29–5 (13–3) | E2 | 2005 | SEC | South Carolina | 18–15 (6–10) | E5 |
Davidson | 20–10 (10–5) | 3 | 2002 | Southern | Chattanooga | 19–13 (8–6) | 5 |
Northwestern State | 25–7 (15–1) | 1 | 2001 | Southland | Sam Houston State | 22–9 (11–5) | 2 |
South Alabama | 24–6 (12–3) | 1W | 1998 | Sun Belt | Western Kentucky | 23–7 (12–2) | 1E |
Southern | 20–12 (15–3) | 1 | 1993 | SWAC | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 13–16 (8–10) | 7 |
Nevada | 27–5 (13–3) | 1 | 2005 | WAC | Utah State | 23–8 (11–5) | 2 |
Gonzaga | 27–3 (14–0) | 1 | 2005 | West Coast | Loyola Marymount | 12–18 (8–6) | 2 |
At-large bids
[edit]School | Conference | Appearance | Last bid |
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Air Force | Mountain West | 4th | 2004 |
Alabama | SEC | 19th | 2005 |
Arizona | Pac-10 | 25th | 2005 |
Arkansas | SEC | 27th | 2001 |
Boston College | ACC | 16th | 2005 |
Bradley | Missouri Valley | 8th | 1996 |
California | Pac-10 | 14th | 2003 |
Connecticut | Big East | 27th | 2005 |
George Mason | CAA | 4th | 2001 |
George Washington | Atlantic 10 | 9th | 2005 |
Georgetown | Big East | 23rd | 2001 |
Illinois | Big Ten | 26th | 2005 |
Indiana | Big Ten | 33rd | 2003 |
Kentucky | SEC | 48th | 2005 |
LSU | SEC | 19th | 2005 |
Marquette | Big East | 24th | 2003 |
Michigan State | Big Ten | 20th | 2005 |
NC State | ACC | 22nd | 2005 |
North Carolina | ACC | 38th | 2005 |
Northern Iowa | Missouri Valley | 4th | 2005 |
Oklahoma | Big 12 | 24th | 2005 |
Ohio State | Big Ten | 23rd | 2002 |
Pittsburgh | Big East | 18th | 2005 |
Seton Hall | Big East | 9th | 2004 |
Tennessee | SEC | 14th | 2001 |
Texas | Big 12 | 24th | 2005 |
Texas A&M | Big 12 | 7th | 1987 |
UAB | C-USA | 13th | 2005 |
Utah State | WAC | 17th | 2005 |
Villanova | Big East | 28th | 2005 |
Washington | Pac-10 | 13th | 2005 |
West Virginia | Big East | 20th | 2005 |
Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 8th | 1988 |
Wisconsin | Big Ten | 11th | 2005 |
Listed by region and seeding
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Bids by conference
[edit]Bids | Conference(s) | Schools |
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8 | Big East | Connecticut, Georgetown, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Seton Hall, Syracuse, Villanova, West Virginia |
6 | Big Ten | Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Ohio State, Wisconsin |
SEC | Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Tennessee | |
4 | ACC | Boston College, Duke, NC State, North Carolina |
Big 12 | Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M | |
Missouri Valley | Bradley, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, Wichita State | |
Pac-10 | Arizona, California, UCLA, Washington | |
2 | Atlantic 10 | George Washington, Xavier |
CAA | George Mason, UNC Wilmington | |
C-USA | Memphis, UAB | |
Mountain West | Air Force, San Diego State | |
WAC | Nevada, Utah State | |
1 | 19 other conferences |
Bids by state
[edit]Bids | State | School(s) |
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3 | Alabama | Alabama, South Alabama, UAB |
1 | Arizona | Arizona |
1 | Arkansas | Arkansas |
4 | California | California, Pacific, San Diego State, UCLA |
1 | Colorado | Air Force |
1 | Connecticut | Connecticut |
1 | Florida | Florida |
3 | Illinois | Bradley, Illinois, Southern Illinois |
1 | Indiana | Indiana |
2 | Iowa | Iowa, Northern Iowa |
2 | Kansas | Kansas, Wichita State |
2 | Kentucky | Kentucky, Murray State |
3 | Louisiana | LSU, Northwestern State, Southern |
1 | Massachusetts | Boston College |
1 | Michigan | Michigan State |
1 | Montana | Montana |
1 | Nevada | Nevada |
2 | New Jersey | Monmouth, Seton Hall |
3 | New York | Albany, Iona, Syracuse |
5 | North Carolina | Davidson, Duke, NC State, North Carolina, UNC Wilmington |
3 | Ohio | Kent State, Ohio State, Xavier |
2 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma, Oral Roberts |
4 | Pennsylvania | Bucknell, Penn, Pittsburgh, Villanova |
1 | South Carolina | Winthrop |
3 | Tennessee | Belmont, Memphis, Tennessee |
2 | Texas | Texas, Texas A&M |
1 | Utah | Utah State |
2 | Virginia | George Mason, Hampton |
2 | Washington | Gonzaga, Washington |
2 | Washington, D.C. | George Washington, Georgetown |
1 | West Virginia | West Virginia |
3 | Wisconsin | Marquette, Wisconsin, UW-Milwaukee |
References
[edit]- ^ "2006 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records". NCAA.com. May 7, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "2008–09 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide". Atlantic Coast Conference. 2008. p. 109. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "2021-22 Big South Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Championship History". MAACSports.com. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book" (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). OVCSports.com. Retrieved June 20, 2022.