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2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams

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.

2006 qualifying teams
Total teams65
Automatic bids31
At-large bids34
Regional top seedsDuke, Connecticut, Villanova, Memphis
ChampionFlorida
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Qualifying teams

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Automatic bids

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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.

Automatic bids
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

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School Conference Appearance Last bid
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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Atlanta Regional
Seed School Conference Record Berth Type
#1 Duke ACC 30–3 Automatic
#2 Texas Big 12 27–6 At-large
#3 Iowa Big Ten 25–8 Automatic
#4 LSU SEC 23–8 At-large
#5 Syracuse Big East 23–11 Automatic
#6 West Virginia Big East 20–10 At-large
#7 California Pac-10 20–10 At-large
#8 George Washington Atlantic 10 26–2 At-large
#9 UNC Wilmington CAA 25–7 Automatic
#10 NC State ACC 21–9 At-large
#11 Southern Illinois Missouri Valley 22–10 Automatic
#12 Texas A&M Big 12 21–8 At-large
#13 Iona MAAC 23–7 Automatic
#14 Northwestern State Southland 25–7 Automatic
#15 Pennsylvania Ivy 20–8 Automatic
#16 Southern SWAC 19–12 Automatic
Oakland Regional
Seed School Conference Record Berth Type
#1 Memphis C-USA 30–3 Automatic
#2 UCLA Pac-10 27–6 Automatic
#3 Gonzaga WCC 27–3 Automatic
#4 Kansas Big 12 25–7 Automatic
#5 Pittsburgh Big East 24–7 At-large
#6 Indiana Big Ten 18–11 At-large
#7 Marquette Big East 20–10 At-large
#8 Arkansas SEC 22–9 At-large
#9 Bucknell Patriot 26–4 Automatic
#10 Alabama SEC 17–12 At-large
#11 San Diego State Mountain West 24–8 Automatic
#12 Kent State MAC 25–8 Automatic
#13 Bradley Missouri Valley 20–10 At-large
#14 Xavier Atlantic 10 21–10 Automatic
#15 Belmont Atlantic Sun 20–10 Automatic
#16 Oral Roberts Mid-Continent 21–11 Automatic
Washington, D.C. Regional
Seed School Conference Record Berth Type
#1 Connecticut Big East 27–3 At-large
#2 Tennessee SEC 21–7 At-large
#3 North Carolina ACC 22–7 At-large
#4 Illinois Big Ten 25–6 At-large
#5 Washington Pac-10 24–6 At-large
#6 Michigan State Big Ten 22–11 At-large
#7 Wichita State Missouri Valley 24–8 At-large
#8 Kentucky SEC 21–12 At-large
#9 UAB C-USA 24–6 At-large
#10 Seton Hall Big East 18–11 At-large
#11 George Mason CAA 25–7 At-large
#12 Utah State WAC 23–8 At-large
#13 Air Force Mountain West 24–6 At-large
#14 Murray State Ohio Valley 24–6 Automatic
#15 Winthrop Big South 23–7 Automatic
#16 Albany America East 21–10 Automatic
Minneapolis Regional
Seed School Conference Record Berth Type
#1 Villanova Big East 25–4 At-large
#2 Ohio State Big Ten 25–5 At-large
#3 Florida SEC 27–6 Automatic
#4 Boston College ACC 26–7 At-large
#5 Nevada WAC 27–5 Automatic
#6 Oklahoma Big 12 20–8 At-large
#7 Georgetown Big East 21–9 At-large
#8 Arizona Pac-10 19–12 At-large
#9 Wisconsin Big Ten 19–11 At-large
#10 Northern Iowa Missouri Valley 23–9 At-large
#11 UW-Milwaukee Horizon 21–8 Automatic
#12 Montana Big Sky 23–6 Automatic
#13 Pacific Big West 24–7 Automatic
#14 South Alabama Sun Belt 24–6 Automatic
#15 Davidson Southern 18–10 Automatic
#16 Monmouth Northeast 18–14 Automatic
Hampton MEAC 16–15 Automatic

Bids by conference

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Bids Conference(s) Schools
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

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Bids State School(s)
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

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  1. ^ "2006 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records". NCAA.com. May 7, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Big South Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "Men's Basketball Championship History". MAACSports.com. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book" (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  6. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). OVCSports.com. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
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