2006 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

2006 NCAA Division II
men's basketball tournament

Teams

Finals site

Springfield Massachusetts

Champions

Winona State Warriors (1st title)

Runner-up

Virginia Union Panthers (4th title game)

Semifinalists

Seattle Pacific Falcons (2nd Final Four)
Stonehill SkyHawks (1st Final Four)

Winning coach

Mike Leaf (1st title)

MOP

John Smith (Winona State)

Attendance

32,938

NCAA Division II men's tournaments
«2005	2007»

The 2006 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as the culmination of the 2004–05 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Winona State University and WSU's John Smith was the Most Outstanding Player.

Cleveland

Richmond

North Easton

Winona

Wilson

Rensselaer

Seattle

Bolivar

Springfieldclass=notpageimage| 2006 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)

Regionals

South - Cleveland, Mississippi

Location: Walter Sillers Coliseum Host: Delta State University

First round Round of 64 March 11			Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12			Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14

1	Delta State	76

8	Stillman	70
			1	Delta State	68

			4	Arkansas-Monticello	83
4	Arkansas–Monticello	90

5	North Alabama	81
						4	Arkansas-Monticello	86

						2	Montevallo (OT)	89
6	Rollins	63

3	Alabama–Huntsville	58
			6	Rollins	68

			2	Montevallo	81
2	Montevallo	69

7	Benedict	59

West - Seattle, Washington

Location: Royal Brougham Pavilion Host: Seattle Pacific University

First round Round of 64 March 10			Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11			Regional Final Sweet 16 March 13

1	Seattle Pacific	86

8	Central Washington	76
			1	Seattle Pacific	81

			5	Cal State Bakersfield	75
5	Cal State Bakersfield	71

4	Sonoma State	65
						1	Seattle Pacific	81

						2	Western Washington	77
3	Chaminade	84

6	Alaska–Anchorage	67
			3	Chaminade	91

			2	Western Washington	101
2	Western Washington	100

7	Humboldt State	86

Great Lakes - Rensselaer, Indiana

Location: Richard F. Scharf Alumni Fieldhouse Host: St. Joseph's College

First round Round of 64 March 11			Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12			Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14

1	St. Joseph's (IN)	74

8	Ferris State	69
			1	St. Joseph's (IN)	78

			4	Southern Indiana	81
4	Southern Indiana	78

5	Drury	58
						4	Southern Indiana	60

						7	SIUE (ot)	64
6	Quincy	74

3	Findlay	67
			6	Quincy	69

			7	SIUE	80
7	SIUE	65

2	Grand Valley State	61

South Atlantic - Richmond, Virginia

Location: Barco-Stevens Hall Host: Virginia Union University

First round Round of 64 March 11			Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12			Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14

1	Virginia Union	82

8	Wingate	66
			1	Virginia Union	75

			4	Columbus State	69
4	Columbus State (ot)	90

5	USC Upstate	88
						1	Virginia Union	76

						6	Georgia College	73
6	Georgia College	86

3	Johnson C. Smith	68
			6	Georgia College	77

			7	Presbyterian	58
7	Presbyterian	73

2	Armstrong Atlantic	67

North Central - Winona, Minnesota

Location: McCown Gymnasium Host: Winona State University

First round Round of 64 March 11			Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12			Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14

1	Winona State (ot)	81

8	South Dakota	69
			1	Winona State	74

			4	Minnesota State	71
4	Minnesota State	82

5	Nebraska–Kearney	70
						1	Winona State	96

						3	Northern State	86
3	Northern State	72

6	Metro State	67
			3	Northern State	60

			2	Fort Hays State	58
2	Fort Hays State	69

7	St. Cloud State	54

East - Wilson, North Carolina

Location: Wilson Gym Host: Barton College

First round Round of 64 March 11			Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12			Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14

1	Barton	93

8	Wheeling Jesuit	70
			1	Barton	82

			5	Mount Olive	79
5	Mount Olive	86

4	Shippensburg	83
						1	Barton	73

						3	Alderson Broaddus	70
3	Alderson Broaddus	64

6	Salem International	58
			3	Alderson Broaddus	88

			2	West Virginia State	82
2	West Virginia State	103

7	Edinboro	89

Northeast - North Easton, Massachusetts

Location: Merkert Gymnasium Host: Stonehill College

First round Round of 64 March 11			Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12			Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14

1	Stonehill	96

8	Bloomfield	77
			1	Stonehill	69

			5	Adelphi	54
5	Adelphi	90

4	Bentley	86
						1	Stonehill	89

						6	UMass Lowell	80
6	UMass Lowell	77

3	Bryant	67
			6	UMass Lowell	74

			2	St. Anselm	70
2	St. Anselm	83

7	Bridgeport	63

South Central - Bolivar, Missouri

Location: Meyer Wellness & Sports Center Host: Southwest Baptist University

First round Round of 64 March 11			Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12			Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14

1	Southwest Baptist	75

8	St. Edward's	70
			1	Southwest Baptist	80

			5	Northwest Missouri State	83
5	Northwest Missouri State	66

4	West Texas A&M	51
						5	Northwest Missouri State	71

						2	Tarleton State	72
3	Central Missouri (ot)	67

6	Truman State	63
			3	Central Missouri	59

			2	Tarleton State	62
2	Tarleton State	75

7	Central Oklahoma	68

Elite Eight–Springfield, Massachusetts

Location: MassMutual Center Hosts: American International College and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 22		National semifinals Final Four March 23		National Championship March 25

Seattle Pacific	79

Montevallo	65
		Seattle Pacific	63

		Virginia Union	68
Virginia Union	60

SIUE	58
				Virginia Union	61

				Winona State	73
Winona State (ot)	85

Barton	78
		Winona State	83

		Stonehill	73
Stonehill	69

Tarleton State	59

All-tournament team

Tony Binetti (Seattle Pacific)
Brad Byerson (Virginia Union)
Darius Hargrove (Virginia Union)
John Smith (Winona State)
David Zellmann (Winona State)

References

2006 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com

"Division II Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2015.

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