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2006 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament The
2006 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, marks the 25th NCAA Women's Basketball National Championship. This year's events were held March 18-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.
The Regional sites for this year (named after the city, a practice that is in use for the second straight year) were:
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March 25 /
27 ::
Albuquerque Region: The Pit ,
University of New Mexico ,
Albuquerque, New Mexico :
San Antonio Region: AT&T Center ,
San Antonio, Texas (Host:
University of Texas at San Antonio )
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March 26 /
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 tournament once again used the pod system, meaning that teams were more likely to play closer to home. The sites for the first two rounds (the
Sweet Sixteen and
Elite Eight ) were as follows:
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March 18 /
20 ::
Allstate Arena ,
Rosemont, Illinois (Host:
DePaul University ):
Pepsi Center ,
Denver, Colorado (Host:
University of Colorado at Boulder and
Big 12 Conference ):
McKale Center ,
University of Arizona ,
Tucson, Arizona :
Memorial Gymasium ,
Vanderbilt University ,
Nashville, Tennessee *
March 19 /
21 ::
Ted Constant Convocation Center ,
Old Dominion University ,
Norfolk, Virginia :
Sovereign Bank Arena ,
Trenton, New Jersey (Host:
Rider University and
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference ):
Bryce Jordan Center ,
Pennsylvania State University ,
University Park, Pennsylvania :
Mackey Arena ,
Purdue University ,
West Lafayette, Indiana NOTE: Unless specified, the site is an on-campus arena.
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TD Banknorth Garden ,
Boston, Massachusetts on
April 2 -
April 4 , 2006, hosted by
Harvard University and
Northeastern University .
*-Overtime game. Cleveland Regional
