2006 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament

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2006 NCAA Division III
Men's Basketball Tournament
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Teams64
Finals siteSalem, Virginia
ChampionsVirginia Wesleyan (1st title)
Runner-upWittenberg (4th title game)
Semifinalists
  • Illinois Wesleyan (4th Final Four)
  • Amherst (2nd Final Four)
Winning coach (VWC)
MOP (VWC)
Attendance45,371
NCAA Division III Men's Tournaments
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The 2006 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament was the 32nd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.

The field contained sixty-four teams, and each program was allocated to one of four sectionals. All sectional games were played on campus sites, while the national semifinals, third-place final, and championship finals were contested at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.[1]

Virginia Wesleyan defeated Wittenberg, 59–56, in the championship, clinching their first national title.

The Marlins (30–3) were coached by .

, also from Virginia Wesleyan, was named Most Outstanding Player.

Championship Rounds[]

  National Semifinals     National Championship
                 
  Illinois Wesleyan 79  
  Virginia Wesleyan 81    
      Virginia Wesleyan 59
      Wittenberg 56
  Amherst 60    
  Wittenberg 64   National Third-place
 
Illinois Wesleyan 71
  Amherst 68

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 24. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
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