The 2006 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was the twenty-fifth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball . Held during May and June 2006, sixty-four Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of eight teams, each in a double elimination format. The 2006 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from June 1 through June 6 and marked the conclusion of the 2006 NCAA Division I softball season . Arizona won their seventh championship by defeating Northwestern two games to none in the championship series. Arizona pitcher Alicia Hollowell was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player .[1] [2] [3]
Qualifying [ ]
Regionals [ ]
Austin Super Regional [ ]
First Round
Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals
Super Regionals
1
Texas
4
UTSA
0
Texas
3
Indiana
0
Indiana
3
Utah
0
Texas
3
X
Austin Regional - Red and Charline McCombs Field
Utah
0
X
UTSA
2
Utah
3
Indiana
1
Utah
5
Texas
1
9 6
X
Washington
0
1
X
BYU
0
Kansas
3
Kansas
0
Washington
6
Washington
8 5
Southern Utah
0
Washington
3
X
Provo Regional - Gail Miller Field
Kansas
0
X
BYU
5
Southern Utah
4
Kansas
2
BYU
1
Corvallis Super Regional [ ]
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Oregon State
2
Nevada
1
Oregon State
5
Baylor
3
Baylor
5
Portland State
3
Oregon State
3
X
Corvallis Regional - OSU Softball Complex
Baylor
1
X
Nevada
1
Portland State
2
Baylor
3
Portland State
2
Oregon State
1
3
1
California
2
0
0
Iowa
0
Nebraska
1 10
Nebraska
2
California
4
California
1
Illinois State
0
California
6
X
Iowa City Regional - Bob Pearl Softball Field
Nebraska
1
X
Iowa
2
Illinois State
3
Nebraska
3
Illinois State
1
Evanston Super Regional [ ]
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Northwestern
4
Southern Illinois
0
Northwestern
9 5
Notre Dame
0
Notre Dame
5
UC Santa Barbara
2
Northwestern
7
X
Evanston Regional - Sharon J. Drysdale Field
Notre Dame
4
X
Southern Illinois
2
UC Santa Barbara
1
Notre Dame
5
Southern Illinois
4
Northwestern
0
4
9 5
UMass
1
2
0
UMass
2
Albany
0
UMass
6 10
Lehigh
4
Texas A&M
3
Lehigh
4
UMass
3
X
Amherst Regional - UMass Softball Complex
Lehigh
0
X
Albany
5
Texas A&M
6
Lehigh
4
Texas A&M
3
Knoxville Super Regional [ ]
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Tennessee
6
Tennessee Tech
4
Tennessee
9 5
Virginia Tech
1
Virginia Tech
1 12
Louisville
0
Tennessee
8
X
Knoxville Regional - Tyson Park
Louisville
1
X
Tennessee Tech
0
Louisville
3
Virginia Tech
1
Louisville
10 5
Tennessee
5
1
1
Michigan
3
5
0
Michigan
4
Youngstown State
0
Michigan
1 9
Oklahoma
0
Oklahoma
1
Kent State
0
Michigan
5 8
X
Ann Arbor Regional -
Oklahoma
2
X
Youngstown State
0
Kent State
8 5
Oklahoma
9 5
Kent State
1
Los Angeles Super Regional [ ]
Tempe Super Regional [ ]
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Hofstra
5
Penn State
4
Hofstra
0
Arizona State
2 8
Arizona State
6
LIU Brooklyn
0
Arizona State
5
X
Hempstead Regional -
Penn State
0
X
Penn State
2
LIU Brooklyn
1
Hofstra
2
Penn State
9
Arizona State
6
5
X
Florida State
1
1
X
Georgia
4
Georgia Southern
0
Georgia
2
Florida State
3
Florida State
7
Coastal Carolina
2
Florida State
1
2
Athens Regional - Jack Turner Stadium
Georgia
3
0
Georgia Southern
2
Coastal Carolina
1
Georgia
11
Georgia Southern
6
Tucson Super Regional [ ]
Tuscaloosa Super Regional [ ]
Women's College World Series [ ]
Bracket [ ]
First round
Second round
Semifinals
Finals
2
Arizona
3 9
7
Oregon State
2
2
Arizona
2
3
Texas
0
3
Texas
2
6
Arizona State
0
2
Arizona
0
6
8
Tennessee
1
0
6
Arizona State
3
7
Oregon State
1
6
Arizona State
1
8
Tennessee
3
2
Arizona
8
5
—
4
Northwestern
0
0
—
4
Northwestern
6 10
5
Alabama
5
4
Northwestern
2
8
Tennessee
0
8
Tennessee
4
1
UCLA
3
4
Northwestern
3 8
—
1
UCLA
1
—
1
UCLA
4
5
Alabama
1
1
UCLA
2
3
Texas
0
Game Results [ ]
Championship Game [ ]
All Tournament Team [ ]
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
Monica Abbott , Tennessee
Eileen Canney, Northwestern
Autumn Champion, Arizona
Garland Cooper, Northwestern
Andrea Duran, UCLA
Kristi Durant, Tennessee
Alicia Hollowell , Arizona
Caitlin Lowe, Arizona
Heidi Knabe, Arizona State
Taryne Mowatt , Arizona
Cat Osterman , Texas
Tammy Williams, Northwestern
References [ ]
NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
2005–06 NCAA Division I championships
† Not an officially sanctioned NCAA championship