The 2006
National Invitation Tournament
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was the first time the tournament was planned and operated by the
NCAA
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, taking over after 68 years under the auspices of the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Association (MIBA). The 2006 NIT also saw changes made to the selection process as well as being the first time the NIT seeded the participants.
[NIT Committee Meets, Announces Changes To Post Season Tournament](_blank)
at nit.org, URL accessed November 5, 2009
Archived
11/5/09 The South Carolina Gamecocks won their second straight NIT title.
Selected teams
Below are lists of the team selected for the tournament. The teams were given seeds for the first time ever.
at nit.org, URL accessed November 5, 2009
Archived
11/5/09
Bracket
Below are the four brackets of the tournament, along with the bracket of the four-team championship round.
Maryland Bracket
Michigan Bracket
Louisville Bracket
Cincinnati Bracket
Semifinals & finals
See also
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2006 Women's National Invitation Tournament
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2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 65 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2005–06 basketball seaso ...
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2006 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
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2006 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
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2006 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
The 2006 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was held from March 18 to 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, b ...
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2006 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
The 2006 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was the 25th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division II women's collegiate basketball in the United States.
Grand Valley State defeated Amer ...
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2006 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
The 2006 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 25th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.
Hope defeated Southern Maine in t ...
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2006 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
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2006 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
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2006 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
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2006 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament
References
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