# 2006 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2006 Big 12 Conference women's basketball championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2006 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship, was the 2006 edition of the Big 12 Conference's championship tournament. The tournament was held at the Reunion Arena in Dallas from 7 March until 10 March 2006. The Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Finals were televised on the ESPN family of networks. The championship game, held on March 10, 2006, featured the number 1 seeded Oklahoma Sooners, and the number 2 seeded Baylor Bears. Oklahoma won this contest by a 72-61 score.

## Seeding

2006 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament seeds :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. |
| 1 | Oklahoma ‡# | 16–0 | 31–5 |
| 2 | Baylor # | 12–4 | 26–7 |
| 3 | Texas A&M # | 11–5 | 23–9 |
| 4 | Missouri # | 10–6 | 21–10 |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 9–7 | 15–14 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 8–8 | 19–13 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 8–8 | 24–10 |
| 8 | Texas | 7–9 | 13–15 |
| 9 | Iowa State | 7–9 | 18–13 |
| 10 | Kansas | 5–11 | 17–13 |
| 11 | Colorado | 3–13 | 9–21 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | 0–16 | 6–22 |
| ‡ – Big 12 Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the Big 12 Conference tournament. ||||||||||

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Television | Attendance |
| First Round – Tuesday, March 7 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 pm | #9 Iowa State 72 vs #8 Texas 68 | | 1,820 |
| 1 | 2 | 2:30 pm | #5 Texas Tech 61 vs #12 Oklahoma State 42 | | 1,820 |
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 pm | #7 Kansas State 72 vs #10 Kansas 52 | | 1,423 |
| 2 | 4 | 8:30 pm | #6 Nebraska 67 vs #11 Colorado 59 | | 1,423 |
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 8 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 pm | #1 Oklahoma 78 vs #9 Iowa State 74 | FSN | 4,358 |
| 3 | 6 | 2:30 pm | #4 Missouri 81 vs #5 Texas Tech 75 | FSN | 4,358 |
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | #2 Baylor 79 vs #7 Kansas State 74 $^{OT}$ | FSN | 3,065 |
| 4 | 8 | 8:30 pm | #3 Texas A&M 73 vs #6 Nebraska 64 | FSN | 3,065 |
| Semifinals – Thursday, March 9 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 6:00 pm | #1 Oklahoma 75 vs #4 Missouri 54 | FSN | 4,212 |
| 5 | 10 | 8:30 pm | #2 Baylor 53 vs #3 Texas A&M 52 | FSN | 4,212 |
| Final – Saturday, March 11 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 6:00 pm | #1 Oklahoma 72 vs #2 Baylor 61 | FSN | 10,673 |
| Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Tournament bracket

| First Round (March 7) | First Round (March 7) | First Round (March 7) | Quarterfinals (March 8) | Quarterfinals (March 8) | Quarterfinals (March 8) | Semifinals (March 9) | Semifinals (March 9) | Semifinals (March 9) | Finals (March 10) | Finals (March 10) | Finals (March 10) |
| | | | 1 | Oklahoma | 78 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Iowa State | 74 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Texas | 68 | 9 | Iowa State | 74 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Iowa State | 72 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Iowa State | 72 | | | | 1 | Oklahoma | 78 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Missouri | 54 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Missouri | 81 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Texas Tech | 75 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 61 | 5 | Texas Tech | 75 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | 42 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | 42 | | | | | | | 1 | Oklahoma | 72 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Baylor | 62 |
| | | | 2 | Baylor | 79 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Kansas State (OT) | 74 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Kansas State | 72 | 7 | Kansas State (OT) | 74 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Kansas | 52 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Kansas | 52 | | | | 2 | Baylor | 53 | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Texas A&M | 52 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Texas A&M | 73 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Nebraska | 64 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Nebraska | 67 | 6 | Nebraska | 64 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Colorado | 59 | | | | | | | | | |