# 2006 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

The 2006 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as the culmination of the 2004–05 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Winona State University and WSU's John Smith was the Most Outstanding Player.

## Regionals
### South - Cleveland, Mississippi

Location: Walter Sillers Coliseum Host: Delta State University
| First round Round of 64 March 11 | First round Round of 64 March 11 | First round Round of 64 March 11 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14 |
| 1 | Delta State | 76 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Stillman | 70 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Stillman | 70 | 1 | Delta State | 68 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Arkansas-Monticello | 83 | | | |
| 4 | Arkansas–Monticello | 90 | 4 | Arkansas-Monticello | 83 | | | |
| 5 | North Alabama | 81 | | | | | | |
| 5 | North Alabama | 81 | | | | 4 | Arkansas-Monticello | 86 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Montevallo (OT) | 89 |
| 6 | Rollins | 63 | | | | | | | 2 | Montevallo (OT) | 89 |
| 3 | Alabama–Huntsville | 58 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Alabama–Huntsville | 58 | 6 | Rollins | 68 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Montevallo | 81 | | | |
| 2 | Montevallo | 69 | 2 | Montevallo | 81 | | | |
| 7 | Benedict | 59 | | | | | | |

### West - Seattle, Washington

Location: Royal Brougham Pavilion Host: Seattle Pacific University
| First round Round of 64 March 10 | First round Round of 64 March 10 | First round Round of 64 March 10 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 11 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 13 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 13 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 13 |
| 1 | Seattle Pacific | 86 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Central Washington | 76 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Central Washington | 76 | 1 | Seattle Pacific | 81 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Cal State Bakersfield | 75 | | | |
| 5 | Cal State Bakersfield | 71 | 5 | Cal State Bakersfield | 75 | | | |
| 4 | Sonoma State | 65 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Sonoma State | 65 | | | | 1 | Seattle Pacific | 81 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Western Washington | 77 |
| 3 | Chaminade | 84 | | | | | | | 2 | Western Washington | 77 |
| 6 | Alaska–Anchorage | 67 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Alaska–Anchorage | 67 | 3 | Chaminade | 91 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Western Washington | 101 | | | |
| 2 | Western Washington | 100 | 2 | Western Washington | 101 | | | |
| 7 | Humboldt State | 86 | | | | | | |

### Great Lakes - Rensselaer, Indiana

Location: Richard F. Scharf Alumni Fieldhouse Host: St. Joseph's College
| First round Round of 64 March 11 | First round Round of 64 March 11 | First round Round of 64 March 11 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14 |
| 1 | St. Joseph's (IN) | 74 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ferris State | 69 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ferris State | 69 | 1 | St. Joseph's (IN) | 78 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Southern Indiana | 81 | | | |
| 4 | Southern Indiana | 78 | 4 | Southern Indiana | 81 | | | |
| 5 | Drury | 58 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Drury | 58 | | | | 4 | Southern Indiana | 60 |
| | | | | | | 7 | SIUE (ot) | 64 |
| 6 | Quincy | 74 | | | | | | | 7 | SIUE (ot) | 64 |
| 3 | Findlay | 67 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Findlay | 67 | 6 | Quincy | 69 | | | |
| | | | 7 | SIUE | 80 | | | |
| 7 | SIUE | 65 | 7 | SIUE | 80 | | | |
| 2 | Grand Valley State | 61 | | | | | | |

### South Atlantic - Richmond, Virginia

Location: Barco-Stevens Hall Host: Virginia Union University
| First round Round of 64 March 11 | First round Round of 64 March 11 | First round Round of 64 March 11 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14 |
| 1 | Virginia Union | 82 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Wingate | 66 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Wingate | 66 | 1 | Virginia Union | 75 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Columbus State | 69 | | | |
| 4 | Columbus State (ot) | 90 | 4 | Columbus State | 69 | | | |
| 5 | USC Upstate | 88 | | | | | | |
| 5 | USC Upstate | 88 | | | | 1 | Virginia Union | 76 |
| | | | | | | 6 | Georgia College | 73 |
| 6 | Georgia College | 86 | | | | | | | 6 | Georgia College | 73 |
| 3 | Johnson C. Smith | 68 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Johnson C. Smith | 68 | 6 | Georgia College | 77 | | | |
| | | | 7 | Presbyterian | 58 | | | |
| 7 | Presbyterian | 73 | 7 | Presbyterian | 58 | | | |
| 2 | Armstrong Atlantic | 67 | | | | | | |

### North Central - Winona, Minnesota

Location: McCown Gymnasium Host: Winona State University
| First round Round of 64 March 11 | First round Round of 64 March 11 | First round Round of 64 March 11 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14 |
| 1 | Winona State (ot) | 81 | | | | | | |
| 8 | South Dakota | 69 | | | | | | |
| 8 | South Dakota | 69 | 1 | Winona State | 74 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Minnesota State | 71 | | | |
| 4 | Minnesota State | 82 | 4 | Minnesota State | 71 | | | |
| 5 | Nebraska–Kearney | 70 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Nebraska–Kearney | 70 | | | | 1 | Winona State | 96 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Northern State | 86 |
| 3 | Northern State | 72 | | | | | | | 3 | Northern State | 86 |
| 6 | Metro State | 67 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Metro State | 67 | 3 | Northern State | 60 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Fort Hays State | 58 | | | |
| 2 | Fort Hays State | 69 | 2 | Fort Hays State | 58 | | | |
| 7 | St. Cloud State | 54 | | | | | | |

### East - Wilson, North Carolina

Location: Wilson Gym Host: Barton College
| First round Round of 64 March 11 | First round Round of 64 March 11 | First round Round of 64 March 11 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14 |
| 1 | Barton | 93 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Wheeling Jesuit | 70 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Wheeling Jesuit | 70 | 1 | Barton | 82 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Mount Olive | 79 | | | |
| 5 | Mount Olive | 86 | 5 | Mount Olive | 79 | | | |
| 4 | Shippensburg | 83 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Shippensburg | 83 | | | | 1 | Barton | 73 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Alderson Broaddus | 70 |
| 3 | Alderson Broaddus | 64 | | | | | | | 3 | Alderson Broaddus | 70 |
| 6 | Salem International | 58 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Salem International | 58 | 3 | Alderson Broaddus | 88 | | | |
| | | | 2 | West Virginia State | 82 | | | |
| 2 | West Virginia State | 103 | 2 | West Virginia State | 82 | | | |
| 7 | Edinboro | 89 | | | | | | |

### Northeast - North Easton, Massachusetts

Location: Merkert Gymnasium Host: Stonehill College
| First round Round of 64 March 11 | First round Round of 64 March 11 | First round Round of 64 March 11 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14 |
| 1 | Stonehill | 96 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Bloomfield | 77 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Bloomfield | 77 | 1 | Stonehill | 69 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Adelphi | 54 | | | |
| 5 | Adelphi | 90 | 5 | Adelphi | 54 | | | |
| 4 | Bentley | 86 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Bentley | 86 | | | | 1 | Stonehill | 89 |
| | | | | | | 6 | UMass Lowell | 80 |
| 6 | UMass Lowell | 77 | | | | | | | 6 | UMass Lowell | 80 |
| 3 | Bryant | 67 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Bryant | 67 | 6 | UMass Lowell | 74 | | | |
| | | | 2 | St. Anselm | 70 | | | |
| 2 | St. Anselm | 83 | 2 | St. Anselm | 70 | | | |
| 7 | Bridgeport | 63 | | | | | | |

### South Central - Bolivar, Missouri

Location: Meyer Wellness & Sports Center Host: Southwest Baptist University
| First round Round of 64 March 11 | First round Round of 64 March 11 | First round Round of 64 March 11 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14 |
| 1 | Southwest Baptist | 75 | | | | | | |
| 8 | St. Edward's | 70 | | | | | | |
| 8 | St. Edward's | 70 | 1 | Southwest Baptist | 80 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Northwest Missouri State | 83 | | | |
| 5 | Northwest Missouri State | 66 | 5 | Northwest Missouri State | 83 | | | |
| 4 | West Texas A&M | 51 | | | | | | |
| 4 | West Texas A&M | 51 | | | | 5 | Northwest Missouri State | 71 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Tarleton State | 72 |
| 3 | Central Missouri (ot) | 67 | | | | | | | 2 | Tarleton State | 72 |
| 6 | Truman State | 63 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Truman State | 63 | 3 | Central Missouri | 59 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Tarleton State | 62 | | | |
| 2 | Tarleton State | 75 | 2 | Tarleton State | 62 | | | |
| 7 | Central Oklahoma | 68 | | | | | | |

## Elite Eight–Springfield, Massachusetts

Location: MassMutual Center Hosts: American International College and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
| National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 22 | National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 22 | National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 22 | National semifinals Final Four March 23 | National semifinals Final Four March 23 | National semifinals Final Four March 23 | National Championship March 25 | National Championship March 25 | National Championship March 25 |
| Seattle Pacific | Seattle Pacific | 79 | | | | | | |
| Montevallo | Montevallo | 65 | | | | | | |
| Montevallo | Montevallo | 65 | Seattle Pacific | Seattle Pacific | 63 | | | |
| | | | Virginia Union | Virginia Union | 68 | | | |
| Virginia Union | Virginia Union | 60 | Virginia Union | Virginia Union | 68 | | | |
| SIUE | SIUE | 58 | | | | | | |
| SIUE | SIUE | 58 | | | | Virginia Union | Virginia Union | 61 |
| | | | | | | Winona State | Winona State | 73 |
| Winona State (ot) | Winona State (ot) | 85 | | | | | | | Winona State | Winona State | 73 |
| Barton | Barton | 78 | | | | | | |
| Barton | Barton | 78 | Winona State | Winona State | 83 | | | |
| | | | Stonehill | Stonehill | 73 | | | |
| Stonehill | Stonehill | 69 | Stonehill | Stonehill | 73 | | | |
| Tarleton State | Tarleton State | 59 | | | | | | |

## All-tournament team

* Tony Binetti (Seattle Pacific)
* Brad Byerson (Virginia Union)
* Darius Hargrove (Virginia Union)
* John Smith (Winona State)
* David Zellmann (Winona State)