# 2006 Women's National Invitation Tournament

The 2006 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 40 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2006 Women's NCAA tournament. It was the ninth edition of the postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament and the first to be played with a 40-team field, expanded from 32 the year prior.

## Tournament bracket
### Region 1

*Host • Source
| March 15 | March 15 | March 15 | March 16–18 | March 16–18 | March 16–18 | March 20 | March 20 | March 20 | | March 24 | March 24 | March 24 |
| | | | Indiana* | Indiana* | 67 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rice | Rice | 57 | | | | | | | |
| Jackson State | Jackson State | 48 | Rice | Rice | 57 | | | | | | | |
| Rice* | Rice* | 64 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rice* | Rice* | 64 | | | | Indiana* | Indiana* | 68 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Indiana State | Indiana State | 62 | | | | |
| | | | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan | 57 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Indiana State* | Indiana State* | 79 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Indiana | Indiana | 54 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Marquette* | Marquette* | 57 |
| | | | Green Bay | Green Bay | 71 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Iowa State* (OT) | Iowa State* (OT) | 79 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Iowa State* | Iowa State* | 63 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Marquette | Marquette | 68 | | | | |
| Western Illinois | Western Illinois | 37 | | | | | | | Marquette | Marquette | 68 | |
| Illinois* | Illinois* | 58 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Illinois* | Illinois* | 58 | Illinois | Illinois | 44 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Marquette | Marquette | 64 | | | | | | | |

### Region 2

*Host • Source
| March 16 | March 16 | March 16 | March 18–19 | March 18–19 | March 18–19 | March 22 | March 22 | March 22 | | March 24 | March 24 | March 24 |
| | | | Ole Miss | Ole Miss | 78 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Kansas* | Kansas* | 76 | | | | | | | |
| Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa | 49 | Kansas* | Kansas* | 76 | | | | | | | |
| Kansas* | Kansas* | 59 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kansas* | Kansas* | 59 | | | | Ole Miss | Ole Miss | 76 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Pittsburgh* | Pittsburgh* | 85 | | | | |
| | | | Delaware | Delaware | 57 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Pittsburgh* | Pittsburgh* | 64 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Pittsburgh* | Pittsburgh* | 68 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Virginia | Virginia | 56 |
| | | | Saint Joseph's | Saint Joseph's | 42 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Virginia* | Virginia* | 48 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Virginia* | Virginia* | 83 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Miami | Miami | 72 | | | | |
| Cincinnati | Cincinnati | 75 | | | | | | | Miami | Miami | 72 | |
| FIU* (OT) | FIU* (OT) | 81 | | | | | | | | | | |
| FIU* (OT) | FIU* (OT) | 81 | FIU | FIU | 83 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Miami* | Miami* | 95 | | | | | | | |

### Region 3

*Host • Source
| March 15 | March 15 | March 15 | March 17–18 | March 17–18 | March 17–18 | March 20–21 | March 20–21 | March 20–21 | | March 23 | March 23 | March 23 |
| | | | Villanova* | Villanova* | 71 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Hofstra | Hofstra | 44 | | | | | | | |
| Stony Brook | Stony Brook | 65 | Hofstra | Hofstra | 44 | | | | | | | |
| Hofstra* | Hofstra* | 92 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hofstra* | Hofstra* | 92 | | | | Villanova* | Villanova* | 59 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Xavier | Xavier | 47 | | | | |
| | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 65 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Xavier* (OT) | Xavier* (OT) | 70 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Villanova* | Villanova* | 81 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky | 94 |
| | | | James Madison | James Madison | 62 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Charlotte* | Charlotte* | 70 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Charlotte | Charlotte | 68 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Western Kentucky* | Western Kentucky* | 81 | | | | |
| Belmont | Belmont | 55 | | | | | | | Western Kentucky* | Western Kentucky* | 81 | |
| Tennessee Tech* | Tennessee Tech* | 56 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tennessee Tech* | Tennessee Tech* | 56 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech | 66 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Western Kentucky* | Western Kentucky* | 83 | | | | | | | |

### Region 4

*Host • Source
| March 16 | March 16 | March 16 | March 16–19 | March 16–19 | March 16–19 | March 22 | March 22 | March 22 | | March 24 | March 24 | March 24 |
| | | | Wyoming* | Wyoming* | 67 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Oregon State | Oregon State | 49 | | | | | | | |
| Santa Clara | Santa Clara | 48 | Oregon State | Oregon State | 49 | | | | | | | |
| Oregon State* | Oregon State* | 74 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oregon State* | Oregon State* | 74 | | | | Wyoming* | Wyoming* | 67 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 72 | | | | |
| | | | Drake | Drake | 59 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Nebraska* | Nebraska* | 62 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 63 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Kansas State* | Kansas State* | 77 |
| | | | Idaho State | Idaho State | 68 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Kansas State* | Kansas State* | 88 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kansas State* | Kansas State* | 64 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 61 | | | | |
| UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara | 59 | | | | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 61 | |
| Fresno State* | Fresno State* | 78 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fresno State* | Fresno State* | 78 | Fresno State* | Fresno State* | 77 | | | | | | | |
| | | | UNLV | UNLV | 57 | | | | | | | |

### Semifinals and final

*Host • Source
| March 27–28 | March 27–28 | March 27–28 | March 31 | March 31 | March 31 |
| R1 | Marquette* | 77 | | | |
| R2 | Pittsburgh | 64 | | | |
| R2 | Pittsburgh | 64 | R1 | Marquette | 65 |
| | | | R4 | Kansas State* | 77 |
| R3 | Western Kentucky | 56 | R4 | Kansas State* | 77 |
| R4 | Kansas State* (OT) | 57 | | | |
* March 31, 2006
* Report
Marquette 65, Kansas State 77 :
* Scoring by half: 39–38, 26–39 ||
* Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas