# 2006 NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament

The 2006 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship was the 35th annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II college soccer program in the United States. Thirty-two teams participated in the tournament.
The Dowling Golden Lions defeated Fort Lewis, 1–0, at the DII Championship Festival, held in Pensacola, Florida. Morten Jensen scored the match's lone goal in the 38th minute to give the Golden Lions the school's first national title.
Dowling, who finished the season 22-0-2, were coached by John Dirico.

## Brackets
### Pool 1

| First round *Campus sites | First round *Campus sites | First round *Campus sites | Second round *Campus sites | Second round *Campus sites | Second round *Campus sites | Regional Finals *Campus sites | Regional Finals *Campus sites | Regional Finals *Campus sites | Semifinals November 16 Pensacola, Florida | Semifinals November 16 Pensacola, Florida | Semifinals November 16 Pensacola, Florida |
| 2 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Catawba | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Catawba | 2 | 6 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 1(3) | | | | | | |
| | | | | Lincoln Memorial | 1(5) | | | | | | |
| | Lincoln Memorial | 1(OT) | | Lincoln Memorial | 1(5) | | | | | | |
| 9 | Carson–Newman | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Carson–Newman | 0 | | | | 10 | Lincoln Memorial | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Northern Kentucky | 1 | | | |
| 15 | SIU Edwardsville | 6 | | | | | | | Northern Kentucky | 1 | | | | |
| 12 | Mercyhurst | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Mercyhurst | 1 | 15 | SIU Edwardsville | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Northern Kentucky | 3(OT) | | | | | | |
| | Wisc. Parkside | 0 | 14 | Northern Kentucky | 3(OT) | | | | | | |
| 14 | Northern Kentucky | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Northern Kentucky | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | Fort Lewis | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | 10 | Lincoln Memorial | 2 |
| | CSU Dominguez Hills | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Lincoln Memorial | 2 |
| | Seattle | 2(OT) | | | | | | | | | |
| | Seattle | 2(OT) | | Seattle | 3(4) | | | | | | |
| | | | | CSU Los Angeles | 3(3) | | | | | | |
| | CSU Los Angeles | 2 | | CSU Los Angeles | 3(3) | | | | | | |
| | Seattle Pacific | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Seattle Pacific | 1 | | | | 3 | Fort Lewis | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Seattle | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Fort Lewis | 3 | | | | | | | Seattle | 2 | | | | |
| | Metropolitan State | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Metropolitan State | 1 | 3 | Fort Lewis | 1(3) | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Midwestern State | 1(1) | | | | | | |
| 17 | Incarnate Word | 0 | 6 | Midwestern State | 1(1) | | | | | | |
| 6 | Midwestern State | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

### Pool 2

| First round *Campus sites | First round *Campus sites | First round *Campus sites | Second round *Campus sites | Second round *Campus sites | Second round *Campus sites | Regional Finals *Campus sites | Regional Finals *Campus sites | Regional Finals *Campus sites | | Semifinals November 16 Pensacola, Florida | Semifinals November 16 Pensacola, Florida | Semifinals November 16 Pensacola, Florida |
| 10 | Lander | 0(1) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Queens (NC) | 0(2) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Queens (NC) | 0(2) | | Queens (N.C.) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 19 | Limestone | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Limestone | 0(3) | 19 | Limestone | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | USC Spartanburg | 0(2) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | USC Spartanburg | 0(2) | | | | | Queens (N.C.) | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | West Florida | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | West Florida | 2(4) | | | | | | | 3 | West Florida | 2 | | | | |
| 20 | Montevallo | 2(1) | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Montevallo | 2(1) | 3 | West Florida | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Lynn | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Rollins | 0 | 5 | Lynn | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lynn | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lynn | 3 | | | | | | | | 3 | West Florida | 3(3) |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Dowling | 3(5) |
| 7 | Franklin Pierce | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Dowling | 3(5) |
| | Southern N.H. | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Southern N.H. | 0 | 7 | Franklin Pierce | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Southern Conn. St. | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Dominican (NY) | 1 | 13 | Southern Conn. St. | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Southern Conn. St. | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Southern Conn. St. | 2 | | | | 13 | Southern Conn. St. | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Dowling | 2(OT) | | | | |
| 1 | Dowling | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | Dowling | 2(OT) | | | | |
| | C.W. Post | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C.W. Post | 1 | 1 | Dowling | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 18 | Lock Haven | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Lock Haven | 2(OT) | 18 | Lock Haven | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | East Stroudsburg | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |