# 2006 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

The 2006 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 2005–06 basketball season.
Defending champions Union (TN) defeated Lubbock Christian in the championship game, 79–62, to claim the Bulldogs' third NAIA national title.
The tournament was played at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee.

## Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into one of four quadrants and seeded from 1 to 8 within each quadrant.
The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format.

## Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Elite Eight | Elite Eight | Elite Eight | | Final Four | Final Four | Final Four | | National championship | National championship | National championship |
| 1 | Vanguard | 91 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Texas College | 46 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Texas College | 46 | 1 | Vanguard | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Cumberlands (KY) | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Cumberland (TN) | 67 | 4 | Cumberlands (KY) | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Cumberlands (KY) | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Cumberlands (KY) | 68 | | | | 1 | Vanguard | 69 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Oklahoma Baptist | 63 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Lee (TN) | 53 | | | | | | | 6 | Oklahoma Baptist | 63 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Oklahoma Baptist | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Oklahoma Baptist | 67 | 6 | Oklahoma Baptist | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Western Montana | 53 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | William Carey | 51 | 2 | Western Montana | 53 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Montana Western | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Montana Western | 67 | | | | | | | | 1 | Vanguard | 59 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Lubbock Christian | 69 | | | | |
| 2 | Houston Baptist | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Lubbock Christian | 69 | | | | |
| 7 | Lindsey Wilson | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Lindsey Wilson | 57 | 2 | Houston Baptist | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Lubbock Christian | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Lubbock Christian | 69 | 6 | Lubbock Christian | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Point Loma Nazarene | 54 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Point Loma Nazarene | 54 | | | | 6 | Lubbock Christian | 62 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Trevecca Nazarene | 51 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Lewis–Clark State | 80 | | | | | | | 1 | Trevecca Nazarene | 51 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Brewton–Parker | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Brewton–Parker | 63 | 4 | Lewis–Clark State | 54 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Trevecca Nazarene | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Park (MO) | 51 | 1 | Trevecca Nazarene | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Trevecca Nazarene | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Trevecca Nazarene | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Lubbock Christian | 62 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Union (TN) | 79 |
| 1 | Oklahoma City | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Union (TN) | 79 |
| 8 | Missouri Baptist | 46 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Missouri Baptist | 46 | 1 | Oklahoma City | 92 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Azusa Pacific | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Berry (GA) | 62 | 4 | Azusa Pacific | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Azusa Pacific | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Azusa Pacific | 74 | | | | 1 | Oklahoma City | 68 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Union (TN) | 74 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Carroll (MT) | 53 | | | | | | | 2 | Union (TN) | 74 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Saint Xavier | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Saint Xavier | 56 | 6 | Saint Xavier | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Union (TN) | 92 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | John Brown | 57 | 2 | Union (TN) | 92 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Union (TN) | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Union (TN) | 76 | | | | | | | | 2 | Union (TN) | 62 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | The Master's | 51 | | | | |
| 2 | The Master's | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | The Master's | 51 | | | | |
| 7 | Auburn Montgomery | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Auburn Montgomery | 50 | 2 | The Master's | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Montana State Northern | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Montana State Northern | 82 | 6 | Montana State Northern | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Oklahoma Christian | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Oklahoma Christian | 68 | | | | 2 | The Master's | 57* | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Freed–Hardeman | 56 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Georgetown (KY) | 64 | | | | | | | 1 | Freed–Hardeman | 56 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Mobile | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Mobile | 79 | 5 | Mobile | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Freed–Hardeman | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | McKendree | 49 | 1 | Freed–Hardeman | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Freed–Hardeman | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |