# 2006 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

The 2006 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball national championship was held in March at Keeter Gymnasium in Point Lookout, Missouri. The 15th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.

## Awards and honors

* Leading scorer:
* Leading rebounder:

## Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | | | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | National championship | National championship | National championship |
| 1 | Embry-Riddle (FL) (31-2) | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| -- | Sterling (KS) (16-15) | 55 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| -- | Sterling (KS) (16-15) | 55 | | | 1 | Embry-Riddle (FL) | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | Mt. Vernon Nazarene (OH) | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| -- | Iowa Wesleyan (25-7) | 81 | | | 16 | Mt. Vernon Nazarene (OH) | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Mt. Vernon Nazarene (OH) (26-8) | 87 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Mt. Vernon Nazarene (OH) (26-8) | 87 | | | | | | 16 | Mt. Vernon Nazarene (OH) | 86 | | | | | | | | |
| 1st SEED TIER March 9 | 1st SEED TIER March 9 | 1st SEED TIER March 9 | 1st SEED TIER March 9 | 1st SEED TIER March 9 | 1st SEED TIER March 9 | 1st SEED TIER March 9 | 1st SEED TIER March 9 | 16 | Mt. Vernon Nazarene (OH) | 86 | | | | | | | | |
| 1st SEED TIER March 9 | 1st SEED TIER March 9 | 1st SEED TIER March 9 | 1st SEED TIER March 9 | 1st SEED TIER March 9 | 1st SEED TIER March 9 | 1st SEED TIER March 9 | 1st SEED TIER March 9 | 8 | Lindenwood (MO) | 95 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Taylor (IN) (28-6) | 63 | | | | | | | | | 8 | Lindenwood (MO) | 95 | | | | | | | | |
| -- | Aquinas (MI) (22-12) | 52 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| -- | Aquinas (MI) (22-12) | 52 | | | 9 | Taylor (IN) | 71* | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Lindenwood (MO) | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| -- | Dordt (IA) (22-10) | 58 | | | 8 | Lindenwood (MO) | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lindenwood (MO) (24-9) | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lindenwood (MO) (24-9) | 66 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Lindenwood (MO) | 69 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | College of the Ozarks (MO) | 88 | | | | |
| 5 | Mayville State (ND) (26-5) | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | College of the Ozarks (MO) | 88 | | | | |
| -- | Daemen (NY) (20-12) | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| -- | Daemen (NY) (20-12) | 56 | | | 5 | Mayville State (ND) | 99 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | -- | Montreat (NC) | 92 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| -- | Montreat (NC) (22-9) | 93 | | | -- | Montreat (NC) | 92 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Sioux Falls (SD) (22-9) | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Sioux Falls (SD) (22-9) | 83 | | | | | | 5 | Mayville State (ND) | 61 | | | | | | | | |
| 4th SEED TIER March 9 | 4th SEED TIER March 9 | 4th SEED TIER March 9 | 4th SEED TIER March 9 | 4th SEED TIER March 9 | 4th SEED TIER March 9 | 4th SEED TIER March 9 | 4th SEED TIER March 9 | 5 | Mayville State (ND) | 61 | | | | | | | | |
| 4th SEED TIER March 9 | 4th SEED TIER March 9 | 4th SEED TIER March 9 | 4th SEED TIER March 9 | 4th SEED TIER March 9 | 4th SEED TIER March 9 | 4th SEED TIER March 9 | 4th SEED TIER March 9 | 4 | College of the Ozarks (MO) | 80 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | William Jewell (MO) (27-7) | 67 | | | | | | | | | 4 | College of the Ozarks (MO) | 80 | | | | | | | | |
| -- | Southern Oregon (23-9) | 64* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| -- | Southern Oregon (23-9) | 64* | | | 13 | William Jewell (MO) | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | College of the Ozarks (MO) | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| -- | Dominican (CA) (18-12) | 60 | | | 4 | College of the Ozarks (MO) | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | College of the Ozarks (MO) (25-6) | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | College of the Ozarks (MO) (25-6) | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | College of the Ozarks (MO) | 74 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Huntington (IN) | 56 |
| 3 | Walsh (OH) (26-6) | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Huntington (IN) | 56 |
| -- | Tennessee Wesleyan (20-12) | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| -- | Tennessee Wesleyan (20-12) | 50 | | | 3 | Walsh (OH) | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | Oregon Tech | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| -- | Northwestern (IA) (23-8) | 83 | | | 14 | Oregon Tech | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Oregon Tech (25-8) | 92 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Oregon Tech (25-8) | 92 | | | | | | 3 | Walsh (OH) | 68 | | | | | | | | |
| 3rd SEED TIER March 10 | 3rd SEED TIER March 10 | 3rd SEED TIER March 10 | 3rd SEED TIER March 10 | 3rd SEED TIER March 10 | 3rd SEED TIER March 10 | 3rd SEED TIER March 10 | 3rd SEED TIER March 10 | 3 | Walsh (OH) | 68 | | | | | | | | |
| 3rd SEED TIER March 10 | 3rd SEED TIER March 10 | 3rd SEED TIER March 10 | 3rd SEED TIER March 10 | 3rd SEED TIER March 10 | 3rd SEED TIER March 10 | 3rd SEED TIER March 10 | 3rd SEED TIER March 10 | -- | MidAmerica Nazarene | 74 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Southwestern (KS) (28-4) | 60 | | | | | | | | | -- | MidAmerica Nazarene | 74 | | | | | | | | |
| -- | Cardinal Stritch (WI) (25-8) | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| -- | Cardinal Stritch (WI) (25-8) | 75 | | | -- | Cardinal Stritch (WI) | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | -- | MidAmerica Nazarene | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| -- | MidAmerica Nazarene (23-10) | 72 | | | -- | MidAmerica Nazarene | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Indiana-Southeast (30-4) | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Indiana-Southeast (30-4) | 62 | | | | | | | | | | -- | MidAmerica Nazarene | 68 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Huntington (IN) | 78 | | | | |
| 7 | Warner Pacific (OR) (24-8) | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Huntington (IN) | 78 | | | | |
| -- | Holy Names (CA) (23-11) | 73 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| -- | Holy Names (CA) (23-11) | 73 | | | 7 | Warner Pacific (OR) | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Morningside (IA) | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| -- | Cornerstone (MI) (23-11) | 74 | | | 10 | Morningside (IA) | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Morningside (IA) (27-6) | 87 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Morningside (IA) (27-6) | 87 | | | | | | 10 | Morningside (IA) | 70 | | | | | | | | |
| 2nd SEED TIER March 10 | 2nd SEED TIER March 10 | 2nd SEED TIER March 10 | 2nd SEED TIER March 10 | 2nd SEED TIER March 10 | 2nd SEED TIER March 10 | 2nd SEED TIER March 10 | 2nd SEED TIER March 10 | 10 | Morningside (IA) | 70 | | | | | | | | |
| 2nd SEED TIER March 10 | 2nd SEED TIER March 10 | 2nd SEED TIER March 10 | 2nd SEED TIER March 10 | 2nd SEED TIER March 10 | 2nd SEED TIER March 10 | 2nd SEED TIER March 10 | 2nd SEED TIER March 10 | 2 | Huntington (IN) | 82 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Evangel (MO) (24-10) | 82 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Huntington (IN) | 82 | | | | | | | | |
| -- | Bellevue (NE) (24-8) | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| -- | Bellevue (NE) (24-8) | 74 | | | 15 | Evangel (MO) | 93 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Huntington (IN) | 104 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| -- | Fisher (MA) (15-15) | 58 | | | 2 | Huntington (IN) | 104 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Huntington (IN) (29-5) | 99 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* * denotes overtime.