2006 National Invitation Tournament

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2006 National Invitation Tournament
Tournament details
CityNew York City
Venue(s) Madison Square Garden
Season 2005–06
Teams40
Final positions
Champions South Carolina (2nd title)
Runner-up Michigan
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
MVP Renaldo Balkman (South Carolina)
  2005
2007  

The 2006 National Invitation Tournament was the first time the tournament was planned and operated by the NCAA, taking over after 68 years under the auspices of the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Association (MIBA). The 2006 NIT also saw changes made to the selection process as well as being the first time the NIT seeded the participants. [1] The South Carolina Gamecocks won their second straight NIT title.

Contents

Selected teams

Below are lists of the team selected for the tournament. The teams were given seeds for the first time ever. [2]

Maryland Bracket
SeedSchoolConference
#1 Maryland ACC
#2 Saint Joseph's A-10
#3 Hofstra CAA
#4 Colorado Big 12
#5 Old Dominion CAA
#6 Nebraska Big 12
#7 Penn State Big Ten
#8 Rutgers Big East
#9 Manhattan MAAC
#10 Fairleigh Dickinson NEC
Michigan Bracket
SeedSchoolConference
#1 Michigan Big Ten
#2 Creighton MVC
#3 Miami (FL) ACC
#4 Vanderbilt SEC
#5 Notre Dame Big East
#6 Oklahoma State Big 12
#7 Temple A-10
#8 Akron MAC
#9 UTEP C-USA
#10 Lipscomb A-Sun
Louisville Bracket
SeedSchoolConference
#1 Louisville Big East
#2 Missouri State MVC
#3 Houston C-USA
#4 Clemson ACC
#5 Louisiana Tech WAC
#6 BYU MWC
#7 Stanford Pac-10
#8 Virginia ACC
#9 Northern Arizona Big Sky
#10 Delaware State MEAC
Cincinnati Bracket
SeedSchoolConference
#1 Cincinnati Big East
#2 Florida State ACC
#3 South Carolina SEC
#4 Minnesota Big Ten
#5 Wake Forest ACC
#6 Western Kentucky Sun Belt
#7 Miami (OH) MAC
#8 Butler Horizon
#9 Charlotte A-10
#10 Georgia Southern So-Con

Bracket

Below are the four brackets of the tournament, along with the bracket of the four-team championship round. [2] Also the highest remaining seeds hosted the games.

Maryland Bracket

Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
            
9 Manhattan80
10 Fairleigh Dickinson 77
1 Maryland 84
9 Manhattan87
9 Manhattan 66
5 Old Dominion70
4 Colorado 61
5 Old Dominion79
5 Old Dominion61
3 Hofstra 51
7 Penn State 71
8 Rutgers76
2 Saint Joseph's71
8 Rutgers 62
2 Saint Joseph's 75
3 Hofstra77
3 Hofstra73
6 Nebraska 62

Michigan Bracket

Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
            
9 UTEP85
10 Lipscomb 66
1 Michigan82
9 UTEP 67
1 Michigan87
5 Notre Dame 84
4 Vanderbilt 69
5 Notre Dame79
1 Michigan71
3 Miami (FL) 65
7 Temple 73
8 Akron80
2 Creighton71
8 Akron 60
2 Creighton 52
3 Miami (FL)53
3 Miami (FL)62
6 Oklahoma State 59

Louisville Bracket

Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
            
9 Northern Arizona 53
10 Delaware State58
1 Louisville71
10 Delaware State 54
1 Louisville74
4 Clemson 68
4 Clemson69
5 Louisiana Tech 53
1 Louisville74
2 Missouri State 56
7 Stanford65
8 Virginia 49
2 Missouri State76
7 Stanford 67
2 Missouri State60
3 Houston 59
3 Houston77
6 BYU 67

Cincinnati Bracket

Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinal
            
9 Charlotte77
10 Georgia Southern 61
1 Cincinnati86
9 Charlotte 80
1 Cincinnati76
4 Minnesota 62
4 Minnesota73
5 Wake Forest 58
1 Cincinnati 62
3 South Carolina65
7 Miami (OH) 52
8 Butler53
2 Florida State67
8 Butler 63
2 Florida State 68
3 South Carolina69
3 South Carolina74
6 Western Kentucky 55

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals Finals
      
5 Old Dominion 43
1 Michigan66
1 Michigan 64
3 South Carolina76
1 Louisville 63
3 South Carolina78

See also

Related Research Articles

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References

  1. NIT Committee Meets, Announces Changes To Post Season Tournament at nit.org, URL accessed November 5, 2009. 11/5/09
  2. 1 2 Tournament Results (2000's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 5, 2009. 11/5/09