2006 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition August 2023 April 2026 NIT 2006 40 Madison Square Garden New York City South Carolina Gamecocks 2nd Michigan Wolverines 3rd Louisville Cardinals 3rd Old Dominion Monarchs 1st Dave Odom 3rd Renaldo Balkman South Carolina 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.NIT Committee Meets, Announces Changes To Post Season Tournament at nit.org, URL accessed November 5, 2009. 11/5/09 The South Carolina Gamecocks won their second straight NIT title. Selected teams Below are lists of the team selected for the tournament. This was the first year selected teams were given bracket seeds.Tournament Results (2000's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 5, 2009. 11/5/09 Maryland BracketSeedSchoolConference #1MarylandACC#2Saint Joseph'sA-10#32005 men Hofstra Pride HofstraCAA#42005 men Colorado Buffaloes ColoradoBig 12#5Old DominionCAA#6NebraskaBig 12#72005 none Penn State Nittany Lions Penn StateBig Ten#82005 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights RutgersBig East#92005 men Manhattan Jaspers ManhattanMAAC#102005 men Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Fairleigh DickinsonNEC Michigan BracketSeedSchoolConference #1MichiganBig Ten#2CreightonMVC#3Miami (FL)ACC#4VanderbiltSEC#5Notre DameBig East#62005 none Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma StateBig 12#7TempleA-10#82005 men Akron Zips AkronMAC#92005 men UTEP Miners UTEPC-USA#102005 men Lipscomb Bisons LipscombA-Sun Louisville BracketSeedSchoolConference #1LouisvilleBig East#22005 none Missouri State Bears Missouri StateMVC#32005 men Houston Cougars HoustonC-USA#4ClemsonACC#52005 none Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana TechWAC#62005 men BYU Cougars BYUMWC#7StanfordPac-10#8VirginiaACC#92005 men Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern ArizonaBig Sky#102005 men Delaware State Hornets Delaware StateMEAC Cincinnati BracketSeedSchoolConference #1CincinnatiBig East#2Florida StateACC#32005 men South Carolina Gamecocks South CarolinaSEC#4MinnesotaBig Ten#52005 men Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake ForestACC#6Western KentuckySun Belt#72005 men Miami RedHawks Miami (OH)MAC#8ButlerHorizon#92005 men Charlotte 49ers CharlotteA-10#102005 men Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia SouthernSo-Con Bracket Below are the four brackets of the tournament, along with the bracket of the four-team championship round. Also the highest remaining seeds hosted the games. Maryland Bracket Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals 9 Manhattan 80 10 Fairleigh Dickinson 77 7 Penn State 71 8 Rutgers 76 1 Maryland 84 9 Manhattan 87 4 Colorado 61 5 Old Dominion 79 2 Saint Joseph's 71 8 Rutgers 62 3 Hofstra 73 6 Nebraska 62 9 Manhattan 66 5 Old Dominion 70 2 Saint Joseph's 75 3 Hofstra 77 5 Old Dominion 61 3 Hofstra 51 Michigan Bracket Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals 9 UTEP 85 10 Lipscomb 66 7 Temple 73 8 Akron 80 1 Michigan 82 9 UTEP 67 4 Vanderbilt 69 5 Notre Dame 79 2 Creighton 71 8 Akron 60 3 Miami (FL) 62 6 Oklahoma State 59 1 Michigan 87 5 Notre Dame 84 2 Creighton 52 3 Miami (FL) 53 1 Michigan 71 3 Miami (FL) 65 Louisville Bracket Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals 9 Northern Arizona 53 10 Delaware State 58 7 Stanford 65 8 Virginia 49 1 Louisville 71 10 Delaware State 54 4 Clemson 69 5 Louisiana Tech 53 2 Missouri State 76 7 Stanford 67 3 Houston 77 6 BYU 67 1 Louisville 74 4 Clemson 68 2 Missouri State 60 3 Houston 59 1 Louisville 74 2 Missouri State 56 Cincinnati Bracket Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinal 9 Charlotte 77 10 Georgia Southern 61 7 Miami (OH) 52 8 Butler 53 1 Cincinnati 86 9 Charlotte 80 4 Minnesota 73 5 Wake Forest 58 2 Florida State 67 8 Butler 63 3 South Carolina 74 6 Western Kentucky 55 1 Cincinnati 76 4 Minnesota 62 2 Florida State 68 3 South Carolina 69 1 Cincinnati 62 3 South Carolina 65 Semifinals & finals Semifinals Finals 5 Old Dominion 43 1 Michigan 66 1 Louisville 63 3 South Carolina 78 1 Michigan 64 3 South Carolina 76 See also 2006 Women's National Invitation Tournament 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2006 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 2006 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 2006 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 2006 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 2006 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament References National Invitation National Invitation Tournament Category:2000s in Manhattan Category:College sports in New York City National Invitation Tournament Category:National Invitation Tournament Category:Basketball competitions in New York City Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan