2006 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

Volleyball competition 2006NCAAVBLOGO.jpg 2006 NCAA Final Four logo 2006 Nebraska 3rd Stanford 12th UCLA 11th Washington 3rd John Cook 2nd Sarah Pavan (Nebraska) Jordan Larson (Nebraska) Rachel Holloway (Nebraska) Tracy Stalls (Nebraska) Foluke Akinradewo (Stanford) Cynthia Barboza (Stanford) Kristin Richards (Stanford) The 2006 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began on November 30, 2006, with 64 teams and concluded on December 16, 2006, when top ranked Nebraska defeated second ranked Stanford 3 sets to 1 in Omaha, Nebraska for the program's third NCAA title.http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=231&SPID=23&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=727044 https://web.archive.org/web/20120223130623/http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=231&SPID=23&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=727044 dead February 23, 2012 Nebraska defeats Stanford to claim 2006 NCAA national championship At the time, the 17,209 national championship match attendance was the highest attended volleyball match ever in the United States. The record was later broken during the 2008 NCAA Semifinals, also held at the Qwest Center. Records Thirty-one conferences had an automatic berth to the 2006 NCAA Tournament, and the other 33 spots were filled by at-large bids. The Big Ten, Big 12, and Pac-10 were well-represented as usual, as teams from these conferences made up the top 8 seeds. Gainesville RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRPIhttps://extra.ncaa.org/solutions/rpi/Stats%20Library/2006VB_nitty_gritty_Nov26_selection.pdf 2006 VB nitty gritty Nov 26 selection NCAA December 19, 2017 December 22, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171222053422/https://extra.ncaa.org/solutions/rpi/Stats%20Library/2006VB_nitty_gritty_Nov26_selection.pdf deadRecordAlbanyAmerica EastAutomatic12019-12AmericanPatriotAutomatic7225-6Arizona StatePac-10At-large3615-14College of CharlestonSouthernAutomatic8727-7DukeACCAutomatic2728-39FloridaSECAutomatic628-2Florida A&MMEACAutomatic8121-6Jacksonville StateOhio ValleyAutomatic6124-48MinnesotaBig TenAt-large423-71NebraskaBig 12Automatic127-1Northern IowaMissouri ValleyAutomatic2827-716San DiegoWest CoastAutomatic1324-5SienaMAACAutomatic14722-12St. John'sBig EastAt-large2430-4TennesseeSECAt-large4419-11WinthropBig SouthAutomatic6434-2 Honolulu RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRPIRecordArkansasSECAt-large3916-12BYUMountain WestAt-large4024-512HawaiiWACAutomatic1226-5Long Beach StateBig WestAt-large2625-5Michigan StateBig TenAt-large3419-11MississippiSECAt-large5319-12Missouri StateMissouri ValleyAt-large3726-813OklahomaBig 12At-large1426-5Oral RobertsMid-ContinentAutomatic8226-8OregonPac-10At-large4217-11PepperdineWest CoastAt-large2016-11UABConference USAAutomatic8927-9UC Santa BarbaraBig WestAt-large5119-114UCLAPac-10At-large229-35USCPac-10At-large825-4UtahMountain WestAt-large1827-3 Seattle RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRPIRecord BelmontAtlantic SunAutomatic7824-6ColoradoBig 12At-large2316-11Colorado StateMountain WestAutomatic3020-9CornellIvy LeagueAutomatic9318-8HofstraCAAAutomatic3523-6KentuckySECAt-large4918-11Long IslandNortheastAutomatic10325-10LouisvilleBig EastAutomatic2125-6Middle Tennessee StateSun BeltAutomatic4726-7New Mexico StateWACAt-large2933-3OhioMACAutomatic2228-411Ohio StateBig TenAt-large1523-73Penn StateBig TenAutomatic329-214PurdueBig TenAt-large1621-10Saint LouisAtlantic 10Automatic5022-86WashingtonPac-10At-large1025-4 Austin RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRPIRecordAlabamaSECAt-large5717-1215Cal PolyBig WestAutomatic1722-5CaliforniaPac-10At-large1920-9Iowa StateBig 12At-large3220-10LSUSECAt-large1126-5MichiganBig TenAt-large2521-12MilwaukeeHorizonAutomatic3824-5MissouriBig 12At-large4517-12Notre DameBig EastAt-large4818-13Prairie View A&MSWACAutomatic21323-10Sacramento StateBig SkyAutomatic4130-5Santa ClaraWest CoastAt-large3120-72StanfordPac-10Automatic525-3Stephen F. AustinSouthlandAutomatic4330-37TexasBig 12At-large921-610WisconsinBig TenAt-large724-6 Gainesville Regional First roundNovember 30-December 1 Second roundDecember 2–3 Regional semifinalsDecember 8 Regional finalsDecember 9 Lincoln, NE Knoxville, TN Gainesville, FL Albany, NY Nebraska American 3 1 Winthrop Northern Iowa 1 3 Tennessee Duke 1 3 Jacksonville St. San Diego 0 3 Florida Florida A&M 3 0 College of Charleston Arizona St. 0 3 St. John's (NY) Albany 3 1 Siena Minnesota 0 3 Nebraska 1 Northern Iowa 3 0 1 16 9 8 Duke 16 San Diego 2 3 9 Florida Arizona St. 3 1 St. John's (NY) 8 Minnesota 2 3 1 Nebraska 16 San Diego 3 0 9 Florida 8 Minnesota 1 3 1 Nebraska 8 Minnesota 3 2 Upsets In the Gainesville region, no seed was a victim of an upset, although some were very close to doing so. In the first round, unseeded American put a scare into top seeded Nebraska by taking game 3 from them, but Nebraska responded by winning the fourth game, 30–16. In the second round, unseeded St. John's took 8th seeded Minnesota to 5 games, losing the 5th, 15–12. As expected, Nebraska and Minnesota reached the regional finals, and Minnesota almost pulled off the biggest upset of the tournament by winning the first two games. Top seeded Nebraska rallied back from the 0–2 deficit and won the fifth game, 15–9. Nebraska sophomore Jordan Larson was named the regional's most outstanding player, as she tallied a career high 21 kills in the dramatic comeback win. This marked the first time in Nebraska's history that they won a regional final outside of the state of Nebraska. Nebraska advanced in hopes of making up for their 2005 national championship loss to Washington. Honolulu Regional First roundNovember 30-December 1 Second roundDecember 2–3 Regional semifinalsDecember 8 Regional finalsDecember 9 Los Angeles, CA Long Beach, CA Fayetteville, AR Los Angeles, CA Southern California Mississippi 3 0 UCSB BYU 2 3 Pepperdine Long Beach State 1 3 Oregon Hawai'i 0 3 Oklahoma Oral Roberts 3 0 Missouri St. Arkansas 3 1 Utah Michigan St. 3 2 UAB UCLA 0 3 5 Southern California 5 BYU 3 0 12 13 4 Long Beach St. 12 Hawai'i 1 3 13 Oklahoma Missouri St. 3 0 Utah 4 UCLA 0 3 5 Southern California 12 Hawai'i 2 3 13 Oklahoma 4 UCLA 0 3 12 Hawai'i 4 UCLA 0 3 Upsets Each expected team, Hawai'i, UCLA, Southern California and Oklahoma reached the regional semifinals, and as expected, UCLA defeated Oklahoma. The other semifinal was a different story, as 12th seeded Hawai'i pulled off the biggest upset of the regional by defeating Southern California in 5 games, 28–30, 30–21, 21–30, 30–27, 15–5 in front of a partisan Hawai'i crowd. Hawai'i could not continue the upsets however, against overall number 4 seed UCLA in the regional finals. UCLA advanced to their first final four since 1994. Seattle Regional First roundNovember 30-December 1 Second roundDecember 2–3 Regional semifinalsDecember 8 Regional finalsDecember 9 University Park, PA West Lafayette, IN Louisville, KY Boulder, CO Penn State Long Island 3 0 Cornell Hofstra 2 3 Kentucky Ohio 3 2 St. Louis Purdue 0 3 Ohio St. Belmont 3 0 Middle Tennessee Louisville 3 2 Colorado New Mexico St. 3 0 Colorado St. Washington 1 3 3 Penn State 3 Hofstra 3 0 14 11 6 Kentucky 14 Purdue 0 3 11 Ohio St. Middle Tennessee 3 1 Colorado 6 Washington 0 3 3 Penn State 14 Purdue 3 0 11 Ohio St. 6 Washington 0 3 3 Penn State 6 Washington 1 3 Upsets Much like the previous two regionals, each seeded team reached the Sweet 16 as expected. Penn State swept past Big Ten foe Purdue, while host Washington swept past Ohio State. Perhaps the biggest upset of the tournament occurred in the regional final, when defending champion Washington defeated third seed Penn State on UW's home floor in front of 6,000 fans. The win improved the Huskies to 12–0 at home in postseason play. Washington advanced to their third consecutive final four in hopes of defending their 2005 national title. Austin Regional First roundNovember 30-December 1 Second roundDecember 2–3 Regional semifinalsDecember 8 Regional finalsDecember 9 Austin, TX Madison, WI San Luis Obispo, CA Stanford, CA Texas Prairie View 3 0 Stephen F. Austin Alabama 3 0 Iowa St. Wisconsin–Milwaukee 3 0 Notre Dame Wisconsin 0 3 Cal Poly Michigan 3 1 California LSU 3 1 Missouri Santa Clara 3 2 Sacramento St. Stanford 0 3 7 Texas 7 Stephen F. Austin 3 0 10 15 2 Iowa St. 10 Wisconsin 0 3 15 Cal Poly California 1 3 Missouri 2 Stanford 2 3 7 Texas 10 Wisconsin 3 0 California 2 Stanford 0 3 7 Texas 2 Stanford 1 3 Upsets The Austin regional saw no major upsets. In sub-regional final action, California upset #15 seed Cal Poly to become the only unseeded team to make the Sweet 16 and unseeded Missouri gave #2 seed Stanford a scare by pushing them to five games. Final Four – Qwest Center, Omaha, Nebraska National SemifinalsDecember 14 National ChampionshipDecember 16 1 Nebraska 3 4 UCLA 1 2 Stanford 3 6 Washington 0 1 Nebraska 3 2 Stanford 1 National Semifinal recap Nebraska vs. UCLA Teams Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4NEB 23 30 30 30UCLA 30 28 23 28 The first semifinal began on December 14, 2006. Top seeded Nebraska was playing in front of an NCAA record 17,013 Husker fans in Omaha. Nebraska dropped the first game, 23–30, but rallied to win the next three. AVCA National Player of the Year Sarah Pavan served 10 straight points in one of the games and had 22 kills in the match. The loss ended UCLA's bid to win their first NCAA title since 1991, but it was still a successful season as AVCA National Coach of the Year Andy Banachowski guided the 2006 squad to its first 30-win season since 1994. Stanford vs. Washington Teams Game 1 Game 2 Game 3STAN 30 30 30WASH 12 25 15 In the second semifinal, second seeded Stanford completely dominated the match, knocking out defending national champion Washington. As a team, Washington hit .000% compared to the Cardinal's .315. Four of six Washington players hit either negative or .000 %. The Cardinal advanced to their 12th title match in school history, in hopes of winning their 7th NCAA title. National Championship recap: Nebraska vs. Stanford Teams Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4NEB 27 30 30 30STAN 30 26 28 27 Nebraska and Stanford were the top two overall seeds and it was only the second time the top two seeds met in an NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship title match. Stanford took game 1, 30–27, thanks to a .304 hitting % compared to the Huskers' .196. Nebraska responded in game 2, defeating the Cardinal, 30–26, to send the teams into the locker room with one game won apiece. Game 3 was close like the first two, until the Huskers saw a 26-22 point deficit. With game 3 looking close to a Cardinal victory, behind good Husker defense, they rallied to tie the game at 28, and eventually won the game on a kill by Pavan, 30–28. Game 4 was once again close until the end, when the Huskers took a 27–22 lead. However, by good defense and a reversal from game 3, the Cardinal rallied to catch up. Stanford staved off two championship points and came within two at 29–27, but a kill after a Huskers' timeout by sophomore Jordan Larson ricocheted off a Stanford defender and sent the Huskers to victory and their first title since going undefeated in 2000. They also became the first school since 1991 to win the national title as the host institution. Nebraska finished the season with a 33–1 record, with their only loss coming to Big 12 opponent Colorado in a five-game upset. Nebraska became just the second team in NCAA history to stay at a number 1 ranking for the entire year. References Category:NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament Category:College sports tournaments in Nebraska Category:College volleyball in Nebraska Category:Women's sports in Nebraska Category:Sports competitions in Omaha, Nebraska NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament Category:2000s in Omaha, Nebraska