2006 NCAA Division I softball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2006 64 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Arizona 7th Northwestern 4th Mike Candrea 7th Alicia Hollowell Arizona The 2006 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twenty-fifth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May and June 2006, sixty-four Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of eight teams, each in a double elimination format. The 2006 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from June 1 through June 6 and marked the conclusion of the 2006 NCAA Division I softball season. Arizona won their seventh championship by defeating Northwestern two games to none in the championship series. Arizona pitcher Alicia Hollowell was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_rb/2017/12-00s.pdf 2017 WCWS Records: 2000s Brackets/Rosters/Stats NCAA March 20, 2019http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_rb/2017/06-Results.pdf NCAA 2017 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results March 20, 2019http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_rb/2017/02-Tournament.pdf NCAA 2017 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results 10 March 20, 2019 Qualifying 2006 NCAA Division I softball season Regionals Austin Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First round Regional semifinals Regional Finals Super Regionals Austin Regional - Red and Charline McCombs Field Provo Regional - Gail Miller Field 2006 Texas Longhorns Texas 4 2006 UTSA Roadrunners UTSA 0 2006 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana 3 2006 Utah Utes Utah 0 UTSA 2 Utah 3 2006 BYU Cougars BYU 0 2006 Kansas Jayhawks Kansas 3 2006 Washington Huskies Washington 85 2006 Southern Utah Thunderbirds Southern Utah 0 BYU 5 Southern Utah 4 Texas 3 Indiana 0 Indiana 1 Utah 5 Kansas 0 Washington 6 Kansas 2 BYU 1 Texas 3 X Utah 0 X Washington 3 X Kansas 0 X Texas 1 96 X Washington 0 1 X Corvallis Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Corvallis Regional - OSU Softball Complex Iowa City Regional - Bob Pearl Softball Field 2006 Oregon State Beavers Oregon State 2 2006 Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada 1 2006 Baylor Bears Baylor 5 2006 Portland State Vikings Portland State 3 Nevada 1 Portland State 2 2006 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa 0 2006 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 110 2006 California Golden Bears California 1 2006 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State 0 Iowa 2 Illinois State 3 Oregon State 5 Baylor 3 Baylor 3 Portland State 2 Nebraska 2 California 4 Nebraska 3 Illinois State 1 Oregon State 3 X Baylor 1 X California 6 X Nebraska 1 X Oregon State 1 3 1 California 2 0 0 Evanston Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Evanston Regional - Sharon J. Drysdale Field Amherst Regional - UMass Softball Complex Northwestern 4 2006 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois 0 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 5 2006 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara 2 Southern Illinois 2 UC Santa Barbara 1 2006 UMass Minutewomen UMass 2 2006 Albany Great Danes Albany 0 2006 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M 3 2006 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh 4 Albany 5 Texas A&M 6 Northwestern 95 Notre Dame 0 Notre Dame 5 Southern Illinois 4 UMass 610 Lehigh 4 Lehigh 4 Texas A&M 3 Northwestern 7 X Notre Dame 4 X UMass 3 X Lehigh 0 X Northwestern 0 4 95 UMass 1 2 0 Knoxville Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Knoxville Regional - Tyson Park Ann Arbor Regional - Alumni Field Tennessee 6 2006 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech 4 2006 Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech 112 2006 Louisville Cardinals Louisville 0 Tennessee Tech 0 Louisville 3 2006 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 4 2006 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State 0 2006 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 1 2006 Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State 0 Youngstown State 0 Kent State 85 Tennessee 95 Virginia Tech 1 Virginia Tech 1 Louisville 105 Michigan 19 Oklahoma 0 Oklahoma 95 Kent State 1 Tennessee 8 X Louisville 1 X Michigan 58 X Oklahoma 2 X Tennessee 5 1 1 Michigan 3 5 0 Los Angeles Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Los Angeles Regional - Easton Stadium Gainesville Regional - Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium UCLA 116 2006 Missouri State Bears Missouri State 2 2006 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State 1 2006 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State 0 Missouri State 0 San Diego State 1 Florida 0 2006 Florida Atlantic Owls Florida Atlantic 2 2006 South Florida Bulls South Florida 2 2006 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina 1 Florida 1 North Carolina 0 UCLA 5 Long Beach State 0 Long Beach State 1 San Diego State 3 Florida Atlantic 0 South Florida 1 Florida Atlantic 1 Florida 0 UCLA 7 X San Diego State 0 X South Florida 7 X Florida Atlantic 4 X UCLA 2 3 X South Florida 0 1 X Tempe Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Hempstead Regional - Bill Edwards Stadium Athens Regional - Jack Turner Stadium 2006 Hofstra Pride Hofstra 5 2006 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State 4 2006 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 6 2006 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds LIU Brooklyn 0 Penn State 2 LIU Brooklyn 1 2006 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia 4 2006 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 0 2006 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 7 2006 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Coastal Carolina 2 Georgia Southern 2 Coastal Carolina 1 Hofstra 0 Arizona State 28 Hofstra 2 Penn State 9 Georgia 2 Florida State 3 Georgia 11 Georgia Southern 6 Arizona State 5 X Penn State 0 X Florida State 1 2 Georgia 3 0 Arizona State 6 5 X Florida State 1 1 X Tucson Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Tucson Regional - Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Baton Rouge Regional - Tiger Park Arizona 96 2006 Marist Red Foxes Marist 0 2006 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State 110 2006 Auburn Tigers Auburn 0 Marist 0 Auburn 145 2006 LSU Lady Tigers LSU 5 2006 Princeton Tigers Princeton 0 2006 NC State Wolfpack NC State 0 2006 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Lafayette 2 Princeton 0 NC State 1 Arizona 6 Ohio State 3 Ohio State 0 Auburn 4 LSU 710 Louisiana–Lafayette 6 Louisiana–Lafayette 49 NC State 3 Arizona 4 X Auburn 2 X LSU 5 X Louisiana–Lafayette 4 X Arizona 5 2 145 LSU 0 3 5 Tuscaloosa Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Tuscaloosa Regional - Rhoads Stadium Fresno Regional - Margie Wright Diamond 2006 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 85 2006 Mississippi Valley State Devilettes Mississippi Valley State 0 2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech 9 2006 Florida A&M Lady Rattlers Florida A&M 3 Mississippi Valley State 5 Florida A&M 7 2006 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 2 2006 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 0 2006 Stanford Cardinal Stanford 85 2006 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa 0 Cal State Fullerton 6 Tulsa 2 Alabama 8 Georgia Tech 5 Georgia Tech 10 Florida A&M 7 Fresno State 3 Stanford 0 Stanford 4 Cal State Fullerton 1 Alabama 7 X Georgia Tech 2 X Fresno State 3 0 Stanford 9 3 Alabama 4 88 X Stanford 1 7 X Women's College World Series Bracket 1/1/2/3 2 Arizona 39 7 2006 Oregon State Beavers Oregon State 2 3 2006 Texas Longhorns Texas 2 6 2006 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 0 6 Arizona State 3 7 Oregon State 1 4 Northwestern 610 5 2006 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 5 8 Tennessee 4 1 UCLA 3 1 UCLA 4 5 Alabama 1 2 Arizona 2 3 Texas 0 6 Arizona State 1 8 Tennessee 3 4 Northwestern 2 8 Tennessee 0 1 UCLA 2 3 Texas 0 2 Arizona 0 6 8 Tennessee 1 0 4 Northwestern 38 — 1 UCLA 1 — 2 Arizona 8 5 — 4 Northwestern 0 0 — Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser June 1, 2006 Game 1 Arizona 3–2 (9 inn) 2006 Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Game 2 2006 Texas Longhorns Texas 2–0 2006 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Game 3 Northwestern 6–5 (10 inn) 2006 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama Game 4 Tennessee 4–2 UCLA June 2, 2006 Game 5 Arizona 2–0 2006 Texas Longhorns Texas Game 6 Northwestern 2–0 Tennessee June 3, 2006 Game 7 2006 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 3–1 2006 Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Game 8 UCLA 4–1 2006 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama Game 9 Tennessee 3–1 2006 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Game 10 UCLA 2–0 2006 Texas Longhorns Texas June 4, 2006 Game 11 Tennessee 1–0 Arizona Game 12 Northwestern 3–1 (8 inn) UCLA Game 13 Arizona 6–0 Tennessee June 5, 2006 Finals Game 1 Arizona 8–0 Northwestern June 6, 2006 Finals Game 2 Arizona 6–0 Northwestern Championship game School Top Batter Stats. Arizona Autumn Champion (LF) 3-4 2RBIs K Northwestern Katie Logan (LF) 3-4 2B K School Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Arizona Alicia Hollowell (W) 7.0 9 0 0 1 13 30 31 Northwestern Eileen Canney (L) 6.0 12 5 4 0 4 29 30 All Tournament Team The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team. Monica Abbott, Tennessee Eileen Canney, Northwestern Autumn Champion, Arizona Garland Cooper, Northwestern Andrea Duran, UCLA Kristi Durant, Tennessee Alicia Hollowell, Arizona Caitlin Lowe, Arizona Heidi Knabe, Arizona State Taryne Mowatt, Arizona Cat Osterman, Texas Tammy Williams, Northwestern References Category:2006 NCAA Division I softball season NCAA Division I softball tournament NCAA Division I softball tournament Category:NCAA Division I softball tournament Category:Women's sports in Oklahoma