User:Enjoymoreradio/sandbox/2006 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament
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| Teams | 59 | ||||
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| Finals site | Salem Civic Center Salem, Virginia | ||||
| Champions | Virginia Wesleyan (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Final Four) | ||||
| Runner-up | Wittenberg (4th title game, 7th Final Four) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Dave Macedo (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Ton Ton Balenga (Virginia Wesleyan) | ||||
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The 2006 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament was a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college basketball in the United States. Featuring fifty-nine teams, it began on March 3, 2006, following the 2005-06 season, and concluded with the championship game on March 18, 2022.
The national semifinal and championship rounds were held at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia. The tournament was won by the Virginia Wesleyan Marlins.
Tournament schedule and venues edit
Clinton, NY
Cortland
Northfield
Worcester
Amherst
Pittsford
Springfield
Holland
Clinton, MS
Lexington
Collegeville
Lower Oxford
New York
York
Virginia Beach
St. Paul
Whitewater
Los Angeles
Rock Island
Appleton
Tacoma
2022 first and second round host sites
First round only (blue), second round only (green), both (red)
First round only (blue), second round only (green), both (red)
First and second rounds edit
First round games were played at campus sites on March 2 and March 3, with second round games following on March 4.
On the basis of team strength and geography, these locations were chosen to host first and second round games in the 2022 tournament:
First-round edit
- Margaret Bundy Scott Field House, Clinton, New York (Host: Hamilton College)
- Andrews Hall, Northfield, Vermont (Host: Norwich University)
- D.L. Helfferich Hall, Collegeville, Pennsylvania (Host: Ursinus College
- Schoenecker Arena, St. Paul, Minnesota (Host: University of St. Thomas
- Rush Gymanasium, Los Angeles, California (Host: Occidental College)
Second round edit
- LeFrak Gymnasium, Amherst, Massachusetts (Host: Amherst College)
- Manning & Napier Varsity Gymnasium, Pittsford, New York (Host: St. John Fisher College)
- Jane P. Batten Student Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia (Host: Virginia Wesleyan University)
- Alexander Gymnasium, Appleton, Wisconsin (Host: Lawrence University)
- Memorial Fieldhouse, Tacoma, Washington (Host: University of Puget Sound)
First and second rounds edit
- Cortland, New York (Host: State University of New York College at Cortland)
- Harrington Auditorium, Worcester, Massachusetts (Host: Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
- HPER Center, Springfield, Ohio (Host: Wittenberg University)
- DeVos Fieldhouse, Holland, Michigan (Host: Hope College)
- A. E. Wood Coliseum, Clinton, Mississippi (Host: Mississippi College)
- Clive M. Beck Center, Lexington, Kentucky (Host: Transylvania University)
- Manuel Rivero Hall, Lower Oxford Township, Pennsylvania (Host: Lincoln University)
- Baruch College Ahletics & Recreation Center, New York City, New York (Host: Baruch College)
- Charles Wolf Gymnasium, York, Pennsylvania (Host: York College of Pennsylvania)
- David L. Kachel Gymnasium, Whitewater, Wisconsin (Host: University of Wisconsin–Whitewater)
- Roy J. Carver Center, Rock Island, Illinois (Host: Augustana College)
Third and fourth rounds edit
Third and fourth round games were played at campus sites on March 10 and March 11.
At the conclusion of the second round, the NCAA announced the following locations would host third and fourth round games.
- LeFrak Gymnasium, Amherst, Massachusetts (Host: Amherst College)
- HPER Center, Springfield, Ohio (Host: Wittenberg University)
- Jane P. Batten Student Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia (Host: Virginia
- Alexander Gymnasium, Appleton, Wisconsin (Host: Lawrence College)
National Semifinals and Championship edit
The National Semifinals and Championship took place on March 17 and March 18.
Salem served as host for the Final Four for the eleventh consecutive year.
Qualifying teams edit
Pool A (37) edit
The following 37 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2006 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid.[1]
Pool B (4) edit
| At-large bids | |||||
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| Qualifying school | Record (Conf.) | Conference | Qualifying school | Record (Conf.) | Conference |
| Bethany (WV) | 23-4 (12-0) | Presidents' | Lincoln (PA) | 23-4 | Independent |
| Maryville (TN) | 20-7 (6-2) | Great South | Villa Julie | 19-8 (14-5) | North Eastern |
Pool C (18) edit
The following 20 teams were awarded qualification for the tournament field by the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Committee.[1] The committee evaluated teams on the basis of their win–loss percentage, strength of schedule, head-to-head results, results against common opponents, and results against teams included in the NCAA's final regional rankings.[5]
| At-large bids | |||||
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| Qualifying school | Record (Conf.) | Conference | Qualifying school | Record (Conf.) | Conference |
| Augustana (IL) | 21-5 (11-3) | CCIW | Baruch | 23-5 (12-1) | CUNYAC |
| Calvin | 22-6 (13-1) | Michigan Intercollegiate | Carleton | 21-6 (17-3) | Minnesota Intercollegiate |
| Carroll (WI) | 21-4 (14-2) | Midwest | Occidental | 19-5 (10-4) | SCIAC |
| Cortland | 23-4 (14-2) | SUNYAC | Gordon | 23-4 (16-1) | Commonwealth Coast |
| Illinois Wesleyan | 20-6 (9-5) | CCIW | Randolph-Macon | 22-6 (15-3) | Old Dominion |
| Trinity (TX) | 20-6 (12-2) | Southern Collegiate | Tufts | 21-6 (6-3) | NESCAC |
| Utica | 21-6 (11-3) | Empire 8 | UW-La Crosse | 20-7 (10-6) | Wisconsin Intercollegiate |
| UW-Stout | 21-6 (12-4) | Wisconsin Intercollegiate | Widener | 21-5 (10-4) | MAC Commonwealth |
| Wooster | 25-3 (15-1) | North Coast | York (PA) | 24-3 (12-2) | Capital |
Tournament bracket edit
* – Denotes overtime period
Amherst, MA Sectional edit
| First Round March 2-3 Campus Sites | Second Round March 4 Campus Sites | Sectional Semifinals March 10 Amherst, MA | Sectional Final March 11 Amherst, MA | |||||||||||
| Amherst | 83 | |||||||||||||
Clinton, NY – March 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Hamilton | 59 | |||||||||||||
| Hamilton | 66* | |||||||||||||
| Plattsburgh State | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Amherst | 90* | |||||||||||||
| Tufts | 85 | |||||||||||||
| Cortland | 68 | |||||||||||||
| UMass Boston | 54 | |||||||||||||
| Cortland | 65 | |||||||||||||
Cortland, NY – March 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Tufts | 68 | |||||||||||||
| Endicott | 60 | |||||||||||||
| Tufts | 83 | |||||||||||||
| Amherst | 93 | |||||||||||||
| St. John Fisher | 70 | |||||||||||||
| St. John Fisher | 71 | |||||||||||||
Northfield, VT – March 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Norwich | 50 | |||||||||||||
| Norwich | 82 | |||||||||||||
| Elms | 70 | |||||||||||||
| St. John Fisher | 94 | |||||||||||||
| Utica | 78 | |||||||||||||
| WPI | 79 | |||||||||||||
| Bridgewater State | 62 | |||||||||||||
| WPI | 58 | |||||||||||||
Worcester, MA – March 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Utica | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Gordon | 66 | |||||||||||||
| Utica | 71 | |||||||||||||
Sectional Final edit
March 11
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| Amherst Lord Jeffs 93, St. John Fisher 70 | ||
| Scoring by half: 44-27, 49-43 | ||
| Pts: Dan Wheeler – 24 Rebs: Dan O'Shea – 8 Asts: Andrew Olson – 10 |
Pts: Raymie Auman, Mike McGee – 12 Rebs: Sean O'Brien, Isaiah Smalt – 5 Asts: Sean O'Brien – 3 | |
LeFrak Gymnasium – Amherst, Massachusetts
Attendance: 1700 |
Springfield, OH Sectional edit
| First Round March 3 Campus Sites | Second Round March 4 Campus Sites | Sectional Semifinals March 10 Springfield, OH | Sectional Final March 11 Springfield, OH | |||||||||||
| Wittenberg | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Lake Erie | 40 | |||||||||||||
| Wittenberg | 78 | |||||||||||||
| Baldwin-Wallace | 60 | |||||||||||||
| Carnegie Mellon | 70 | |||||||||||||
| Baldwin-Wallace | 79 | |||||||||||||
| Wittenberg | 56 | |||||||||||||
| Hope | 49 | |||||||||||||
| Hope | 93 | |||||||||||||
| Wisconsin Lutheran | 51 | |||||||||||||
| Hope | 70 | |||||||||||||
| Calvin | 67 | |||||||||||||
| UW-La Crosse | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Calvin | 83 | |||||||||||||
| Wittenberg | 74 | |||||||||||||
| Transylvania | 61 | |||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 86 | |||||||||||||
| Maryville (MO) | 58 | |||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 69 | |||||||||||||
| Maryville (TN) | 51 | |||||||||||||
| Trinity (TX) | 64 | |||||||||||||
| Maryville (TN) | 83 | |||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 64 | |||||||||||||
| Transylvania | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Transylvania | 75 | |||||||||||||
| Bethany (WV) | 56 | |||||||||||||
| Transylvania | 91 | |||||||||||||
| Wooster | 88 | |||||||||||||
| Randolph-Macon | 70 | |||||||||||||
| Wooster | 84 | |||||||||||||
Sectional Final edit
March 17
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| Wittenberg Tigers 74, Transylvania 61 | ||
| Scoring by half: 27-22, 57-39 | ||
| Pts: Kenny Brady, Daniel Russ – 12 Rebs: Daniel Russ – 13 Asts: Dane Borchers, Phil Steffes – 3 |
Pts: Bryan Howard – 18 Rebs: Bryan Howard – 8 Asts: Robert Pendleton – 5 | |
HPER Center – Springfield, Ohio
Attendance: 2435 |
Virginia Beach, VA Sectional edit
| First Round March 2-3 Campus Sites | Second Round March 4 Campus Sites | Sectional Semifinals March 10 Virginia Beach, VA | Sectional Final March 11 Virginia Beach, VA | |||||||||||
| Virginia Wesleyan | 71 | |||||||||||||
Collegeville, PA – March 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Farmingdale State | 63 | |||||||||||||
| Ursinus | 82 | |||||||||||||
| Farmingdale State | 93 | |||||||||||||
| Virginia Wesleyan | 72 | |||||||||||||
| Lincoln (PA) | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Lincoln (PA) | 102 | |||||||||||||
| Christopher Newport | 96 | |||||||||||||
| Lincoln (PA) | 100 | |||||||||||||
Lower Oxford, PA – March 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Messiah | 80 | |||||||||||||
| Messiah | 83* | |||||||||||||
| Alvernia | 77 | |||||||||||||
| Virginia Wesleyan | 46 | |||||||||||||
| William Paterson | 35 | |||||||||||||
| Baruch | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Villa Julie | 86 | |||||||||||||
| Villa Julie | 48 | |||||||||||||
New York, NY – March 3 | ||||||||||||||
| William Paterson | 72 | |||||||||||||
| William Paterson | 70 | |||||||||||||
| Scranton | 45 | |||||||||||||
| William Paterson | 52 | |||||||||||||
| Widener | 45 | |||||||||||||
| York (PA) | 87 | |||||||||||||
| York (NY) | 67 | |||||||||||||
| York (PA) | 69 | |||||||||||||
York, PA – March 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Widener | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Catholic | 59 | |||||||||||||
| Widener | 61 | |||||||||||||
Sectional Final edit
March 11
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| Virginia Wesleyan Marlins 46, William Paterson Pioneers 35 | ||
| Scoring by half: 19-23, 27-12 | ||
| Pts: Ton Ton Balenga – 13 Rebs: Brandon Adair, Ton Ton Balenga – 6 Asts: D'Juan Tucker – 3 |
Pts: Joey Spiegel – 15 Rebs: Tim Lucas – 7 Asts: Luis Martinez – 4 | |
Batten Student Center – Virginia Beach, Virginia
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Appleton, WI Sectional edit
| First Round March 2-3 Campus Sites | Second Round March 4 Campus Sites | Sectional Semifinals March 10 Appleton, WI | Sectional Final March 11 Appleton, WI | |||||||||||
| Lawrence | 63 | |||||||||||||
St. Paul, MN – March 2 | ||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas (MN) | 59 | |||||||||||||
| St. Thomas (MN) | 76 | |||||||||||||
| North Central (IL) | 68 | |||||||||||||
| Lawrence | 68 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois Wesleyan | 71 | |||||||||||||
| UW-Whitewater | 76 | |||||||||||||
| DePauw | 68 | |||||||||||||
| UW-Whitewater | 71 | |||||||||||||
Whitewater, WI – March 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Illinois Wesleyan | 85 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois Wesleyan | 81 | |||||||||||||
| Carroll (WI) | 68 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois Wesleyan | 113 | |||||||||||||
| Puget Sound | 99 | |||||||||||||
| Puget Sound | 89 | |||||||||||||
Los Angeles, CA – March 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Occidental | 81 | |||||||||||||
| Occidental | 48 | |||||||||||||
| Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 41 | |||||||||||||
| Puget Sound | 92 | |||||||||||||
| Augustana | 86 | |||||||||||||
| Augustana (IL) | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Buena Vista | 66 | |||||||||||||
| Augustana | 77 | |||||||||||||
Rock Island, IL – March 3 | ||||||||||||||
| UW-Stout | 70 | |||||||||||||
| Carleton | 64 | |||||||||||||
| UW-Stout | 66 | |||||||||||||
Sectional Final edit
March 11
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| Illinois Wesleyan Titans 113, Puget Sound Loggers 99 | ||
| Scoring by half: 48-49, 65-50 | ||
| Pts: Keelan Amelianovich, Adam Dauksas – 26 Rebs: Zach Freeman – 10 Asts: Adam Dauksas – 13 |
Pts: Zack McVey – 27 Rebs: Chase Curtiss – 7 Asts: Chase Curtiss – 6 | |
Alexander Gymnasium – Appleton, Wisconsin
Attendance: 787 |
Final Four – Salem, Virginia edit
| National Semifinals March 17 Salem, VA | National Championship March 18 Salem, VA | |||||
| Amherst | 60 | |||||
| Wittenberg | 64 | |||||
| Wittenberg | 56 | |||||
| Virginia Wesleyan | 59 | |||||
| Virginia Wesleyan | 81 | |||||
| Illinois Wesleyan | 79 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Amherst | 68 | |||||
| Illinois Wesleyan | 71 | |||||
National Semifinals edit
March 17
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| Amherst Lord Jeffs 60, Wittenberg Tigers 64 | ||
| Scoring by half: 23-25, 37-39 | ||
| Pts: Andrew Olson – 14 Rebs: John Bedford – 6 Asts: John Bedford, Andrew Olson – 3 |
Pts: Daniel Russ – 26 Rebs: Dane Borchers – 9 Asts: Gregg Hill – 3 | |
Salem Civic Center – Salem, Virginia
Attendance: 2665 |
March 18
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| Virginia Wesleyan Marlins 81, Illinois Wesleyan Titans 79 | ||
| Scoring by half: 37-38, 44-41 | ||
| Pts: Brandon Adair – 29 Rebs: Brandon Adair – 8 Asts: Brandon Adair – 6 |
Pts: Keelan Amelianovich – 28 Rebs: Zach Freeman – 7 Asts: Adam Dauksas – 5 | |
Salem Civic Center – Salem, Virginia
Attendance: 2665 |
Third-Place Game edit
March 18
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| Amherst Lord Jeffs 68, Illinois Wesleyan Titans 71 | ||
| Scoring by half: 31-44, 37-27 | ||
| Pts: Dan Wheeler – 20 Rebs: Tim McLaughlin – 7 Asts: John Casnocha, Tim O'Shea – 2 |
Pts: Keelan Amelianovich – 21 Rebs: Keelan Amelianovich – 8 Asts: Adam Dauksas – 5 | |
Salem Civic Center – Salem, Virginia
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National Championship edit
March 18
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| Wittenberg Tigers 56, Virginia Wesleyan Marlins 59 | ||
| Scoring by half: 29-19, 27-40 | ||
| Pts: Dane Borchers – 15 Rebs: Daniel Russ – 9 Asts: Pat Denbow – 2 |
Pts: Ton Ton Balenga – 22 Rebs: D'Juan Tucker – 5 Asts: D'Juan Tucker – 3 | |
Salem Civic Center – Salem, Virginia
Attendance: 3435 |
All-Tournament Team edit
- Ton Ton Balenga (So, Virginia Wesleyan) – Most Outstanding Player
- Brandon Adair (Jr, Virginia Wesleyan)
- Dane Borchers (Jr, Wittenberg)
- Daniel Russ (Sr, Wittenberg)
- Keelan Amelianovich (Sr, Illinois Wesleyan)
Record by conference edit
| Conference | Bids | Record | Win % | R59 | R32 | S16 | E8 | F4 | CG | NC |
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| Old Dominion | 2 | 5-1 | .833 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| North Coast | 2 | 6-2 | .750 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| NESCAC | 2 | 5-2 | .714 | 1* | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| CCIW | 3 | 6-3 | .667 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Empire 8 | 2 | 4-2 | .750 | 1* | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Heartland | 1 | 3-1 | .750 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| New Jersey Athletic | 1 | 3-1 | .750 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Northwest | 1 | 2-1 | .667 | -* | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| American Southwest | 1 | 2-1 | .667 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Independent | 1 | 2-1 | .667 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| MAC Commonwealth | 2 | 3-2 | .600 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Michigan Intercollegiate | 2 | 3-2 | .600 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Midwest | 1 | 1-1 | .500 | -* | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Capital | 1 | 1-1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Great Northeast | 1 | 1-1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Great South | 1 | 1-1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Liberty | 1 | 1-1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| NEWMAC | 1 | 1-1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| North Eastern | 1 | 1-1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Ohio Athletic | 1 | 1-1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Skyline | 1 | 1-1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Wisconsin Intercollegiate | 3 | 2-3 | .400 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| Minnesota Intercollegiate | 2 | 1-2 | .333 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| SUNYAC | 2 | 1-2 | .333 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| SCIAC | 2 | 1-2 | .333 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| CUNYAC | 2 | 0-2 | .000 | 2 | ||||||
| Commonwealth Coast | 2 | 0-2 | .000 | 2 | ||||||
| Southern Collegiate | 2 | 0-2 | .000 | 2 | ||||||
| Allegheny Mountain | 1 | 0-1 | .000 | 1 | ||||||
| Iowa Intercollegiate | 1 | 0-1 | .000 | 1 | ||||||
| Lake Michigan | 1 | 0-1 | .000 | 1 | ||||||
| Little East | 1 | 0-1 | .000 | 1 | ||||||
| MAC Freedom | 1 | 0-1 | .000 | 1 | ||||||
| MASCAC | 1 | 0-1 | .000 | 1 | ||||||
| North Atlantic | 1 | 0-1 | .000 | 1 | ||||||
| Penn. Athletic | 1 | 0-1 | .000 | 1 | ||||||
| Presidents' | 1 | 0-1 | .000 | 1 | ||||||
| SLIAC | 1 | 0-1 | .000 | 1 | ||||||
| University Athletic | 1 | 0-1 | .000 | 1 | ||||||
| USA South | 1 | 0-1 | .000 | 1 |
- Members of the ODAC, NESCAC, Empire 8, NWC and MWC received byes to the second round.
- The 1R, 2R, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the First Round, Second Round, Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Division III Championship Field Announced". National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2006-02-26. Archived from the original on 2006-04-26.
- ^ "2005-06 Conference Basketball Statistics". Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. 2006-03-04. Archived from the original on 2022-04-01.
- ^ "ASC Men's Basketball All-Time Standings" (PDF). American Southwest Conference. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Centennial Conference. 2021-02-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2021-22 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Pre-Championship Manual" (PDF). NCAA. August 1, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2022.