2006 National Invitation Tournament

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.

2006 National Invitation Tournament
Finals venueMadison Square Garden
New York City
Season2005–06
Teams40
ChampionsSouth Carolina (2nd title)
Runners-upMichigan
Semifinalists
MVPRenaldo Balkman (South Carolina)

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
Seed School Conference
#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
Seed School Conference
#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
Seed School Conference
#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
Seed School Conference
#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 Manhattan 80
10 Fairleigh Dickinson 77
1 Maryland 84
9 Manhattan 87
9 Manhattan 66
5 Old Dominion 70
4 Colorado 61
5 Old Dominion 79
5 Old Dominion 61
3 Hofstra 51
7 Penn State 71
8 Rutgers 76
2 Saint Joseph's 71
8 Rutgers 62
2 Saint Joseph's 75
3 Hofstra 77
3 Hofstra 73
6 Nebraska 62

Michigan Bracket
Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
            
9 UTEP 85
10 Lipscomb 66
1 Michigan 82
9 UTEP 67
1 Michigan 87
5 Notre Dame 84
4 Vanderbilt 69
5 Notre Dame 79
1 Michigan 71
3 Miami (FL) 65
7 Temple 73
8 Akron 80
2 Creighton 71
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 State 58
1 Louisville 71
10 Delaware State 54
1 Louisville 74
4 Clemson 68
4 Clemson 69
5 Louisiana Tech 53
1 Louisville 74
2 Missouri State 56
7 Stanford 65
8 Virginia 49
2 Missouri State 76
7 Stanford 67
2 Missouri State 60
3 Houston 59
3 Houston 77
6 BYU 67

Cincinnati Bracket
Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinal
            
9 Charlotte 77
10 Georgia Southern 61
1 Cincinnati 86
9 Charlotte 80
1 Cincinnati 76
4 Minnesota 62
4 Minnesota 73
5 Wake Forest 58
1 Cincinnati 62
3 South Carolina 65
7 Miami (OH) 52
8 Butler 53
2 Florida State 67
8 Butler 63
2 Florida State 68
3 South Carolina 69
3 South Carolina 74
6 Western Kentucky 55

Semifinals & finals
Semifinals Finals
      
5 Old Dominion 43
1 Michigan 66
1 Michigan 64
3 South Carolina 76
1 Louisville 63
3 South Carolina 78

See also

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