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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 2006 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Fairleigh Dickinson (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Alabama A&M (1st title match) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Attendance | 442 (32 per match) |
| Best player | Lisa Friscioni (Fairleigh Dickinson) |
The 2006 NCAA Bowling Championship was the third annual tournament to determine the national champion of women's NCAA collegiate ten-pin bowling. The tournament was played in Houston, Texas during April 2006. [1]
Fairleigh Dickinson defeated Alabama A&M in the championship match, 4 games to 1, to win their first national title.
The tournament's Most outstanding bowler was Lisa Friscioni from Fairleigh Dickinson. An All-tournament team of five bowlers was also named.
Qualification
Since there is only one national collegiate championship for women's bowling, all NCAA bowling programs (whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III) were eligible. A total of 8 teams were invited to contest this championship, which consisted of a double-elimination style tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama A&M | 1st | Never |
| Bethune–Cookman | 2nd | 2005 |
| Central Missouri State | 2nd | 2005 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 3rd | 2005 |
| Maryland–Eastern Shore | 3rd | 2005 |
| Nebraska | 3rd | 2005 |
| New Jersey City | 3rd | 2005 |
| Vanderbilt | 1st | Never |
Tournament bracket
- Site: Houston, Texas
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3–4 | Round 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Jersey City | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMES | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| F. Dickinson | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| C. Missouri State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| F. Dickinson | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| F. Dickinson | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune-Cookman | 2 | F. Dickinson | 4 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Jersey City | 4 | New Jersey City | 4 | Alabama A&M | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| UMES | 2 | New Jersey City | 2 | Nebraska | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| C. Missouri State | 4 | C. Missouri State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Women's Bowling National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 12, 2015.