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2006 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

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2006 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament
Teams59
Finals siteSalem, Virginia
ChampionsVirginia Wesleyan (1st title)
Runner-upWittenberg (4th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachDavid Macedo (VWC)
MOPTon Ton Balenga (VWC)
Attendance45,371
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
«2005 2007»

The 2006 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 32nd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.

The field contained sixty-four teams, and each program was allocated to one of four sectionals. All sectional games were played on campus sites, while the national semifinals, third-place final, and championship finals were contested at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.[1]

Virginia Wesleyan defeated Wittenberg, 59–56, in the championship, clinching their first national title.

The Marlins (30–3) were coached by David Macedo.

Ton Ton Balenga, also from Virginia Wesleyan, was named Most Outstanding Player.

Bracket

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Top left sectional

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First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
Lawrence 63
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
Illinois Wesleyan 85
Carroll (WI) 68
Illinois Wesleyan 81
Illinois Wesleyan 113
Puget Sound 99
Puget Sound 89
Occidental 81
Occidental 48
Claremont–Mudd–Scripps 41
Puget Sound 92
Augustana (IL) 86
Augustana (IL) 71
Buena Vista 66
Augustana (IL) 77
UW–Stout 70
UW–Stout 66
Carleton 64

Bottom left sectional

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First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
Virginia Wesleyan 71
Farmingdale State 63
Ursinus 82
Farmingdale State 93
Virginia Wesleyan 72
Lincoln (PA) 71
Lincoln (PA) 102
Christopher Newport 96
Lincoln (PA) 100
Messiah 80
Alvernia 77
Messiah 83*
Virginia Wesleyan 46
William Paterson 35
Baruch 71
Villa Julie 86
Villa Julie 48
William Paterson 72
Scranton 45
William Paterson 70
William Paterson 52
Widener 45
York (PA) 87
York (NY) 67
York (PA) 69
Widener 71
Catholic 59
Widener 61

Top right sectional

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First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
Amherst 83
Hamilton 59
Hamilton 66*
Plattsburgh State 65
Amherst 90*
Tufts 85
Cortland State 68
UMass Boston 54
Cortland State 65
Tufts 68
Tufts 83
Endicott 60
Amherst 93
St. John Fisher 70
WPI 79
Bridgewater State 62
WPI 58
Utica 76
Gordon 66
Utica 71
Utica 78
St. John Fisher 94
Norwich 82
Elms 70
Norwich 50
St. John Fisher 71

Bottom right sectional

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First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
Mississippi College 88
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
Wooster 84
Randolph–Macon 70
Transylvania 61
Wittenberg 74
Hope 93
Wisconsin Lutheran 51
Hope 70
Calvin 67
Calvin 79
UW–La Crosse 71
Hope 49
Wittenberg 56
Wittenberg 76
Lake Erie 40
Wittenberg 78
Baldwin Wallace 60
Carnegie Mellon 71
Baldwin Wallace 79

Final Four

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National Semifinals National Championship
      
Illinois Wesleyan 79
Virginia Wesleyan 81
Virginia Wesleyan 59
Wittenberg 56
Amherst 60
Wittenberg 64 National Third-place
Illinois Wesleyan 71
Amherst 68

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 24. Retrieved April 20, 2019.