2006 NCAA Division I softball season

The 2006 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 2006. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2006 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 2006 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on June 6, 2006.

2006 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsMichigan
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsArizona (7th title)
Runners-upNorthwestern (4th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachMike Candrea (7th title)
Seasons

Conference standings
2006 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 5 Texas ‍†‍‍y 15–2–0 .882  55–9–0 .859
No. 14 Nebraska ‍‍‍y 13–4–0 .765  44–12–0 .786
No. 20 Baylor ‍‍‍y 12–6–0 .667  38–22–0 .633
No. 22 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 11–6–0 .647  34–19–0 .642
No. 19 Oklahoma ‍‍‡‍y 8–10–0 .444  40–21–1 .653
Kansas ‍‍‍y 8–10–0 .444  36–26–0 .581
Missouri ‍‍‍ 7–11–0 .389  26–27–0 .491
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .278  21–29–0 .420
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .278  23–28–0 .451
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 4–13–0 .235  19–35–0 .352
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]
2006 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Northwestern  ‍†‍‍y 16–3 .842  50–15 .769
No. 10 Michigan  ‍‍‡‍y 14–4 .778  44–15 .746
Iowa  ‍‍‍y 12–7 .632  39–22 .639
Ohio State  ‍‍‍y 11–7 .611  39–23 .629
Penn State  ‍‍‍y 10–10 .500  39–17 .696
Indiana  ‍‍‍y 8–9 .471  30–25 .545
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 9–11 .450  34–25 .576
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 8–11 .421  24–31 .436
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 7–12 .368  30–30 .500
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6–11 .353  22–22 .500
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 1–17 .056  17–33 .340
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of August 3, 2006[2]; Rankings from NFCA
2006 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 15–5 .750  50–9 .847
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 15–6 .714  54–11 .831
California  ‍‍‍y 12–9 .571  48–14 .774
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 11–10 .524  53–15 .779
Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 10–10 .500  43–16 .729
Stanford  ‍‍‍y 10–11 .476  42–18 .700
Washington  ‍‍‍y 6–15 .286  35–25 .583
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 4–17 .190  24–29 .453
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 6, 2006[3]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 2006 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from June 1 to June 6, 2006 in Oklahoma City.

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                           
2 Arizona 39  
7 Oregon State 2  
  2 Arizona 2  
  3 Texas 0  
3 Texas 2
6 Arizona State 0  
  2 Arizona 0 6  
  8 Tennessee 1 0  
6 Arizona State 3  
7 Oregon State 1  
  6 Arizona State 1
  8 Tennessee 3  
  2 Arizona 8 5 —
  4 Northwestern 0 0 —
4 Northwestern 610  
5 Alabama 5  
  4 Northwestern 2
  8 Tennessee 0  
8 Tennessee 4
1 UCLA 3  
  4 Northwestern 38 —
  1 UCLA 1 —  
1 UCLA 4  
5 Alabama 1  
  1 UCLA 2
  3 Texas 0  


References
  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. "2006 Big Ten Softball Standings & Leaders Statistics". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  3. 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
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