2006 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

Tournament statisticsMatches played63Goals scored187 (2.97 per match)Attendance68,298 (1,084 per match)Top goal scorer(s)Kerri Hanks, ND (4G, 8A)Best playerDefensive–Robyn Gayle (UNC)
Offensive–Heather O'Reilly (UNC)All statistics correct as of 15 July 2015.

The 2006 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 2006 Women's College Cup) was the 25th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's collegiate soccer. The semifinals and championship game were played at SAS Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina from December 1–3, 2006 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country from November 8–25.^[1]

North Carolina defeated Notre Dame in the final, 2–1, to win their eighteenth national title.^[2] This was a rematch of the 1994, 1996, and 1999 tournament finals, all won by the Tar Heels.

The most outstanding defensive player was Robyn Gayle from North Carolina, and the most outstanding offensive player was Heather O'Reilly, also from North Carolina. Gayle and O'Reilly, alongside nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament team.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 4 goals and 8 assists, was Kerri Hanks from Notre Dame.

Qualification

All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field remained fixed at 64 teams.^[3]

Pre-Tournament Top 25

Records

North Carolina Regional Seed School Conference Berth Type Record Duke ACC At-large 09–8–2 Grambling State SWAC Automatic 09–6–2 Louisville Big East At-large 13–4–2 McNeese State Southland Automatic 10–6–2 Navy Patriot Automatic 21–1 1 North Carolina ACC Automatic 21–1 Old Dominion CAA Automatic 17–4–1 SMU Conference USA At-large 16–4–1 4 Tennessee SEC At-large 11–6–3 2 Texas A&M Big 12 At-large 14–5–1 UAB Conference USA Automatic 08–11–1 UNC-Asheville Big South Automatic 10–6–3 Virginia ACC At-large 10–7–2 3 Wake Forest ACC At-large 15–5–1 West Virginia Big East At-large 14–3–3 William & Mary CAA At-large 16–1–3

Texas Regional Seed School Conference Berth Type Record BYU Mountain West At-large 13–2–4 Cal State Fullerton Big West Automatic 11–7–2 Columbia Ivy League Automatic 10–4–3 Connecticut Big East At-large 10–7–3 3 Florida SEC At-large 13–5–4 Idaho State Big Sky Automatic 10–8–1 Long Island Northeast Automatic 13–7–1 Loyola (IL) Horizon Automatic 14–6–3 Loyola Marymount West Coast At-large 10–2–6 Marquette Big East At-large 11–6–4 Portland West Coast At-large 14–3–3 Purdue Big Ten At-large 14–5–3 1 Texas Big 12 Automatic 17–3–2 2 UCLA Pac-10 Automatic 17–3 UNLV Mountain West Automatic 09–10–3 4 Utah Mountain West At-large 15–4–1

Santa Clara Regional Seed School Conference Berth Type Record Auburn SEC At-large 11–5–3 California Pac-10 At-large 11–4–5 Clemson ACC At-large 11–7–2 Drake Missouri Valley Automatic 12–5–2 2 Florida State ACC At-large 14–3–4 3 Illinois Big Ten At-large 14–7 Jacksonville Atlantic Sun Automatic 11–9–1 Nevada WAC Automatic 13–4–4 4 Oklahoma State Big 12 At-large 16–3–2 Saint Louis Atlantic 10 Automatic 14–3–2 1 Santa Clara West Coast Automatic 15–4–1 Southeast Missouri State Ohio Valley Automatic 10–7–2 Stanford Pac-10 At-large 13–6–1 UNC-Greensboro Southern Automatic 13–7–2 USC Pac-10 At-large 10–4–5 Vanderbilt SEC At-large 10–4–6

Notre Dame Regional Seed School Conference Berth Type Record Boston College ACC At-large 11–6–2 Boston U. America East At-large 13–4–3 4 Colorado Big 12 At-large 12–5–4 Colorado College Conference USA At-large 15–5–1 Denver Sun Belt Automatic 18–2–1 Hartford America East Automatic 10–8–2 Kentucky SEC Automatic 14–6–3 Michigan Big Ten At-large 09–7–5 Milwaukee Horizon At-large 16–3–1 Niagara MAAC Automatic 12–6–1 1 Notre Dame Big East Automatic 20–0–1 Oakland Mid-Continent Automatic 08–10–1 2 Penn State Big Ten Automatic 15–4–3 3 Rutgers Big East At-large 15–3–3 Toledo MAC Automatic 09–8–4 Villanova Big East At-large 15–3–2

Format

Just as before, the final two rounds, deemed the Women's College Cup, were played at a pre-determined neutral site. All other rounds were played on campus sites at the home field of the higher-seeded team. The only exceptions were the first two rounds, which were played at regional campus sites. The top sixteen teams hosted four team-regionals on their home fields (with some exceptions, noted below) during the tournament's first weekend.

Bracket

North Carolina Bracket

	First round November 8–11 Regional Campus Sites					Second round November 11–13 Regional Campus Sites					Third Round November 17–19 Campus Sites					Quarterfinals November 24–25 Campus Sites
		North Carolina	7
		UNC Asheville	0
							North Carolina	4
	Fetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NC
							Navy	0
		Navy (2OT, PSO)	0(5)
		William & Mary	0(4)
												North Carolina*	6
												Tennessee	2
		Duke (2OT, PSO)	0(6)
		Louisville	0(5)
							Duke	0(3)
	UT Soccer Complex • Knoxville, TN
							Tennessee (2OT, PSO)	0(4)
		Tennessee	4
		UAB	0
																	North Carolina*	3
																	Texas A&M	2
		Wake Forest	4
		Old Dominion	0
							Wake Forest	0
	Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC
							Virginia	2
		Virginia	2
		West Virginia	0
												Virginia	1
												Texas A&M*	2
		SMU	2
		McNeese State	0
							SMU	0
	Aggie Soccer Complex • College Station, TX
							Texas A&M	4
		Texas A&M	5
		Grambling State	0

Texas Bracket

	First round November 8–11 Regional Campus Sites					Second round November 11–13 Regional Campus Sites					Third Round November 17–19 Campus Sites					Quarterfinals November 24–25 Campus Sites
		UCLA	6
		UNLV	1
							UCLA	3
	Drake Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
							Cal State Fullerton	1
		Cal State Fullerton	3
		Loyola Marymount	0
												UCLA*	3
												Florida	2
		Marquette	3
		Purdue	1
							Marquette	0(3)
	Valley Fields • Milwaukee, WI
							Florida (2OT, PSO)	0(4)
		Florida	2
		Loyola–Chicago	0
																	UCLA*	2
																	Portland	1
		Utah (2OT)	3
		Idaho State	2
							Utah	0
	Ute Soccer Field • Salt Lake City, UT
							Portland	3
		Portland	2
		BYU	1
												Portland	2
												Texas*	0
		Connecticut	2
		Columbia	1
							Connecticut	1(1)
	Morrone Stadium • Storrs, CT
							Texas (2OT, PSO)	1(3)
		Texas	4
		Long Island	0

Santa Clara Bracket

	First round November 8–11 Regional Campus Sites					Second round November 11–13 Regional Campus Sites					Third Round November 17–19 Campus Sites					Quarterfinals November 24–25 Campus Sites
		Santa Clara	0
		USC	1
							USC	0
	Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, CA
							Stanford	2
		Stanford	2
		Nevada	1
												Stanford*	0(2)
												Clemson	0(4)
		Clemson	1(4)
		Vanderbilt	1(3)
							Clemson (2OT, PSO)	0(4)
	Riggs Field • Clemson, SC
							Oklahoma State	0(2)
		Oklahoma State	2
		UNC Greensboro	0
																	Clemson	1
																	Florida State*	2
		Illinois	2
		Southeast Missouri State	0
							Illinois	4
	Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO
							Saint Louis	1
		Saint Louis	2
		Drake	0
												Illinois	0
												Florida State*	1
		California	3
		Auburn	1
							California	1
	Seminole Soccer Complex • Tallahassee, FL
							Florida State	3
		Florida State	6
		Jacksonville	0

Notre Dame Bracket

	First round November 8–11 Regional Campus Sites					Second round November 11–13 Regional Campus Sites					Third Round November 17–19 Campus Sites					Quarterfinals November 24–25 Campus Sites
		Penn State	3
		Niagara	1
							Penn State	2
	Jeffrey Field • University Park, PA
							Villanova	0
		Villanova	5
		Toledo	1
												Penn State*	1
												Boston College	0
		Boston College	3
		Boston University	0
							Boston College (2OT, PSO)	0(4)
	Yurcak Field • Piscataway, NJ
							Rutgers	0(2)
		Rutgers	2
		Hartford	0
																	Penn State	0
																	Notre Dame*	4
		Colorado	2
		Colorado College	1
							Colorado	2
	Prentup Field • Boulder, CO
							Denver	1
		Denver	2
		Kentucky	0
												Colorado	0
												Notre Dame*	3
		Wisconsin–Milwaukee	0(5)
		Michigan	0(3)
							Wisconsin–Milwaukee	0
	Alumni Field • Notre Dame, IN
							Notre Dame	1
		Notre Dame	7
		Oakland	1

College Cup

	Semifinals December 1 SAS Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina					Championship December 3 SAS Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina
		North Carolina	2
		UCLA	1
							North Carolina	2
							Notre Dame	1
		Florida State	0
		Notre Dame	2

All-tournament team

• Robyn Gayle, North Carolina (most outstanding defensive player)
• Heather O'Reilly, North Carolina (most outstanding offensive player)
• Kelly Rowland, Florida State
• India Trotter, Florida State
• Brittany Bock, Notre Dame
• Kerri Hanks, Notre Dame
• Jill Krivacek, Notre Dame
• Yael Averbuch, North Carolina
• Tobin Heath, North Carolina
• Casey Nogueira, North Carolina
• Kristi Eveland, North Carolina

See also

• NCAA Women's Soccer Championships (Division II, Division III)
• NCAA Men's Soccer Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)

References