2006 NCAA Bowling Championship

2006 NCAA Bowling Championship
Dates April 2006
Teams 8
Champions Fairleigh Dickinson (1st title)
Runners-up Alabama A&M (1st title match)
Matches played 14
Attendance 442 (32 per match)
Best player Lisa Friscioni (Fairleigh Dickinson)
← 2005 2007 →

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

  Round 1     Round 2     Round 3–4     Round 5     Round 6
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
   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 –
  Loser's Bracket      
   New Jersey City 4        
   UMES 2      Vanderbilt 0        
     New Jersey City 4          
       New Jersey City 2        
   C. Missouri State 4          Nebraska 4      Alabama A&M 4    
   Bethune–Cookman 2      Nebraska 4          Nebraska 2  
     C. Missouri State 2  

References

  1. ↑ "Women's Bowling National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
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