 2006 Women's Final Four logo | |||||
| Teams | 64 | ||||
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| Finals site | TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts | ||||
| Champions | Maryland Terrapins (1st title, 1st title game, 3rd Final Four) | ||||
| Runner-up | Duke Blue Devils (2nd title game, 4th Final Four) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Brenda Frese (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Laura Harper (Maryland) | ||||
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The 2006 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was held from March 18 to April 4, 2006, at several sites, with the championship game held in Boston. The Maryland Terrapins, coached by Brenda Frese, won their first National Championship, beating the Duke Blue Devils, coached by Gail Goestenkors, 78–75 in overtime. Laura Harper of the Terrapins was named Most Outstanding Player.
The field is set at 64 teams, with 31 automatic bids and 33 at-large bids. Unlike the men's game, there is no play-in game. In addition, the first two rounds and regionals are usually played on "neutral" sites.
As of the 2023 tournament, this is the last Final Four where all four teams were coached by women.
Until the 2023 tournament, this was the last Women's final four not to include either Connecticut or Tennessee.