The 2006 National Invitation Tournament was the first time the tournament was planned and operated by the NCAA, taking over after 68 years under the auspices of the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Association (MIBA). The 2006 NIT also saw changes made to the selection process as well as being the first time the NIT seeded the participants.NIT Committee Meets, Announces Changes To Post Season Tournament at nit.org, URL accessed November 5, 2009. 11/5/09 The South Carolina Gamecocks won their second straight NIT title.
Selected teams Below are lists of the team selected for the tournament. This was the first year selected teams were given bracket seeds.Tournament Results (2000's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 5, 2009. 11/5/09 Maryland BracketSeedSchoolConference #1MarylandACC#2Saint Joseph'sA-10#3CAA#4Big 12#5Old DominionCAA#6NebraskaBig 12#7Big Ten#8Big East#9MAAC#10NEC Michigan BracketSeedSchoolConference #1MichiganBig Ten#2CreightonMVC#3Miami (FL)ACC#4VanderbiltSEC#5Notre DameBig East#6Big 12#7TempleA-10#8MAC#9C-USA#10A-Sun Louisville BracketSeedSchoolConference #1LouisvilleBig East#2MVC#3C-USA#4ClemsonACC#5WAC#6MWC#7StanfordPac-10#8VirginiaACC#9Big Sky#10MEAC Cincinnati BracketSeedSchoolConference #1CincinnatiBig East#2Florida StateACC#3SEC#4MinnesotaBig Ten#5ACC#6Western KentuckySun Belt#7MAC#8ButlerHorizon#9A-10#10So-Con
Bracket Below are the four brackets of the tournament, along with the bracket of the four-team championship round. Also the highest remaining seeds hosted the games.
Maryland Bracket
Michigan Bracket
Louisville Bracket
Cincinnati Bracket
Semifinals & finals
See also 2006 Women's National Invitation Tournament 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2006 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 2006 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 2006 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 2006 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 2006 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
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