1st Position: Great
Lakes Division
Grand Valley State
University
|
16th Position:
Missouri Valley Third Place
University of Illinois-Chicago
|
2nd
Position: Big Ten
Conference
Michigan
State University
|
15th
Position: Great
Lakes Division Runner-Up
University of Notre
Dame
|
3rd
Position: Southwest
Division
University
of Arizona
|
14th
Position: Atlantic
Division
Virginia Tech University
|
4th
Position: Pacific Coast Division
California Polytechnic
State University
|
13th Position:
Missouri
Valley Division/Host
Miami University
(OH)
|
5th Position: New
England Division
Williams College
|
12th
Position: Great
Plains Division
University
of Minnesota
|
6th
Position: Texas
Division
University
of Texas
|
11th
Position: New York
Division
Columbia
University
|
7th
Position: Southeast
Division
Florida
International University
|
10th
Position: Mid Atlantic
Division
Slippery Rock University
|
8th
Position: Northwest Division
University of Washington
|
9th
Position: North
Atlantic Division
Boston
College
|
| The tournament
is not seeded by ability, since there is no equitable means
to determine the respective strength of the teams. Too few teams
play outside of their division schedules to be able to create
an accurate seeding. Match-ups are therefore based upon 2005
Championship results by division. The Host region receives
two automatic bids, one of which is assumed by the division
champion and the other by the host site or division runner-up
(the 16th position). This ensures the tournament host is always
a participant.
Teams from the Missouri Valley Division
and Atlantic Division were tied for 15th Place in 2005. New
York and Great Plains Divisions were tied for 13th Place in
2005. Their respective positions in 2006 were decided by a random
draw between the divisions involved. (Note: the procedure is
clearly outlined in the championship
handbook)
Based on the fact that the Ohio Valley
Division member teams merged into two divisions, the runner-up
from the winning division the prior year receives a second bid.
Since teams from divisions without participants automatically
assume the lowest positions, the second team from the Great
Lakes receives the 15th position. This means that all other
bids move one slot forward. |
| Friday,
November 17, 2006 |
Game
# |
Score |
|
9:00
|
Grand
Valley State University |
vs |
University
of Illinois-Chicago |
1 |
|
| 10:10
|
Michigan
State University |
vs |
University
of Notre Dame |
2 |
|
| 11:20
|
University
of Arizona |
vs |
Virginia
Tech University |
3 |
|
| 12:30
|
California Polytechnic State University |
vs |
Miami
University (OH) |
4 |
|
| 1:40
|
Williams
College |
vs |
University
of Minnesota |
5 |
|
| 2:50
|
University
of Texas |
vs |
Columbia
University |
6 |
|
| 4:00
|
Florida
International University |
vs |
Slippery
Rock University |
7 |
|
| 5:10
|
University
of Washington |
vs |
Boston
College |
8 |
|
| 6:20
|
University
of Minnesota |
vs |
Miami
University |
9 |
|
|
7:30
|
Columbia
University |
vs |
Virginia
Tech University |
10 |
|
| 8:40
|
Slippery
Rock University |
vs |
University
of Notre Dame
|
11 |
|
| 9:50
|
Boston
College |
vs |
University
of Illinois-Chicago |
12 |
|
| *If
the host team wins their division, they assume the assignment
that correlates to their division’s finish at the previous year’s
championship. |
|
|
| Saturday,
November 18, 2006 |
|
9:00
|
Grand
Valley State University |
vs |
University
of Washington |
13 |
|
| 10:10
|
California
Polytechnic State University |
vs |
Williams
College |
14 |
|
| 11:20
|
Michigan
State University |
vs |
Florida
International University |
15 |
|
| 12:30
|
University
of Arizona |
vs |
University
of Texas |
16 |
|
| 1:40
|
University
of Minnesota |
vs |
University
of Illinois-Chicago |
17 |
|
| 2:50
|
Columbia
University |
vs |
University
of Notre Dame |
18 |
|
| 4:00
|
Boston
College |
vs |
Miami
University |
19 |
|
| 5:10
|
Slippery
Rock University |
vs |
Virginia
Tech University |
20 |
|
| 6:20
|
Williams
College |
vs |
University
of Washington |
21 |
|
|
7:30
|
University
of Texas |
vs |
Florida
International University |
22 |
|
| 8:40
|
Grand
Valley State University |
vs |
California
Polytechnic State University |
23 |
|
| 9:50
|
Michigan
State University |
vs |
University
of Arizona |
24 |
|
|
|
|
Sunday,
November 19, 2006 |
|
9:00
|
University
of Texas |
vs |
University
of Washington |
Seventh
Place |
|
| 10:15
|
Williams
College |
vs |
Florida
International University |
Fifth
Place |
|
| 11:30
|
University
of Arizona |
vs |
California
Polytechnic State University |
Third
Place |
|
|
12:45
|
Grand
Valley State University |
vs |
Michigan
State University |
First
Place |
|
|
Awards
Ceremony immediately following First Place game |
|
2:15
|
Miami
University |
vs |
Slippery
Rock University |
Ninth
Place |
|
| 3:30
|
Virginia
Tech University |
vs |
Boston
College |
Eleventh
Place |
|
| |
|
Optional:
If host team has access to a second pool, the schedule may be
adjusted to condense the schedule, as well as add the two games
listed below. |
| |
Winner
of Game 17 |
vs |
Winner
of Game 18 |
Thirteenth
Place |
N/A |
| |
Loser
of Game 18 |
vs |
Loser
of Game 17 |
Fifteenth
Place |
N/A |
