title: 2006 NCAA Bowling Championship
text: # 2006 NCAA Bowling Championship
  
  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.
  
  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
  
  * Site: Houston, Texas
  
  | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3–4 | Round 3–4 | Round 3–4 | | | | Round 6 | Round 6 | Round 6 | Round 6 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nebraska | Nebraska | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | New Jersey City | New Jersey City | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | New Jersey City | New Jersey City | 1 | Nebraska | Nebraska | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M | 4 | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | UMES | UMES | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | UMES | UMES | 1 | | | | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | F. Dickinson | F. Dickinson | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 4 | | | | F. Dickinson | F. Dickinson | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | C. Missouri State | C. Missouri State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | C. Missouri State | C. Missouri State | 1 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | F. Dickinson | F. Dickinson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | F. Dickinson | F. Dickinson | 4 | F. Dickinson | F. Dickinson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Bethune-Cookman | Bethune-Cookman | 2 | | | | | | | | | | F. Dickinson | F. Dickinson | 4 | – |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M | 1 | – |
  | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | |
  | | | | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | New Jersey City | New Jersey City | 4 | New Jersey City | New Jersey City | 4 | | | | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M | 4 | |
  | UMES | UMES | 2 | | | | New Jersey City | New Jersey City | 2 | Nebraska | Nebraska | 2 | |
  | | | | | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | C. Missouri State | C. Missouri State | 4 | C. Missouri State | C. Missouri State | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | Bethune–Cookman | Bethune–Cookman | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  