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The 2006 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament was a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college basketball in the United States. Featuring fifty-nine teams, it began on March 3, 2006, following the 2005-06 season, and concluded with the championship game on March 18, 2022.

The national semifinal and championship rounds were held at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia. The tournament was won by the Virginia Wesleyan Marlins.

First and second rounds
First round games were played at campus sites on March 2 and March 3, with second round games following on March 4.

On the basis of team strength and geography, these locations were chosen to host first and second round games in the 2022 tournament:

First-round

 * Margaret Bundy Scott Field House, Clinton, New York (Host: Hamilton College)
 * Andrews Hall, Northfield, Vermont (Host: Norwich University)
 * D.L. Helfferich Hall, Collegeville, Pennsylvania (Host: Ursinus College
 * Schoenecker Arena, St. Paul, Minnesota (Host: University of St. Thomas
 * Rush Gymanasium, Los Angeles, California (Host: Occidental College)

Second round

 * LeFrak Gymnasium, Amherst, Massachusetts (Host: Amherst College)
 * Manning & Napier Varsity Gymnasium, Pittsford, New York (Host: St. John Fisher College)
 * Jane P. Batten Student Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia (Host: Virginia Wesleyan University)
 * Alexander Gymnasium, Appleton, Wisconsin (Host: Lawrence University)
 * Memorial Fieldhouse, Tacoma, Washington (Host: University of Puget Sound)

First and second rounds

 * Cortland, New York (Host: State University of New York College at Cortland)
 * Harrington Auditorium, Worcester, Massachusetts (Host: Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
 * HPER Center, Springfield, Ohio (Host: Wittenberg University)
 * DeVos Fieldhouse, Holland, Michigan (Host: Hope College)
 * A. E. Wood Coliseum, Clinton, Mississippi (Host: Mississippi College)
 * Clive M. Beck Center, Lexington, Kentucky (Host: Transylvania University)
 * Manuel Rivero Hall, Lower Oxford Township, Pennsylvania (Host: Lincoln University)
 * Baruch College Ahletics & Recreation Center, New York City, New York (Host: Baruch College)
 * Charles Wolf Gymnasium, York, Pennsylvania (Host: York College of Pennsylvania)
 * David L. Kachel Gymnasium, Whitewater, Wisconsin (Host: University of Wisconsin–Whitewater)
 * Roy J. Carver Center, Rock Island, Illinois (Host: Augustana College)

Third and fourth rounds
Third and fourth round games were played at campus sites on March 10 and March 11.

At the conclusion of the second round, the NCAA announced the following locations would host third and fourth round games.


 * LeFrak Gymnasium, Amherst, Massachusetts (Host: Amherst College)
 * HPER Center, Springfield, Ohio (Host: Wittenberg University)
 * Jane P. Batten Student Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia (Host: Virginia
 * Alexander Gymnasium, Appleton, Wisconsin (Host: Lawrence College)

National Semifinals and Championship
The National Semifinals and Championship took place on March 17 and March 18.


 * Salem Civic Center, Salem, Virginia (Host: Old Dominion Athletic Conference)

Salem served as host for the Final Four for the eleventh consecutive year.

Pool A (37)
The following 37 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2006 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid. 

Pool C (18)
The following 20 teams were awarded qualification for the tournament field by the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Committee. The committee evaluated teams on the basis of their win–loss percentage, strength of schedule, head-to-head results, results against common opponents, and results against teams included in the NCAA's final regional rankings.

Tournament bracket
* – Denotes overtime period

All-Tournament Team

 * Ton Ton Balenga (So, Virginia Wesleyan) – Most Outstanding Player
 * Brandon Adair (Jr, Virginia Wesleyan)
 * Dane Borchers (Jr, Wittenberg)
 * Daniel Russ (Sr, Wittenberg)
 * Keelan Amelianovich (Sr, Illinois Wesleyan)

Record by conference

 * Members of the ODAC, NESCAC, Empire 8, NWC and MWC received byes to the second round.
 * The 1R, 2R, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the First Round, Second Round, Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively.