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Which highly ranked Big Ten team lost its first round matchup to Northwestern State?

Iowa. Northwestern State, a 14-seed, beat 3-seed Iowa 64-63 in the first round.

How many overtime games were played in the first round of the tournament?

2. 8-seed George Washington beat 9-seed UNC-Wilmington 88-85 in one overtime game. The other was 4-seed Boston College beating 13-seed Pacific 88-76 in double overtime.

11-seed George Mason shocked the world by advancing through their bracket all the way to the Final Four. What was their school's mascot/nickname?

Patriots. George Mason beat 6-seed Michigan State, 3-seed North Carolina, 7- seed Wichita State, and 1-seed UConn to advance to the Final Four.

Three of the regional sites where the first round games were held were Atlanta, Oakland, and Washington DC. What was the fourth?

Minneapolis. Whatever happened to the nice "Midwest, West, South, and East designations?

The Missouri Valley Conference was at the head of the best class of mid-major conferences in NCAA tournament history. How many bids did the MVC get to the tournament?

4. Wichita State received a 7-seed and advanced to the Sweet 16. Bradley also advanced to the Sweet 16 as a 13-seed. Northern Iowa received a 10-seed and lost by 5 to Georgetown in the first round. Southern Illinois received an 11-seed, and lost to West Virginia in the first round.

Which traditional major basketball conference did not have one team representd in the Elite Eight?

ACC. Texas represented the Big 12. UCLA represented the PAC-10, and Conference USA was represented by Memphis.

What was the final score of the final game?

Florida 73 - UCLA 57. Florida's Billy Donovan coached the team to the victory.

Which team won the play-in game?

Monmouth. Monmouth beat Hampton 71-49.

Which team knocked Duke out of the 2006 tournament?

LSU. LSU defeated Duke 62-54 in the Sweet 16 round.

Which team scored the most points in a single game in the 2006 tournament?

UConn. UConn defeated Washington 98-92 in a Sweet 16 overtime matchup. Memphis and Arizona both scored 94 points in their opening round wins.