2006 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament

2006 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship

Tournament details
Country	United States
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Maryland (5th title)
Runner-up	Wake Forest (4th title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	58 (3.87 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Michelle Kasold, Wake Forest Lauren Crandall, Wake Forest

The 2006 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship was the 26th women's collegiate field hockey tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college field hockey team in the United States. The Maryland Terrapins won their fifth championship, defeating the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the final. The semifinals and championship were hosted by the Wake Forest University at Kentner Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals					Championship Winston-Salem, North Carolina Kentner Stadium
		Wake Forest	4
		American	0
							Wake Forest	3
							Virginia	2
		Virginia	1
		Iowa	0
												Wake Forest (2OT)	5
												Duke	4
		Ohio State (OT)	3
		California	1
							Ohio State	0
							Duke	3
		Duke (OT)	3
		James Madison	2
																	Wake Forest	0
																	Maryland	1
		Princeton (OT)	3
		Old Dominion	2
							Princeton	0
							Connecticut	3
		Connecticut	3
		Boston U.	0
												Connecticut	1
												Maryland (2OT, PS)	2
		Penn State	4
		North Carolina	3
							Penn State	0
							Maryland	1
		Maryland	4
		Richmond	0