The 2006 NCAA Bowling Championship was the third annual tournament to determine the national champion of women's

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. The tournament was played in

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during April 2006.

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defeated

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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

bowling programs (whether from Division I, Division II, or

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) were eligible. A total of 8 teams were invited to contest this championship, which consisted of a double-elimination style tournament.

Tournament bracket

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References

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