2006 Big 12 Conference softball tournament

2006 Big 12 Conference
softball tournament
Teams10
Finals site
ChampionsKansas (1st title)
Runner-upOklahoma (5th title game)
Winning coachTracy Bunge (1st title)
MVPSerena Settlemier (Kansas)
Attendance5,557
2006 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 5 Texas ‍‍‍y 15 2 0   .882 55 9 0   .859
No. 14 Nebraska ‍‍‍y 13 4 0   .765 44 12 0   .786
No. 20 Baylor ‍‍‍y 12 6 0   .667 38 22 0   .633
No. 22 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 11 6 0   .647 34 19 0   .642
No. 19 Oklahoma ‍‍y 8 10 0   .444 40 21 1   .653
Kansas ‍‍‍y 8 10 0   .444 36 26 0   .581
Missouri ‍‍‍ 7 11 0   .389 26 27 0   .491
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 5 13 0   .278 21 29 0   .420
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 5 13 0   .278 23 28 0   .451
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 4 13 0   .235 19 35 0   .352
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]

The 2006 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 10 through May 13, 2006. Kansas won their first conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[2][3]

Texas, Nebraska, Baylor, Texas A&M, Oklahoma and Kansas received bids to the NCAA tournament.[4] Texas would go on to play in the 2006 Women's College World Series.

  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "2006 Big 12 Conference softball tournament Results" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 198–202. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.