2006 Big East Conference Tournament

The 2006 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Bright House Field in Clearwater, FL. #1 University of Notre Dame defeated #3 University of Louisville for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	University of Notre Dame	21-5-1	Paul Mainieri
2	University of Connecticut	18-6-1	Jim Penders
3	University of Louisville	17-10	Lelo Prado
4	St. John's University	16-10	Ed Blankmeyer
5	West Virginia University	14-13	Greg Van Zant
6	Rutgers - New Brunswick	13-14	Fred Hill
7	University of Cincinnati	13-14	Brian Cleary
8	University of South Florida	12-15	Eddie Cardieri

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Notre Dame	3
	8	South Florida	1
						1	Notre Dame	12
						5	West Virginia	4
	4	St. John's	3
	5	West Virginia	5
											1	Notre Dame	1	5
										4	St. John's	10	3
	8	South Florida	4
	4	St. John's	6
						5	West Virginia	7
						4	St. John's	12
																1	Notre Dame	7
																3	Louisville	0
	2	Connecticut	6
	7	Cincinnati	2
						2	Connecticut	10
						3	Louisville	12
	3	Louisville	9
	6	Rutgers	8
											3	Louisville	13	x
										6	Rutgers	3	x
	7	Cincinnati	7
	6	Rutgers	13
						2	Connecticut	5
						6	Rutgers	9

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 23
Game 1	University of Louisville	9-8	Rutgers University
Game 2	University of Connecticut	6-2	University of Cincinnati
Game 3	West Virginia University	5-3	St. John's University
Game 4	University of Notre Dame	3-1	University of South Florida
May 24
Game 5	Rutgers University	13-7	University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati eliminated
Game 6	St. John's University	6-4	University of South Florida	South Florida eliminated
Game 7	University of Louisville	12-10	University of Connecticut
Game 8	University of Notre Dame	12-4	West Virginia University
May 25
Game 9	Rutgers University	9-5	University of Connecticut	Connecticut eliminated
Game 10	St. John's University	12-7	West Virginia University	West Virginia eliminated
May 26
Game 11	University of Louisville	13-3	Rutgers University	Rutgers eliminated
Game 12	St. John's University	10-1	University of Notre Dame
Game 13	University of Notre Dame	5-3	St. John's University	St. John's eliminated
May 27
Game 14	University of Notre Dame	7-0	University of Louisville	Notre Dame advances to NCAA tournament