| 2006 World Cup Pool |
| Tournament Summary |
| Team | Seed | Result | Picked to Win | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet 16 | Elite 8 | Final Four | Championship | |||
| Italy | 1 | Champion | 34 (83%) | 32 (78%) | 2 (5%) | – |
| France | 2 | Runner-up | 9 (22%) | – | – | – |
| Germany | 1 | Out in the Final Four | 39 (95%) | 15 (37%) | 14 (34%) | 9 (22%) |
| Portugal | 1 | Out in the Final Four | 17 (41%) | 8 (20%) | 1 (2%) | – |
| Argentina | 1 | Out in the Elite 8 | 41 (100%) | 26 (63%) | 25 (61%) | 14 (34%) |
| Brazil | 1 | Out in the Elite 8 | 40 (98%) | 39 (95%) | 31 (76%) | 16 (39%) |
| England | 1 | Out in the Elite 8 | 40 (98%) | 22 (54%) | 7 (17%) | 1 (2%) |
| Ukraine | 2 | Out in the Elite 8 | 17 (41%) | 4 (10%) | – | – |
| Spain | 1 | Out in the Sweet 16 | 32 (78%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | – |
| Switzerland | 1 | Out in the Sweet 16 | 24 (59%) | 3 (7%) | – | – |
| Australia | 2 | Out in the Sweet 16 | 7 (17%) | 2 (5%) | – | – |
| Ecuador | 2 | Out in the Sweet 16 | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | – | – |
| Ghana | 2 | Out in the Sweet 16 | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | – | – |
| Mexico | 2 | Out in the Sweet 16 | – | – | – | – |
| Netherlands | 2 | Out in the Sweet 16 | 24 (59%) | 10 (24%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) |
| Sweden | 2 | Out in the Sweet 16 | 2 (5%) | – | – | – |