1996 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
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Article ImagesThe 1996 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament took place from March 15–31, 1996. The Final Four consisted of Connecticut, Georgia, Stanford, and Tennessee. Tennessee defeated Georgia 83–65 in the championship game.[1]
Teams | 64 | ||||
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Finals site | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||
Champions | Tennessee Volunteers (4th title, 6th title game, 9th Final Four) | ||||
Runner-up | Georgia Bulldogs (2nd title game, 4th Final Four) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Pat Summitt (4th title) | ||||
MOP | Michelle Marciniak (Tennessee) | ||||
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- Three-point field goal percentage – Nykesha Sales, Connecticut, hit four of five three-point field goal attempts(80%) in the semi-final game against Tennessee, tying a record for three-point field goal percentage in a Final Four game, held by four other players.
- Three-point field goal percentage – Abby Conklin, Tennessee hit four of five three-point field goal attempts(80%) in the championship game against Georgia, tying a record for three-point field goal percentage in a Final Four game, held by four other players.
- Three-point field goals – Harvard hit 16 three-point field goals in a Mideast first-round game, setting the record for most three-point field goals in an NCAA tournament game, subsequently tied by two other teams.[2]
Qualifying teams – automatic
Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 1996 NCAA Tournament. Thirty-one conferences were eligible for an automatic bid.[2]
Qualifying teams – at-large
Thirty-three additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations.[2]
At-large Bids | ||||
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Record | ||||
Qualifying School | Conference | Regular Season |
Conference | Seed |
University of Alabama | Southeastern | 22–7 | 7–4 | 4 |
Auburn University | Southeastern | 20–8 | 6–5 | 6 |
DePaul University | Conference USA | 20–9 | 13–1 | 7 |
Duke University | Atlantic Coast | 25–6 | 12–4 | 4 |
University of Florida | Southeastern | 21–8 | 6–5 | 5 |
University of Georgia | Southeastern | 23–4 | 10–1 | 2 |
University of Iowa | Big Ten | 25–3 | 15–1 | 2 |
James Madison University | Colonial | 21–8 | 12–4 | 13 |
University of Kansas | Big Eight | 20–9 | 11–3 | 4 |
Kent State University | Mid-American | 23–6 | 16–2 | 10 |
University of Massachusetts | Atlantic 10 | 20–9 | 11–5 | 8 |
Michigan State University | Big Ten | 17–10 | 9–7 | 9 |
Middle Tennessee State University | Ohio Valley | 24–5 | 13–3 | 13 |
University of Mississippi | Southeastern | 18–10 | 6–5 | 7 |
University of Nebraska–Lincoln | Big Eight | 19–9 | 8–6 | 9 |
North Carolina State University | Atlantic Coast | 19–9 | 10–6 | 5 |
University of Notre Dame | Big East | 22–7 | 15–3 | 12 |
Ohio State University | Big Ten | 20–12 | 8–8 | 9 |
Oklahoma State University–Stillwater | Big Eight | 19–9 | 8–6 | 7 |
University of Oregon | Pacific-10 | 18–10 | 10–8 | 11 |
Oregon State University | Pacific-10 | 19–10 | 11–7 | 6 |
University of Portland | West Coast | 23–6 | 12–2 | 13 |
Purdue University | Big Ten | 20–10 | 11–5 | 5 |
University of Rhode Island | Atlantic 10 | 21–7 | 13–3 | 10 |
Southern Methodist University | Southwest | 19–10 | 9–5 | 10 |
University of Southern Mississippi | Conference USA | 21–7 | 11–3 | 9 |
University of Texas at Austin | Southwest | 20–8 | 13–1 | 5 |
Texas Tech University | Southwest | 25–4 | 13–1 | 4 |
Tulane University | Conference USA | 21–9 | 9–5 | 14 |
University of Utah | Western Athletic | 21–7 | 12–2 | 8 |
Vanderbilt University | Southeastern | 20–7 | 7–4 | 3 |
University of Virginia | Atlantic Coast | 23–6 | 13–3 | 3 |
University of Wisconsin–Madison | Big Ten | 21–7 | 12–4 | 6 |
Thirty-one conferences earned an automatic bid. In seventeen cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-three additional at-large teams were selected from fourteen of the conferences.[2]
Bids | Conference | Teams |
7 | Southeastern | Tennessee, Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt |
6 | Big Ten | Penn St., Iowa, Michigan St., Ohio St., Purdue, Wisconsin |
4 | Atlantic Coast | Clemson, Duke, North Carolina St., Virginia |
4 | Big Eight | Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma St. |
4 | Conference USA | Memphis, DePaul, Southern Miss., Tulane |
4 | Southwest | Texas A&M, SMU, Texas, Texas Tech |
3 | Atlantic 10 | George Washington, Massachusetts, Rhode Island |
3 | Pacific-10 | Stanford, Oregon, Oregon St. |
2 | Big East | Connecticut, Notre Dame |
2 | Colonial | Old Dominion, James Madison |
2 | Mid-American | Toledo, Kent St. |
2 | Ohio Valley | Austin Peay, Middle Tenn. |
2 | West Coast | San Francisco, Portland |
2 | Western Athletic | Colorado St., Utah |
1 | Big Sky | Montana |
1 | Big South | Radford |
1 | Big West | Hawaii |
1 | Ivy | Harvard |
1 | Metro Atlantic | Manhattan |
1 | Mid-Continent | Youngstown St. |
1 | Mid-Eastern | Howard |
1 | Midwestern Collegiate | Butler |
1 | Missouri Valley | Missouri St. |
1 | North Atlantic | Maine |
1 | Northeast | St. Francis (PA) |
1 | Patriot | Holy Cross |
1 | Southern | Appalachian St. |
1 | Southland | Stephen F. Austin |
1 | Southwestern | Grambling State |
1 | Sun Belt | Louisiana Tech |
1 | Trans-America | UCF |
First and second rounds
1996 NCAA NCAA first and second round venues
In 1996, the field remained at 64 teams. The teams were seeded, and assigned to four geographic regions, with seeds 1-16 in each region. In Round 1, seeds 1 and 16 faced each other, as well as seeds 2 and 15, seeds 3 and 14, seeds 4 and 13, seeds 5 and 12, seeds 6 and 11, seeds 7 and 10, and seeds 8 and 9. In the first two rounds, the top four seeds were given the opportunity to host the first-round game. In all cases, the higher seed accepted the opportunity.[3]
The following table lists the region, host school, venue and the sixteen first and second round locations:
Regionals and Final Four
1996 NCAA regionals and Final Four
The Regionals, named for the general location, were held from March 23 to March 25 at these sites:
- East Regional University Hall (University of Virginia), Charlottesville, Virginia (Host: University of Virginia)
- Midwest Regional William R. Johnson Coliseum, Nacogdoches, Texas (Host: Stephen F. Austin University)
- West Regional Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington (Host: University of Washington)
- Mideast Regional Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois (Host: DePaul University)
Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four held on March 29 and March 31 in Charlotte, North Carolina at the Charlotte Coliseum, (co-hosted by Davidson College and UNC Charlotte).
The sixty-four teams came from thirty-two states, plus Washington, D.C. Texas and Tennessee had the most teams with five bids. Eighteen states did not have any teams receiving bids.[2]
Bids | State | Teams |
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5 | Tennessee | Austin Peay, Memphis, Tennessee, Middle Tenn., Vanderbilt |
5 | Texas | Stephen F. Austin, Texas A&M, SMU, Texas, Texas Tech |
4 | Ohio | Toledo, Youngstown St., Kent St., Ohio St. |
4 | Virginia | Old Dominion, Radford, James Madison, Virginia |
3 | Indiana | Butler, Notre Dame, Purdue |
3 | Louisiana | Grambling State, Louisiana Tech, Tulane |
3 | Massachusetts | Harvard, Holy Cross, Massachusetts |
3 | North Carolina | Appalachian St., Duke, North Carolina St. |
3 | Oregon | Oregon, Oregon St., Portland |
2 | Alabama | Alabama, Auburn |
2 | California | San Francisco, Stanford |
2 | Colorado | Colorado, Colorado St. |
2 | District of Columbia | George Washington, Howard |
2 | Florida | UCF, Florida |
2 | Mississippi | Ole Miss, Southern Miss. |
1 | New York | Manhattan |
1 | Connecticut | Connecticut |
1 | Georgia | Georgia |
1 | Hawaii | Hawaii |
1 | Illinois | DePaul |
1 | Iowa | Iowa |
1 | Kansas | Kansas |
1 | Maine | Maine |
1 | Michigan | Michigan St. |
1 | Missouri | Missouri St. |
1 | Montana | Montana |
1 | Nebraska | Nebraska |
1 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma St. |
2 | Pennsylvania | Penn St., St Francis |
1 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island |
1 | South Carolina | Clemson |
1 | Utah | Utah |
1 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
First round March 15 and 16 | Second round March 17 and 18 | Regional semifinals March 23 University Hall Charlottesville, VA | Regional finals March 25 University Hall Charlottesville, VA | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Tennessee | 97 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Radford | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Tennessee | 97 | |||||||||||||||||
Knoxville, TN | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Ohio State | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Memphis | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Ohio State | 97 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Tennessee | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Kansas | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Texas | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | SW Missouri St. | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Texas | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
Lawrence, KS | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Kansas | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Kansas | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Middle Tennessee State | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Tennessee | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Virginia | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | George Washington | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Maine | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | George Washington | 43 | |||||||||||||||||
Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Virginia | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Virginia | 100 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Manhattan | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Virginia | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Old Dominion | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Ole Miss | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Toledo | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Toledo | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
Norfolk, VA | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Old Dominion | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Old Dominion | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Holy Cross | 56 |
First round March 15 and 16 | Second round March 17 and 18 | Regional semifinals March 23 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL | Regional finals March 25 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Connecticut | 94 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Howard | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Connecticut | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
Storrs, CT | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Michigan State | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Massachusetts | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Michigan State | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Connecticut | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | San Francisco | 44 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Florida | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | San Francisco | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | San Francisco | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
Durham, NC | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Duke | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Duke | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | James Madison | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Connecticut | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Vanderbilt | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Wisconsin | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Oregon | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Wisconsin | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
Nashville, TN | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Vanderbilt | 96 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Vanderbilt | 100 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Harvard | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Vanderbilt | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Iowa | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | DePaul | 96 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | SMU | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | DePaul | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
Iowa City, IA | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Iowa | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Iowa | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Butler | 67 |
First round March 15 and 16 | Second round March 17 and 18 | Regional semifinals March 23 William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, Texas | Regional finals March 25 William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, Texas | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Louisiana Tech | 98 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Central Florida | 41 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Louisiana Tech | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
Ruston, LA | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Southern Mississippi | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Utah | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Southern Mississippi | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Louisiana Tech | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Texas Tech | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Purdue | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Notre Dame | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Notre Dame | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
Lubbock, Texas | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Texas Tech | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Texas Tech | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Portland | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Louisiana Tech | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Georgia | 90 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Oregon State | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Stephen F. Austin | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Stephen F. Austin | 93 | |||||||||||||||||
Clemson, SC | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Clemson | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Clemson | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Austin Peay | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Stephen F. Austin | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Georgia | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Oklahoma State | 90 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Rhode Island | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Oklahoma State | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
Athens, GA | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Georgia | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Georgia | 98 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | St. Francis PA | 66 |
First round March 15 and 16 | Second round March 17 and 18 | Regional semifinals March 23 Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA | Regional finals March 25 Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Stanford | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Grambling State | 43 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Stanford | 94 | |||||||||||||||||
Stanford, CA | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Colorado State | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Colorado State | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Nebraska | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Stanford | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Alabama | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | North Carolina State | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Montana | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | North Carolina State | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Alabama | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Alabama | 95 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Appalachian State | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Stanford | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Auburn | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Auburn | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Hawaii | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Auburn | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
Boulder, CO | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Colorado | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Colorado | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Tulane | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Auburn | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Penn State | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Texas A&M | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Kent State | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Kent State | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
University Park, PA | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Penn State | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Penn State | 94 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Youngstown State | 71 |
Final Four – Charlotte, North Carolina
National semifinals March 29 | National championship March 31 | ||||||||
E1 | Tennessee | 88 | |||||||
ME1 | Connecticut | 83OT | |||||||
E1 | Tennessee | 83 | |||||||
MW2 | Georgia | 65 | |||||||
MW2 | Georgia | 86 | |||||||
W1 | Stanford | 76 |
Record by conference
Sixteen conferences had more than one bid, or at least one win in NCAA Tournament play:[2]
Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | Round of 32 |
Sweet Sixteen |
Elite Eight |
Final Four |
Championship Game |
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Southeastern | 7 | 19–6 | .760 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Big Ten | 6 | 7–6 | .538 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – |
Atlantic Coast | 4 | 6–4 | .600 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
Big Eight | 4 | 4–4 | .500 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – |
Southwest | 4 | 3–4 | .429 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
Conference USA | 4 | 2–4 | .333 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
Pacific-10 | 3 | 4–3 | .571 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
Atlantic 10 | 3 | 1–3 | .250 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
Big East | 2 | 5–2 | .714 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
Colonial | 2 | 2–2 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
Mid-American | 2 | 2–2 | .500 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
West Coast | 2 | 2–2 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
Western Athletic | 2 | 1–2 | .333 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
Ohio Valley | 2 | 0–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Sun Belt | 1 | 3–1 | .750 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
Southland | 1 | 2–1 | .667 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
Fifteen conferences went 0-1: Big Sky Conference, Big South Conference, Big West Conference, Ivy League, MAAC, Mid-Continent, MEAC, Midwestern Collegiate, Missouri Valley Conference, North Atlantic Conference, Northeast Conference, Patriot League, Southern Conference, SWAC, and Trans America[2]
- Michelle M. Marciniak, Tennessee
- Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee
- Tiffani Johnson, Tennessee
- La'Keshia Frett, Georgia
- Saudia Roundtree, Georgia [2]
- Art Bomegen (semifinal)
- Doug Cloud (semifinal)
- Wes Dean (semifinal)
- John Morningstar (semifinal)
- Bob Trammell (semifinal)
- Scott Yarborough (semifinal)
- Sally Bell (final)
- Dee Kantner (final)
- Violet Palmer (final) [2]
This was the first year the NCAA used three officials in tournament games, which was the standard for men's games since the 1978-79 season. Several conferences, including the SEC, assigned three officials to its regular season and conference tournament games for several seasons before the NCAA changed its rules.
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