1996 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament

1996 NCAA Women's Division I
Volleyball Tournament

1996 NCAA Final Four logo
Champions Stanford (3rd title)
Runner-Up Hawaiʻi (5th title match)
Semifinalists Nebraska (5th Final Four)
Florida (3rd Final Four)
Winning Coach Don Shaw (3rd title)
Most Outstanding
Player		 Kerri Walsh (Stanford)
NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournaments
«1995  1997»

The 1996 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began with 48 teams and ended on December 21, 1996 when Stanford defeated Hawaiʻi 3 games to 0 in the NCAA championship match.

Stanford's win over Hawaiʻi for the title was, and remains, one of the most lopsided finals in NCAA championship history. Stanford won 15-12, 15-0, 15-6. The 15 points scored by Hawaiʻi was the lowest in a championship match since the NCAA Tournament began in 1981.[1]

Contents

Brackets

Pacific regional

  First round Second round Regional Semifinal Regional Final
                                     
   Houston 0  
 Colorado State 3  
  1  Stanford 3  
     Colorado State 0  
      
        
  1  Stanford 3  
   Southern California 0  
        
        
   Southern California 3
    4  South Florida 1  
 Southern California 3
 SE Missouri State 0  
  1  Stanford 3
  2  Washington State 0
 UCSB 3  
 Northern Illinois 2  
  3  Loyola Marymount 3
     UCSB 1  
      
        
  3  Loyola Marymount 1
  2  Washington State 3  
        
        
   Kansas State 0
    2  Washington State 3  
 Cal St. Northridge 1
 Kansas State 3  

East regional

  First round Second round Regional Semifinal Regional Final
                                     
   Rhode Island 2  
 Arkansas 3  
  1  Nebraska 3  
     Arkansas 1  
      
        
  1  Nebraska 3  
   Louisville 0  
        
        
   Louisville 3
    4  Maryland 1  
 Louisville 3
 Brown 0  
  1  Nebraska 3
  2  Penn State 2
 Wisconsin 3  
 Colgate 0  
  3  George Mason 1
     Wisconsin 3  
      
        
   Wisconsin 0
  2  Penn State 3  
        
        
   Georgia Tech 0
    2  Penn State 3  
 Coastal Carolina 0
 Georgia Tech 3  

Mountain regional

  First round Second round Regional Semifinal Regional Final
                                     
   Colorado 3  
 Oral Roberts 1  
  1  Hawaiʻi 3  
     Colorado 0  
      
        
  1  Hawaiʻi 3  
  4  Texas 1  
        
        
   San Diego State 0
    4  Texas 3  
 San Diego State 3
 Sam Houston State 0  
  1  Hawaiʻi 3
  3  BYU 0
 Washington 3  
 Texas Tech 0  
  3  BYU 3
     Washington 1  
      
        
  3  BYU 3
  2  Pacific 2  
        
        
   Arizona 1
    2  Pacific 3  
 San Diego 2
 Arizona 3  

Central regional

  First round Second round Regional Semifinal Regional Final
                                     
   Illinois State 3  
 Miami (Oh.) 1  
  1  Florida 3  
     Illinois State 0  
      
        
  1  Florida 3  
  4  Ohio State 2  
        
        
   Notre Dame 2
    4  Ohio State 3  
 Notre Dame 3
 Hofstra 0  
  1  Florida 3
  3  Michigan State 1
 Texas A&M 3  
 Arkansas-Little Rock 0  
  3  Michigan State 3
     Texas A&M 0  
      
        
  3  Michigan State 3
  2  Long Beach State 1  
        
        
   Minnesota 0
    2  Long Beach State 3  
 Central Florida 2
 Minnesota 3  

Final Four - CSU Convocation Center, Cleveland, Ohio

  National Semifinals National Championship
                 
1  Stanford 3  
1  Nebraska 1  
    1  Stanford 3
  1  Hawaiʻi 0
1  Hawaiʻi 3
1  Florida 2  

See also

References

  1. ^ "Top-Seeded Stanford beats Hawaiʻi, 3-0". Stanford Athletics. 1996-12-21. http://www.gostanford.com/sports/w-volley/archive/9798spec-rel/stan-w-volley-spec-rel1221.html. Retrieved 2009-03-25.