1996 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

1996 NCAA Women's Division I
Basketball Tournament

Teams

Finals site

Charlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, North Carolina

Champions

Tennessee (4th title)

Runner-up

Georgia (2nd title game)

Semifinalists

Connecticut (3rd Final Four)
Stanford (5th Final Four)

NCAA Women's Division I Tournaments

«1995

1997»

The 1996 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament took place from March 15 – March 31, 1996. The Final Four consisted of Connecticut, Georgia, Stanford, and Tennessee. Tennessee defeated Georgia 83–65 in the championship game.^[1]

1 Regional cities
2 Brackets
3 See also
4 References

Regional cities

Regional Cities
Regional	City
East Regional	Charlottesville, Virginia
Mideast Regional	Rosemont, Illinois
Midwest Regional	Nacogdoches, Texas
West Regional	Seattle, Washington

Brackets

East Region

First round March 15 and 16 Higher Seed's Home Court			Second round March 17 and 18 Higher Seed's Home Court			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

			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

			4	Kansas	77
4	Kansas	72

13	Middle Tenn. St.	57
									1	Tennessee	52

									3	Virginia	46
6	George Washington	83

11	Maine	67
			6	George Washington	43

			3	Virginia	62
3	Virginia	100

14	Manhattan	55
						3	Virginia	72

						2	Old Dominion	60
7	Mississippi	53

10	Toledo	65
			10	Toledo	66

			2	Old Dominion	72
2	Old Dominion	83

15	Holy Cross	56

Mideast Region

First round March 15 and 16 Higher Seed's Home Court			Second round March 17 and 18 Higher Seed's Home Court			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

			9	Mich. St.	68
8	Mass.	57

9	Mich. St.	60
						1	Connecticut	72

						12	San Francisco	44
5	Florida	61

12	San Francisco	68
			12	San Francisco	64

			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

			3	Vanderbilt	96
3	Vanderbilt	100

14	Harvard	83
						3	Vanderbilt	74

						2	Iowa	63
7	DePaul	96

10	SMU	82
			7	DePaul	71

			2	Iowa	72
2	Iowa	72

15	Butler	67

Midwest Region

First round March 15 and 16 Higher Seed's Home Court			Second round March 17 and 18 Higher Seed's Home Court			Regional semifinals March 23 William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX			Regional finals March 25 William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX

1	Louisiana Tech	98
16	Central Florida	41
			1	Louisiana Teh	84

			9	S. Miss.	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

			4	Texas Tech	82
4	Texas Tech	78

13	Portland	61
									1	Louisiana Tech	76

									3	Georgia	90
6	Oregon State	65

11	Stephen F. Austin	67
			11	S.F. Austin	93

			3	Clemson	88
3	Clemson	79

14	Austin Peay	52
						11	S.F. Austin	64

						2	Georgia	78
7	Oklahoma State	90

10	Rhode Island	82
			7	OSU	55

			2	Georgia	83
2	Georgia	98

15	St. Francis	66

West Region

First round March 15 and 16 Higher Seed's Home Court			Second round March 17 and 18 Higher Seed's Home Court			Regional semifinals March 23 Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA			Regional finals March 25 Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA

1	Stanford	82
16	Grambling	43
			1	Stanford	94

			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	N.C. State	68

			4	Alabama	88
4	Alabama	95

13	Appalachian State	66
									1	Stanford	71

									6	Auburn	57
6	Auburn	73

11	Hawaii	53
			6	Auburn	66

			3	Colorado	61
3	Colorado	83

14	Tulane	75
						6	Auburn	75

						2	Penn State	69
7	Texas A&M	68

10	Kent	72
			10	Kent	59

			2	Penn State	86
2	Penn State	94

15	Youngstown State	71

Final Four

National Semifinals March 29			National Championship March 31

1E	Tennessee	88*
1ME	Connecticut	83
			1E	Tennessee	83
			2MW	Georgia	65
2MW	Georgia	86
1W	Stanford	76

References

^ Gregory Cooper. "1996 Tournament". Archived from the original on 2009-10-21. http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/1244/1996-bracket.html.

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