1996 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

1996 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
Teams	64
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.

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

See also

• 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament