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1996 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

American college basketball tournament

Field	Value
Gender	Women's
Year	1996
Image	1996WomensFinalFourLogo.jpg
ImageSize	150px
Teams	64
FinalFourArena	Charlotte Coliseum
FinalFourCity	Charlotte, North Carolina
Champions	Tennessee Volunteers
TitleCount	4th
ChampGameCount	6th
ChampFFCount	9th
RunnerUp	Georgia Bulldogs
GameCount	2nd
RunnerFFCount	4th
Semifinal1	Connecticut Huskies
FinalFourCount	3rd
Semifinal2	Stanford Cardinal
FinalFourCount2	5th
Coach	Pat Summitt
CoachCount	4th
MOP	Michelle Marciniak
MOPTeam	Tennessee

The 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.

Tournament records

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.

Qualifying teams – automatic

Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 1996 NCAA Tournament. Thirty-one conferences were eligible for an automatic bid.

Automatic Bids
Season	Conference	Seed
Appalachian State University	Southern Conference		13
Austin Peay State University	Ohio Valley Conference		14
Butler University	Midwestern Collegiate		15
Clemson University	ACC		3
University of Colorado at Boulder	Big Eight		3
Colorado State University	WAC		8
University of Connecticut	Big East		1
The George Washington University	Atlantic 10		6
Grambling State University	SWAC		16
Harvard University	Ivy League		14
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa	Big West Conference		11
College of the Holy Cross	Patriot League		15
Howard University	MEAC		16
Louisiana Tech University	Sun Belt Conference		1
University of Maine	North Atlantic Conference		11
Manhattan College	MAAC		14
University of Memphis	Conference USA		8
Missouri State University	Missouri Valley Conference		12
University of Montana	Big Sky Conference		12
Old Dominion University	Colonial		2
Pennsylvania State University	Big Ten		2
Radford University	Big South Conference		16
University of San Francisco	West Coast Conference		12
St. Francis (PA)	Northeast Conference		15
Stanford University	Pac-10		1
Stephen F. Austin State University	Southland		11
University of Tennessee	SEC		1
Texas A&M University	Southwest		7
University of Toledo	MAC		10
University of Central Florida	Trans America		16
Youngstown State University	Mid-Continent		15

Qualifying teams – at-large

Thirty-three additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations.

At-large Bids
Season	Conference	Seed
University of Alabama	Southeastern		4
Auburn University	Southeastern		6
DePaul University	Conference USA		7
Duke University	Atlantic Coast		4
University of Florida	Southeastern		5
University of Georgia	Southeastern		2
University of Iowa	Big Ten		2
James Madison University	Colonial		13
University of Kansas	Big Eight		4
Kent State University	Mid-American		10
University of Massachusetts	Atlantic 10		8
Michigan State University	Big Ten		9
Middle Tennessee State University	Ohio Valley		13
University of Mississippi (Ole Miss)	Southeastern		7
University of Nebraska–Lincoln	Big Eight		9
North Carolina State University	Atlantic Coast		5
University of Notre Dame	Big East		12
Ohio State University	Big Ten		9
Oklahoma State University–Stillwater	Big Eight		7
University of Oregon	Pacific-10		11
Oregon State University	Pacific-10		6
University of Portland	West Coast		13
Purdue University	Big Ten		5
University of Rhode Island	Atlantic 10		10
Southern Methodist University	Southwest		10
University of Southern Mississippi	Conference USA		9
University of Texas at Austin	Southwest		5
Texas Tech University	Southwest		4
Tulane University	Conference USA		14
University of Utah	Western Athletic		8
Vanderbilt University	Southeastern		3
University of Virginia	Atlantic Coast		3
University of Wisconsin–Madison	Big Ten		6

Bids by conference

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.

1	Trans-America	UCF

First and second rounds

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.

The following table lists the region, host school, venue and the sixteen first and second round locations:

Region	Rnd	Host	Venue	City	State
East	1&2	Old Dominion University	Old Dominion University Fieldhouse	Norfolk	Virginia
East	1&2	University of Virginia	University Hall (University of Virginia)	Charlottesville	Virginia
East	1&2	University of Tennessee	Thompson-Boling Arena	Knoxville	Tennessee
East	1&2	University of Kansas	Allen Field House	Lawrence	Kansas
Mideast	1&2	University of Iowa	Carver–Hawkeye Arena	Iowa City	Iowa
Mideast	1&2	University of Connecticut	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion	Storrs	Connecticut
Mideast	1&2	Vanderbilt University	Memorial Gymnasium (Vanderbilt University)	Nashville	Tennessee
Mideast	1&2	Duke University	Cameron Indoor Stadium	Durham	North Carolina
Midwest	1&2	University of Georgia	Georgia Coliseum (Stegeman Coliseum)	Athens	Georgia
Midwest	1&2	Louisiana Tech University	Thomas Assembly Center	Ruston	Louisiana
Midwest	1&2	Clemson University	Littlejohn Coliseum	Clemson	South Carolina
Midwest	1&2	Texas Tech University	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum	Lubbock	Texas
West	1&2	Pennsylvania State University	Recreation Building (Rec Hall)	University Park	Pennsylvania
West	1&2	University of Colorado	CU Events Center (Coors Events Center)	Boulder	Colorado
West	1&2	Stanford University	Maples Pavilion	Stanford	California
West	1&2	University of Alabama	Coleman Coliseum	Tuscaloosa	Alabama

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).

Bids by state

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.

NCAA Women's basketball Tournament invitations by state 1996

Bids	State	Teams
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

Brackets

East Region – Charlottesville, Virginia

Mideast Region – Rosemont, Illinois

Midwest Region – Nacogdoches, Texas

West Region – Seattle, Washington

Final Four – Charlotte, North Carolina

Record by conference

Sixteen conferences had more than one bid, or at least one win in NCAA Tournament play:

Conference	# of Bids	Win %	Round
of 32	Sweet
Sixteen	Elite
Eight	Final
Four	Championship
Game
Southeastern	7	.760	5	5	4	2	2
Big Ten	6	.538	5	2	–	–	–
Atlantic Coast	4	.600	4	1	1	–	–
Big Eight	4	.500	3	1	–	–	–
Southwest	4	.429	2	1	–	–	–
Conference USA	4	.333	2	–	–	–	–
Pacific-10	3	.571	1	1	1	1	–
Atlantic 10	3	.250	1	–	–	–	–
Big East	2	.714	2	1	1	1	–
Colonial	2	.500	1	1	–	–	–
Mid-American	2	.500	2	–	–	–	–
West Coast	2	.500	1	1	–	–	–
Western Athletic	2	.333	1	–	–	–	–
Ohio Valley	2	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sun Belt	1	.750	1	1	1	–	–
Southland	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

All-Tournament team

Michelle M. Marciniak, Tennessee
Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee
Tiffani Johnson, Tennessee
La'Keshia Frett, Georgia
Saudia Roundtree, Georgia

Game officials

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) 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.

References

Gregory Cooper. "1996 Tournament".
"Attendance and Sites". NCAA.
Nixon, Rick. "Official 2012 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book". NCAA.

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