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1996 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament
Volleyball competition
Volleyball competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 1996 |
| Image | 1996NCAAVBLOGO.jpg |
| Caption | 1996 NCAA Final Four logo |
| Champions | Stanford |
| TitleCount | 3rd |
| RunnerUp | Hawaii |
| GameCount | 5th NCAA (9th national) |
| Semifinal1 | Nebraska |
| FinalFourCount | 5th |
| Semifinal2 | Florida |
| FinalFourCount2 | 3rd |
| Coach | Don Shaw |
| CoachCount | 3rd |
| MOP | Kerri Walsh |
| MOPTeam | (Stanford) |
| AllTournamentTeam |
The 1996 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began with 48 teams and ended on December 21, 1996, when Stanford defeated Hawaii 3 games to 0 in the NCAA championship match.
Stanford's win over Hawaii for the title was, and remains, one of the most lopsided finals in NCAA championship history. Stanford won 15-7, 15-3, 15-5. The 15 points scored by Hawaii was the lowest in an NCAA championship match since the NCAA tournament began in 1981.
Play-in games
| team-width = 175 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Coastal Carolina (BSC, 26-6) | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Chattanooga (SoCon, 26-10) | RD1-score2=0 | team-width = 175 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Hofstra (A-East, 18-18) | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Siena (MAAC, 21-8) | RD1-score2=1 | team-width = 175 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=SE Missouri St. (OVC, 27-7) | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Valparaiso (Mid-Cont., 26-8) | RD1-score2=1 | team-width = 175 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=UCF (TAAC, 21-12) | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Florida A&M (MEAC, 14-13) | RD1-score2=0 | team-width = 175 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Sam Houston (SLC, 24-14) | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Grambling State (SWAC, ?) | RD1-score2=0 | team-width = 175 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Colgate (Patriot, 27-6) | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Rider (Northeast, 16-12) | RD1-score2=0
Records
| Pacific Regional | Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal State Northridge | Big Sky | Automatic | 22-10 | ||
| Colorado State | WAC | At-large | 22-10 | ||
| Houston | Conference USA | At-large | 24-7 | ||
| Kansas State | Big 12 | At-large | 25-8 | ||
| Loyola Marymount | West Coast | Automatic | 25-2 | ||
| Northern Illinois | Midwestern Collegiate | Automatic | 27-7 | ||
| South Florida | Conference USA | Automatic | 27-4 | ||
| Southeast Missouri State | Ohio Valley | Automatic | 28-7 | ||
| Stanford | Pac-10 | Automatic | 26-2 | ||
| UC Santa Barbara | Big West | At-large | 22-8 | ||
| USC | Pac-10 | At-large | 19-8 | ||
| Washington State | Pac-10 | At-large | 25-5 |
| East Regional | Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | SEC | At-large | 24-10 | ||
| Brown | Ivy League | Automatic | 20-13 | ||
| Coastal Carolina | Big South | Automatic | 27-6 | ||
| Colgate | Patriot | Automatic | 28-6 | ||
| George Mason | CAA | Automatic | 26-2 | ||
| Georgia Tech | ACC | At-large | 31-7 | ||
| Louisville | Conference USA | At-large | 24-4 | ||
| Maryland | ACC | Automatic | 26-4 | ||
| Nebraska | Big 12 | Automatic | 27-3 | ||
| Penn State | Big Ten | Auto (shared) | 29-2 | ||
| Rhode Island | Atlantic 10 | Automatic | 31-6 | ||
| Wisconsin | Big Ten | At-large | 23-7 |
|-
| Mountain Regional | Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Pac-10 | At-large | 19-9 | ||
| BYU | WAC | Automatic | 25-6 | ||
| Colorado | Big 12 | At-large | 18-9 | ||
| Hawaii | WAC | At-large | 31-2 | ||
| Oral Roberts | Independent | At-large | 27-4 | ||
| Pacific | Big West | At-large | 25-6 | ||
| Sam Houston State | Southland | Automatic | 25-14 | ||
| San Diego | West Coast | At-large | 22-7 | ||
| San Diego State | WAC | At-large | 21-10 | ||
| Texas | Big 12 | At-large | 22-6 | ||
| Texas Tech | Big 12 | At-large | 25-8 | ||
| Washington | Pac-10 | At-large | 22-7 |
| Central Regional | Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ark.-Little Rock | Sun Belt | Automatic | 29-7 | ||
| Florida | SEC | Automatic | 34-1 | ||
| Hofstra | America East | Automatic | 19-18 | ||
| Illinois State | Missouri Valley | Automatic | 28-7 | ||
| Long Beach State | Big West | Automatic | 32-2 | ||
| Miami (OH) | Mid-American | Automatic | 24-6 | ||
| Michigan State | Big Ten | Auto (shared) | 24-6 | ||
| Minnesota | Big Ten | At-large | 23-10 | ||
| Notre Dame | Big East | Automatic | 21-11 | ||
| Ohio State | Big Ten | At-large | 26-5 | ||
| Texas A&M | Big 12 | At-large | 24-7 | ||
| UCF | Trans America | Automatic | 23-12 |
|}
Brackets
Pacific regional
| RD1-team01=Houston | RD1-score01=0 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=Colorado State | RD1-score02=3 | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=Southern California | RD1-score07=3 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=SE Missouri State | RD1-score08=0 | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=UCSB | RD1-score09=3 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=Northern Illinois | RD1-score10=2 | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=Cal St. Northridge | RD1-score15=1 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=Kansas State | RD1-score16=3 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Stanford | RD2-score01=3 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=Colorado State | RD2-score02=0 | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=Southern California | RD2-score03=3 | RD2-seed04=4 | RD2-team04=South Florida | RD2-score04=1 | RD2-seed05=3 | RD2-team05=Loyola Marymount | RD2-score05=3 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=UCSB | RD2-score06=1 | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=Kansas State | RD2-score07=0 | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=Washington State | RD2-score08=3 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Stanford | RD3-score01=3 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=Southern California | RD3-score02=0 | RD3-seed03=3 | RD3-team03=Loyola Marymount | RD3-score03=1 | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=Washington State | RD3-score04=3 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=Stanford | RD4-score01=3 | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=Washington State | RD4-score02=0
East regional
| RD1-team01=Rhode Island | RD1-score01=2 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=Arkansas | RD1-score02=3 | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=Louisville | RD1-score07=3 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=Brown | RD1-score08=0 | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=Wisconsin | RD1-score09=3 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=Colgate | RD1-score10=0 | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=Coastal Carolina | RD1-score15=0 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=Georgia Tech | RD1-score16=3 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Nebraska | RD2-score01=3 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=Arkansas | RD2-score02=1 | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=Louisville | RD2-score03=3 | RD2-seed04=4 | RD2-team04=Maryland | RD2-score04=1 | RD2-seed05=3 | RD2-team05=George Mason | RD2-score05=1 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=Wisconsin | RD2-score06=3 | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=Georgia Tech | RD2-score07=0 | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=Penn State | RD2-score08=3 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Nebraska | RD3-score01=3 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=Louisville | RD3-score02=0 | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=Wisconsin | RD3-score03=0 | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=Penn State | RD3-score04=3 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=Nebraska | RD4-score01=3 | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=Penn State | RD4-score02=2
Mountain regional
| RD1-team01=Colorado | RD1-score01=3 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=Oral Roberts | RD1-score02=1 | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=San Diego State | RD1-score07=3 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=Sam Houston State | RD1-score08=0 | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=Washington | RD1-score09=3 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=Texas Tech | RD1-score10=0 | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=San Diego | RD1-score15=2 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=Arizona | RD1-score16=3 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Hawaii | RD2-score01=3 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=Colorado | RD2-score02=0 | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=San Diego State | RD2-score03=0 | RD2-seed04=4 | RD2-team04=Texas | RD2-score04=3 | RD2-seed05=3 | RD2-team05=BYU | RD2-score05=3 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=Washington | RD2-score06=1 | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=Arizona | RD2-score07=1 | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=Pacific | RD2-score08=3 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Hawaii | RD3-score01=3 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=Texas | RD3-score02=1 | RD3-seed03=3 | RD3-team03=BYU | RD3-score03=3 | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=Pacific | RD3-score04=2 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=Hawaii | RD4-score01=3 | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-team02=BYU | RD4-score02=0
Central regional
| RD1-team01=Illinois State | RD1-score01=3 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=Miami (Oh.) | RD1-score02=1 | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=Notre Dame | RD1-score07=3 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=Hofstra | RD1-score08=0 | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=Texas A&M | RD1-score09=3 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=Arkansas-Little Rock | RD1-score10=0 | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=Central Florida | RD1-score15=2 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=Minnesota | RD1-score16=3 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Florida | RD2-score01=3 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=Illinois State | RD2-score02=0 | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=Notre Dame | RD2-score03=2 | RD2-seed04=4 | RD2-team04=Ohio State | RD2-score04=3 | RD2-seed05=3 | RD2-team05=Michigan State | RD2-score05=3 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=Texas A&M | RD2-score06=0 | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=Minnesota | RD2-score07=0 | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=Long Beach State | RD2-score08=3 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Florida | RD3-score01=3 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=Ohio State | RD3-score02=2 | RD3-seed03=3 | RD3-team03=Michigan State | RD3-score03=3 | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=Long Beach State | RD3-score04=1 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=Florida | RD4-score01=3 | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-team02=Michigan State | RD4-score02=1
Final Four - [[CSU Convocation Center]], [[Cleveland, Ohio]]
| RD1-seed1= 1 | RD1-team1= Stanford | RD1-score1= 3 | RD1-seed2= 1 | RD1-team2= Nebraska | RD1-score2= 1 | RD1-seed3= 1 | RD1-team3= Hawaii | RD1-score3= 3 | RD1-seed4= 1 | RD1-team4= Florida | RD1-score4= 0 | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1= Stanford | RD2-score1= 3 | RD2-seed2= 1 | RD2-team2= Hawaii | RD2-score2= 0
References
References
- (1996-12-21). "Top-Seeded Stanford beats Hawaiʻi, 3-0". Stanford Athletics.
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