1996 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

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1996 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament
Teams64
Finals siteSalem, Virginia
ChampionsRowan Profs (1st title)
Runner-upHope Flying Dutchmen (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJohn Giannini (Rowan)
MOPTerrence Stewart (Rowan)
Attendance67,695
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
«1995 1997»

The 1996 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 22nd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.

The field contained sixty-four teams, each allocated to one of four sectionals played on campus sites. The national semifinals, third-place final, and championship final, meanwhile, were contested at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.[1] Salem would remain the home of the Division III final four through the 2017–18 season.

Rowan defeated Hope, 100–93, in the final, clinching their first national title.

The Profs (28–4) were coached by John Giannini. Giannini would go on to coach at Maine and La Salle at the Division I level.

Bracket

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Top left sectional

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First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
RIT 51
Geneseo State 73
Geneseo State 61
Buffalo State 71
Buffalo State 74
St. John Fisher 65
Buffalo State 59
Wilkes 64
Wilkes 87
Allentown 72
Wilkes 96*
Cabrini 91
Cabrini 85
Catholic 65
Wilkes 70
Franklin & Marshall 107
Hamilton 78
St. Lawrence 85
St. Lawrence 70
RPI 78
Hartwick 55
RPI 68
RPI 58
Franklin & Marshall 74
Lycoming 103
Gettysburg 75
Lycoming 61
Franklin & Marshall 72
Franklin & Marshall 118
Salisbury State 69

Bottom left sectional

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First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
UW–Platteville 77
UW–Whitewater 85
UW–Whitewater 63
Claremont–Mudd–Scripps 62
Upper Iowa 58
Claremont–Mudd–Scripps 70
UW–Whitewater 66
Hope 88
Hope 65
Kalamazoo 62
Hope 80
John Carroll 61
John Carroll 86
Wooster 72
Hope 69
Wittenberg 60
UW–Oshkosh 79
Simpson (IA) 74
UW–Oshkosh 60
Gustavus Adolphus 61**
Gustavus Adolphus 72
Concordia–Moorhead 61
Gustavus Adolphus 68
Wittenberg 76
Ohio Northern 57
Capital 68
Capital 60
Wittenberg 65
Wittenberg 70
Baldwin Wallace 61

Top right sectional

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First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
Williams 78
Plymouth State 62
Williams 91
Bowdoin 64
Bowdoin 62
Springfield 56
Williams 77
Rowan 85
Rowan 130
York (NY) 66
Rowan 102
Jersey City State 83
Staten Island 63
Jersey City State 73
Rowan 98
Richard Stockton 70
Anna Maria 111
Babson 90
Anna Maria 74
Salem State 67
Salem State 76
Western Connecticut 60
Anna Maria 88
Richard Stockton 95
NYU 105
NJIT 88
NYU 77
Richard Stockton 81*
Richard Stockton 80
Mount Saint Vincent 54

Bottom right sectional

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First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
Wheaton (IL) 131
Grinnell 117
Wheaton (IL) 75
Washington–St. Louis 93
Washington–St. Louis 76
Rose–Hulman 74
Washington–St. Louis 87
Christopher Newport 71
Randolph–Macon 57
Christopher Newport 66
Christopher Newport 73
Millsaps 69
Millsaps 83
Bridgewater (VA) 72
Washington–St. Louis 61
Illinois Wesleyan 73
Hanover 85
Fontbonne 43
Hanover 67
Illinois Wesleyan 73
Illinois Wesleyan 77
Ripon 66
Illinois Wesleyan 116
Roanoke 88
Hendrix 97
Stillman 85
Hendrix 64
Roanoke 80
Roanoke 128
Shenandoah 110

National finals

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National Semifinals National Championship
    
Franklin & Marshall 57
Hope 76
Hope 93
Rowan 100
Rowan 79
Illinois Wesleyan 66 National Third-place
Franklin & Marshall 57
Illinois Wesleyan 89

All-tournament team

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  • Terrence Stewart, Rowan
  • Antwan Dasher, Rowan
  • Joel Holstege, Hope
  • Duane Bosma, Hope
  • Chris Simich, Illinois Wesleyan

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 24. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
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