1996 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

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1996 (1996) NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteOman Arena
Tennessee Jackson, Tennessee
ChampionsSouthern Nazarene Redskins (4th title, 4th title game,
5th Fab Four)
Runner-upSE Oklahoma State Savages (2nd title game,
2nd Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Coach of the yearJerry Finkbeiner (Southern Nazarene)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Becky Cole (Southern Nazarene)
Chuck Taylor MVPCrystal Robinson (SE Oklahoma State)
Top scorerJoanna Cuprys (Auburn Montgomery)
(90 points)
NAIA Division I
women's tournaments
«1995 1997»

The 1996 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 1995–96 basketball season.

In a rematch of the 1995 final, second-seeded, two-time defending champions Southern Nazarene defeated top-seeded Southeastern Oklahoma State in the championship game, 80–79, to claim the Redskins' fourth NAIA national title. This would ultimately go on to be the third of four consecutive championships for Southern Nazarene.

The tournament was played at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee.[1]

Qualification

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See also: 1995–96 NAIA Division I women's basketball season

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, with the top sixteen teams receiving seeds.

The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format.

Bracket

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First round Second round Elite Eight Final Four National championship
               
1 SE Oklahoma State 86
LeTourneau 51
1 SE Oklahoma State 100
16 Arkansas Tech 58
Lewis–Clark State 55
16 Arkansas Tech 72
1 SE Oklahoma State 91
8 Central State (OH) 67
9 Xavier Louisiana 84
Claflin 50
9 Xavier Louisiana 60
8 Central State (OH) 75
Daemen 63
8 Central State (OH) 82
1 SE Oklahoma State 84
5 Lipscomb 75
5 Lipscomb 86
Lindenwood 60
5 Lipscomb 87
12 Montana State Northern 67
Oklahoma Baptist 62
12 Montana State Northern 65
5 Lipscomb 75
4 Auburn Montgomery 66
13 Western New Mexico 69*
SW Oklahoma State 68
13 Western New Mexico 75
4 Auburn Montgomery 91
St. Mary's (TX) 60
4 Auburn Montgomery 61*
1 SE Oklahoma State 79
2 Southern Nazarene 80
3 Union (TN) 76
Georgia Southwestern 48
3 Union (TN) 80
Campbellsville 58
Campbellsville 81
14 Wayland Baptist 80
3 Union (TN) 92
6 Western Washington 76
11 Montevallo 88
Harding 71
11 Montevallo 67
6 Western Washington 71
NW Oklahoma State 67
6 Western Washington 70*
3 Union (TN) 69
2 Southern Nazarene 70
7 East Central (OK) 74
Purdue Calumet 61
7 East Central (OK) 57
10 Simon Fraser 60
Rockhurst 54
10 Simon Fraser 61
10 Simon Fraser 55
2 Southern Nazarene 69*
15 Belmont 90
Mary Hardin-Baylor 94***
Mary Hardin-Baylor 55
2 Southern Nazarene 70
Biola 51
2 Southern Nazarene 81

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
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