1996 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

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1996 NCAA Division III
women's basketball tournament
Teams64
Finals siteWisconsin Oshkosh, Wisconsin
ChampionsWisconsin–Oshkosh Titans (1st title)
Runner-upMount Union Purple Raiders (1st title game)
Third placeSt. Thomas Tommies (3rd Final Four)
Fourth placeNYU Violets (1st Final Four)
Winning coachKathi Bennett (1st title)
NCAA Division III women's tournaments
«1995 1997»

The 1996 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 15th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.[1]

Wisconsin–Oshkosh defeated Mount Union in the championship game, 66–50, to claim the Titans' first Division III national title.

The championship rounds were hosted by the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Bracket

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  • An asterisk by a team indicates the host of first and second round games
  • An asterisk by a score indicates an overtime period

Atlantic sectional

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Play-in round
February 28, 1996
Campus sites 		Second round
March 2, 1996
Campus sites 		Sectional semifinals
March 8, 1996
Defiance, OH 		Sectional finals
March 9, 1996
Defiance, OH
        
Southern Maine* 66
Regis (MA) 48
Southern Maine* 73
Northeast Region
Westfield State 52
Worcester Tech 58
Westfield State* 63
Southern Maine 62
Mount Union 79
Capital* 71
Muskingum 65
Capital 62
Atlantic Region
Mount Union* 65
Wittenberg 51
Mount Union* 64
Mount Union 66
Defiance 61
Middlebury* 67
Emmanuel (MA) 54
Middlebury 55
Northeast Region
Salem State* 58
Eastern Connecticut 47
Salem State* 69
Salem State 58
Defiance 84
Salisbury 77
Goucher* 53
Salisbury 64
Atlantic Region
Defiance* 94
Baldwin Wallace 73
Defiance* 84

South sectional

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Play-in round
February 28, 1996
Campus sites 		Second round
March 2, 1996
Campus sites 		Sectional semifinals
March 8, 1996
Ashland, VA 		Sectional finals
March 9, 1996
Ashland, VA
        
Randolph-Macon* 91
Shenandoah 74
Randolph-Macon* 99
South Region
Millsaps 66
Hendrix 57
Millsaps* 65
Randolph-Macon 77
Bethel (MN)* 96
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps* 62
La Verne 61
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 60
West Region
Bethel (MN)* 64
Concordia Moorhead 60
Bethel (MN)* 64
Bethel (MN) 57
St. Thomas (MN) 65
Maryville (TN)* 77
Roanoke 76
Maryville (TN) 53
South Region
Marymount (VA)* 92
Trinity (TX) 53
Marymount (VA)* 92
Marymount (VA) 62
St. Thomas (MN) 67
UC San Diego* 58
Pomona-Pitzer 57
UC San Diego 42
West Region
St. Thomas (MN)* 66
St. Benedict 52
St. Thomas (MN)* 68

East sectional

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Play-in round
February 28, 1996
Campus sites 		Second round
March 2, 1996
Campus sites 		Sectional semifinals
March 8, 1996
New York, NY 		Sectional finals
March 9, 1996
New York, NY
        
Rowan* 81
Elizabethtown 68
Rowan* 90
Mid-Atlantic Region
Messiah 65
Messiah 75
Allentown* 65
Rowan 97
William Smith 69
William Smith* 83
Hartwick 61
William Smith* 85
East Region
Geneseo State 68
Binghamton 66
Geneseo State* 71
Rowan 63
NYU 68
Johns Hopkins* 70
Alvernia 58
Johns Hopkins 62
Mid-Atlantic Region
Scranton* 75
Cabrini 74
Scranton* 85
Scranton 48
NYU 77
Nazareth* 59
St. John Fisher 60
St. John Fisher 41
East Region
NYU* 82
CCNY 43
NYU *

Central sectional

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Play-in round
February 28, 1996
Campus sites 		Second round
March 2, 1996
Campus sites 		Sectional semifinals
March 8, 1996
Decatur, IL 		Sectional finals
March 9, 1996
Decatur, IL
        
Millikin* 74
MacMurray 43
Millikin* 74
Central Region
Luther 59
Luther 91
Buena Vista* 76
Millikin 71
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 90
Wisconsin–Eau Claire* 70
Wisconsin–Stout 41
Wisconsin–Eau Claire* 68
Great Lakes Region
Calvin 47
Ripon 50
Calvin* 60
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 57
Wisconsin–Oshkosh 62
Wheaton (IL)* 72
Carthage 71
Wheaton 62
Central Region
Washington St. Louis* 68
Illinois Wesleyan 63
Washington St. Louis* 68
Washington St. Louis 53
Wisconsin–Oshkosh 75
Alma* 44
Beloit 47
Beloit 50
Great Lakes Region
Wisconsin–Oshkosh* 69
DePauw 45
Wisconsin–Oshkosh* 77

Final Four

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Final Four
March 15, 1996
Oshkosh, WI 		National championship
March 16, 1996
Oshkosh, WI
    
Mount Union 71
St. Thomas (MN) 57
Mount Union 50
Wisconsin–Oshkosh 66
NYU 37
Wisconsin–Oshkosh 62 Third place
St. Thomas (MN) 75
NYU 51

All-tournament team

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  • Shelley Dietz, Wisconsin–Oshkosh
  • Wendy Wangerin, Wisconsin–Oshkosh
  • Suzy Venet, Mount Union
  • Tracy Wilson, Mount Union
  • Kirsten Vipond, St. Thomas (MN)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Division III Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
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