1996 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament
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]
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| Teams | 64 | ||||
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| Finals site |  Oshkosh, Wisconsin | ||||
| Champions | Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Mount Union Purple Raiders (1st title game) | ||||
| Third place | St. Thomas Tommies (3rd Final Four) | ||||
| Fourth place | NYU Violets (1st Final Four) | ||||
| Winning coach | Kathi Bennett (1st title) | ||||
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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
Final Four
| Final Four | National Championship | |||||||
| Mount Union | 71 | |||||||
| St. Thomas (MN) | 57 | |||||||
| Mount Union | 50 | |||||||
| Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 66 | |||||||
| Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 62 | |||||||
| NYU | 37 | Third Place | ||||||
| St. Thomas (MN) | 75 | |||||||
| NYU | 51 | |||||||
All-tournament team
- Shelley Dietz, Wisconsin–Oshkosh
- Wendy Wangerin, Wisconsin–Oshkosh
- Suzy Venet, Mount Union
- Tracy Wilson, Mount Union
- Kirsten Vipond, St. Thomas (MN)
See also
- 1996 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament
- 1996 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
- 1996 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament
- 1996 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
- 1996 NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament
References
- "Division III Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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