1996 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament

The 1996 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began with 48 teams and ended on December 21, 1996, when Stanford defeated Hawaiʻi 3 games to 0 in the NCAA championship match.

1996 NCAA Women's Division I Volleyball Tournament
1996 NCAA Final Four logo
ChampionsStanford (3rd title)
Runner-upHawaiʻi (5th NCAA (9th National) title match)
Semifinalists
Winning coachDon Shaw (3rd title)
Most outstanding playerKerri Walsh (Stanford)
Final Four All-Tournament Team

Stanford's win over Hawaiʻi 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 Hawaiʻi was the lowest in an NCAA championship match since the NCAA Tournament began in 1981.[1]

Play-in games
November 27
   
  Coastal Carolina (BSC, 26-6) 3
  Chattanooga (SoCon, 26-10) 0
November 27
   
  Hofstra (A-East, 18-18) 3
  Siena (MAAC, 21-8) 1
November 29
   
  SE Missouri St. (OVC, 27-7) 3
  Valparaiso (Mid-Cont., 26-8) 1
n/a
   
  UCF (TAAC, 21-12) 3
  Florida A&M (MEAC, 14-13) 0
n/a
   
  Sam Houston (SLC, 24-14) 3
  Grambling State (SWAC, ?) 0
n/a
   
  Colgate (Patriot, 27-6) 3
  Rider (Northeast, 16-12) 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
  First round Second round Regional Semifinal Regional Final
                                     
  Houston 0  
Colorado State 3  
  1 Stanford 3  
    Colorado State 0  
     
       
  1 Stanford 3  
  Southern California 0  
       
       
  Southern California 3
    4 South Florida 1  
Southern California 3
SE Missouri State 0  
  1 Stanford 3
  2 Washington State 0
UCSB 3  
Northern Illinois 2  
  3 Loyola Marymount 3
    UCSB 1  
     
       
  3 Loyola Marymount 1
  2 Washington State 3  
       
       
  Kansas State 0
    2 Washington State 3  
Cal St. Northridge 1
Kansas State 3  

East regional
  First round Second round Regional Semifinal Regional Final
                                     
  Rhode Island 2  
Arkansas 3  
  1 Nebraska 3  
    Arkansas 1  
     
       
  1 Nebraska 3  
  Louisville 0  
       
       
  Louisville 3
    4 Maryland 1  
Louisville 3
Brown 0  
  1 Nebraska 3
  2 Penn State 2
Wisconsin 3  
Colgate 0  
  3 George Mason 1
    Wisconsin 3  
     
       
  Wisconsin 0
  2 Penn State 3  
       
       
  Georgia Tech 0
    2 Penn State 3  
Coastal Carolina 0
Georgia Tech 3  

Mountain regional
  First round Second round Regional Semifinal Regional Final
                                     
  Colorado 3  
Oral Roberts 1  
  1 Hawaiʻi 3  
    Colorado 0  
     
       
  1 Hawaiʻi 3  
  4 Texas 1  
       
       
  San Diego State 0
    4 Texas 3  
San Diego State 3
Sam Houston State 0  
  1 Hawaiʻi 3
  3 BYU 0
Washington 3  
Texas Tech 0  
  3 BYU 3
    Washington 1  
     
       
  3 BYU 3
  2 Pacific 2  
       
       
  Arizona 1
    2 Pacific 3  
San Diego 2
Arizona 3  

Central regional
  First round Second round Regional Semifinal Regional Final
                                     
  Illinois State 3  
Miami (Oh.) 1  
  1 Florida 3  
    Illinois State 0  
     
       
  1 Florida 3  
  4 Ohio State 2  
       
       
  Notre Dame 2
    4 Ohio State 3  
Notre Dame 3
Hofstra 0  
  1 Florida 3
  3 Michigan State 1
Texas A&M 3  
Arkansas-Little Rock 0  
  3 Michigan State 3
    Texas A&M 0  
     
       
  3 Michigan State 3
  2 Long Beach State 1  
       
       
  Minnesota 0
    2 Long Beach State 3  
Central Florida 2
Minnesota 3  

Final Four - CSU Convocation Center, Cleveland, Ohio
National Semifinals National Championship
      
1 Stanford 3
1 Nebraska 1
1 Stanford 3
1 Hawaiʻi 0
1 Hawaiʻi 3
1 Florida 0

See also

References
  1. "Top-Seeded Stanford beats Hawaiʻi, 3-0". Stanford Athletics. 1996-12-21. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
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