1996 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

1996 (1996) NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteMontgomery Fieldhouse
Idaho Nampa, Idaho
ChampionsAlbertson Coyotes (1st title, 1st title game,
1st Fab Four)
Runner-upWhitworth Pirates (1st title game,
1st Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Bob Boldon (Walsh)
Chuck Taylor MVPDamon Archibald (Albertson)
Top scorerBrook Russell (William Jewell)
(116 points)
NAIA Division II
men's tournaments
«1995 1997»

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

Albertson defeated Whitworth in the championship game, 81–72 after overtime, to claim the Coyotes' first NAIA national title.

The tournament was played at the Montgomery Fieldhouse at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho.[1]

Qualification

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See also: 1995–96 NAIA Division II men's basketball season

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, and the top sixteen teams were seeded.

The tournament continued to utilize a single-elimination format.

Bracket

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals National championship
               
1 Bethel (IN) 98
Mayville State 58
1 Bethel (IN) 72
16 Tabor 90
Berea 91
16 Tabor 92
16 Tabor 71
9 William Jewell 85
9 William Jewell 85
Holy Family 74
9 William Jewell 89
8 Embry–Riddle (FL) 82
Bluefield 84
8 Embry–Riddle (FL) 88
9 William Jewell 83
4 Whitworth 87
5 Concordia Nebraska 66
Northwest Nazarene 74
Northwest Nazarene 97
12 Trinity International 81
Caldwell 91
12 Trinity International 100
Northwest Nazarene 70
4 Whitworth 88
13 MidAmerica Nazarene 73
Siena Heights 70
13 MidAmerica Nazarene 71
4 Whitworth 81
Howard Payne 73
4 Whitworth 103
4 Whitworth 72
3 Albertson 81*
3 Albertson 83
Northland 68
3 Albertson 66
Lewis & Clark 64
Lewis & Clark 70
14 Taylor 64
3 Albertson 87
Wisconsin Lutheran 79
11 Mount Mercy 94
Philadelphia Pharmacy 78
11 Mount Mercy 68
Wisconsin Lutheran 70
Wisconsin Lutheran 90
6 Saint Joseph's (ME) 74
3 Albertson 92
2 Walsh 79
7 Western Oregon 66
Huron 71
Huron 79
Doane 84
Doane 87
10 College of the Ozarks 74
Doane 76
2 Walsh 82
15 Alice Lloyd 71
Baker (KS) 62
15 Alice Lloyd 81
2 Walsh 85
Green Mountain 83
2 Walsh 92

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
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