1996 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament

1996 NCAA Women's Division I Volleyball Tournament
1996 NCAA Final Four logo
Champions	Stanford (3rd title)
Runner-Up	Hawaiʻi (5th NCAA (9th National) title match)
Semifinalists	Nebraska (5th Final Four) Florida (3rd Final Four)
Winning Coach	Don Shaw (3rd title)
Most Outstanding Player	Kerri Walsh (Stanford)
NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournaments «1995  1997»

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.

Stanford's win over Hawaiʻi for the title was, and remains, one of the most lopsided finals in NCAA championship history. Stanford won 15-12, 15-0, 15-6. The 18 points scored by Hawaiʻi was the lowest in a NCAA championship match since the NCAA Tournament began in 1981.^[1]

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

• NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship

References

1. "Top-Seeded Stanford beats Hawaiʻi, 3-0". Stanford Athletics. 1996-12-21. Retrieved 2009-03-25.