1996 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

1996 (1996) NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Montgomery Fieldhouse; Nampa, Idaho
Champions	Albertson Coyotes (1st title, 1st title game,; 1st Fab Four)
Runner-up	Whitworth Pirates (1st title game,; 1st Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Walsh Cavaliers ; (1st Fab Four); William Jewell Cardinals ; (3rd Fab Four);
Charles Stevenson; Hustle Award	Bob Boldon (Walsh)
Chuck Taylor MVP	Damon Archibald (Albertson)
Top scorer	Brook 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

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

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	Mid-America 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

References

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

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

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Qualification

Bracket

See also

References