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The 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 14, 1996, and ended with the championship game on April 1 at Continental Airlines Arena (now known as Meadowlands Arena) in the Meadowlands Sports ComplexinEast Rutherford, New Jersey. A total of 63 games were played.

1996 NCAA Division I
men's basketball tournament
Season1995–96
Teams64
Finals siteContinental Airlines Arena
East Rutherford, New Jersey
ChampionsKentucky Wildcats (6th title, 8th title game,
11th Final Four)
Runner-upSyracuse Orangemen (2nd title game,
3rd Final Four)
Semifinalists
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs (1st Final Four)
    • Winning coachRick Pitino (1st title)
    MOPTony Delk (Kentucky)
    Attendance631,834
    Top scorerJohn Wallace (Syracuse)
    (29 points)
    NCAA Division I men's tournaments
    «1995 1997»

    The Final Four venue was notable for several reasons:

    The Final Four consisted of Kentucky, making its first appearance in the Final Four since 1993 and eleventh overall, Massachusetts, making its first ever appearance in the Final Four, Syracuse, making its third appearance in the Final Four and first since 1987, and Mississippi State, also making its first appearance.

    Kentucky won its sixth national championship by defeating Syracuse in the final game 76–67.

    Tony Delk of Kentucky was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Kentucky's run to the championship was one of the most dominant in NCAA tournament history, as the Wildcats won each of their first four games by at least 20 points and won every game by at least 7 points.

    Massachusetts, coached by John Calipari, was later stripped of its wins, including the UMass Minutemen's Final Four appearance, by the NCAA because UMass star Marcus Camby had accepted illegal gifts from agents. Connecticut, coached by Jim Calhoun, was additionally punished monetarily due to players accepting illegal gifts from agents.[1]

    The 1996 tournament was the last to feature teams from the Big Eight and Southwest Conferences; later that year the two would form the Big 12 Conference. As of 2022 they are the last Division I conferences to disband and/or merge after sending teams to the NCAA tournament.

    Schedule and venues

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    Providence

     

    Richmond

     

    Indianapolis

     

    Orlando

     

    Milwaukee

     

    Dallas

     

    Albuquerque

     

    Tempe

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    1996 first and second rounds
     
     

    Denver

     

    Minneapolis

     

    Lexington

     

    Atlanta

     

    E. Rutherford

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    1996 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

    The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1996 tournament:

    First and Second Rounds

    Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

    National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship)

    Teams

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    There were 30 automatic bids awarded to the tournament - of these, 27 were given to the winners of their conference's tournament, while three were awarded to the team with the best regular-season record in their conference (Big Ten, Ivy League and Pac-10).

    Two conferences, the American West Conference and Conference USA, did not receive automatic bids to the tournament.[2]

    Four conference champions made their first NCAA tournament appearances: Monmouth (NEC), UNC Greensboro (Big South), Valparaiso (Mid-Continent), and Western Carolina (Southern).

    Automatic qualifiers

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    Automatic qualifiers
    Conference Team Appearance Last bid
    ACC Wake Forest 14th 1995
    Atlantic 10 UMass (vacated) – 1995
    Big East Connecticut (vacated) – 1995
    Big Eight Iowa State 9th 1995
    Big Sky Montana State 3rd 1986
    Big South UNC Greensboro 1st Never
    Big Ten Purdue (vacated) – 1995
    Big West San Jose State 3rd 1980
    CAA VCU 6th 1985
    Ivy League Princeton 19th 1992
    MAAC Canisius 4th 1957
    MAC Eastern Michigan 3rd 1991
    MCC Northern Illinois 3rd 1991
    MEAC South Carolina State 2nd 1989
    Mid-Continent Valparaiso 1st Never
    Missouri Valley Tulsa 9th 1995
    NAC Drexel 4th 1995
    NEC Monmouth 1st Never
    Ohio Valley Austin Peay 4th 1987
    Pac-10 UCLA 31st 1995
    Patriot Colgate 2nd 1995
    SEC Mississippi State 4th 1995
    Southern Western Carolina 1st Never
    Southland Northeast Louisiana 7th 1993
    Sun Belt New Orleans 4th 1993
    SWAC Mississippi Valley State 3rd 1992
    SWC Texas Tech (vacated) – 1993
    TAAC UCF 2nd 1994
    WAC New Mexico 7th 1994
    West Coast Portland 2nd 1959

    Tournament seeds

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    East Regional – Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
    Seed School Conference Record Berth type
    1 UMass (vacated) Atlantic 10 31–1 Automatic
    2 Georgetown Big East 26–7 At-Large
    3 Texas Tech (vacated) SWC 28–1 Automatic
    4 Marquette Conference USA 22–7 At-Large
    5 Penn State Big Ten 21–6 At-Large
    6 North Carolina ACC 20–10 At-Large
    7 New Mexico WAC 28–5 Automatic
    8 Bradley Missouri Valley 22–7 At-Large
    9 Stanford Pac-10 19–8 At-Large
    10 Kansas State Big Eight 17–11 At-Large
    11 New Orleans Sun Belt 21–8 Automatic
    12 Arkansas SEC 18–12 At-Large
    13 Monmouth NEC 20–9 Automatic
    14 Northern Illinois MCC 20–9 Automatic
    15 Mississippi Valley State SWAC 22–6 Automatic
    16 UCF TAAC 11–18 Automatic
    Southeast Regional – Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky
    Seed School Conference Record Berth type
    1 Connecticut (vacated) Big East 30–2 Automatic
    2 Cincinnati Conference USA 25–4 At-Large
    3 Georgia Tech ACC 22–11 At-Large
    4 UCLA Pac-10 23–7 Automatic
    5 Mississippi State SEC 22–7 Automatic
    6 Indiana Big Ten 19–11 At-Large
    7 Temple Atlantic 10 19–12 At-Large
    8 Duke ACC 18–12 At-Large
    9 Eastern Michigan MAC 24–5 Automatic
    10 Oklahoma Big Eight 17–12 At-Large
    11 Boston College Big East 18–10 At-Large
    12 VCU CAA 17–10 Automatic
    13 Princeton Ivy League 21–6 Automatic
    14 Austin Peay Ohio Valley 19–10 Automatic
    15 UNC Greensboro Big South 20–9 Automatic
    16 Colgate Patriot League 15–14 Automatic
    Midwest Regional – Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Seed School Conference Record Berth type
    1 Kentucky SEC 28–2 At-Large
    2 Wake Forest ACC 26–6 Automatic
    3 Villanova Big East 25–6 At-Large
    4 Utah WAC 25–6 At-Large
    5 Iowa State Big Eight 23–8 Automatic
    6 Louisville Conference USA 20–11 At-Large
    7 Michigan (vacated) Big Ten 20–11 At-Large
    8 Green Bay MCC 25–3 At-Large
    9 Virginia Tech Atlantic 10 22–5 At-Large
    10 Texas SWC 20–9 At-Large
    11 Tulsa Missouri Valley 22–7 Automatic
    12 California (vacated) Pac-10 17–10 At-Large
    13 Canisius MAAC 19–10 Automatic
    14 Portland West Coast 19–10 Automatic
    15 Northeast Louisiana Southland 16–13 Automatic
    16 San Jose State Big West 13–16 Automatic
    West Regional – McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado
    Seed School Conference Record Berth type
    1 Purdue (vacated) Big Ten 26–4 Automatic
    2 Kansas Big Eight 25–5 At-Large
    3 Arizona Pac-10 24–6 At-Large
    4 Syracuse Big East 24–8 At-Large
    5 Memphis Conference USA 22–7 At-Large
    6 Iowa Big Ten 22–8 At-Large
    7 Maryland ACC 17–12 At-Large
    8 Georgia SEC 19–9 At-Large
    9 Clemson ACC 18–10 At-Large
    10 Santa Clara West Coast 19–8 At-Large
    11 George Washington Atlantic 10 21–7 At-Large
    12 Drexel NAC 26–3 Automatic
    13 Montana State Big Sky 21–8 Automatic
    14 Valparaiso Mid-Continent 23–7 Automatic
    15 South Carolina State MEAC 22–7 Automatic
    16 Western Carolina Southern 17–12 Automatic

    Bracket

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    East Regional – Atlanta

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    First round
    March 14–15     		Second round
    March 16–17     		Regional semifinals
    March 21     		Regional Finals
    March 23
                
    1Massachusetts# 92
    16UCF 70
    1Massachusetts# 79
    Providence – Thu/Sat
    9Stanford 74
    8Bradley 58
    9Stanford 66
    1Massachusetts# 79
    12Arkansas 63
    5Penn State 80
    12Arkansas 86
    12Arkansas 65
    Providence – Thu/Sat
    4Marquette 56
    4Marquette 68
    13Monmouth 44
    1Massachusetts# 86
    2Georgetown 62
    6North Carolina 83
    11New Orleans 62
    6North Carolina 73
    Richmond – Fri/Sun
    3Texas Tech 92
    3Texas Tech 74
    14Northern Illinois 73
    3Texas Tech 90
    2Georgetown 98
    7New Mexico 69
    10Kansas State 48
    7New Mexico 65
    Richmond – Fri/Sun
    2Georgetown 75
    2Georgetown 93
    15Mississippi Valley State 56

    Regional Final summary

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    CBS

    Saturday, March 23

    box score

    #1 Massachusetts Minutemen 86, #2 Georgetown Hoyas 62
    Scoring by half: 38–34, 48–28
    Pts: M.Camby – 22
    Rebs: D. Bright, M. Camby – 7
    Asts: C. Travieso – 6    		 Pts: A. Iverson – 23
    Rebs: J. Williams – 8
    Asts: J. Touomou, J. Williams, O. Harrington – 2

    Georgia Dome – Atlanta, GA

    East Regional all-tournament team

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    Midwest Regional – Minneapolis

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    First round
    March 14–15     		Second round
    March 16–17     		Regional semifinals
    March 21     		Regional Finals
    March 23
                
    1Kentucky 110
    16San Jose State 72
    1Kentucky 84
    Dallas – Thu/Sat
    9Virginia Tech 60
    8UW–Green Bay 49
    9Virginia Tech 61
    1Kentucky 101
    4Utah 70
    5Iowa State 74
    12California 64
    5Iowa State 67
    Dallas – Thu/Sat
    4Utah 73
    4Utah 72
    13Canisius 43
    1Kentucky 83
    2Wake Forest 63
    6Louisville 82OT
    11Tulsa 80
    6Louisville 68
    Milwaukee – Fri/Sun
    3Villanova 64
    3Villanova 92
    14Portland 58
    6Louisville 59
    2Wake Forest 60
    7Michigan# 76
    10Texas 80
    10Texas 62
    Milwaukee – Fri/Sun
    2Wake Forest 65
    2Wake Forest 62
    15Northeast Louisiana 50

    # - Michigan's appearance in the 1996 NCAA tournament along with 20 regular season wins were vacated on November 7, 2002, as part of the settlement of the University of Michigan basketball scandal. Unlike forfeiture, a vacated game does not result in the other school being credited with a win, only with the removal of any Michigan wins from all records.

    Regional Final summary

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    CBS

    Saturday, March 23

    box score

    #1 Kentucky Wildcats 83, #2 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 63
    Scoring by half: 38–19, 45–44
    Pts: T. Delk – 25
    Rebs: A. Walker – 6
    Asts: A. Epps – 6    		 Pts: S. Goolsby, T. Duncan – 14
    Rebs: T. Duncan – 16
    Asts: T. Duncan – 6

    Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome – Minneapolis, MN

    Midwest Regional all-tournament team

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    Southeast Regional – Lexington, Kentucky

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    First round
    March 14–15     		Second round
    March 16–17     		Regional semifinals
    March 22     		Regional Finals
    March 24
                
    1Connecticut 68
    16Colgate 59
    1Connecticut 95
    Indianapolis – Thu/Sat
    9Eastern Michigan 81
    8Duke 60
    9Eastern Michigan 75
    1Connecticut 55
    5Mississippi State 60
    5Mississippi State 58
    12VCU 51
    5Mississippi State 63
    Indianapolis – Thu/Sat
    13Princeton 41
    4UCLA 41
    13Princeton 43
    5Mississippi State 73
    2Cincinnati 63
    6Indiana 51
    11Boston College 64
    11Boston College 89
    Orlando – Fri/Sun
    3Georgia Tech 103
    3Georgia Tech 90
    14Austin Peay 79
    3Georgia Tech 70
    2Cincinnati 87
    7Temple 61
    10Oklahoma 43
    7Temple 65
    Orlando – Fri/Sun
    2Cincinnati 78
    2Cincinnati 66
    15UNC Greensboro 61

    Regional Final summary

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    CBS

    Sunday, March 24

    box score

    #5 Mississippi State Bulldogs 73, #2 Cincinnati Bearcats 63
    Scoring by half: 37–29, 36–34
    Pts: D. Jones – 23
    Rebs: D. Jones – 13
    Asts: D. Wilson – 6    		 Pts: D. Fortson – 24
    Rebs: D. Fortson – 13
    Asts: K. Legree – 4

    Rupp Arena – Lexington, KY

    Southeast Regional all-tournament team

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    West Regional – Denver, Colorado

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    First round
    March 14–15     		Second round
    March 16–17     		Regional semifinals
    March 22     		Regional Finals
    March 24
                
    1Purdue 73
    16Western Carolina 71
    1Purdue 69
    Albuquerque – Thu/Sat
    8Georgia 76
    8Georgia 81
    9Clemson 74
    8Georgia 81
    4Syracuse 83OT
    5Memphis 63
    12Drexel 75
    12Drexel 58
    Albuquerque – Thu/Sat
    4Syracuse 69
    4Syracuse 88
    13Montana State 55
    4Syracuse 60
    2Kansas 57
    6Iowa 81
    11George Washington 79
    6Iowa 73
    Tempe – Fri/Sun
    3Arizona 87
    3Arizona 90
    14Valparaiso 51
    3Arizona 80
    2Kansas 83
    7Maryland 79
    10Santa Clara 91
    10Santa Clara 51
    Tempe – Fri/Sun
    2Kansas 76
    2Kansas 92
    15South Carolina State 54

    Regional Final summary

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    CBS

    Sunday, March 24

    box score

    #4 Syracuse Orangemen 60, #2 Kansas Jayhawks 57
    Scoring by half: 35–26, 25–31
    Pts: J. Wallace, O. Hill – 15
    Rebs: J. Wallace – 9
    Asts: L. Sims – 4    		 Pts: J. Vaughn – 21
    Rebs: R. LaFrentz – 9
    Asts: J. Haase – 6

    McNichols Sports Arena – Denver, CO

    West Regional all-tournament team

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    Final Four at East Rutherford, New Jersey

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    National semifinals
    March 30     		National Championship Game
    April 1
          
    E1 Massachusetts# 74
    MW1 Kentucky 81
    MW1 Kentucky 76
    W4 Syracuse 67
    SE5 Mississippi State 69
    W4 Syracuse 77

    # - On May 8, 1997, the NCAA Executive Committee voted to negate the Minutemen's 1996 NCAA Tournament record, for Marcus Camby's acceptance of agents' improper gifts. The team's 35–2 season record was reduced to 31–1, and the UMass slot in the Final Four is officially marked as "vacated". The Final Four trophy, banner, and 45% of tournament revenue were returned to the NCAA. Camby reimbursed the school for the lost revenue. Unlike forfeiture, a vacated game does not result in the other school being credited with a win, only with UMass removing the wins from its own record.

    National semifinals

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    CBS

    Saturday, March 30

    box score

    #1 Kentucky Wildcats 81, #1 Massachusetts Minutemen74
    Scoring by half: 36–28, 45–46
    Pts: T. Delk – 20
    Rebs: W. McCarty – 10 [3]
    Asts: A. Epps, A. Walker, D. Anderson, W. McCarty – 4    		 Pts: M. Camby – 25
    Rebs: D. Bright – 9
    Asts: E. Padilla – 12

    Continental Airlines Arena – East Rutherford, NJ

    CBS

    Saturday, March 30

    box score

    #4 Syracuse Orangemen 77, #5 Mississippi State Bulldogs 69
    Scoring by half: 36–36, 41–33
    Pts: J. Wallace – 21
    Rebs: T. Burgan – 7
    Asts: L. Siims – 9    		 Pts: D. Wilson – 20
    Rebs: E. Dampier – 14
    Asts: M. Bullard – 8

    Continental Airlines Arena – East Rutherford, NJ

    National Championship

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    Main article: 1996 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game

    CBS

    Monday, April 1

    Box score

    #1 Kentucky Wildcats 76, #4 Syracuse Orangemen 67
    Scoring by half: 42–33, 34–34
    Pts: T. Delk – 24
    Rebs: A. Walker – 9
    Asts: A. Epps – 7    		 Pts: J. Wallace – 29
    Rebs: J. Wallace, O. Hill – 10
    Asts: L. Sims – 7

    Continental Airlines Arena – East Rutherford, NJ

    Final Four all-tournament team

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    Announcers

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    Note: During the Midwest Regional Final in Minneapolis; sideline reporter Michele Tafoya temporarily substituted for Sean McDonough in the play-by-play booth when McDonough became ill; calling about 10 minutes of the first half before McDonough felt well enough to resume play-by-play; in the process making her the first woman to call part of an NCAA Men's Division I Tournament game.

    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ Cavanaugh, Jack (May 9, 1997). "UMass and UConn Lose '96 Honors". The New York Times.
  • ^ "NCAA to give 30 leagues automatic bids". Greensboro News & Record. September 7, 1995. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  • ^ "Kentucky vs. Massachusetts (March 30, 1996)".

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