1996 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1996 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament was the 22nd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.

1996 NCAA Division III
Men's Basketball Tournament
Teams64
Finals siteSalem, Virginia
ChampionsRowan (1st title)
Runner-upHope (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJohn Giannini (Rowan)
MOPTerrence Stewart (Rowan)
Attendance67,695
NCAA Division III Men's Tournaments
«1995 1997»

The field contained sixty-four teams, each allocated to one of four sectionals played on campus sites. The national semifinals, third-place final, and championship final, meanwhile, were contested at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.[1] Salem would remain the home of the Division III final four through the 2017–18 season.

Rowan defeated Hope, 100–93, in the final, clinching their first national title.

The Profs (28–4) were coached by John Giannini. Giannini would go on to coach at Maine and La Salle at the Division I level.

Championship Rounds
  National Semifinals     National Championship
                 
  Franklin & Marshall 57  
  Hope 76    
      Hope 93
      Rowan 100
  Rowan 79    
  Illinois Wesleyan 66   National Third-place
 
Franklin & Marshall 57
  Illinois Wesleyan 89

See also

References
  1. "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 24. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
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