1996 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

none August 2023October 2023 NAIA 1996 Men's II National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg 200 32 Montgomery Fieldhouse Idaho Nampa, Idaho Albertson Coyotes 1st 1st 1st Whitworth Pirates 1st 1st Walsh Cavaliers 1st William Jewell Cardinals 3rd Damon Archibald Albertson Bob Boldon Walsh Brook Russell William Jewell 116 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.NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Championship History https://www.naia.org/sports/mbkb2/2019-20/files/DII_MBB_Championship.pdf NAIA 10 April 2022 Qualification 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 1 y First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals National championship 170 30 yes high 1 Bethel (IN) 98 Mayville State 58 Berea 91 16 Tabor 92 9 William Jewell 85 Holy Family 74 Bluefield 84 8 Embry–Riddle (FL) 88 5 Concordia Nebraska 66 Northwest Nazarene 74 Caldwell 91 12 Trinity International 100 13 MidAmerica Nazarene 73 Siena Heights 70 Howard Payne 73 4 Whitworth 103 3 Albertson 83 Northland 68 Lewis & Clark 70 14 Taylor 64 11 Mount Mercy 94 Philadelphia Pharmacy 78 Wisconsin Lutheran 90 6 Saint Joseph's (ME) 74 7 Western Oregon 66 Huron 71 Doane 87 10 College of the Ozarks 74 15 Alice Lloyd 71 Baker (KS) 62 Green Mountain 83 2 Walsh 92 1 Bethel (IN) 72 16 Tabor 90 9 William Jewell 89 8 Embry–Riddle (FL) 82 Northwest Nazarene 97 12 Trinity International 81 13 MidAmerica Nazarene 71 4 Whitworth 81 3 Albertson 66 Lewis & Clark 64 11 Mount Mercy 68 Wisconsin Lutheran 70 Huron 79 Doane 84 15 Alice Lloyd 81 2 Walsh 85 16 Tabor 71 9 William Jewell 85 Northwest Nazarene 70 4 Whitworth 88 3 Albertson 87 Wisconsin Lutheran 79 Doane 76 2 Walsh 82 9 William Jewell 83 4 Whitworth 87 3 Albertson 92 2 Walsh 79 4 Whitworth 72 3 Albertson 81* See also 1996 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 1996 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 1996 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 1996 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament References NAIA Category:NAIA men's basketball championship NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament