1996 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

American collegiate men's basketball tournament (1996) August 2023 March 2026 1996 III NCAA logo.svg 125px 64 Salem, Virginia Rowan Profs 1st Hope Flying Dutchmen 1st Illinois Wesleyan Titans 1st Franklin & Marshall Diplomats 3rd John Giannini (Rowan) Terrence Stewart (Rowan) 67695 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. 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.Division III Men's Basketball Championship http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_champs_records/2018/D3.pdf NCAA NCAA.org 6 April 2019 24 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. Bracket Top left sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 165 30 high RIT 51 Geneseo State 73 Buffalo State 74 St. John Fisher 65 Wilkes 87 Allentown 72 Cabrini 85 Catholic 65 Hamilton 78 St. Lawrence 85 Hartwick 55 RPI 68 Lycoming 103 Gettysburg 75 Franklin & Marshall 118 Salisbury State 69 Geneseo State 61 Buffalo State 71 Wilkes 96* Cabrini 91 St. Lawrence 70 RPI 78 Lycoming 61 Franklin & Marshall 72 Buffalo State 59 Wilkes 64 RPI 58 Franklin & Marshall 74 Wilkes 70 Franklin & Marshall 107 Bottom left sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 165 30 high UW–Platteville 77 UW–Whitewater 85 Upper Iowa 58 Claremont–Mudd–Scripps 70 Hope 65 Kalamazoo 62 John Carroll 86 Wooster 72 UW–Oshkosh 79 Simpson (IA) 74 Gustavus Adolphus 72 Concordia–Moorhead 61 Ohio Northern 57 Capital 68 Wittenberg 70 Baldwin Wallace 61 UW–Whitewater 63 Claremont–Mudd–Scripps 62 Hope 80 John Carroll 61 UW–Oshkosh 60 Gustavus Adolphus 61** Capital 60 Wittenberg 65 UW–Whitewater 66 Hope 88 Gustavus Adolphus 68 Wittenberg 76 Hope 69 Wittenberg 60 Top right sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 165 30 high Williams 78 Plymouth State 62 Bowdoin 62 Springfield 56 Rowan 130 York (NY) 66 Staten Island 63 Jersey City State 73 Anna Maria 111 Babson 90 Salem State 76 Western Connecticut 60 NYU 105 NJIT 88 Richard Stockton 80 Mount Saint Vincent 54 Williams 91 Bowdoin 64 Rowan 102 Jersey City State 83 Anna Maria 74 Salem State 67 NYU 77 Richard Stockton 81* Williams 77 Rowan 85 Anna Maria 88 Richard Stockton 95 Rowan 98 Richard Stockton 70 Bottom right sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 165 30 high Wheaton (IL) 131 Grinnell 117 Washington–St. Louis 76 Rose–Hulman 74 Randolph–Macon 57 Christopher Newport 66 Millsaps 83 Bridgewater (VA) 72 Hanover 85 Fontbonne 43 Illinois Wesleyan 77 Ripon 66 Hendrix 97 Stillman 85 Roanoke 128 Shenandoah 110 Wheaton (IL) 75 Washington–St. Louis 93 Christopher Newport 73 Millsaps 69 Hanover 67 Illinois Wesleyan 73 Hendrix 64 Roanoke 80 Washington–St. Louis 87 Christopher Newport 71 Illinois Wesleyan 116 Roanoke 88 Washington–St. Louis 61 Illinois Wesleyan 73 National finals Site: Salem Civic Center, Salem, Virginia National Semifinals National Championship National Third-place no 165 30 high Franklin & Marshall 57 Hope 76 Rowan 79 Illinois Wesleyan 66 Hope 93 Rowan 100 Franklin & Marshall 57 Illinois Wesleyan 89 All-tournament team Terrence Stewart, Rowan Antwan Dasher, Rowan Joel Holstege, Hope Duane Bosma, Hope Chris Simich, Illinois Wesleyan See also 1996 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 1996 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 1996 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 1996 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament References Category:NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Ncaa Tournament Category:Sports competitions in Salem, Virginia