The 1996 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the

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held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's

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among its Division I members in the

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and

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for the 1995–96 basketball season. In a rematch of the 1995 final, second-seeded, two-time defending champions Southern Nazarene defeated top-seeded Southeastern Oklahoma State in the championship game, 80–79, to claim the Redskins' fourth NAIA national title. This would ultimately go on to be the third of four consecutive championships for Southern Nazarene. The tournament was played at the

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Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, with the top sixteen teams receiving seeds. The tournament continued to utilize a simple

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format.

Bracket

References

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Qualification

Bracket

See also

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