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
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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.
Qualification
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
See also
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1996 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
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1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
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 championsh ...
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1996 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
The 1996 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament was the 40th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball in the United States.
The tournament, which featured fo ...
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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 ...
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1996 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament
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References
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NAIA Men's Basketball Championship
1996 in sports in Idaho