# Torneo de la División I de Baloncesto Masculino de la NCAA de 1996

El Torneo de la División I de Baloncesto Masculino de la NCAA de 1996 se celebró para determinar el Campeón de la División I de la NCAA. Fueron 64 los equipos que disputaron la fase final, jugándose la Final Four en el Continental Airlines Arena de East Rutherford, Nueva Jersey.
Los ganadores fueron el equipo de la Universidad de Kentucky, que lograba su sexto título, el primero desde 1978, derrotando a la Universidad de Syracuse, en su segunda aparición en una final. John Wallace, de los Orangemen, fue el máximo anotador del torneo, mientras que Tony Delk fue considerado Mejor Jugador del Torneo.

## Equipos

East Regional – East Rutherford :
| Rank. | Universidad | Entrenador | Conferencia | Record | Tipo invitación |
| #1 | Massachusetts | John Calipari | Atlantic 10 | 31-1 | Automática |
| #2 | Georgetown | John Thompson | Big East | 26-7 | General |
| #3 | Texas Tech | James Dickey | SWC | 28-1 | Automática |
| #4 | Marquette | Mike Deane | Conference USA | 22-7 | General |
| #5 | Penn State | Jerry Dunn | Big Ten | 21-6 | General |
| #6 | North Carolina | Dean Smith | ACC | 20-10 | General |
| #7 | New Mexico | Dave Bliss | WAC | 27-4 | Automática |
| #8 | Bradley | Jim Molinari | Missouri Valley | 22-7 | General |
| #9 | Stanford | Mike Montgomery | Pac-10 | 19-8 | General |
| #10 | Kansas State | Tom Asbury | Big Eight | 17-11 | General |
| #11 | New Orleans | Tic Price | Sun Belt | 21-8 | Automática |
| #12 | Arkansas | Nolan Richardson | SEC | 18-12 | General |
| #13 | Monmouth | Wayne Szoke | NEC | 20-9 | Automática |
| #14 | Northern Illinois | Brian Hammel | MCC | 20-9 | Automática |
| #15 | Mississippi Valley State | Lafayette Stribling | SWAC | 22-6 | Automática |
| #16 | Central Florida | Kirk Speraw | TAAC | 11-18 | Automática |
Midwest Regional – Minneapolis :
| Rank. | Universidad | Entrenador | Conferencia | Record | Tipo invitación |
| #1 | Kentucky | Rick Pitino | SEC | 28-2 | General |
| #2 | Wake Forest | Dave Odom | ACC | 23-5 | Automática |
| #3 | Villanova | Steve Lappas | Big East | 25-6 | General |
| #4 | Utah | Rick Majerus | WAC | 25-6 | General |
| #5 | Iowa State | Tim Floyd | Big Eight | 23-8 | Automática |
| #6 | Louisville | Denny Crum | Conference USA | 20-11 | General |
| #7 | Michigan | Steve Fisher | Big Ten | 20-11 | General |
| #8 | UW-Green Bay | Mike Heideman | MCC | 25-3 | General |
| #9 | Virginia Tech | Bill Foster | Atlantic 10 | 22-5 | General |
| #10 | Texas | Tom Penders | SWC | 20-9 | General |
| #11 | Tulsa | Steve Robinson | Missouri Valley | 22-7 | Automática |
| #12 | California | Todd Bozeman | Pac-10 | 17-10 | General |
| #13 | Canisius | John Beilein | MAAC | 19-10 | Automática |
| #14 | Portland | Rob Chavez | West Coast | 19-10 | Automática |
| #15 | Northeast Louisiana | Mike Vining | Southland | 16-13 | Automática |
| #16 | San Jose State | Stan Morrison | Big West | 13-16 | Automática |
Southeast Regional – Lexington :
| Rank. | Universidad | Entrenador | Conferencia | Record | Tipo invitación |
| #1 | Connecticut | Jim Calhoun | Big East | 30-2 | Automática |
| #2 | Cincinnati | Bob Huggins | Conference USA | 25-4 | General |
| #3 | Georgia Tech | Bobby Cremins | ACC | 22-11 | General |
| #4 | UCLA | Jim Harrick | Pac-10 | 23-7 | Automática |
| #5 | Mississippi State | Richard Williams | SEC | 22-7 | Automática |
| #6 | Indiana | Bobby Knight | Big Ten | 19-11 | General |
| #7 | Temple | John Chaney | Atlantic 10 | 19-12 | General |
| #8 | Duke | Mike Krzyzewski | ACC | 18-12 | General |
| #9 | Eastern Michigan | Ben Braun | Mid-American | 24-5 | Automática |
| #10 | Oklahoma | Kelvin Sampson | Big Eight | 17-12 | General |
| #11 | Boston College | Jim O'Brien | Big East | 18-10 | General |
| #12 | Virginia Commonwealth | Sonny Smith | CAA | 17-10 | Automática |
| #13 | Princeton | Pete Carril | Ivy League | 21-6 | Automática |
| #14 | Austin Peay | Dave Loos | Ohio Valley | 19-10 | Automática |
| #15 | UNC Greensboro | Randy Peele | Big South | 20-9 | Automática |
| #16 | Colgate | Jack Bruen | Patriot League | 15-14 | Automática |
West Regional – Denver :
| Rank. | Universidad | Entrenador | Conferencia | Record | Tipo invitación |
| #1 | Purdue | Gene Keady | Big Ten | 25-5 | Automática |
| #2 | Kansas | Roy Williams | Big Eight | 26-4 | General |
| #3 | Arizona | Lute Olson | Pac-10 | 24-6 | General |
| #4 | Syracuse | Jim Boeheim | Big East | 24-8 | General |
| #5 | Memphis | Larry Finch | Conference USA | 22-7 | General |
| #6 | Iowa | Tom Davis | Big Ten | 22-8 | General |
| #7 | Maryland | Gary Williams | ACC | 17-12 | General |
| #8 | Georgia | Tubby Smith | SEC | 19-9 | General |
| #9 | Clemson | Rick Barnes | ACC | 18-10 | General |
| #10 | Santa Clara | Dick Davey | West Coast | 19-8 | General |
| #11 | George Washington | Mike Jarvis | Atlantic 10 | 21-7 | General |
| #12 | Drexel | Bill Herrion | NAC | 26-3 | Automática |
| #13 | Montana State | Mick Durham | Big Sky | 21-8 | Automática |
| #14 | Valparaiso | Homer Drew | Mid-Continent | 21-10 | Automática |
| #15 | South Carolina State | Cy Alexander | MEAC | 22-7 | Automática |
| #16 | Western Carolina | Phil Hopkins | Southern | 17-12 | Automática |

## Fase final

* – Denota partido con prórroga.

### East Regional – Atlanta

| Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 92 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Central Florida | 70 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Central Florida | 70 | 1 | Massachusetts | 79 | | | |
| | | | 9 | Stanford | 74 | | | |
| 8 | Bradley | 58 | 9 | Stanford | 74 | | | |
| 9 | Stanford | 66 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Stanford | 66 | | | | 1 | Massachusetts | 79 |
| | | | | | | 12 | Arkansas | 63 |
| 5 | Penn State | 80 | | | | | | | 12 | Arkansas | 63 | |
| 12 | Arkansas | 86 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Arkansas | 86 | 12 | Arkansas | 65 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Marquette | 56 | | | |
| 4 | Marquette | 68 | 4 | Marquette | 56 | | | |
| 13 | Monmouth | 44 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Monmouth | 44 | | | | | | | | 1 | Massachusetts | 86 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Georgetown | 62 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Georgetown | 62 |
| 11 | New Orleans | 62 | | | | | | |
| 11 | New Orleans | 62 | 6 | North Carolina | 73 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Texas Tech | 92 | | | |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 74 | 3 | Texas Tech | 92 | | | |
| 14 | Northern Illinois | 73 | | | | | | |
| 14 | Northern Illinois | 73 | | | | 3 | Texas Tech | 90 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Georgetown | 98 |
| 7 | New Mexico | 69 | | | | | | | 2 | Georgetown | 98 | |
| 10 | Kansas State | 48 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Kansas State | 48 | 7 | New Mexico | 65 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Georgetown | 75 | | | |
| 2 | Georgetown | 93 | 2 | Georgetown | 75 | | | |
| 15 | Mississippi Valley State | 56 | | | | | | |

#### Final Regional
### Midwest Regional – Minneapolis

| Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| 1 | Kentucky | 110 | | | | | | |
| 16 | San Jose State | 72 | | | | | | |
| 16 | San Jose State | 72 | 1 | Kentucky | 84 | | | |
| | | | 9 | Virginia Tech | 60 | | | |
| 8 | UW–Green Bay | 49 | 9 | Virginia Tech | 60 | | | |
| 9 | Virginia Tech | 61 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Virginia Tech | 61 | | | | 1 | Kentucky | 101 |
| | | | | | | 4 | Utah | 70 |
| 5 | Iowa State | 74 | | | | | | | 4 | Utah | 70 | |
| 12 | California | 64 | | | | | | |
| 12 | California | 64 | 5 | Iowa State | 67 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Utah | 73 | | | |
| 4 | Utah | 72 | 4 | Utah | 73 | | | |
| 13 | Canisius | 43 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Canisius | 43 | | | | | | | | 1 | Kentucky | 83 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Wake Forest | 64 |
| 6 | Louisville | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Wake Forest | 64 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 80* | | | | | | |
| 11 | Tulsa | 80* | 6 | Louisville | 68 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Villanova | 64 | | | |
| 3 | Villanova | 92 | 3 | Villanova | 64 | | | |
| 14 | Portland | 58 | | | | | | |
| 14 | Portland | 58 | | | | 6 | Louisville | 59 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Wake Forest | 60 |
| 7 | Michigan | 76 | | | | | | | 2 | Wake Forest | 60 | |
| 10 | Texas | 80 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Texas | 80 | 10 | Texas | 62 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Wake Forest | 65 | | | |
| 2 | Wake Forest | 64 | 2 | Wake Forest | 65 | | | |
| 15 | Northeast Louisiana | 50 | | | | | | |

#### Final Regional
### Southeast Regional – Lexington, Kentucky

| Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| 1 | Connecticut | 68 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Colgate | 59 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Colgate | 59 | 1 | Connecticut | 95 | | | |
| | | | 9 | Eastern Michigan | 81 | | | |
| 8 | Duke | 60 | 9 | Eastern Michigan | 81 | | | |
| 9 | Eastern Michigan | 75 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Eastern Michigan | 75 | | | | 1 | Connecticut | 55 |
| | | | | | | 5 | Mississippi State | 60 |
| 5 | Mississippi State | 58 | | | | | | | 5 | Mississippi State | 60 | |
| 12 | Virginia Commonwealth | 51 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Virginia Commonwealth | 51 | 5 | Mississippi State | 63 | | | |
| | | | 13 | Princeton | 41 | | | |
| 4 | UCLA | 41 | 13 | Princeton | 41 | | | |
| 13 | Princeton | 43 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Princeton | 43 | | | | | | | | 5 | Mississippi State | 73 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Cincinnati | 63 |
| 6 | Indiana | 51 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Cincinnati | 63 |
| 11 | Boston College | 64 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Boston College | 64 | 11 | Boston College | 89 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Georgia Tech | 103 | | | |
| 3 | Georgia Tech | 90 | 3 | Georgia Tech | 103 | | | |
| 14 | Austin Peay | 79 | | | | | | |
| 14 | Austin Peay | 79 | | | | 3 | Georgia Tech | 70 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Cincinnati | 87 |
| 7 | Temple | 61 | | | | | | | 2 | Cincinnati | 87 | |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 43 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 43 | 7 | Temple | 65 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Cincinnati | 78 | | | |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 66 | 2 | Cincinnati | 78 | | | |
| 15 | UNC Greensboro | 61 | | | | | | |

#### Final Regional
### West Regional – Denver, Colorado

| Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| 1 | Purdue | 73 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Western Carolina | 71 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Western Carolina | 71 | 1 | Purdue | 69 | | | |
| | | | 8 | Georgia | 76 | | | |
| 8 | Georgia | 81 | 8 | Georgia | 76 | | | |
| 9 | Clemson | 74 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Clemson | 74 | | | | 8 | Georgia | 81 |
| | | | | | | 4 | Syracuse | 83* |
| 5 | Memphis | 63 | | | | | | | 4 | Syracuse | 83* | |
| 12 | Drexel | 75 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Drexel | 75 | 12 | Drexel | 58 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Syracuse | 69 | | | |
| 4 | Syracuse | 88 | 4 | Syracuse | 69 | | | |
| 13 | Montana State | 55 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Montana State | 55 | | | | | | | | 4 | Syracuse | 60 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kansas | 57 |
| 6 | Iowa | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kansas | 57 |
| 11 | George Washington | 79 | | | | | | |
| 11 | George Washington | 79 | 6 | Iowa | 73 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Arizona | 87 | | | |
| 3 | Arizona | 90 | 3 | Arizona | 87 | | | |
| 14 | Valparaiso | 51 | | | | | | |
| 14 | Valparaiso | 51 | | | | 3 | Arizona | 80 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Kansas | 83 |
| 7 | Maryland | 79 | | | | | | | 2 | Kansas | 83 | |
| 10 | Santa Clara | 91 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Santa Clara | 91 | 10 | Santa Clara | 51 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Kansas | 76 | | | |
| 2 | Kansas | 92 | 2 | Kansas | 76 | | | |
| 15 | South Carolina State | 54 | | | | | | |

#### Final Regional
### Final Four at East Rutherford, New Jersey

| Semifinal Nacional | Semifinal Nacional | Semifinal Nacional | Final Nacional | Final Nacional | Final Nacional |
| E1 | Massachusetts | 74 |
| M1 | Kentucky | 81 |
| M1 | Kentucky | 81 | M1 | Kentucky | 76 |
| | | | W4 | Syracuse | 67 |
| SE5 | Mississippi State | 69 | W4 | Syracuse | 67 |
| W4 | Syracuse | 77 |

#### Final

* Campeón de la NCAA 1996
* Kentucky Wildcats 6º título