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.

1996 NCAA Division II
men's basketball tournament
Teams48
Finals siteCommonwealth Convention Center
Louisville, Kentucky
ChampionsFort Hays State (1st title)
Runner-upNorthern Kentucky (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachGary Garner (1st title)
MOPSherick Simpson (FHSU)
NCAA Division II men's tournaments
«1995 1997»

The tournament, which featured forty-eight teams, culminated the 1995–96 NCAA Division II men's basketball season.

The Elite Eight, national semifinals, and championship were played at the Commonwealth Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

Fort Hays State (34–0) defeated Northern Kentucky in the final, 70–63, to win their first Division II national title.

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California
Goffstown
Hays
Richmond
Evansville
Bakersfield
Rolla
Louisville
1996 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)
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