Champions Stanford (3rd title) Most outstanding player Kerri Walsh (Stanford) | Winning coach Don Shaw (3rd title) | |
Runner-up Hawaiʻi (5th NCAA (9th National) title match) Semifinalists Nebraska (5th Final Four)
Florida (3rd Final Four) Final Four All-Tournament Team Kristin Folkl (Stanford)
Lisa Sharpley (Stanford)
Anjelica Ljungquist (Hawaiʻi)
Robyn Ah Mow (Hawaiʻi)
Lisa Reitsma (Nebraska) | ||
The 1996 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began with 48 teams and ended on December 21, 1996, when Stanford defeated Hawaiʻi 3 games to 0 in the NCAA championship match.
Stanford's win over Hawaiʻi for the title was, and remains, one of the most lopsided finals in NCAA championship history. Stanford won 15-12, 15-0, 15-6. The 18 points scored by Hawaiʻi was the lowest in a NCAA championship match since the NCAA Tournament began in 1981.
References
1996 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA