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1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

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The 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1995 and concluded with the 64-team 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, whose finals were held at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Kentucky Wildcats earned their sixth national championship by defeating the Syracuse Orangemen 76–67 on April 1, 1996. They were coached by Rick Pitino, and the NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player was Kentucky's Tony Delk.

In the 32-team 1996 National Invitation Tournament, the Nebraska Cornhuskers defeated the Saint Joseph's Hawks at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Following the season, the 1996 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American Consensus First Team included Ray Allen, Marcus Camby, Tony Delk, Tim Duncan, Allen Iverson, and Kerry Kittles.

Season headlines

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Pre-season polls

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The top 25 from the pre-season AP Poll.

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Kentucky
2 Kansas
3 Villanova
4 UCLA
5 Georgetown
6 Connecticut
7 Massachusetts
8 Iowa
9 Mississippi State
10 Utah
11 Wake Forest
12 Louisville
13 Memphis
14 Missouri
15 Maryland
16 Arkansas
17 Michigan
18 Stanford
19 Virginia
20 North Carolina
21 Cincinnati
22 Virginia Tech
23 Indiana
24 Purdue
25 California

Conference membership changes

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These schools joined new conferences for the 1995–96 season.

School Former conference New conference
Alabama–Birmingham (UAB) Blazers Great Midwest Conference Conference USA
Charlotte 49ers Metro Conference Conference USA
Cincinnati Bearcats Great Midwest Conference Conference USA
Dayton Flyers Great Midwest Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
DePaul Blue Demons Great Midwest Conference Conference USA
Fordham Rams Patriot League Atlantic 10 Conference
Hampton Pirates NCAA Division II Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Jacksonville State Gamecocks NCAA Division II Trans America Athletic Conference
La Salle Explorers Midwestern Collegiate Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Louisville Cardinals Metro Conference Conference USA
Marquette Golden Eagles Great Midwest Conference Conference USA
Memphis Tigers Great Midwest Conference Conference USA
Notre Dame Fighting Irish NCAA Division I independent Big East Conference
Rutgers Scarlet Knights Atlantic 10 Conference Big East Conference
Saint Louis Billikens Great Midwest Conference Conference USA
South Florida Bulls Metro Conference Conference USA
Southern Miss Golden Eagles Metro Conference Conference USA
Towson Tigers Big South Conference North Atlantic Conference
Tulane Green Wave Metro Conference Conference USA
Virginia Commonwealth (VCU) Rams Metro Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Metro Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
West Virginia Mountaineers Atlantic 10 Conference Big East Conference
Wofford Terriers NCAA Division II NCAA Division I independent
Xavier Musketeers Midwestern Collegiate Conference Atlantic 10 Conference

Regular season

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Conferences

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Conference winners and tournaments

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Twenty-nine conferences concluded their seasons with a single-elimination tournament, with only the Big Ten Conference, Ivy League and Pac-10 Conference choosing not to conduct conference tournaments. Conference tournament winners, with the exception of those of the American West Conference and Conference USA, received an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Conference Regular
season winner[1]
Conference
player of the year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (City)
Tournament
winner
American West Conference Cal Poly Ben Larson, Cal Poly[2] 1996 American West Conference men's basketball tournament Matadome
(Northridge, California)
Southern Utah
Atlantic 10 Conference UMass (East)
George Washington (West)
Virginia Tech (West)
Marcus Camby, UMass 1996 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament Philadelphia Civic Center
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
UMass
Atlantic Coast Conference Georgia Tech Tim Duncan, Wake Forest 1996 ACC men's basketball tournament Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina)
Wake Forest
Big East Conference Connecticut (Big East 6)
Georgetown (Big East 7)
Ray Allen, Connecticut 1997 Big East men's basketball tournament Madison Square Garden
(New York City, New York)
Connecticut
Big Eight Conference Kansas Jacque Vaughn, Kansas 1996 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament Kemper Arena
(Kansas City, Missouri)
Iowa State
Big Sky Conference Montana State Jimmy DeGraffenried, Weber State
Quadre Lollis, Montana State
1996 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
(Bozeman, Montana)
Montana State
Big South Conference UNC Greensboro T. L. Latson, Charleston Southern 1996 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament Vines Center
(Lynchburg, Virginia)
UNC Greensboro
Big Ten Conference Purdue Brian Evans, Indiana No Tournament
Big West Conference Long Beach State Raimonds Miglinieks, UC Irvine 1997 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Lawlor Events Center
(Reno, Nevada)
San Jose State
Colonial Athletic Association VCU Bernard Hopkins, VCU 1996 CAA men's basketball tournament Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)
VCU
Conference USA Cincinnati (Blue)
Tulane (Red)
Memphis (White)
Danny Fortson, Cincinnati 1996 Conference USA men's basketball tournament Memphis Pyramid
(Memphis, Tennessee)
Cincinnati
Ivy League Princeton Ira Bowman, Penn No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Fairfield
Iona
Darrell Barley, Canisius 1996 MAAC men's basketball tournament Knickerbocker Arena
(Albany, New York)
Canisius
Mid-American Conference Eastern Michigan Bonzi Wells, Ball State 1996 MAC men's basketball tournament SeaGate Convention Centre
(Toledo, Ohio)
Eastern Michigan
Mid-Continent Conference Valparaiso Anthony Allison, Valparaiso 1996 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament The MARK of the Quad Cities
(Moline, Illinois)
Valparaiso
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Coppin State Terquin Mott, Coppin State 1997 MEAC men's basketball tournament Leon County Civic Center
(Tallahassee, Florida)
South Carolina State
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Green Bay Jeff Nordgaard, Green Bay 1996 MCC men's basketball tournament Nutter Center
(Dayton, Ohio)
Northern Illinois
Missouri Valley Conference Bradley Anthony Parker, Bradley 1996 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Kiel Center
(St. Louis, Missouri)
Tulsa
North Atlantic Conference Drexel Malik Rose, Drexel 1996 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament Daskalakis Athletic Center
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Drexel
Northeast Conference Mount St. Mary's Chris McGuthrie, Mount St. Mary's 1996 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament William T. Boylan Gymnasium
(West Long Branch, New Jersey)
Monmouth
Ohio Valley Conference Murray State Marcus Brown, Murray State 1996 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Nashville Municipal Auditorium
(Nashville, Tennessee)
Austin Peay
Pacific-10 Conference Arizona Shareef Abdur-Rahim, California No Tournament
Patriot League Colgate
Navy
Adonal Foyle, Colgate 1996 Patriot League men's basketball tournament Cotterell Court
(Hamilton, New York)
Colgate
Southeastern Conference Kentucky (East)
Mississippi State (West)
Tony Delk, Kentucky 1996 SEC men's basketball tournament Louisiana Superdome
(New Orleans, Louisiana)
Mississippi State
Southern Conference Davidson (North)
Western Carolina (South)
Anquell McCollum, Western Carolina 1996 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina)
Western Carolina
Southland Conference Louisiana–Monroe Paul Marshall, Louisiana–Monroe 1996 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
(Shreveport, Louisiana)
Louisiana–Monroe
Southwest Conference Texas Tech Jason Sasser, Texas Tech 1996 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament Reunion Arena
(Dallas, Texas)
Texas Tech
Southwestern Athletic Conference Jackson State
Mississippi Valley State
Marcus Mann, Mississippi Valley State 1997 SWAC men's basketball tournament Mississippi Valley State
Sun Belt Conference Little Rock
New Orleans
Derek Fisher, Little Rock 1996 Sun Belt men's basketball tournament Barton Coliseum
(Little Rock, Arkansas)
New Orleans
Trans America Athletic Conference College of Charleston (East)
Samford (West)
Southeastern Louisiana (West)
Thaddeus Delaney, College of Charleston 1996 TAAC men's basketball tournament Edmunds Center
(DeLand, Florida)
UCF
West Coast Conference Gonzaga
Santa Clara
Steve Nash, Santa Clara 1996 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament Toso Pavilion
(Santa Clara, California)
Portland
Western Athletic Conference Utah Keith Van Horn, Utah 1996 WAC men's basketball tournament The Pit
(Albuquerque, New Mexico)
New Mexico

Conference standings

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1995–96 American West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cal Poly 5 1   .833 16 13   .552
Southern Utah 3 3   .500 15 13   .536
Cal State Northridge 2 4   .333 7 20   .259
Sacramento State 2 4   .333 7 20   .259
1996 American West tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[3]
1995–96 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Georgia Tech 13 3   .813 24 12   .667
No. 9 Wake Forest 12 4   .750 26 6   .813
No. 25 North Carolina 10 6   .625 21 11   .656
Duke 8 8   .500 18 13   .581
Maryland 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
Clemson 7 9   .438 18 11   .621
Virginia 6 10   .375 12 15   .444
Florida State 5 11   .313 13 14   .481
NC State 3 13   .188 15 16   .484
1996 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[4]
1995–96 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 1 UMass 15 1   .938 35 2   .946
Temple 12 4   .750 20 13   .606
Saint Joseph's 9 7   .563 19 13   .594
Rhode Island 8 8   .500 20 14   .588
St. Bonaventure 4 12   .250 10 18   .357
Fordham 2 14   .125 4 23   .148
West
No. 22 Virginia Tech 13 3   .813 23 6   .793
George Washington 13 3   .813 21 8   .724
Xavier 8 8   .500 13 15   .464
Dayton 6 10   .375 15 14   .517
Duquesne 3 13   .188 9 18   .333
La Salle 3 13   .188 6 24   .200
1996 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1995–96 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Big East 6
No. 3 Connecticut 17 1   .944 32 3   .914
No. 10 Villanova 14 4   .778 26 7   .788
Boston College 10 8   .556 19 11   .633
West Virginia 7 11   .389 12 15   .444
St. John's 5 13   .278 11 16   .407
Notre Dame 4 14   .222 9 18   .333
Big East 7
No. 4 Georgetown 13 5   .722 29 8   .784
No. 15 Syracuse 12 6   .667 29 9   .763
Providence 9 9   .500 18 12   .600
Miami 8 10   .444 15 13   .536
Seton Hall 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
Rutgers 6 12   .333 9 18   .333
Pittsburgh 5 13   .278 10 17   .370
1996 Big East tournament winner
As of April 1, 1996[5][6][7]
Rankings from AP Poll
1995–96 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Kansas 12 2   .857 29 5   .853
No. 17 Iowa State 9 5   .643 24 9   .727
Oklahoma[a] 8 6   .571 18 12   .600
Kansas State 7 7   .500 17 12   .586
Oklahoma State 7 7   .500 17 10   .630
Missouri 6 8   .429 18 15   .545
Nebraska 4 10   .286 21 14   .600
Colorado 3 11   .214 9 18   .333
1996 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[8]
  1. ^ Adjusted from 17–13 as Purdue forfeited 18 wins
1995–96 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana State 11 3   .786 21 9   .700
Weber State 10 4   .714 20 10   .667
Montana 10 4   .714 20 8   .714
Boise State 10 4   .714 15 13   .536
Idaho State 7 7   .500 11 15   .423
Idaho 5 9   .357 12 16   .429
Northern Arizona 3 11   .214 6 20   .231
Eastern Washington 0 14   .000 3 23   .115
1996 Big Sky tournament winner
1995–96 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Greensboro 11 3   .786 20 10   .667
Liberty 9 5   .643 17 12   .586
UNC Asheville 9 5   .643 18 10   .643
Charleston Southern 9 5   .643 15 13   .536
Radford 8 6   .571 14 13   .519
Winthrop 6 8   .429 7 19   .269
UMBC 3 11   .214 5 22   .185
Coastal Carolina 1 13   .071 5 21   .192
1996 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1995–96 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Indiana[a] 13 5   .722 20 11   .645
No. 18 Penn State 12 6   .667 21 7   .750
No. 21 Iowa[b] 12 6   .667 24 8   .750
Minnesota[c] 11 7   .611 20 10   .667
Wisconsin[d] 9 9   .500 18 14   .563
Michigan State 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Illinois 7 11   .389 18 13   .581
No. 4 Purdue[e] 6 12   .333 7 23   .233
Ohio State[f] 5 13   .278 12 15   .444
Northwestern[g] 4 14   .222 9 18   .333
Michigan[h] 1 8   .111 1 10   .091
Rankings from AP Poll
Records above are after NCAA sanctions against Minnesota, Purdue, and Michigan as noted:[9]
  1. ^ Indiana adjusted from 12–6, 19–12
  2. ^ Iowa adjusted from 11–7, 23–9
  3. ^ Minnesota adjusted from 10–8, 19–13 (vacated 2 games)
  4. ^ Wisconsin adjusted from 8–10, 17–15
  5. ^ Purdue adjusted from 15–3, 26–6 (forfeit 18 wins, vacated 2 games)
  6. ^ Ohio State adjusted from 3–15, 10–17
  7. ^ Northwestern adjusted from 2–16, 7–20
  8. ^ Michigan adjusted from 10–8/21–11 (vacated 21 games)
1995–96 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Beach State 12 6   .667 17 11   .607
Pacific 11 7   .611 15 12   .556
UC Irvine 11 7   .611 15 12   .556
Utah State 10 8   .556 18 15   .545
Nevada 9 9   .500 16 13   .552
San Jose State 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
New Mexico State 8 10   .444 11 15   .423
UC Santa Barbara 8 10   .444 11 15   .423
UNLV 7 11   .389 10 16   .385
Cal State Fullerton 5 13   .278 6 20   .231
1996 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
1995–96 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU 14 2   .875 24 9   .727
Old Dominion 12 4   .750 18 13   .581
UNC Wilmington 9 7   .563 13 16   .448
American 8 8   .500 12 15   .444
East Carolina 8 8   .500 17 11   .607
William & Mary 6 10   .375 10 16   .385
James Madison 6 10   .375 10 20   .333
George Mason 6 10   .375 11 16   .407
Richmond 3 13   .188 8 20   .286
1996 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
1995–96 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Blue
No. 7 Cincinnati 11 3   .786 28 5   .848
No. 20 Marquette 10 4   .714 23 8   .742
Saint Louis 4 10   .286 16 14   .533
DePaul 2 12   .143 11 18   .379
Red
Tulane 9 5   .643 22 10   .688
UAB 6 8   .429 16 14   .533
Southern Miss 6 8   .429 12 15   .444
South Florida 2 12   .143 12 16   .429
White
No. 16 Memphis 11 3   .786 22 8   .733
No. 24 Louisville 10 4   .714 22 12   .647
UNC Charlotte 6 8   .429 14 15   .483
1996 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[10]
1995–96 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Princeton 12 2   .857 22 7   .759
Penn 12 2   .857 17 10   .630
Dartmouth 9 5   .643 16 10   .615
Harvard 7 7   .500 15 11   .577
Brown 5 9   .357 10 16   .385
Cornell 5 9   .357 10 16   .385
Yale 3 11   .214 8 18   .308
Columbia 3 11   .214 7 19   .269
Rankings from AP Poll[11]
1995–96 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona 10 4   .714 21 8   .724
Fairfield 10 4   .714 20 10   .667
Manhattan 9 5   .643 17 12   .586
Loyola (MD) 8 6   .571 12 15   .444
Canisius 7 7   .500 19 11   .633
Niagara 6 8   .429 13 15   .464
Saint Peter's 5 9   .357 15 12   .556
Siena 1 13   .071 5 22   .185
1996 MAAC tournament winner
1995–96 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Michigan 14 4   .778 25 6   .806
Western Michigan 13 5   .722 15 12   .556
Miami 12 6   .667 21 8   .724
Ohio 11 7   .611 16 14   .533
Ball State 11 7   .611 16 12   .571
Bowling Green 9 9   .500 14 13   .519
Toledo 9 9   .500 18 14   .563
Kent State 8 10   .444 14 13   .519
Central Michigan 3 15   .167 6 20   .231
Akron 0 18   .000 3 23   .115
1996 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1995–96 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Valparaiso 13 5   .722 21 11   .656
Western Illinois 12 6   .667 17 12   .586
Missouri-Kansas City 10 8   .556 12 15   .444
Buffalo 10 8   .556 13 14   .481
Northeastern Illinois 10 8   .556 14 13   .519
Central Connecticut State 9 9   .500 13 15   .464
Eastern Illinois 9 9   .500 13 15   .464
Troy State 8 10   .444 11 16   .407
Youngstown State 7 11   .389 12 15   .444
Chicago State 2 16   .111 2 25   .074
1996 Mid-Con Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[12]
1995–96 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Carolina State 14 2   .875 22 8   .733
Coppin State 14 2   .875 19 10   .655
Bethune–Cookman 8 8   .500 12 15   .444
Delaware State 8 8   .500 11 17   .393
North Carolina A&T 7 9   .438 10 17   .370
Maryland Eastern Shore 6 10   .375 11 16   .407
Howard 6 10   .375 7 20   .259
Morgan State 6 10   .375 7 20   .259
Florida A&M 3 13   .188 8 19   .296
Hampton 0 0   9 17   .346
1996 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[13]
1995–96 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Green Bay 16 0   1.000 25 4   .862
Butler 12 4   .750 19 8   .704
Northern Illinois 12 4   .750 19 8   .704
Wright State 8 8   .500 14 13   .519
Detroit 8 8   .500 18 11   .621
Milwaukee 5 11   .313 9 18   .333
UIC 5 11   .313 10 18   .357
Loyola (IL) 5 11   .313 8 19   .296
Cleveland State 3 13   .188 5 21   .192
1996 MCC tournament winner
As of March 5, 1996
Rankings from AP poll
1995–96 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bradley 15 3   .833 22 8   .733
Illinois State 13 5   .722 22 12   .647
Tulsa 12 6   .667 22 8   .733
Southwest Missouri State 11 7   .611 16 12   .571
Creighton 9 9   .500 14 15   .483
Evansville 9 9   .500 13 14   .481
Northern Iowa 8 10   .444 14 13   .519
Drake 8 10   .444 12 15   .444
Indiana State 6 12   .333 10 16   .385
Wichita State 4 14   .222 8 21   .276
Southern Illinois 4 14   .222 11 18   .379
1996 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[14]
1995–96 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Drexel 17 1   .944 27 4   .871
Boston University 13 5   .722 18 11   .621
Maine 11 7   .611 15 13   .536
Delaware 11 7   .611 15 12   .556
Towson State 11 7   .611 16 12   .571
Vermont 10 8   .556 12 15   .444
Hofstra 5 13   .278 9 18   .333
New Hampshire 5 13   .278 6 21   .222
Hartford 5 13   .278 6 22   .214
Northeastern 2 16   .111 4 24   .143
1996 NAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
1995–96 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Mount St. Mary's 16 2   .889 21 8   .724
Marist 14 4   .778 22 7   .759
Monmouth 14 4   .778 20 10   .667
Rider 12 6   .667 19 11   .633
Saint Francis (PA) 11 7   .611 13 14   .481
Wagner 7 11   .389 10 17   .370
Fairleigh Dickinson 6 12   .333 7 20   .259
Long Island 5 13   .278 9 19   .321
St. Francis Brooklyn 3 15   .167 9 18   .333
Robert Morris 2 16   .111 5 23   .179
1996 NEC tournament winner
1995–96 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Murray State 12 4   .750 19 10   .655
Tennessee State 11 5   .688 15 13   .536
Austin Peay 10 6   .625 19 11   .633
Middle Tennessee 9 7   .563 15 12   .556
UT Martin 9 7   .563 13 14   .481
Tennessee Tech 7 9   .438 13 15   .464
Eastern Kentucky 7 9   .438 13 14   .481
Southeast Missouri State 5 11   .313 8 19   .296
Morehead State 2 14   .125 7 20   .259
1996 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[15]
1995–96 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 UCLA 16 2   .889 23 8   .742
No. 11 Arizona 14 4   .778 27 6   .818
Stanford 12 6   .667 21 8   .724
Washington State 9 9   .500 18 11   .621
Washington 9 9   .500 16 12   .571
Oregon 9 9   .500 16 13   .552
USC 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
Arizona State 6 12   .333 11 16   .407
Oregon State 4 14   .222 6 21   .222
California1 2 16   .111 2 26   .071
As of November 23, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll
1California forfeited games due to infractions.
1995–96 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colgate 9 3   .750 15 15   .500
Navy 9 3   .750 15 12   .556
Holy Cross 8 4   .667 16 13   .552
Bucknell 8 4   .667 17 11   .607
Lafayette 4 8   .333 7 20   .259
Lehigh 2 10   .167 4 23   .148
Army 2 10   .167 7 20   .259
1996 Patriot League tournament winner
1995–96 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky 16 0   1.000 34 2   .944
Georgia 9 7   .563 21 10   .677
South Carolina 8 8   .500 19 12   .613
Vanderbilt 7 9   .438 18 14   .563
Florida 6 10   .375 12 16   .429
Tennessee 6 10   .375 14 15   .483
West
No. 19 Mississippi State 10 6   .625 26 8   .765
Arkansas 9 7   .563 20 13   .606
Alabama 9 7   .563 19 13   .594
Ole Miss 6 10   .375 12 15   .444
Auburn 6 10   .375 19 13   .594
LSU 4 12   .250 12 17   .414
1996 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[16]
1995–96 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Davidson 14 0   1.000 25 5   .833
VMI 10 4   .714 18 10   .643
Marshall 8 6   .571 17 11   .607
East Tennessee State 3 11   .214 7 20   .259
Appalachian State 3 11   .214 8 21   .276
South
Western Carolina 10 4   .714 17 13   .567
Chattanooga 9 5   .643 15 12   .556
Furman 6 8   .429 10 17   .370
The Citadel 5 9   .357 10 16   .385
Georgia Southern 2 12   .143 3 23   .115
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1996
Rankings from AP poll
1995–96 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northeast Louisiana 13 5   .722 16 14   .533
North Texas 12 6   .667 15 13   .536
UTSA 12 6   .667 14 14   .500
Stephen F. Austin 11 7   .611 17 11   .607
McNeese State 11 7   .611 15 12   .556
Sam Houston State 9 9   .500 11 16   .407
Southwest Texas State 7 11   .389 11 15   .423
Texas–Arlington 7 11   .389 11 15   .423
Nicholls State 5 13   .278 5 21   .192
Northwestern State 3 15   .167 5 21   .192
1996 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[17]
1995–96 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Texas Tech 14 0   1.000 30 2   .938
Houston 11 3   .786 17 10   .630
Texas 10 4   .714 21 10   .677
TCU 6 8   .429 15 15   .500
Rice 5 9   .357 14 14   .500
Texas A&M 3 11   .214 11 16   .407
SMU 3 11   .214 8 20   .286
Baylor 4 10   .286 9 18   .333
1996 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1995–96 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Mississippi Valley State 11 3   .786 22 7   .759
Jackson State 11 3   .786 16 13   .552
Southern 9 5   .643 17 11   .607
Texas Southern 7 7   .500 11 15   .423
Alcorn State 7 7   .500 10 15   .400
Grambling 6 8   .429 12 16   .429
Alabama State 5 9   .357 9 18   .333
Prairie View A&M 0 14   .000 4 23   .148
1996 SWAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1995–96 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Orleans 14 4   .778 21 9   .700
Arkansas–Little Rock 14 4   .778 23 7   .767
Jacksonville 10 8   .556 15 13   .536
Western Kentucky 10 8   .556 13 14   .481
Southwestern Louisiana 9 9   .500 16 12   .571
Lamar 7 11   .389 12 15   .444
South Alabama 7 11   .389 12 15   .444
Arkansas State 7 11   .389 9 18   .333
Louisiana Tech 6 12   .333 11 17   .393
Texas–Pan American 6 12   .333 9 19   .321
1996 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1995–96 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
College of Charleston 15 1   .938 25 4   .862
Campbell 11 5   .688 17 11   .607
Florida International 6 10   .375 13 15   .464
Stetson 6 10   .375 10 17   .370
Central Florida 6 10   .375 11 19   .367
Florida Atlantic 5 11   .313 9 18   .333
West
Samford 11 5   .688 16 11   .593
Southeastern Louisiana 11 5   .688 15 12   .556
Centenary 8 8   .500 11 16   .407
Mercer 7 9   .438 15 14   .517
Georgia State 6 10   .375 10 16   .385
Jacksonville State 4 12   .250 10 17   .370
1996 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[18]
1995–96 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Santa Clara 10 4   .714 20 9   .690
Gonzaga 10 4   .714 21 9   .700
Loyola Marymount 8 6   .571 18 11   .621
San Francisco 8 6   .571 15 12   .556
Portland 7 7   .500 19 11   .633
San Diego 6 8   .429 14 14   .500
Saint Mary's 5 9   .357 12 15   .444
Pepperdine 2 12   .143 10 18   .357
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[19]
1995–96 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Utah 15 3   .833 27 7   .794
No. 23 New Mexico 14 4   .778 28 5   .848
Fresno State 13 5   .722 22 11   .667
Colorado State 11 7   .611 18 12   .600
BYU 9 9   .500 15 13   .536
Wyoming 8 10   .444 14 15   .483
San Diego State 8 10   .444 15 14   .517
Hawaii 7 11   .389 10 18   .357
UTEP 4 14   .222 13 15   .464
Air Force 1 17   .056 5 23   .179
1996 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[20]

Division I independents

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Two schools played as Division I independents. They had no postseason play.[21]

1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oral Roberts - -   18 9   .667
Wofford - -   4 22   .154
Rankings from AP Poll

Informal championships

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Conference Regular
season winner
Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5 Temple Kerry Kittles, Villanova

For the fifth consecutive season, the Philadelphia Big 5 did not play a full round-robin schedule in which each team met each other team once, a format it had used from its first season of competition in 1955–56 through the 1990–91 season. Instead, each team played only two games against other Big 5 members, and Temple finished with a 2–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Big 5. The Big 5 did not revive its full round-robin schedule until the 1999–2000 season.

Statistical leaders

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Source for additional stats categories

Player School PPG Player School RPG Player School APG Player School SPG
Kevin Granger TX Southern 27.0 Marcus Mann Miss. Valley St. 13.6 Raimonds Miglinieks UC Irvine 8.5 Pointer Williams McNeese St. 4.4
Marcus Brown Murray St. 26.4 Malik Rose Drexel 13.2 Curtis McCants George Mason 8.3 Johnny Rhodes Maryland 3.7
Bubba Wells Austin Peay 24.4 Adonal Foyle Colgate 12.6 Dan Pogue Campbell 8.0 Roderick Taylor Jackson St. 3.7
Jafonde Williams Hampton 25.7 Tim Duncan Wake Forest 12.3 Pointer Williams McNeese St. 7.4 Rasul Salahuddin Long Beach St. 3.6
Bonzi Wells Ball St. 25.4 Scott Farley Mercer 12.0 Lazarus Sims Syracuse 7.4 Andrell Hoard Northeastern Illinois 3.6
Field goal percentage
Three-point FG percentage
Free throw percentage
Player School BPG Player School FG% Player School 3FG% Player School FT%
Keith Closs C. Connecticut St. 6.4 Quadre Lollis Montana State .675 Mike Derockkis Drexel .477 Mike Dillard Sam Houston St. .926
Adonal Foyle Colgate 5.7 Daniel Watts Nevada .656 Peter Lisicky Penn State .471 Dion Cross Stanford .920
Roy Rogers Alabama 4.9 Link Abrams Centenary .654 Ray Allen Connecticut .466 Roderick Howard Charlotte .903
Jerome James Florida A&M 4.4 Alexander Koul George Washington .642 Keith Veney Marshall .455 Geoff Billet Rutgers .900
Peter Aluma Liberty 3.9 Terquin Mott Coppin St. .638 Tim Gill Oral Roberts .451 Steve Nash Santa Clara .894
Alan Tomidy Marist

Postseason tournaments

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NCAA tournament

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National semifinals National championship game
      
E1 Massachusetts 74
M1 Kentucky 81
M1 Kentucky 76
W4 Syracuse 67
SE5 Mississippi State 69
W4 Syracuse 77

National Invitation tournament

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Semifinals & finals

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Semifinals Finals
    
Tulane 78
Nebraska 90
Nebraska 60
Saint Joseph's 56
Alabama 69
Saint Joseph's 74 Third place
Tulane 87
Alabama 76

Award winners

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Consensus All-American teams

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Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Ray Allen G Junior Connecticut
Marcus Camby C Junior Massachusetts
Tony Delk G Senior Kentucky
Tim Duncan C Junior Wake Forest
Allen Iverson G Sophomore Georgetown
Kerry Kittles G Senior Villanova


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Danny Fortson F Sophomore Cincinnati
Keith Van Horn F Junior Utah
Jacque Vaughn G Junior Kansas
John Wallace F Senior Syracuse
Lorenzen Wright F/C Sophomore Memphis

Major player of the year awards

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Major freshman of the year awards

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  • USBWA Freshman of the Year: No Award Given

Major coach of the year awards

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Other major awards

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Coaching changes

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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach
Interim
Coach
New
Coach
Reason
California Todd Bozeman Ben Braun
Cleveland State Mike Boyd Rollie Massimino
Colorado Joe Harrington Ricardo Patton
Cornell Al Walker Scott Thompson
Drake Rudy Washington Kurt Kanaskie
Eastern Michigan Ben Braun Milton Barnes
Florida Lon Kruger Billy Donovan
Florida A&M Ron Brown Mickey Clayton
Idaho Joe Cravens Kermit Davis
Illinois Lou Henson Lon Kruger
Marshall Billy Donovan Greg White
UNC Charlotte Jeff Mullins Melvin Watkins
Wichita State Scott Thompson Randy Smithson

References

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  1. ^ "2001 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2001. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
  2. ^ Leef, Ralph (April 3, 1996). "Cal Poly team really turned things around". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 22. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1995-96 American West Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  4. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
  5. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Big East Conference Season Summary
  6. ^ Keefe, Gavin, "Big East Notes: The Big East 7 and Big East 6? Big Deal!", The Day, January 1, 1996, p. 7.
  7. ^ "PLUS: COLLEGE BASKETBALL -- BIG EAST CONFERENCE; League Cuts Games In Search of Bids," The New York Times, August 7, 1998.
  8. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  9. ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 56. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  10. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Conference USA Season Summary
  11. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Ivy Group Season Summary
  12. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary
  13. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary
  14. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  15. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
  16. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  17. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Southland Conference Season Summary
  18. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Trans America Athletic Conference Season Summary
  19. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 West Coast Conference Season Summary
  20. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
  21. ^ "1995-96 Men's Independent Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  22. ^ NCAA Record Book - DIVISION I CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS p.6