1996 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

1996 (1996) NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Champions	Oklahoma City (4 title, 4 title game, 4 Fab Four)
Runner-up	Georgetown (KY) (2 title game, 6 Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Lipscomb (3 Final Four) Belmont (1 Final Four)
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award	Shannon Hoskins (Georgetown (KY))
Chuck Taylor MVP	Reggie Garrett (Oklahoma City)
NAIA Division I men's tournaments «1995 1997»

The 1996 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 59th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.

Awards and honors

• Leading scorers:
• Leading rebounder:
• Player of the Year: Jason Cason (Birmingham Southern).

1996 NAIA bracket

	First round					Second round					Elite Eight					NAIA national semifinals					NAIA national championship
	1	Georgetown (KY)	116
	-	North Georgia	68
						1	Georgetown (KY)	78
						-	Arkansas Tech	49
	-	Arkansas Tech	68
	-	Lewis–Clark State	60
											1	Georgetown (KY)	93
	TOP TIER
											-	Geneva	77
	-	Geneva	74
	9	Montana State–Northern	69
						-	Geneva	81
						8	Oklahoma Baptist	79
	8	Oklahoma Baptist	75
	-	St. Mary's (TX)	69
																1	Georgetown (KY)	97
																4	Lipscomb	84
	5	BYU–Hawaii	83
	-	St. Francis (IL)	68
						5	BYU–Hawaii	60
						-	East Central	66
	-	East Central	62
	12	Azusa Pacific	60
											-	East Central	75
	TOP TIER
											4	Lipscomb	93
	4	Lipscomb	91
	-	Talladega	78
						4	Lipscomb	95
						-	McKendree	87
	-	McKendree	73
	13	East Texas Baptist	69
																					1	Georgetown (KY)	80
																					14	Oklahoma City	86
	3	The Master’s	72
	-	Claflin	64
						3	The Master’s	85
						14	Oklahoma City	108
	14	Oklahoma City	94
	-	St. Xavier	58
											14	Oklahoma City	82
	BOTTOM TIER
											6	Birmingham Southern	66
	-	Findlay	68
	11	Harding	65
						-	Findlay	69
						6	Birmingham Southern	72
	6	Birmingham–Southern	88
	-	Westmont	75
																14	Oklahoma City	97
																-	Belmont	77
	7	Hawaii Pacific	74
	-	SE Oklahoma State	72*
						7	Hawaii Pacific	64
						10	Cumberlands	89
	10	Cumberlands	65
	-	Columbia (MO)	58
											10	Cumberlands	65
	BOTTOM TIER
											-	Belmont	66
	-	Belmont	57
	15	Westminster (PA)	54
						-	Belmont	74
						2	Life	73
	2	Life	79
	-	Xavier (LA)	72

•  * denotes overtime.

See also

• 1996 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1996 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 1996 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 1996 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament