The Sports Almanac

1996 NCAA Basketball Tournament



KENTUCKY WILDCATS

1996 NCAA Champions



EAST REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Massachusetts Minutemen
92
Central Florida Golden Knights
70





Massachusetts Minutemen
79
Stanford Cardinal
74



Bradley Braves
58
Stanford Cardinal
66






Massachusetts Minutemen
79
Arkansas Razorbacks
63


Penn State Nittany Lions
80
Arkansas Razorbacks
86





Arkansas Razorbacks
65
Marquette Golden Eagles
56



Marquette Golden Eagles
68
Monmouth Hawks
44







Massachusetts Minutemen
86
Georgetown Hoyas
62
Massachusetts Minutemen
North Carolina Tar Heels
83
New Orleans Privateers
62





North Carolina Tar Heels
73
Texas Tech Red Raiders
92



Texas Tech Red Raiders
74
Northern Illinois Huskies
73






Texas Tech Red Raiders
90
Georgetown Hoyas
98


New Mexico Lobos
69
Kansas State Wildcats
48





New Mexico Lobos
65
Georgetown Hoyas
75



Georgetown Hoyas
93
MississippiValleyState Delta Devils
56





MIDWEST REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Kentucky Wildcats
110
San Jose State Spartans
72





Kentucky Wildcats
84
Virginia Tech Hokies
60



Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix
49
Virginia Tech Hokies
61






Kentucky Wildcats
101
Utah Utes
70


Iowa State Cyclones
74
California Golden Bears
64





Iowa State Cyclones
67
Utah Utes
73



Utah Utes
72
Canisius Golden Griffins
43







Kentucky Wildcats
83
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
63
Kentucky Wildcats
Louisville Cardinals
82 OT
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
80





Louisville Cardinals
68
Villanova Wildcats
64



Villanova Wildcats
92
Portland Pilots
58






Louisville Cardinals
59
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
60


Michigan Wolverines
76
Texas Longhorns
80





Texas Longhorns
62
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
65



Wake Forest Demon Deacons
64
Northeast Louisiana Indians
50





SOUTHEAST REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Connecticut Huskies
68
Colgate Raiders
59





Connecticut Huskies
95
Eastern Michigan Eagles
81



Duke Blue Devils
60
Eastern Michigan Eagles
75






Connecticut Huskies
55
Mississippi State Bulldogs
60


Mississippi State Bulldogs
58
Virignia Commonwealth Rams
51





Mississippi State Bulldogs
63
Princeton Tigers
41



UCLA Bruins
41
Princeton Tigers
43







Mississippi State Bulldogs
73
Cincinnati Bearcats
63
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Indiana Hoosiers
51
Boston College Eagles
64





Boston College Eagles
89
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
103



Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
90
Austin Peay Governors
79






Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
70
Cincinnati Bearcats
87


Temple Owls
61
Oklahoma Sooners
43





Temple Owls
65
Cincinnati Bearcats
78



Cincinnati Bearcats
66
NorthCarolina-Greensboro Spartans
61





WEST REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Purdue Boilermakers
73
Western Carolina Catamounts
71





Purdue Boilermakers
69
Georgia Bulldogs
76



Georgia Bulldogs
81
Clemson Tigers
74






Georgia Bulldogs
81
Syracuse Orangemen
83 OT


Memphis Tigers
63
Drexel Dragons
75





Drexel Dragons
58
Syracuse Orangemen
69



Syracuse Orangemen
88
Montana State Bobcats
55







Syracuse Orangemen
60
Kansas Jayhawks
57
Syracuse Orangemen
Iowa Hawkeyes
81
George Washington Colonials
79





Iowa Hawkeyes
73
Arizona Wildcats
87



Arizona Wildcats
90
Valparaiso Crusaders
51






Arizona Wildcats
80
Kansas Jayhawks
83


Maryland Terrapins
79
Santa Clara Broncos
91





Santa Clara Broncos
51
Kansas Jayhawks
76



Kansas Jayhawks
92
South Carolina State Bulldogs
54





FINAL FOUR
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
NCAA CHAMPIONS
Massachusetts Minutemen
74
Kentucky Wildcats
81



Kentucky Wildcats
76
Syracuse Orangemen
67
KENTUCKY WILDCATS
Mississippi State Bulldogs
69
Syracuse Orangemen
77