"14098"^^ . . . . "NE"@en . "yes"@en . . . "S"@en . "1.0"^^ . . . . "Wingate"@en . . "Salem-Teikyo"@en . "Portland State"@en . "Salem-Teikyo"@en . . . . "E"@en . . "Portland State"@en . . . . . . . . "E"@en . . . "Round of 32"@en . . . "Shippensburg"@en . "Shippensburg"@en . "SA"@en . . . . . "--03-20"^^ . "Southern Indiana"@en . "The 1996 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was the 15th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division II women's collegiate basketball in the United States. Three-time defending champions North Dakota State defeated Shippensburg in the championship game, 104\u201378, to claim the Bison's fifth NCAA Division II national title. This was North Dakota State's fifth title in six years and fourth of four consecutive titles for the Bison. The championship rounds were contested in Fargo, North Dakota."@en . . "SC"@en . "66872936"^^ . . "North Dakota"@en . . . "Bowie State"@en . . "North Dakota"@en . . "SC"@en . . . "1"^^ . . . "Bowie State"@en . . "Final Four"@en . "Shippensburg"@en . . "Fargo, North Dakota"@en . . "The 1996 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was the 15th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division II women's collegiate basketball in the United States. Three-time defending champions North Dakota State defeated Shippensburg in the championship game, 104\u201378, to claim the Bison's fifth NCAA Division II national title. This was North Dakota State's fifth title in six years and fourth of four consecutive titles for the Bison. The championship rounds were contested in Fargo, North Dakota."@en . . . . . . "Women's"@en . . . . . . "Central Arkansas"@en . "II"@en . . . . "1111098849"^^ . . . "4"^^ . . "2"^^ . "3"^^ . . . "Regional finals"@en . "1"^^ . "1996 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament"@en . "6"^^ . "4"^^ . "1.0"^^ . "5"^^ . "Bridgeport"@en . "2"^^ . . "3"^^ . . . "1"^^ . . "Elite Eight"@en . "Montana State Billings"@en . . "high"@en . . . . . . "UC Davis"@en . "Minnesota Duluth"@en . . "170"^^ . . "S"@en . . . . . "7"^^ . . . "S"@en . . "North Dakota State"@en . . . . . . "E"@en . "North Dakota State"@en . . "Abilene Christian"@en . . . "National semifinals"@en . "--03-09"^^ . "W"@en . . "North Dakota State"@en . "Abilene Christian"@en . . . "no"@en . "52"^^ . . "Abilene Christian"@en . "55"^^ . . . . "57"^^ . "Regional semifinals"@en . . . "59"^^ . "60"^^ . "61"^^ . "62"^^ . "63"^^ . "Bellarmine"@en . "39"^^ . "60"^^ . "56"^^ . . "61"^^ . "62"^^ . "NC"@en . "58"^^ . "Nebraska\u2013Kearney"@en . "56"^^ . "125"^^ . "--03-07"^^ . "58"^^ . . . "63"^^ . "59"^^ . "52"^^ . . "53"^^ . "--03-10"^^ . . "55"^^ . . "Lake Superior State"@en . "West Texas A&M"@en . "National championship"@en . "55"^^ . "47"^^ . . . "81"^^ . "30"^^ . "77"^^ . . "82"^^ . "West Texas A&M"@en . "83"^^ . . "84"^^ . "72"^^ . . "73"^^ . "77"^^ . "Chico State"@en . "86"^^ . "78"^^ . "National quarterfinals"@en . "79"^^ . "Delta State"@en . . "SC"@en . . "68"^^ . . "65"^^ . "70"^^ . "66"^^ . "91"^^ . . "71"^^ . "64"^^ . "68"^^ . "65"^^ . . "70"^^ . "66"^^ . "67"^^ . "64"^^ . . "65"^^ . "89"^^ . "93"^^ . "North Dakota State"@en . "GL"@en . "67"^^ . "Albany State"@en . "--03-21"^^ . "68"^^ . "69"^^ . "89"^^ . "71"^^ . "84"^^ . "Sweet 16"@en . . "74"^^ . . "87"^^ . "83"^^ . "76"^^ . "84"^^ . "80"^^ . . "85"^^ . "Pitt Johnstown"@en . "81"^^ . . "77"^^ . . "78"^^ . . "Delta State"@en . "83"^^ . "79"^^ . "104"^^ . "Round of 48"@en . "Delta State"@en . "--03-08"^^ . . . "96"^^ . . . . . . . "97"^^ . "Florida Southern"@en . . . "99"^^ . . . "Bentley"@en . . "First round"@en . "1996"^^ . . "5"^^ . . . "48"^^ . . . . . . . "--03-23"^^ . "3"^^ . . "6"^^ . . "4"^^ . "5"^^ . . "5"^^ . . "Third Place Game"@en . "Bentley"@en . . "Saint Rose"@en . . "NC"@en . "Northern Michigan"@en . "Wingate"@en . . "Saint Rose"@en . . . . "Wingate"@en . . . "NC"@en . "Northern Michigan"@en . "Third Place Game"@en .