1996 American West Conference men's basketball tournament
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The 1996 American West Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 1–2, 1996, at the Matadome in Northridge, California.[1][2] It was the last men's basketball tournament for the conference, which disbanded after the 1995–96 season.[3]
| 1996 American West Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 1995–96 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Site | Matadome Northridge, California |
Southern Utah won the tournament final, beating Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 55–53.[2] The tournament champion did not receive an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament.[2]
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| 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[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bracket
edit| Semifinals March 1, 1996 | Championship game March 2, 1996 | ||||||||
| 1 | Cal Poly | 73 | |||||||
| 4 | Sacramento State | 66 | |||||||
| 1 | Cal Poly | 53 | |||||||
| 2 | Southern Utah | 55 | |||||||
| 2 | Southern Utah | 57 | |||||||
| 3 | Cal State Northridge | 54 | |||||||
References
edit- ^ Fletcher, Jeff (March 2, 1996). "No Time for Northridge to Save a Dismal Season; College basketball: Matadors can't stop clock in 57-54 tournament loss to Southern Utah that leaves them 7-20". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b c "COLLEGE BASKETBALL / CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS; Central Florida (11-18) in NCAA Field". Los Angeles Times. March 3, 1996. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Reid, Jason (November 21, 1996). "COLLEGE BASKETBALL 1996-97; BIG WEST CONFERENCE PREVIEW; Change Remains Only Constant for 12 in Reconfigured League". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "1995-96 American West Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.