National Collegiate Athletic Association

The NCAA News - News Features

December 23, 1996

Championships summaries

Division I-AA football

Semifinals: Montana 70, Troy St. 7; Marshall 31, Northern Iowa 14.

Championship (December 21 at Huntington, West Virginia): Montana (14-0) vs. Marshall (14-0).

Division I women's volleyball

Regionals: Central regional at Florida -- Michigan St. def. Long Beach St., 15-4, 13-15, 15-6, 15-8; Florida def. Ohio St., 15-8, 14-16, 13-15, 15-12, 15-6; Florida def. Michigan St., 7-15, 15-7, 15-9, 17-15.

Pacific regional at Stanford -- Washington St. def. Loyola Marymount, 15-12, 11-15, 15-13, 15-8; Stanford def. Southern Cal, 15-3, 15-7, 15-7; Stanford def. Washington St., 15-12, 15-13, 15-9.

Mountain regional at Hawaii -- Brigham Young def. Pacific (Cal.), 15-7, 8-15, 15-4, 13-15, 15-13; Hawaii def. Texas, 15-13, 13-15, 15-13, 15-2; Hawaii def. Brigham Young, 15-10, 15-6, 15-6.

East regional at Nebraska -- Penn St. def. Wisconsin, 15-11, 15-5, 15-5; Nebraska def. Louisville, 15-7, 15-6, 15-4; Nebraska def. Penn St., 15-12, 8-15, 15-13, 9-15, 20-18.

Semifinals (December 19 at Cleveland State): Stanford (29-2) vs. Nebraska (30-3); Hawaii (34-2) vs. Florida (37-1). Final December 21.