National Collegiate Athletic Association

The NCAA News - News Features

December 16, 1996

Championships summaries

Division I-AA

football

Quarterfinals: Montana 44, East Tenn. St. 14; Troy St. 31, Murray St. 3; Marshall 54, Furman 0; Northern Iowa 38, William & Mary 35.

Semifinals (December 14): Troy St. (12-1) at Montana (13-0); Northern Iowa (12-1) at Marshall (13-0).

Division II

football

Semifinals: Northern Colo. 19, Clarion 18; Carson-Newman 29, UC Davis 26.

Championship (December 14 at Florence, Alabama): Northern Colo. (11-3) vs. Carson-Newman (12-1).

Division III

football

Semifinals: Mount Union 39, Wis.-La Crosse 21; Rowan 33, Lycoming 14.

Championship (December 14 at Salem, Virginia): Mount Union (13-0) vs. Rowan (10-2).

Division I

men's soccer

Third round: Creighton 2, Fresno St. 0; St. John's (N.Y.) 2, William & Mary 1 (2 ot); N.C.-Charlotte 3, Hartford 0; Florida Int'l 1, Indiana 0.

Semifinals (December 13 at Richmond): Creighton (17-4-2) vs. St. John's (N.Y.) (20-2-2); N.C.-Charlotte (19-4) vs. Florida Int'l (16-4-2). Final December 15.

Division I

women's volleyball

First round: Colorado St. def. Houston, 15-10, 15-13, 15-11; Southern Cal def. Southeast Mo. St., 15-2, 15-5, 15-1; UC Santa Barb. def. Northern Ill., 12-15, 16-14, 4-15, 15-9, 15-12; Kansas St. def. Cal St. Northridge, 15-12, 14-16, 15-11, 15-13; Arkansas def. Rhode Island, 15-12, 15-8, 12-15, 9-15, 15-11; Louisville def. Brown, 15-3, 15-1, 15-7; Wisconsin def. Colgate, 15-5, 15-3, 15-11; Georgia Tech def. Coastal Caro., 15-13, 15-7, 15-8; Colorado def. Oral Roberts, 15-9, 13-15, 15-7, 15-12; San Diego St. def. Sam Houston St., 15-4, 15-2, 13-15, 15-9; Washington def. Texas Tech, 15-5, 15-6, 15-9; Arizona def. San Diego, 15-4, 7-15, 15-7, 8-15, 15-13; Illinois St. def. Miami (Ohio), 15-1, 6-15, 15-5, 15-5; Notre Dame def. Hofstra, 15-2, 15-4, 15-2; Texas A&M def. Ark.-Little Rock, 15-3, 15-8, 15-4; Minnesota def. Central Fla., 8-15, 12-15, 15-12, 15-9, 17-15.

Second round: Stanford def. Colorado St., 15-10, 15-4, 15-7; Southern Cal def. South Fla., 15-8, 15-5, 15-6; Loyola Marymount def. UC Santa Barb., 14-16, 15-7, 15-8, 15-9; Washington St. def. Kansas St., 15-6, 16-14, 15-12; Nebraska def. Arkansas, 15-8, 12-15, 15-7, 15-7; Louisville def. Maryland, 9-15, 16-14, 15-9, 15-3; Wisconsin def. George Mason, 2-15, 15-9, 15-10, 15-11; Penn St. def. Georgia Tech, 15-7, 15-10, 15-13; Hawaii def. Colorado, 15-12, 15-11, 15-13; Texas def. San Diego St., 17-15, 15-13, 15-5; Brigham Young def. Washington, 15-7, 8-15, 15-8, 15-7; Pacific (Cal.) def. Arizona, 7-15, 15-12, 15-1, 15-8; Florida def. Illinois St., 16-14, 16-14, 15-3; Ohio St. def. Notre Dame, 8-15, 11-15, 15-11, 15-11, 15-8; Michigan St. def. Texas A&M, 19-17, 15-13, 15-12; Long Beach St. def. Minnesota, 15-10, 15-13, 15-6.

Regionals (December 12-15 at campus sites): Pacific regional -- Stanford (27-2) vs. Southern Cal (21-8); Loyola Marymount (26-2) vs. Washington St. (26-5). East regional -- Nebraska (28-3) vs. Louisville (26-4); Wisconsin (25-7) vs. Penn St. (30-2). Mountain regional -- Hawaii (32-2) vs. Texas (23-6); Brigham Young (26-6) vs. Pacific (Cal.) (26-6). Central regional -- Florida (35-1) vs. Ohio St. (27-5); Michigan St. (25-6) vs. Long Beach St. (33-2).