1995-96 Women's College Basketball Season
As originally written by gmtobehere and Jimmy Delach
Regular Season
Sun 11/5/95, USA National Team @ Connecticut (exhibition), ESPN, 1:30 pm, Robin Roberts, Mimi Griffin, Dan Bonner
Fri 11/10/95, USA National Team @ Stanford (exhibition), ESPN2, 10:30 pm, Jim Durham, Ann Meyers, Mimi Griffin
Sun 11/19/95, Louisiana Tech vs Connecticut (at Knoxville - HOF tipoff), ESPN, 1 pm, Beth Mowins, Mimi Griffin, Christine Brennan
Sun 11/19/95, Virginia @ Tennessee (HOF tipoff), ESPN2, 3:30 pm, Beth Mowins, Mimi Griffin, Christine Brennan
* Sun 12/3/95, USA National Team @ Vanderbilt (exhibition), ESPN2, 2 pm, ??, ??
* Fri 12/8/95, Indiana vs Kentucky (at West Lafayette - B10/SEC challenge), ESPN2, 7 pm, ??, ??
* Fri 12/8/95, Tennessee @ Purdue (B10/SEC challenge), ESPN2, 9:30 pm, ??, ??
Sat 12/16/95, Penn State @ Kansas, ESPN2, 1 pm, Dave Armstrong, Ann Meyers
* Fri 1/5/96, Colorado @ Kansas, ESPN2, 7:30 pm, ??, ??
Sat 1/6/96, Purdue @ Vanderbilt, CBS, 1 pm, Michele Tafoya, Dan Bonner
Sat 1/6/96, Connecticut @ Tennessee, CBS, 3 pm, Sean McDonough, Ann Meyers
* Fri 1/12/96, NC State @ Virginia, ESPN2, 7:30 pm, ??, ??
* Sat 1/13/96, Massachusetts @ Rhode Island, ESPN2, 2 pm, ??, ??
* Mon 1/15/96, Georgia @ Connecticut, ESPN, 4 pm, ??, ??
* Fri 1/19/96, Vanderbilt @ Tennessee, ESPN2, 7:30 pm, ??, ??
Sat 1/20/96, Georgia @ Penn State, CBS, 2 pm (regional), Michele Tafoya, Dan Bonner
- CBS aired this game regionally with the Memphis-Marquette men's game
* Sat 1/20/96, Seton Hall @ Rutgers, ESPN2, 2:30 pm, ??, Doris Burke
* Fri 2/2/96, Auburn @ Arkansas, ESPN2, 7:30 pm, ??, ??
* Sat 2/3/96, USA National Team @ Texas Tech (exhibition), ESPN, 7:30 pm, ??, ??
* Sun 2/4/96, Georgia vs North Carolina (at Charlotte - Naismith Classic), ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), ??, Nancy Lieberman-Cline
- ABC aired this game regionally with a set of men's games
* Sun 2/4/96, Vanderbilt vs NC State (at Charlotte - Naismith Classic), ABC, 3:45 pm (regional), ??, Nancy Lieberman-Cline
- ABC aired this game regionally with a set of men's games
Fri 2/9/96, Louisiana Tech @ Western Kentucky, ESPN2, 7:30 pm, Beth Mowins, Mimi Griffin
* Fri 2/9/96, Southern Miss @ DePaul, ESPN2, 9:30 pm, ??, ??
Fri 2/16/96, Penn State @ Iowa, ESPN2, 7:30 pm, Beth Mowins, Ann Meyers
* Mon 2/19/96, Alabama @ Vanderbilt, ESPN, 1:30 pm, ??, ??
* Thu 2/22/96, San Diego State @ Utah, ESPN2, 11:59 pm, ??, ??
* Fri 2/23/96, North Carolina @ Duke, ESPN2, 7:30 pm, ??, ??
* Fri 2/23/96, Detroit @ Green Bay, ESPN2, 11:59 pm, ??, ??
* Sat 2/24/96, Notre Dame @ Connecticut, ESPN2, 3 pm, ??, ??
* Fri 3/1/96, Texas A&M @ SMU, ESPN2, 7:30 pm, ??, ??
* Fri 3/1/96, Wyoming @ Colorado State, ESPN2, 9:30 pm, ??, ??
* Sun 3/3/96, Manhattan vs Fairfield (at Albany - MAAC final), ESPN2, 11 am, ??, ??
* Mon 3/4/96, George Washington vs LaSalle (at Blacksburg, VA - A10 final), ESPN2, 5 pm, ??, ??
Mon 3/4/96, Tennessee vs Alabama (at Chattanooga - SEC final), ESPN2, 7 pm, DeWayne Staats, Ann Meyers
Mon 3/4/96, Penn State vs Purdue (at Indianapolis - B10 final), ESPN2, 9 pm (tape delay - 7 pm tip), Dave Armstrong, Tracey Warren
* Mon 3/4/96, Memphis vs DePaul (at Birmingham - CUSA final), ESPN2, 11 pm, ??, ??
* Tue 3/5/96, Connecticut vs Notre Dame (at Storrs, CT - BE final), ESPN2, 5 pm, ??, ??
* Sun 3/10/96, Colorado State vs New Mexico (at Albuquerque - WAC final), ESPN2, 2 am (tape delay - 4:30 pm tip), ??, ??
NCAA Tournament
Friday 3/15 (first round)
10 Kent State vs 7 Texas A&M (at State College), 6 pm
10 Rhode Island vs 7 Oklahoma State (at Athens), 6 pm
12 Montana vs 5 NC State (at Tuscaloosa), 7 pm
12 Notre Dame vs 5 Purdue (at Lubbock), 7 pm
11 Oregon vs 6 Wisconsin (at Nashville), 7 pm
10 SMU vs 7 DePaul (at Iowa City), 7 pm
11 Hawaii vs 6 Auburn (at Boulder), 8 pm
15 St. Francis vs 2 Georgia (at Athens), 8:30 pm
15 Youngstown State vs 2 Penn State (at State College), 8:30 pm
13 Appalachian State vs 4 Alabama (at Tuscaloosa), 9:30 pm
15 Butler vs 2 Iowa (at Iowa City), 9:30 pm
14 Harvard vs 3 Vanderbilt (at Nashville), 9:30 pm
13 Portland vs 2 Texas Tech (at Lubbock), 9:30 pm
14 Tulane vs 3 Colorado (at Boulder), 10:30 pm
Saturday 3/16 (first round)
11 Maine vs 6 George Washington (at Charlottesville), WLBZ/WCSH, 6 pm, Lee Goldberg, Rachel Bouchard
9 Michigan State vs 8 Massachusetts (at Storrs), 6 pm
9 Ohio State vs 8 Memphis (at Knoxville), 6 pm
12 San Francisco vs 5 Florida (at Durham), SportsChannel Florida, 6 pm
11 Stephen F. Austin vs 6 Oregon State (at Clemson), 6 pm
10 Toledo vs 7 Ole Miss (at Norfolk), 6 pm
12 Missouri State vs 5 Texas (at Lawrence), 7 pm
9 Southern Miss vs 8 Utah (at Ruston LA), 7 pm
14 Austin Peay vs 3 Clemson (at Clemson), 8:30 pm
15 Holy Cross vs 2 Old Dominion (at Norfolk), 8:30 pm
16 Howard vs 1 Connecticut (at Storrs), CPTV, 8:30 pm
13 James Madison vs 4 Duke (at Durham), 8:30 pm
14 Manhattan vs 3 Virginia (at Charlottesville), 8:30 pm
16 Radford vs 1 Tennessee (at Knoxville), 8:30 pm
16 Central Florida vs 1 Louisiana Tech (at Ruston LA), 9:30 pm
13 Middle Tennessee vs 4 Kansas (at Lawrence), 9:30 pm
9 Nebraska vs 8 Colorado State (at Palo Alto), 10 pm
16 Grambling State vs 1 Stanford (at Palo Alto), ESPN, 12:30 am, Joel Meyers, Ann Meyers
Sunday 3/17 (second round)
7 DePaul vs 2 Iowa (at Iowa City), ESPN2, 1 pm, Dave Woloshin, Tracy Warren
6 George Washington vs 3 Virginia (at Charlottesville), 2 pm
5 NC State vs 4 Alabama (at Tuscaloosa), 3 pm
10 Kent State vs 2 Penn State (at State College), 6:30 pm
6 Wisconsin vs 3 Vanderbilt (at Nashville), ESPN2, 7 pm, Beth Mowins, Sherry Levin
12 Notre Dame vs 4 Texas Tech (at Lubbock), 8:30 pm
7 Oklahoma State vs 2 Georgia (at Athens), ESPN2, 9 pm, Bob Carpenter, Pam Ward
6 Auburn vs 3 Colorado (at Boulder), ESPN2, 11:30 pm, Drew Goodman, Heather Cox
Monday 3/18 (second round)
9 Ohio State vs 1 Tennessee (at Knoxville), ESPN2, 6:30 pm, Bob Rathbun, Doris Burke [1]
5 Texas vs 4 Kansas (at Lawrence), 7 pm
12 San Francisco vs 4 Duke (at Durham), 8 pm
10 Toledo vs 2 Old Dominion (at Norfolk), 8 pm
11 Stephen F. Austin vs 3 Clemson (at Clemson), 9 pm
9 Southern Miss vs 1 Louisiana Tech (at Ruston LA), ESPN2, 9:30 pm, Gus Johnson, Pam Ward
9 Michigan State vs 1 Connecticut (at Storrs), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Nancy Lieberman-Cline
8 Colorado State vs 1 Stanford (at Palo Alto), ESPN, 12 midnight, Joel Meyers, Ann Meyers
Saturday 3/23 (regional semifinals)
4 Kansas vs 1 Tennessee (at Charlottesville), ESPN2, 11:30 am, Mike Tirico, Sherry Levin
4 Texas Tech vs 1 Louisiana Tech (at Nacogdoches TX), ESPN, 12 pm, Bob Rathbun, Nancy Lieberman-Cline
3 Virginia vs 2 Old Dominion (at Charlottesville), ESPN, 2 pm, Mike Tirico, Sherry Levin
11 Stephen F. Austin vs 2 Georgia (at Nacogdoches TX), ESPN2, 2:30 pm, Bob Rathbun, Nancy Lieberman-Cline
3 Vanderbilt vs 2 Iowa (at Rosemont IL), ESPN, 8 pm, Mike Patrick, Ann Meyers
6 Auburn vs 2 Penn State (at Seattle), ESPN, 10 pm, Beth Mowins, Pam Ward
12 San Francisco vs 1 Connecticut (at Rosemont IL), ESPN2, 10:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Ann Meyers
4 Alabama vs 1 Stanford (at Seattle), ESPN, 12:30 am, Beth Mowins, Pam Ward
Monday 3/25 (regional finals)
3 Virginia vs 1 Tennessee (at Charlottesville), ESPN, 5 pm, Mike Tirico, Sherry Levin
3 Vanderbilt vs 1 Connecticut (at Rosemont IL), ESPN, 7:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Ann Meyers [2]
2 Georgia vs 1 Louisiana Tech (at Nacogdoches TX), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Bob Rathbun, Nancy Lieberman-Cline
6 Auburn vs 1 Stanford (at Seattle), ESPN, 12 midnight, Beth Mowins, Pam Ward
Friday 3/29 (Final Four)
1 Tennessee vs 1 Connecticut (at Charlotte), ESPN, 7 pm, Mike Patrick, Ann Meyers, Nancy Lieberman-Cline
2 Georgia vs 1 Stanford (at Charlotte), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Ann Meyers, Nancy Lieberman-Cline
Sunday 3/31 (championship)
2 Georgia vs 1 Tennessee (at Charlotte), ESPN, 6:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Ann Meyers, Nancy Lieberman-Cline
- ESPN gains exclusive rights to the women's tournament. Included in the deal are early round games on either ESPN or ESPN2 and full coverage of the regional semifinals
- The Sweet 16 and Elite 8 games move from Thu.-Sat. to Sat.-Mon.
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