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1996-97 Women's College Basketball Season Summary

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National Champion: Tennessee

Final Four: Notre Dame, Old Dominion, Stanford and Tennessee

AP Player of the Year: Kate Starbird

AP Preseason #1: Stanford

AP Final #1: Connecticut

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Conference Summary

Conference Summary Table
Rk	Conference	Schls	W	L	W-L%	AP	NCAA	FF	Regular Season Champ	Tournament Champ
1	America East Conference	10	130	148	.468	0	1	0	Maine	Maine
2	Atlantic 10 Conference	12	178	166	.517	0	2	0	George Washington, Saint Joseph's	Saint Joseph's
3	Atlantic Coast Conference	9	159	105	.602	1	6	0	North Carolina	North Carolina
4	Atlantic Sun Conference	1	8	17	.320	0	0	0
5	Big 12 Conference	12	199	150	.570	0	6	0	Kansas	Colorado
6	Big East Conference	13	198	184	.518	0	2	1	Connecticut, Georgetown	Connecticut
7	Big Sky Conference	8	105	116	.475	0	1	0	Montana	Montana
8	Big South Conference	8	102	120	.459	0	1	0	UNC Greensboro	Liberty
9	Big Ten Conference	11	176	137	.562	1	5	0	Illinois, Michigan State, Purdue	Iowa
10	Big West Conference	11	126	173	.421	0	1	0	Nevada, UC Santa Barbara	UC Santa Barbara
11	Colonial Athletic Association	9	146	110	.570	0	1	1	Old Dominion	Old Dominion
12	Conference USA	12	185	159	.538	0	5	0	DePaul, Louisville, Marquette, Memphis, Tulane	Tulane
13	Independent	3	25	54	.316	0	0	0
14	Ivy League	8	89	120	.426	0	1	0	Harvard
15	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	8	99	123	.446	0	1	0	Saint Peter's	Saint Peter's
16	Mid-American Conference	10	134	142	.486	0	1	0	Toledo	Toledo
17	Mid-Continent Conference	10	130	143	.476	0	1	0	Troy, Youngstown State
18	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	10	121	156	.437	0	1	0	Howard	Howard
19	Midwestern Collegiate Conference	8	102	120	.459	0	1	0	Detroit Mercy
20	Missouri Valley Conference	10	139	137	.504	0	1	0	Drake	Drake
21	Northeast Conference	10	130	148	.468	0	1	0	Saint Francis (PA)	Saint Francis (PA)
22	Ohio Valley Conference	10	127	151	.457	0	1	0	Eastern Kentucky	Eastern Kentucky
23	Pacific-10 Conference	10	165	124	.571	0	5	1	Stanford
24	Patriot League	7	94	99	.487	0	1	0	Holy Cross	Lehigh
25	Southeastern Conference	12	235	129	.646	1	7	1	Georgia	Auburn
26	Southern Conference	8	118	104	.532	0	1	0	Furman	Marshall
27	Southland Conference	9	127	123	.508	0	2	0	Stephen F. Austin	Texas State
28	Southwest Athletic Conference	8	96	124	.436	0	1	0	Grambling
29	Sun Belt Conference	8	113	117	.491	0	2	0	Louisiana Tech, Western Kentucky	Louisiana Tech
30	Trans America Athletic Conference	9	125	127	.496	0	1	0	Florida International
31	West Coast Conference	8	116	110	.513	0	2	0	Portland	San Francisco
32	Western Athletic Conference	16	234	212	.525	0	2	0	San Diego State, Utah	San Diego State

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