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	1	2	0	George Washington, Saint Joseph's	Saint Joseph's
3	Atlantic Coast Conference	9	159	105	.602	3	6	0	North Carolina	North Carolina
4	Big 12 Conference	12	199	150	.570	4	6	0	Kansas	Colorado
5	Big East Conference	13	200	182	.524	2	2	1	Connecticut, Georgetown	Connecticut
6	Big Sky Conference	8	105	116	.475	0	1	0	Montana	Montana
7	Big South Conference	8	102	120	.459	0	1	0	UNC Greensboro	Liberty
8	Big Ten Conference	11	176	137	.562	2	5	0	Illinois, Michigan State, Purdue	Iowa
9	Big West Conference	11	126	173	.421	0	1	0	Nevada, UC Santa Barbara	UC Santa Barbara
10	Colonial Athletic Association	9	146	110	.570	1	1	1	Old Dominion	Old Dominion
11	Conference USA	12	185	159	.538	1	5	0	DePaul, Louisville, Marquette, Memphis, Tulane	Tulane
12	Independent	3	25	54	.316	0	0	0
13	Ivy League	8	89	120	.426	0	1	0	Harvard
14	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	8	99	123	.446	0	1	0	Saint Peter's	Saint Peter's
15	Mid-American Conference	10	133	143	.482	0	1	0	Toledo	Toledo
16	Mid-Continent Conference	10	130	143	.476	0	1	0	Troy, Youngstown State	Troy
17	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	10	121	156	.437	0	1	0	Howard	Howard
18	Midwestern Collegiate Conference	8	102	120	.459	0	1	0	Detroit Mercy	Detroit Mercy
19	Missouri Valley Conference	10	139	137	.504	0	1	0	Drake	Drake
20	Northeast Conference	10	130	148	.468	0	1	0	Saint Francis (PA)	Saint Francis (PA)
21	Ohio Valley Conference	10	127	151	.457	0	1	0	Eastern Kentucky	Eastern Kentucky
22	Pacific-10 Conference	10	165	124	.571	1	5	1	Stanford
23	Patriot League	7	94	99	.487	0	1	0	Holy Cross	Lehigh
24	Southeastern Conference	12	235	129	.646	7	7	1	Georgia	Auburn
25	Southern Conference	8	118	104	.532	0	1	0	Furman	Marshall
26	Southland Conference	9	127	123	.508	1	2	0	Stephen F. Austin	Texas State
27	Southwest Athletic Conference	8	96	124	.436	0	1	0	Grambling	Grambling
28	Sun Belt Conference	8	113	117	.491	2	2	0	Louisiana Tech, Western Kentucky	Louisiana Tech
29	Trans America Athletic Conference	10	133	144	.480	0	1	0	Florida International	Florida International
30	West Coast Conference	8	116	110	.513	0	2	0	Portland	San Francisco
31	Western Athletic Conference	16	234	212	.525	0	2	0	San Diego State, Utah	San Diego State

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