1996 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament

1996 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship

Tournament details
Country	United States
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	North Carolina (3rd title)
Runner-up	Princeton (1st title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	61 (5.55 per match)

The 1996 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship was the 16th women's collegiate field hockey tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college field hockey team in the United States. The North Carolina Tar Heels won their third championship, defeating the Princeton Tigers in the final. The championship rounds were held at the Boston College Field Hockey Field in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts on the campus of Boston College.

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals					Championship
		Virginia	4
		Duke	1
							North Carolina	2
							Virginia	1
												North Carolina	2
												Northeastern	1
		Northeastern	3
		Massachusetts	0
							Connecticut	1
							Northeastern	3
																	North Carolina	3
																	Princeton	0
		Maryland	3
		Penn State	1
							Old Dominion	7
							Maryland	4
												Old Dominion	3
												Princeton (OT)	4
		Princeton	5
		Boston U.	4
							Iowa	4
							Princeton (OT)	5