1996 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship
# 1996 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship

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