| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country |  United States | ||
| City |  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ||
| Dates | November 16–24, 1996 | ||
| Venue | Alumni Stadium | ||
| 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) | ||
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The1996 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament was the 16th annualtournament organized by theNational Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the top women'scollegiate field hockey team in theUnited States.
North Carolina won their third championship, defeatingPrinceton in the final, 3–0.[1]
The championship rounds were held atAlumni Stadium inChestnut Hill, Massachusetts, on the campus ofBoston College.
| First round November 16 Campus sites | Second round November 17 Campus sites | Semifinals November 23 Chestnut Hill, MA | Championship November 24 Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||||||||||
| 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 | 4* | ||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 5* | ||||||||||||||