1996 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament
| 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) | ||
| |||
The 1996 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament was the 16th annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the top women's collegiate field hockey team in the United States.
North Carolina won their third championship, defeating Princeton in the final, 3–0.[1]
The championship rounds were held at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, on the campus of Boston College.
Qualifying
Bracket
| 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* | ||||||||||||||
- * indicates overtime period
- † indicates penalty shoot-out
See also
- 1996 NCAA Division II field hockey tournament
- 1996 NCAA Division III field hockey tournament
References
- ^ "1995 Division I Field Hockey Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 6. Retrieved 11 November 2025.