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.
The championship rounds were held at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, on the campus of Boston College.
Qualifying
Bracket
* indicates overtime period † indicates penalty shoot-out
See also 1996 NCAA Division II field hockey tournament 1996 NCAA Division III field hockey tournament
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