1996 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament
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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.
| 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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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