1996 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament

1996 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
Teams	12
Finals site	Byrd Stadium
Champions	Princeton (3rd title)
Runner-up	Virginia
Attendance	22,102 finals 68,978 total
NCAA Division I Men's Championships «1995 1997»

The 1996 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 26th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Twelve NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament.

The championship game was played at Maryland's Byrd Stadium in front of 22,102 fans. The game saw Princeton defeat Virginia by the score of 13-12 in overtime. Jesse Hubbard scored the game-winning goal for Princeton in overtime. This was Princeton's third national championship under Head Coach Bill Tierney, since 1992.

Tournament bracket

	First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	8	Towson	16
		Loyola	11
						1	Princeton	22
						8	Towson	6
											1	Princeton	11
										5	Syracuse	9
						4	North Carolina	12
						5	Syracuse	19
	5	Syracuse	12
		Army	3
																1	Princeton	13 *
																3	Virginia	12
		Harvard	15
	6	Hofstra	12
						3	Virginia	23
							Harvard	12
											3	Virginia	16
										7	Johns Hopkins	10
						2	Maryland	7
						7	Johns Hopkins	9
	7	Johns Hopkins	12
		Notre Dame	7

• * = Overtime

All-Tournament Team

• Michael Watson, Virginia (Named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player)
• Jesse Hubbard, Princeton
• David Curry, Virginia
• Casey Powell, Syracuse
• Becket Wolf, Princeton
• Tim Whiteley, Virginia
• Don McDonough, Princeton
• Tommy Smith, Virginia
• Pancho Gutstein, Princeton
• Chris Massey, Princeton