1996 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament
The 1996 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 26th annual tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the team champion of men's college lacrosse among its Division I programs, held at the end of the 1996 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season.

Princeton defeated Virginia in the final, 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.

The championship game was played at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, with 22,102 fans in attendance.

Qualifying
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. No teams made their debut appearance in the Division I lacrosse tournament in 1996.

Tournament bracket

 * = 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

See also
1996 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament
1996 NCAA Division II lacrosse tournament
1996 NCAA Division III men's lacrosse tournament

References 

NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament
NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
1996 in lacrosse