title: 1976 AIAW field hockey tournament
text: # 1976 AIAW field hockey tournament
  
  The 1976 AIAW-USFHA field hockey tournament was the second annual single-elimination tournament joint hosted by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women and the United States Field Hockey Association to determine the national champion of women's collegiate field hockey among their members in the United States, the culmination of the 1976 AIAW field hockey season.
  
  ## Bracket
  
  ### Championship
  
  | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Championship | Championship |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | BYU | 0 | | | | | | | |
  | West Chester State | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | West Chester State | 4 | West Chester State | 7 | | | | | |
  | | | Colorado | 0 | | | | | |
  | Colorado | 2 | Colorado | 0 | | | | | |
  | Southern Connecticut | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | Southern Connecticut | 1 | | | West Chester State | 1† | | | |
  | | | | | Lock Haven State | 1 | | | |
  | Lock Haven State | 1 | | | | | Lock Haven State | 1 | | | |
  | Central Missouri State | 0 | | | | | | | |
  | Central Missouri State | 0 | Lock Haven State | 2 | | | | | |
  | | | William & Mary | 0 | | | | | |
  | William & Mary | 5 | William & Mary | 0 | | | | | |
  | Stanford | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | Stanford | 1 | | | | | | West Chester State | 2 |
  | | | | | | | | Ursinus | 0 |
  | Delaware | 1† | | | | | | | | Ursinus | 0 |
  | Springfield | 1 | | | | |
  | Springfield | 1 | Delaware | 2† | | |
  | | | Virginia | 2 | | |
  | Virginia | 3 | Virginia | 2 | | |
  | Central Michigan | 1 | | | | |
  | Central Michigan | 1 | | | Delaware | 0 |
  | | | | | Ursinus | 5 |
  | Bemidji State | 0 | | | Ursinus | 5 | | Third place | Third place |
  | Ohio State | 2 | | | | |
  | Ohio State | 2 | Ohio State | 0 | | | | Lock Haven State | 2 |
  | | | Ursinus | 5 | | | | Delaware | 0 |
  | Oregon | 0 | Ursinus | 5 | | | | Delaware | 0 |
  | Ursinus | 10 | | | | |
  
  ### Consolation
  
  | Consolation first round | Consolation first round | Consolation quarterfinals | Consolation quarterfinals | Consolation semifinals | Consolation semifinals | | Fifth place | Fifth place |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | Virginia | 1 | | | | | |
  | | | Southern Connecticut | 2 | | | | | |
  | BYU | 1 | Southern Connecticut | 2 | | | | | |
  | Southern Connecticut | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | Southern Connecticut | 3 | | | Southern Connecticut | 2 | | | |
  | | | | | Central Missouri State | 0 | | | |
  | Central Missouri State | 2 | | | | | Central Missouri State | 0 | |
  | Stanford | 0 | | | | | | | |
  | Stanford | 0 | Central Missouri State | 2 | | | | | |
  | | | Ohio State | 0 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | Southern Connecticut | 1 |
  | | | | | | | | Central Michigan | 3 |
  | | | Colorado | 1 | | | | | |
  | | | Central Michigan | 4 | | | | | |
  | Springfield | 3 | Central Michigan | 4 | | | | | |
  | Central Michigan | 3† | | | | | | | |
  | Central Michigan | 3† | | | Central Michigan | 3† | | | |
  | | | | | Bemidji State | 3 | | | |
  | Bemidji State | 2† | | | | | Bemidji State | 3 | |
  | Oregon | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | Oregon | 2 | Bemidji State | 3 | | | | | |
  | | | William & Mary | 2 | | | | | |
  
  * † indicates team won on penetration time
  