1996 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament
| 1996 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament | |||||
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| Teams | 12 | ||||
| Finals site | Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland | ||||
| Champions | Princeton (3rd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Virginia (5th title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists | Johns Hopkins (20th Final Four) Syracuse (14th Final Four) | ||||
| Winning coach | Bill Tierney (3rd title) | ||||
| MOP | Michael Watson, Virginia | ||||
| Attendance | 22,102 finals 68,978 total | ||||
| Top scorers | Rob Kavovit, Syracuse Doug Knight and Tim Whiteley, Virginia (16 goals) | ||||
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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.