1996 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
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
- * = Overtime
All-Tournament Team
- Michael Watson, Virginia
- 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
