The 1996 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 26th annual

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hosted by the

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to determine the team champion of men's

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among its Division I programs, held at the end of the 1996 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season.

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defeated

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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

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, 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

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, 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

References

NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament

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1996 in lacrosse {{Maryland-sport-stub

Qualifying

Tournament bracket

All-Tournament Team

See also

References