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- 1996 NCAA Division II softball tournament
- NCAA Division II softball tournament
- NCAA Division I softball tournament
- 1996 NCAA Division I softball tournament
- NCAA Division III softball tournament
- 1997 NCAA Division II softball tournament
- List of NCAA Division I softball programs
- 1996 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
- 1995 NCAA Division II softball tournament
- NCAA Division II baseball tournament
The 1996 NCAA Division II softball tournament was the 15th annual postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of softball among its Division II members in the United States, held at the end of the 1996 NCAA Division II softball season.
The final, eight-team double elimination tournament, also known as the Division II Women's College World Series, was played at the Trusler Sports Complex in Emporia, Kansas.
Defending champions Kennesaw State defeated Nebraska–Omaha in the final game of the championship series, 6–4, to capture the Owls' second Division II national title.
Bracket
= College World Series
=All-tournament team
Trisha Reinhardt, 1B, UC Davis
Jill McCaslin, 2B, Nebraska–Kearney
Kathy Morgan, SS, Kennesaw State
Mindy Hahne, 3B, Nebraska–Omaha
Beth Clifford, OF, UC Davis
Kristine MacLean, OF, American International
Jenni Upenieks, OF, Nebraska–Omaha
Kelly Rafter, P, Kennesaw State
Denise Peterson, P, Nebraska–Omaha
Nada Hlohovsky, C, Kennesaw State
Dana Boyer, AL, California (PA)
Danielle Penner, AL, California (PA)
Gena Weber, AL, UC Davis
See also
1996 NCAA Division I softball tournament
1996 NCAA Division III softball tournament
1996 NAIA softball tournament
1996 NCAA Division II baseball tournament