1996 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships

International athletics championship event
1996 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition32nd (Men)
14th (Women)
DatesMarch 8-9, 1996[1]
Host cityIndiana Indianapolis, Indiana
VenueRCA Dome
LevelDivision I
1995
1997

The 1996 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships were contested to determine the individual and team national champions of men's and women's NCAA collegiate indoor track and field events in the United States after the 1995–96 season, the 32nd annual meet for men and 14th annual meet for women.[2][3]

The championships were again held at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana.

George Mason claimed the men's team title, the Patriots' first. This was the first men's championship since 1983 not won by Arkansas.

Three-time defending champions LSU again won the women's team title, the Lady Tigers' seventh.

Qualification

All teams and athletes from Division I indoor track and field programs were eligible to compete for this year's individual and team titles.

Team standings

  • Note: Top 10 only
  • Scoring: 6 points for a 1st-place finish in an event, 4 points for 2nd, 3 points for 3rd, 2 points for 4th, and 1 point for 5th
  • (DC) = Defending Champions

Men's title

  • 60 teams scored at least one point
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) George Mason 39
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nebraska 31.5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Arkansas (DC) 29
4 Houston 24.5
T5 Baylor 24
UTEP
T7 Kentucky 22
Oklahoma
T9 LSU 20.5
UCLA


Women's title

  • 53 teams scored at least one point
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) LSU (DC) 52
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Georgia 34
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Texas 31
T4 Florida 28
Nebraska
6 Illinois 27.5
T7 Georgetown 22
UCLA
9 Wisconsin 20
T10 North Carolina 19
South Carolina
Villanova

References

  1. ^ "NCAA DI Indoor Championships 1996". Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  2. ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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