1996 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships

1996 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships
Organisers	NCAA
Edition	32nd (Men) 14th (Women)
Host city	Indianapolis, Indiana
Venue	RCA Dome
Level	Division I
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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.^[1][2]

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 George Mason 39 Nebraska 31.5 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 LSU (DC) 52 Georgia 34 Texas 31 T4 Florida 28 Nebraska 6 Illinois 27.5 T7 Georgetown 22 UCLA 9 Wisconsin 20 T10 North Carolina 19 South Carolina Villanova

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