1976 AIAW field hockey tournament

The 1976 AIAW-USFHA field hockey tournament was the second annual single-elimination tournament joint hosted by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women and the United States Field Hockey Association to determine the national champion of women's collegiate field hockey among their members in the United States, the culmination of the 1976 AIAW field hockey season.

1976 AIAW-USFHA field hockey tournament

Tournament details
Host country	United States
City	West Chester, Pennsylvania
Dates	November 24–28, 1976
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	West Chester State (2nd title)
Runner-up	Ursinus
Third place	Lock Haven State
Tournament statistics
Matches played	27
Goals scored	101 (3.74 per match)
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Bracket

Championship

	First round				Second round				Semifinals				Championship
	BYU	0
	West Chester State	4
					West Chester State	7
					Colorado	0
	Colorado	2
	Southern Connecticut	1
									West Chester State	1†
									Lock Haven State	1
	Lock Haven State	1
	Central Missouri State	0
					Lock Haven State	2
					William & Mary	0
	William & Mary	5
	Stanford	1
													West Chester State	2
													Ursinus	0
	Delaware	1†
	Springfield	1
					Delaware	2†
					Virginia	2
	Virginia	3
	Central Michigan	1
									Delaware	0
									Ursinus	5
	Bemidji State	0											Third place
	Ohio State	2
					Ohio State	0							Lock Haven State	2
					Ursinus	5							Delaware	0
	Oregon	0
	Ursinus	10

Consolation

Consolation first round

Consolation quarterfinals

Consolation semifinals

Fifth place

Virginia

1

Southern Connecticut

2

BYU

1

Southern Connecticut

3

Southern Connecticut

2

Central Missouri State

0

Central Missouri State

2

Stanford

0

Central Missouri State

2

Ohio State

0

Southern Connecticut

1

Central Michigan

3

Colorado

1

Central Michigan

4

Springfield

3

Central Michigan

3†

Central Michigan

3†

Bemidji State

3

Bemidji State

2†

Oregon

2

Bemidji State

3

William & Mary

2

• † indicates team won on penetration time