| Year: | 1996 |
| Conference: | NCAA Division II |
| Shortconference: | NCAA Division II |
| Division: | II |
| Gender: | Women's |
| Format: | Double-elimination tournament |
| Ballpark: | Trusler Sports Complex |
| City: | Emporia, Kansas |
| Champions: | Kennesaw State |
| Titlecount: | 2nd |
| Runnerup: | Nebraska–Omaha |
| Runnerupgamecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Scott Whitlock |
| Coachcount: | 2nd |
| Attendance: | 2,558 |
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.[1]
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.