| Type: | NIT |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Teams: | 32 |
| Finalfourarena: | Madison Square Garden |
| Finalfourcity: | New York City |
| Champions: | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Runnerup: | Saint Joseph's Hawks |
| Gamecount: | 1st |
| Semifinal1: | Tulane Green Wave |
| Semifinalcount: | 1st |
| Semifinal2: | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| Semifinalcount2: | 4th |
| Coach: | Danny Nee |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mop: | Erick Strickland |
| Mopteam: | Nebraska |
The 1996 National Invitation Tournament was the 1996 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.