The 1996 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 15th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.

[1] Wisconsin–Oshkosh defeated Mount Union in the championship game, 66–50, to claim the Titans' first Division III national title.

The championship rounds were hosted by the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.