| 1996 Women's Qualification Results | ||
| Place | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alpha Gamma Delta | 2:43.781 |
| 2 | Kappa Alpha Theta | 2:44.777 |
| 3 | Landsharks | 2:47.851 |
| 4 | Kappa Kappa Gamma | 2:48.821 |
| 5 | Roadrunners | 2:52.144 |
| 6 | Wright cycledelics | 2:56.425 |
| 7 | Delta Gamma | 2:58.677 |
| 8 | Gamma Phi Beta | 2:59.831 |
| 9 | Pi Beta Phi | 3:01.301 |
| 10 | Alpha Chi Omega | 3:01.360 |
| 11 | Delta Delta Delta | 3:02.360 |
| 12 | Delta Sigma Pi | 3:06.030 |
| 13 | Phi Mu | 3:06.687 |
| 14 | Alpha Xi Delta | 3:07.646 |
| 15 | Kappa Delta | 3:07.844 |
| 16 | Alpha Phi | 3:07.890 |
| 17 | Alpha delta Pi | 3:08.552 |
| 18 | Teter | 3:08.737 |
| 19 | Sigma Delta Tau | 3:09.044 |
| 20 | Delta Zeta | 3:09.578 |
| 21 | Zeta Tau Alpha | 3:10.535 |
| 22 | Team Unique | 3:15.041 |
| 23 | Alpha Phi Omega | 3:18.919 |