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1997 NCAA Division I baseball season

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1997 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams273
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsLSU (4th title)
Runners-upAlabama (10th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachSkip Bertman (4th title)
MOPBrandon Larson (LSU)
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →

The 1997 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), began in the spring of 1997. It concluded with the 1997 College World Series, the 51st, a double-elimination tournament of eight regional champions held in Omaha, Nebraska, at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium. LSU claimed its second consecutive and fourth total Division I championship.[1]

Realignment

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  • The Big Eight Conference merged with four members of the Southwest Conference (Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech) to form the Big 12 Conference.

Format changes

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  • The Big West Conference divided into two divisions of four, called Northern and Southern.

Conference winners

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This is a list of conference champions from the 1997 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Each of the eight regionals consisted of six teams competing in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. In order to provide all conference champions with an automatic bid, 10 conference champions participated in a play-in round. The five winners joined the other 19 conference champions with automatic bids, and 32 other teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular season winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
America East Conference Delaware 1997 America East Conference baseball tournament Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE Northeastern
Atlantic 10 Conference East - UMass
West - Xavier		 1997 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Bear Stadium • Boyertown, PA Virginia Tech
Atlantic Coast Conference Georgia Tech 1997 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Florida Power Park • St. Petersburg, FL Florida State
Big 12 Conference Texas Tech 1997 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma
Big East Conference American - West Virginia
National - Notre Dame		 1997 Big East Conference baseball tournament Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium • Norwich, CT St. John's
Big South Conference UNC Greensboro 1997 Big South Conference baseball tournament Knights Stadium • Fort Mill, SC UNC Greensboro
Big Ten Conference Michigan 1997 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI Ohio State
Big West Conference Northern - Nevada
Southern - Long Beach State		 1997 Big West Conference baseball tournament Blair Field • Long Beach, CA Cal State Fullerton
Colonial Athletic Association VCU 1997 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament Grainger Stadium • Kinston, NC Richmond
Conference USA Tulane 1997 Conference USA baseball tournament Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA Houston
Ivy League Gehrig - Princeton
Rolfe - Harvard		 1997 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series Joseph J. O'Donnell Field • Cambridge, MA Harvard
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Northern - Niagara
Southern - Fairfield		 1997 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament Heritage Park • Colonie, NY Siena
Mid-American Conference Ohio 1997 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament Trautwein Field • Athens, OH Ohio
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Wright State 1997 Midwestern Collegiate Conference baseball tournament Dayton, OH Detroit
Mid-Continent Conference Eastern - Troy State
Western - Northeastern Illinois		 1997 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament Les Miller Field • Chicago, IL Troy State
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference North - Howard
South - Florida A&M		 1997 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament Moore–Kittles Field • Tallahassee, FL Bethune-Cookman
Missouri Valley Conference Wichita State 1997 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS Southwest Missouri State
Northeast Conference Marist/Fairleigh Dickinson 1997 Northeast Conference baseball tournament Sussex, NJ Marist
Ohio Valley Conference Middle Tennessee/Tennessee Tech 1997 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN Tennessee Tech
Pacific-10 Conference North - Washington
South - Stanford		 1997 Pacific-10 Conference Baseball Championship Series Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Washington
Patriot League Army 1997 Patriot League baseball tournament Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field • West Point, NY Army
Southeastern Conference Eastern - Florida
Western - LSU		 1997 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Golden Park • Columbus, GA Alabama
Southern Conference Western Carolina
Georgia Southern		 1997 Southern Conference baseball tournament Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Western Carolina
Southland Conference Louisiana - Northwestern State
Texas - Southwest Texas State		 1997 Southland Conference baseball tournament Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA Southwest Texas State
Southwestern Athletic Conference East - Alcorn State
West - Southern		 1997 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament Kirsch-Rooney Stadium • New Orleans, LA Southern
Sun Belt Conference Southwestern Louisiana 1997 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field • Lafayette, LA South Alabama
Trans America Athletic Conference Eastern - Mercer
Southern - Stetson
Western - Jacksonville State		 1997 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament Conrad Park • DeLand, FL UCF
West Coast Conference Santa Clara No tournament
Western Athletic Conference North - Utah
South - Rice
West - San Jose State		 1997 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament Smith Field • San Diego, CA Rice

Conference standings

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The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1997 America East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Delaware  ‍†‍‍ 19 – 3   .864 45 – 10   .818
Maine  ‍‍‍ 16 – 8   .667 24 – 27   .471
Vermont  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9   .625 27 – 19   .587
Drexel  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10   .565 28 – 22   .560
Northeastern  ‍‍‡‍y 12 – 12   .500 33 – 19   .635
Towson State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14   .391 24 – 28   .462
Hartford  ‍‍‍ 7 – 16   .304 16 – 23   .410
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 7 – 16   .304 14 – 28   .333
New Hampshire  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 17 – 22   .436
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Georgia Tech  ‍†‍‍y 19 – 4   .826 46 – 15   .754
No. 9 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y 18 – 6   .750 50 – 17   .746
No. 23 NC State  ‍‍‍y 15 – 8   .652 43 – 20   .683
Clemson  ‍‍‍y 13 – 10   .565 41 – 23   .641
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 37 – 20   .649
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 32 – 22   .593
Duke  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14   .391 33 – 25   .569
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 29 – 31   .483
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19   .208 22 – 32   .407
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997[4]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas Tech  ‍†‍‍y 23 – 7   .767 46 – 14   .767
No. 12 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y 21 – 9   .700 46 – 19   .708
No. 26 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 39 – 22   .639
No. 17 Oklahoma  ‍‍‡‍y 18 – 11   .621 39 – 20   .661
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 18 – 12   .600 32 – 23   .582
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 15 – 16   .484 31 – 27   .534
Texas  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 29 – 22   .569
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 31 – 25   .554
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 32 – 24   .571
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 7 – 23   .233 27 – 35   .435
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 21   .222 12 – 31   .279
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997[5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
American Division
West Virginia  x‍‍‍ 17 – 7 – 0   .708 36 – 19 – 0   .655
St. John's  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 7 – 0   .696 35 – 17 – 0   .673
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 27 – 20 – 0   .574
Providence  ‍‍‍ 10 – 15 – 0   .400 26 – 23 – 1   .530
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 8 – 17 – 0   .320 20 – 23 – 0   .465
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 8 – 17 – 0   .320 19 – 26 – 0   .422
National Division
Notre Dame  x‍‍‍ 15 – 6 – 0   .714 41 – 19 – 0   .683
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 28 – 24 – 0   .538
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 32 – 22 – 0   .593
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 29 – 27 – 0   .518
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 8 – 15 – 0   .348 19 – 37 – 1   .342
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997[6][7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 28 UNC Greensboro  ‍†‍‡‍y 18 – 3 – 0   .857 45 – 17 – 0   .726
Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 14 – 7 – 0   .667 27 – 29 – 1   .482
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 12 – 8 – 0   .600 21 – 36 – 0   .368
Liberty  ‍‍‍ 11 – 10 – 0   .524 25 – 32 – 0   .439
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 9 – 11 – 0   .450 20 – 33 – 0   .377
Radford  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12 – 0   .429 26 – 28 – 0   .481
UMBC  ‍‍‍ 5 – 16 – 0   .238 12 – 35 – 0   .255
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 5 – 16 – 0   .238 23 – 31 – 0   .426
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997[8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Michigan  ‍†‍‍ 17 – 9   .654 36 – 22   .621
No. 30 Ohio State  ‍‍‡‍y 18 – 10   .643 42 – 18   .700
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 17 – 11   .607 30 – 25   .545
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 17 – 11   .607 32 – 27   .542
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 15 – 10   .600 30 – 24   .556
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 14   .462 29 – 24   .547
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 16   .429 26 – 28   .481
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 33 – 22   .600
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 9 – 19   .321 20 – 35   .364
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 7 – 16   .304 17 – 30   .362
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997[9][10]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Nevada  x‍‍‍ 20 – 10   .667 39 – 21   .650
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 29 – 29   .500
Sacramento State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 16 – 39   .291
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 21 – 33   .389
Southern
No. 24 Long Beach State  x‍‍‍ 22 – 8   .733 39 – 26   .600
No. 21 Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍ 21 – 9   .700 39 – 24   .619
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 37 – 21   .638
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 26 – 30   .464
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
As of June 30, 1997[11]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU  ‍†‍‍ 15 – 4   .789 32 – 23   .582
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 12 – 8   .600 34 – 20   .630
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10   .500 31 – 26   .544
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 10 – 11   .476 29 – 24   .547
East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 10 – 11   .476 29 – 27   .518
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12   .400 30 – 24   .556
Richmond  ‍‍‡‍y 8 – 12   .400 34 – 26   .567
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 7 – 12   .368 28 – 29   .491
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997[12]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tulane  ‍†‍‍ 19 – 7   .731 40 – 21   .656
Houston  ‍‍‡‍y 19 – 8   .704 40 – 23   .635
South Florida  ‍‍‍y 18 – 8   .692 39 – 24   .619
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 16 – 10   .615 34 – 23   .596
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 14 – 12   .538 30 – 26   .536
UAB  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13   .519 31 – 29   .517
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 11 – 15   .423 23 – 32   .418
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 9 – 17   .346 20 – 31   .392
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 8 – 19   .296 21 – 30   .412
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 4 – 23   .148 12 – 46   .207
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997[13]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y –   – 51 – 18   .739
Cal State Northridge  ‍‍‍ –   – 42 – 20   .677
Oral Roberts  ‍‍‍ –   – 26 – 30   .464
Hawaii–Hilo  ‍‍‍ –   – 13 – 34   .277
Wofford  ‍‍‍ –   – 13 – 34   .277
Southern Utah  ‍‍‍ –   – 8 – 37   .178
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997[14]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Ivy League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Lou Gehrig
Princeton x‍‍‡‍y 10 – 10 – 0   .500 20 – 25 – 0   .444
Penn x‍‍‍ 10 – 10 – 0   .500 19 – 21 – 0   .475
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 7 – 13 – 0   .350 13 – 26 – 0   .333
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 6 – 14 – 0   .300 12 – 25 – 1   .329
Red Rolfe
Harvard x‍‍‍ 18 – 2 – 0   .900 34 – 16 – 0   .680
Yale  ‍‍‍ 16 – 4 – 0   .800 24 – 19 – 0   .558
Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 11 – 9 – 0   .550 22 – 16 – 0   .579
Brown  ‍‍‍ 2 – 18 – 0   .100 5 – 37 – 0   .119
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997[15]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Niagara  x‍‍‍ 11 – 7   .611 17 – 21   .447
Siena  ‍‍‡‍y 10 – 8   .556 21 – 34   .382
Le Moyne  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8   .556 16 – 23   .410
Canisius  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13   .278 18 – 19   .486
Southern
Fairfield  x‍‍‍ 13 – 5   .722 20 – 25   .444
Iona  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8   .556 19 – 27   .413
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 10 – 27   .270
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 6 – 12   .333 11 – 28   .282
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997[16]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ohio  ‍†‍‡‍y 22 – 9   .710 43 – 18   .705
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 21 – 10   .677 40 – 19   .678
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 18 – 13   .581 29 – 28   .509
Miami  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 27 – 28   .491
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 17 – 14   .548 29 – 25   .537
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 14 – 14   .500 29 – 20   .592
Akron  ‍‍‍ 31 – 23   .574 14 – 16   .467
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 24 – 27   .471
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 9 – 20   .310 18 – 33   .353
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 6 – 24   .200 14 – 39   .264
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997[17]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Mid-Continent Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Troy State  x‍‍‡‍y 8 – 6   .571 36 – 24   .600
C.W. Post  ‍‍‍ 8 – 7   .533 21 – 24   .467
NYIT  ‍‍‍ 9 – 8   .529 21 – 25   .457
Pace  ‍‍‍ 6 – 6   .500 19 – 18   .514
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 7 – 8   .467 20 – 16   .556
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 11   .421 29 – 21   .580
West
Northeastern Illinois  x‍‍‍ 16 – 7   .696 29 – 29   .500
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 10 – 9   .526 13 – 24   .351
Chicago State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 12   .455 14 – 35   .286
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 6 – 24   .200 20 – 31   .392
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997[18]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Marist  ‍†‍‡‍y 14 – 7 – 0   .667 32 – 19 – 0   .627
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍†‍‍ 14 – 7 – 0   .667 23 – 24 – 1   .490
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 12 – 9 – 0   .571 17 – 29 – 2   .375
Rider  ‍‍‍ 12 – 9 – 0   .571 20 – 29 – 0   .408
Monmouth  ‍‍‍ 11 – 10 – 0   .524 23 – 25 – 0   .479
Long Island  ‍‍‍ 10 – 11 – 0   .476 17 – 21 – 0   .447
St. Francis  ‍‍‍ 6 – 15 – 0   .286 15 – 24 – 0   .385
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 5 – 16 – 0   .238 10 – 23 – 1   .309
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
No. 15 Washington  x‍‍‍y 20 – 4   .833 46 – 20   .697
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 18 – 6   .750 38 – 12   .760
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 13 – 42   .236
Portland State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 21   .125 10 – 43   .189
Southern
No. 4 Stanford  x‍‍‍y 21 – 9   .700 45 – 20   .692
No. 8 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 45 – 21   .682
No. 13 Southern California  ‍‍‍y 17 – 13   .567 42 – 20   .677
No. 14 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 39 – 22   .639
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 32 – 26   .552
California  ‍‍‍ 4 – 26   .133 21 – 38   .356
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997[19]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Army  ‍†‍‡‍ 15 – 5 – 0   .750 26 – 20 – 1   .564
Navy  ‍‍‍ 12 – 6 – 0   .667 19 – 27 – 0   .413
Bucknell  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10 – 0   .500 25 – 24 – 1   .510
Lehigh  ‍‍‍ 9 – 11 – 0   .450 18 – 24 – 1   .430
Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 7 – 12 – 0   .368 11 – 26 – 0   .297
Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 5 – 14 – 0   .263 11 – 25 – 0   .306
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1997[20]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 16 Florida  x‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 40 – 24   .625
No. 25 Tennessee  x‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 42 – 19   .689
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 31 – 24   .564
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 33 – 24   .579
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 20 – 34   .370
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 28 – 27   .509
Western
No. 1 LSU  x‍†‍‍ 22 – 7   .759 57 – 13   .814
No. 2 Alabama  ‍‍‡‍ 20 – 9   .690 56 – 14   .800
No. 7 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 19 – 11   .633 47 – 21   .691
No. 6 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 17 – 12   .586 50 – 17   .746
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 15 – 14   .517 36 – 20   .643
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 6 – 24   .200 22 – 31   .415
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
Rankings from Baseball America
1997 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Western Carolina  ‍†‍‡‍y 18 – 6   .750 42 – 20   .677
Georgia Southern  ‍†‍‍ 18 – 6   .750 34 – 26   .567
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 16 – 7   .696 37 – 21   .638
Furman  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 29 – 23   .558
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 11   .500 21 – 24   .467
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 8 – 15   .348 18 – 34   .346
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 16 – 32   .333
VMI  ‍‍‍ 6 – 13   .316 13 – 35   .271
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 4 – 17   .190 7 – 39   .152
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997[21]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Louisiana
Northwestern State  x‍‍‍ 19 – 9 – 0   .679 35 – 22 – 0   .614
Northeast Louisianae  ‍‍‍ 17 – 11 – 0   .607 33 – 21 – 0   .611
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 19 – 31 – 1   .382
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 19 – 0   .321 19 – 35 – 0   .352
Texas
Southwest Texas State  x‍‍‡‍y 18 – 11 – 0   .621 38 – 26 – 0   .594
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 11 – 0   .607 36 – 27 – 0   .571
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 12 – 17 – 0   .414 22 – 35 – 0   .386
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18 – 0   .400 20 – 36 – 0   .357
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997[22]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
South
Stetson x‍‍‍y 10 – 8 – 0   .556 37 – 26 – 1   .586
FIU x‍‍‍y 10 – 8 – 0   .556 42 – 21 – 0   .667
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 8 – 9 – 0   .471 32 – 24 – 0   .571
UCF ‍‍‡‍y 7 – 10 – 0   .412 40 – 24 – 0   .625
East
Mercer x‍‍‍ 12 – 6 – 0   .667 36 – 23 – 0   .610
Georgia State ‍‍‍ 10 – 8 – 0   .556 23 – 30 – 0   .434
Campbell ‍‍‍ 7 – 11 – 0   .389 17 – 40 – 0   .298
College of Charleston ‍‍‍ 7 – 11 – 0   .389 25 – 29 – 1   .464
West
Jacksonville State x‍†‍‍ 14 – 4 – 0   .778 39 – 13 – 0   .750
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 11 – 7 – 0   .611 34 – 24 – 0   .586
Samford ‍‍‍ 8 – 10 – 0   .444 31 – 29 – 0   .517
Centenary ‍‍‍ 3 – 15 – 0   .167 11 – 39 – 0   .220
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997[23]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

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Main article: 1997 College World Series

The 1997 season marked the fifty first NCAA baseball tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with LSU claiming their fourth championship with a 13–6 win over Alabama in the final.[1]

Bracket

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First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Alabama 3
8 Mississippi State 2
1 Alabama 1
5 Miami (FL) 6
4 UCLA 3
5 Miami (FL) 7
5 Miami (FL) 6 2
1 Alabama 8 8
8 Mississippi State 7
4 UCLA 5
1 Alabama 9
8 Mississippi State 5
1 Alabama 6
2 LSU 13
2 LSU 5
7 Rice 4
2 LSU 10
3 Stanford 5
3 Stanford 8
6 Auburn 3
2 LSU 13 —
3 Stanford 9 —
7 Rice 1
6 Auburn 10
3 Stanford 11
6 Auburn 4

Award winners

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All-America team

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Main article: 1997 College Baseball All-America Team

References

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