1997 NCAA Division I baseball season

Baseball season

1997 NCAA Division I baseball season

Number of teams| 273
NCAA tournament
College World Series
Champions| LSU (4th title)
Runners-up| Alabama (10th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach| Skip Bertman (4th title)
MOP| Brandon 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

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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 |

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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 |

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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 |

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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 |

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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 |

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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 |

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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 |

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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 |

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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 |

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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  |

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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 |

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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 |

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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 |

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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 |

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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 |

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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
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‡ – Tournament champion
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Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings |

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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
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Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
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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]
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1997 Southeastern Conference baseball standings |

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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 |

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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
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y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997[21]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Southland Conference baseball standings |

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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 |

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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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| 1 | Alabama | 3 | | | |
| 8 | Mississippi State | 2 |
| | 1 | Alabama | 1 |
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| | | 5 | Miami (FL) | 6 |
| 4 | UCLA | 3 |

| 5 | Miami (FL) | 7 |
| | 5 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 2 |
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| 8 | Mississippi State | 7 | |

| 4 | UCLA | 5 |
| | 1 | Alabama | 9 |
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| 2 | LSU | 5 | | |

| 7 | Rice | 4 |
| | 2 | LSU | 10 |
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| 3 | Stanford | 8 |

| 6 | Auburn | 3 |
| | 2 | LSU | 13 | — |
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| 7 | Rice | 1 | |

| 6 | Auburn | 10 |
| | 3 | Stanford | 11 |
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## Award winners

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### All-America team

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Main article: 1997 College Baseball All-America Team

## Coaching changes

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This table lists programs that changed head coaches at any point from the first day of the 1997 season until the day before the first day of the 1998 season.

Team  | Former
coach  | Interim
coach  | New
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Coppin State | Jason Booker |  | Paul Blair |
East Carolina | Gary Overton |  | Keith LeClair |
Hartford | Jim Bretz |  | Bob Nenna |
Iowa | Duane Banks |  | Scott Broghamer | Banks retired after 28 seasons following 10th-place Big Ten finish in 1997.
James Madison | Kevin Anderson |  | Spanky McFarland |
La Salle | Frank DiMichele |  | Larry Conti |
Liberty | Johnny Hunton |  | Dave Pastors |
McNeese State | Jim Ricklefsen |  | Mike Bianco |
Mississippi State | Ron Polk |  | Pat McMahon | Polk retired following 1997 CWS appearance.
Mount St. Mary's | Ray Ruffing |  | Scott Thomson |
Nebraska | John Sanders |  | Dave van Horn | Sanders fired after 20 seasons following 10th-place Big 12 finish in 1997.
Northern Illinois | Spanky McFarland |  | Frank Del Medico | McFarland left to become head coach at James Madison.
Northwestern State | Dave van Horn |  | John Cohen | Van Horn left after an SLC Louisiana Division title to become head coach at Nebraska.
Pittsburgh | Mark Jackson |  | Joe Jordano |
Portland | Terry Pollreisz |  | Chris Sperry |
Princeton | Tom O'Connell |  | Scott Bradley |
Samford | Tommy Walker |  | Tim Parenton |
Santa Clara | John Oldham |  | Mike Cummins |
Southern Miss | Hill Denson |  | Corky Palmer |
Southern Utah | Jeff Scholzen |  | DeLynn Corry |
UTPA | Al Ogletree |  | Reggie Tredaway |
Western Carolina | Keith LeClair |  | Rodney Hennon | Hennon left after a SoCon Tournament title to become head coach at East Carolina.

## References

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1. ^ a b c W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43\. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
2. ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
3. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1997". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
4. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1997". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
5. ^ 2013 Big 12 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 54. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
6. ^ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61\. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
7. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1997". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
8. ^ "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 5. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
9. ^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
10. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1997". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
11. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1997". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
12. ^ 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
13. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1997". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
14. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1997". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
15. ^ "2018 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Ivy League. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
16. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1997". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
17. ^ "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
18. ^ 2021 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
19. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1997". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
20. ^ 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 3. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
21. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1997". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
22. ^ "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 15. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
23. ^ Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved July 17, 2019.

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