1997 NCAA Division I baseball season

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]

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 →

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 StadiumWilmington, 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 ParkSt. Petersburg, FL Florida State
Big 12 Conference Texas Tech 1997 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament All Sports StadiumOklahoma City, OK Oklahoma
Big East Conference American - West Virginia
National - Notre Dame
1997 Big East Conference baseball tournament Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial StadiumNorwich, CT St. John's
Big South Conference UNC Greensboro 1997 Big South Conference baseball tournament Knights StadiumFort Mill, SC UNC Greensboro
Big Ten Conference Michigan 1997 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Ray Fisher StadiumAnn Arbor, MI Ohio State
Big West Conference Northern - Nevada
Southern - Long Beach State
1997 Big West Conference baseball tournament Blair FieldLong Beach, CA Cal State Fullerton
Colonial Athletic Association VCU 1997 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament Grainger StadiumKinston, NC Richmond
Conference USA Tulane 1997 Conference USA baseball tournament Turchin StadiumNew Orleans, LA Houston
Ivy League Gehrig - Princeton
Rolfe - Harvard
1997 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series Joseph J. O'Donnell FieldCambridge, MA Harvard
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Northern - Niagara
Southern - Fairfield
1997 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament Heritage ParkColonie, NY Siena
Mid-American Conference Ohio 1997 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament Trautwein FieldAthens, 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 FieldChicago, IL Troy State
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference North - Howard
South - Florida A&M
1997 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament Moore–Kittles FieldTallahassee, FL Bethune-Cookman
Missouri Valley Conference Wichita State 1997 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament Eck StadiumWichita, 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. FieldMurfreesboro, TN Tennessee Tech
Pacific-10 Conference North - Washington
South - Stanford
1997 Pacific-10 Conference Baseball Championship Series Sunken DiamondStanford, CA Washington
Patriot League Army 1997 Patriot League baseball tournament Johnson Stadium at Doubleday FieldWest Point, NY Army
Southeastern Conference Eastern - Florida
Western - LSU
1997 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Golden ParkColumbus, GA Alabama
Southern Conference Western Carolina
Georgia Southern
1997 Southern Conference baseball tournament Joseph P. Riley Jr. ParkCharleston, SC Western Carolina
Southland Conference Louisiana - Northwestern State
Texas - Southwest Texas State
1997 Southland Conference baseball tournament Warhawk FieldMonroe, LA Southwest Texas State
Southwestern Athletic Conference East - Alcorn State
West - Southern
1997 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament Kirsch-Rooney StadiumNew Orleans, LA Southern
Sun Belt Conference Southwestern Louisiana 1997 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament M.L. "Tigue" Moore FieldLafayette, LA South Alabama
Trans America Athletic Conference Eastern - Mercer
Southern - Stetson
Western - Jacksonville State
1997 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament Conrad ParkDeLand, 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 FieldSan 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 x‍‍y 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  x‍‍y 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  x‍‍y 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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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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References

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