1997 NCAA Division I baseball season

1997 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams 273
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions LSU
Runners-up Alabama
MOP Brandon Larson (LSU)
Seasons

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. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1997 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fifty first time in 1997, consisted of one team from each of eight regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. LSU claimed the championship for the fourth time.[1]

Realignment

  • 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

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

Conference winners

This is a partial 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, 24 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
America East ConferenceDelaware1997 America East Conference Baseball TournamentFrawley Stadium • Wilmington, DENortheastern
Atlantic Coast ConferenceGeorgia Tech1997 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentFlorida Power Park • St. Petersburg, FLFlorida State
Big 12 ConferenceTexas Tech1997 Big 12 Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OKOklahoma
Big East ConferenceAmerican - West Virginia
National - Notre Dame		1997 Big East Conference Baseball TournamentSenator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium • Norwich, CTSt. John's
Big Ten ConferenceMichigan1997 Big Ten Conference Baseball TournamentRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MIOhio State
Big West ConferenceNorthern - Nevada
Southern - Long Beach State		1997 Big West Conference Baseball TournamentBlair Field • Long Beach, CACal State Fullerton
Conference USATulane1997 Conference USA Baseball TournamentTurchin Stadium • New Orleans, LAHouston
Ivy LeagueGehrig - Princeton
Rolfe - Harvard		1997 Ivy League Baseball Championship SeriesJoseph J. O'Donnell Field • Cambridge, MAHarvard
Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceNorthern - Niagara
Southern - Fairfield		1997 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentHeritage Park • Colonie, NYSiena
Mid-American ConferenceOhio1997 Mid-American Conference Baseball TournamentTrautwein Field • Athens, OHOhio
Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceWright State1997 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Baseball TournamentDayton, OHDetroit
Mid-Continent ConferenceEastern - Troy State
Western - Northeastern Illinois		1997 Mid-Continent Conference Baseball TournamentLes Miller Field • Chicago, ILTroy State
Northeast ConferenceMarist/Fairleigh Dickinson1997 Northeast Conference Baseball TournamentSussex, NJMarist
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Washington
South - Stanford		No Tournament
Patriot LeagueArmy1997 Patriot League Baseball TournamentJohnson Stadium at Doubleday Field • West Point, NYArmy
Southeastern ConferenceEastern - Florida
Western - LSU		1997 Southeastern Conference Baseball TournamentGolden Park • Columbus, GAAlabama
Southern ConferenceWestern Carolina
Georgia Southern		1997 Southern Conference Baseball TournamentJoseph P. Riley, Jr. Park • Charleston, SCWestern Carolina
Trans America Athletic ConferenceEastern - Mercer
Southern - Stetson
Western - Jacksonville State		1997 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentConrad Park • DeLand, FLUCF
West Coast ConferenceSanta ClaraNo tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1997 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#10 Georgia Tech  ‍†‍‍y 19–4 .826  46–15 .754
#9 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y 18–6 .750  50–17 .746
#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[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Texas Tech  ‍†‍‍y 23–7 .767  46–14 .767
#12 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y 21–9 .700  46–19 .708
#26 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 19–11 .633  39–22 .639
#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[4]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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  ‍‍‍ 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
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1997[5][6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Michigan  ‍†‍‍ 17–9 .654  36–22 .621
#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[7][8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
#24 Long Beach State  x‍‍‍ 22–8 .733  39–26 .600
#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[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Ivy League baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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[12]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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[13]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
#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
#4 Stanford  x‍‍‍y 21–9 .700  45–20 .692
#8 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 19–11 .633  45–21 .682
#13 Southern California  ‍‍‍y 17–13 .567  42–20 .677
#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[14]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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[15]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern
#16 Florida  x‍‍‍ 17–13 .567  40–24 .625
#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
#1 LSU  x‍†‍‍ 22–7 .759  57–13 .814
#2 Alabama  ‍‍‡‍ 20–9 .690  56–14 .800
#7 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 19–11 .633  47–21 .691
#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
TeamW 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[16]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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

  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

All-America team

References

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  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. ↑ 2013 Big 12 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 54. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  5. ↑ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  6. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1997". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  7. ↑ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  8. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1997". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  9. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1997". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  10. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1997". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  11. ↑ "2018 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Ivy League. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  12. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1997". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  13. ↑ "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  14. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1997". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  15. ↑ 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 3. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  16. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1997". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
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