1997 NCAA Division I softball season

The 1997 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 1997. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1997 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 1997 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on May 26, 1997.

1997 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsArizona
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsArizona (5th title)
Runners-upUCLA (15th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachMike Candrea (5th title)
Seasons

Conference standings
1997 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 12 Missouri ‍†‍‡‍y 15–3–0 .833  47–16–0 .746
No. 18 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 14–4–0 .778  55–19–0 .743
No. 17 Kansas ‍‍‍y 11–6–0 .647  38–23–0 .623
No. 25 Nebraska ‍‍‍y 10–6–0 .625  28–22–0 .560
No. 10 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 10–7–0 .588  40–22–0 .645
Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 7–9–0 .438  37–29–0 .561
Texas ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .375  30–24–0 .556
Baylor ‍‍‍ 4–8–0 .333  38–22–0 .633
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 1–13–0 .071  34–29–1 .539
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 1–13–0 .071  17–24–0 .415
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]
1997 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Arizona  ‍†‍‍y 26–1–0 .963  61–5–0 .924
UCLA  ‍‍‍y 21–7–0 .750  49–14–0 .778
Washington  ‍‍‍y 16–11–0 .593  50–19–0 .725
California  ‍‍‍y 13–14–0 .481  36–26–0 .581
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 10–18–0 .357  31–27–0 .534
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 9–19–0 .321  32–25–0 .561
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 9–19–0 .321  24–35–0 .407
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 6–21–0 .222  29–34–1 .461
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 31, 1997[2]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 1997 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 22 to May 26, 1997 in Oklahoma City.

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Arizona 28  
8 UMass 1  
  1 Arizona 214  
  5 UCLA 0  
4 Fresno State 0
5 UCLA 28  
  1 Arizona 0 6  
  4 Fresno State 3 3  
8 UMass 1  
4 Fresno State 2  
  4 Fresno State 7
  3 Iowa 6  
  1 Arizona 105
  5 UCLA 2
3 Iowa 3  
6 Michigan 2  
  3 Iowa 1
  7 Washington 5  
7 Washington 6
2 South Carolina 0  
  7 Washington 3 0
  5 UCLA 4 1  
6 Michigan 1  
2 South Carolina 0  
  6 Michigan 3
  5 UCLA 7  


References
  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
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