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

← 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. 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

Format changes

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 Conference Delaware 1997 America East Conference Baseball Tournament Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE Northeastern
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 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
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
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
Pacific-10 Conference North - Washington
South - Stanford 		No Tournament
Southeastern Conference Eastern - Florida
Western - LSU 		1997 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament Golden Park • Columbus, GA Alabama
Southern Conference Western Carolina 1997 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Western Carolina
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

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1997 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   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
Team W   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
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 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
Team W   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
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
#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
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[10]; 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[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   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[12]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1997 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   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
‡ – 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[13]; 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

  1. 1 2 3 W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. 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. ↑ 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. ↑ "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  12. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1997". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  13. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1997". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
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