1997 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament


The 1997 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its fifty first year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Each region was composed of six teams, resulting in 48 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The fifty-first tournament's champion was LSU, coached by Skip Bertman. The Most Outstanding Player was Brandon Larson of LSU.

Regionals

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, each consisting of a six-team field. Each regional tournament is double-elimination, however region brackets are variable depending on the number of teams remaining after each round. The winners of each regional advanced to the College World Series.
Bold indicates winner.

Atlantic Regional

Hosted by Miami at Mark Light Field in Coral Gables, Florida.

Central Regional

Hosted by Texas Tech at Dan Law Field in Lubbock, Texas.

East Regional

Hosted by Florida State at Dick Howser Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

Mideast Regional

Hosted by Mississippi State at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, Mississippi.

Midwest Regional

Hosted by Oklahoma State at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

South I Regional

Hosted by Louisiana State at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

South II Regional

Hosted by Alabama at Sewell–Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

West Regional

Hosted by Stanford at Sunken Diamond in Stanford, California.

College World Series

Participants

Results

Bracket

Game results

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

Notable players