1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

August 2023 1997 Division I 48 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE LSU 4th Alabama 4th Skip Bertman 4th Brandon Larson LSU NCAA Division I Baseball Championship 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; Ivy League champion Harvard played Patriot League champion Army in a play-in series that went the full three games to determine who would play in the NCAA tournament.Baseball Splits in Playoff Versus Army Sports The Harvard Crimson https://dev.thecrimson.com/article/1997/5/16/baseball-splits-in-playoff-versus-army/ https://web.archive.org/web/20250128022104/https://dev.thecrimson.com/article/1997/5/16/baseball-splits-in-playoff-versus-army/ 2025-01-28 2026-07-10 dev.thecrimson.comBaseball Goes To NCAA Finals News The Harvard Crimson https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1997/5/19/baseball-goes-to-ncaa-finals-pfor/ 2026-07-10 www.thecrimson.comNCAA Men's College World Series Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf NCAA November 5, 2014 195 2009 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 (FL) at Mark Light Field in Coral Gables, Florida. 1 Miami (FL) 11 6 1997 Richmond Spiders Richmond 4 2 Florida 4 5 1997 St. John's Red Storm St. John's 3 3 1997 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 10 4 1997 FIU Golden Panthers FIU 2 1 Miami (FL) 5 4 FIU 2 2 Florida 2 3 Arizona State 3 6 Richmond 10 5 St. John's 4 1 Miami (FL) 3 3 Arizona State 10 2 Florida 16 6 Richmond 2 1 Miami (FL) 611 2 Florida 5 3 Arizona State 6 5 1 Miami (FL) 7 6 Central Regional Hosted by Texas Tech at Dan Law Field in Lubbock, Texas. 2 2 1 1997 Texas Tech Red Raiders Texas Tech 6 6 1997 Southwest Texas State Bobcats Southwest Texas State 711 2 1997 Rice Owls Rice 5 5 1997 Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State 2 3 Clemson 13 4 1997 Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada 9 6 Southwest Texas State 1 4 Nevada 7 1 Texas Tech 2 5 Southwest Missouri State 4 2 Rice 10 3 Clemson 6 6 Southwest Texas State 12 3 Clemson 7 4 Nevada 9 5 Southwest Missouri State 10 2 Rice 13 6 Southwest Texas State 9 5 Southwest Missouri State 6 — 2 Rice 25 — East Regional Hosted by Florida State at Dick Howser Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. 1 1997 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 4 6 1997 Marist Red Foxes Marist 2 2 Auburn 11 5 1997 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina 3 3 1997 UCF Knights UCF 4 4 1997 South Florida Bulls South Florida 5 1 Florida State 16 3 UCF 2 2 Auburn 9 4 South Florida 0 6 Marist 3 5 Western Carolina 8 1 Florida State 7 2 Auburn 8 4 South Florida 9 5 Western Carolina 4 1 Florida State 6 4 South Florida 5 2 Auburn 7 5 1 Florida State 9 2 Mideast Regional Hosted by Mississippi State at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, Mississippi. 1 1997 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech 5 6 1997 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech 0 2 1997 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State 8 5 1997 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State 5 3 1997 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Southwestern Louisiana 4 4 1997 Washington Huskies Washington 5 1 Georgia Tech 8 3 Southwestern Louisiana 0 2 Mississippi State 4 4 Washington 5 6 Tennessee Tech 5 5 Ohio State 3 1 Georgia Tech 4 4 Washington 8 2 Mississippi State 25 6 Tennessee Tech 5 1 Georgia Tech 2 2 Mississippi State 10 4 Washington 5 3 2 Mississippi State 7 4 Midwest Regional Hosted by Oklahoma State at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. 1 UCLA 2 6 1997 Harvard Crimson Harvard 7 2 1997 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee 5 5 1997 Ohio Bobcats Ohio 2 3 1997 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State 8 4 1997 Stetson Hatters Stetson 1 6 Harvard 8 4 Stetson 6 2 Tennessee 1 3 Oklahoma State 6 1 UCLA 15 5 Ohio 1 6 Harvard 7 3 Oklahoma State 10 2 Tennessee 3 1 UCLA 5 6 Harvard 9 1 UCLA 14 3 Oklahoma State 2 2 1 UCLA 14 22 South I Regional Hosted by Louisiana State at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 1 LSU 14 6 1997 UNC Greensboro Spartans UNC Greensboro 0 2 1997 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama 12 5 1997 Houston Cougars Houston 6 3 1997 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 0 4 1997 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State 1 1 LSU 14 3 Oklahoma 3 2 South Alabama 12 4 Long Beach State 4 6 UNC Greensboro 9 5 Houston 5 1 LSU 5 2 South Alabama 11 4 Long Beach State 14 6 UNC Greensboro 4 1 LSU 1411 4 Long Beach State 7 2 South Alabama 4 4 1 LSU 14 15 South II Regional Hosted by Alabama at Sewell–Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 1 Alabama 8 6 1997 Troy Trojans Troy State 5 2 1997 USC Trojans Southern California 2 5 1997 Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech 3 3 1997 North Carolina State Wolfpack NC State 1010 4 1997 Wichita State Shockers Wichita State 9 1 Alabama 6 4 Wichita State 2 5 Virginia Tech 6 3 NC State 12 6 Troy State 2 2 Southern California 5 1 Alabama 6 3 NC State 3 5 Virginia Tech 2 2 Southern California 6 3 NC State 4 2 Southern California 13 1 Alabama 910 — 2 Southern California 8 — West Regional Hosted by Stanford at Sunken Diamond in Stanford, California. 1 Stanford 12 6 1997 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern 3 2 1997 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 0 5 1997 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara 5 3 1997 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M 1 4 1997 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 2 1 Stanford 3 3 Texas A&M 1 5 Santa Clara 8 4 Fresno State 1 6 Northeastern 4 2 Cal State Fullerton 8 1 Stanford 9 5 Santa Clara 2 4 Fresno State 8 2 Cal State Fullerton 7 5 Santa Clara 7 4 Fresno State 10 1 Stanford 5 — 4 Fresno State 2 — College World Series Participants Seeding School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record 1 Alabama SEC 52–12 (20–9) Jim Wells 3(last: 1996) 2nd(1983) 5–6 2 LSU SEC 53–13 (22–7) Skip Bertman 8(last: 1996) 1st(1991, 1993, 1996) 19–11 3 Stanford Pac-10 43–18 (21–9) Mark Marquess 9(last: 1995) 1st(1987, 1988) 21–16 4 UCLA Pac-10 45–19–1 (19–11) Gary Adams 1(last: 1969) 7th(1969) 0–2 5 Miami (FL) n/a 49–16 (n/a) Jim Morris 15(last: 1996) 1st(1982, 1985) 32–26 6 Auburn SEC 49–15 (17–12) Hal Baird 3(last: 1994) 4th(1967) 2–6 7 1997 Rice Owls Rice WAC 47–14 (20–9) Wayne Graham 0(last: none) none 0–0 8 1997 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State SEC 46–19 (19–11) Ron Polk 5(last: 1990) 3rd(1985) 5–10 Results Bracket 1/1/2/1 1 Alabama 3 8 1997 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State 2 4 UCLA 3 5 Miami (FL) 712 8 Mississippi State 7 4 UCLA 5 2 LSU 5 7 1997 Rice Owls Rice 4 3 Stanford 8 6 Auburn 3 7 Rice 1 6 Auburn 10 1 Alabama 1 5 Miami (FL) 6 1 Alabama 9 8 Mississippi State 5 2 LSU 10 3 Stanford 5 3 Stanford 11 6 Auburn 4 5 Miami (FL) 6 2 1 Alabama 8 8 2 LSU 13 — 3 Stanford 9 — 1 Alabama 6 2 LSU 13 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes May 30 Game 1 Stanford 8–3 Auburn Game 2 LSU 5–4 1997 Rice Owls Rice May 31 Game 3 Miami (FL) 7–3 (12 innings) UCLA Game 4 Alabama 3–2 1997 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State June 1 Game 5 LSU 10–5 Stanford Game 6 Auburn 10–1 1997 Rice Owls Rice Rice eliminated June 2 Game 7 Miami (FL) 6–1 Alabama Game 8 1997 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State 7–5 UCLA UCLA eliminated June 3 Game 9 Stanford 11–4 Auburn Auburn eliminated Game 10 Alabama 9–5 1997 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Mississippi State eliminated June 4 Game 11 LSU 13–9 Stanford Stanford eliminated June 5 Game 12 Alabama 8–6 Miami (FL) June 6 Game 13 Alabama 8–2 Miami (FL) Miami (FL) eliminated June 7 Final LSU 13–6 Alabama LSU wins CWS All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team. Position Player School P Jeff Austin Stanford Jarrod Kingrey Alabama C Matt Frick Alabama 1B Eddy Furniss LSU 2B Joe Caruso Alabama 3B Andy Phillips Alabama SS Brandon Larson (MOP) LSU OF Tom Bernhardt LSU G.W. Keller Alabama Mike Koerner LSU DH Mark Peer Alabama Notable players Alabama: Dustan Mohr, Andy Phillips Auburn: Josh Hancock, Tim Hudson, David Ross LSU: Brandon Larson Miami (FL): Pat Burrell, Bobby Hill, Aubrey Huff, Jason Michaels Mississippi State: Eric DuBose, Matt Ginter, Adam Piatt Rice: Matt Anderson, Lance Berkman, Kevin Joseph Stanford: Jeff Austin, Tony Cogan, Chad Hutchinson, Kyle Peterson UCLA: Eric Byrnes, Troy Glaus, Tom Jacquez, Jim Parque, Eric Valent See also 1997 NCAA Division II baseball tournament 1997 NCAA Division III baseball tournament 1997 NAIA World Series References Category:NCAA Division I baseball tournament Category:Baseball in Lubbock, Texas Category:Sports competitions in Lubbock, Texas