1997 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

none August 2023October 2023 NAIA 1997 Men's II National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg 200 32 Montgomery Fieldhouse Idaho Nampa, Idaho Bethel Pilots 2nd 2nd 2nd Siena Heights Saints 1st 1st Tabor Bluejays 1st William Jewell Cardinals 4th Rico Swanson Bethel (IN) Anthony Staffney Siena Heights Rico Swanson Bethel (TN) 100 The 1997 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college basketball among its Division II members in the United States and Canada for the 1996–97 basketball season. Bethel (IN) defeated Siena Heights in the championship game, 95–94, to claim the Pilots' second NAIA national title and first since 1995. The tournament was played at the Montgomery Fieldhouse at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho.NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Championship History https://www.naia.org/sports/mbkb2/2019-20/files/DII_MBB_Championship.pdf NAIA 10 April 2022 Qualification 1996–97 NAIA Division II men's basketball season The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, and the top sixteen teams were seeded. The tournament continued to utilize a single-elimination format. Bracket 1 y First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals National championship 170 30 yes high 1 St. Thomas Aquinas 73 Holy Names College 63 Taylor 51 16 Tabor 70 9 Northwest Nazarene 84 Virginia Intermont 66 Howard Payne 94 8 Evangel 95 5 Siena Heights 87 South Dakota Tech 79 Wisconsin Lutheran 60 12 Embry–Riddle (FL) 66 13 Peru State 100 College of the Ozarks 101** Husson 68 4 Pacific (OR) 79 3 Oregon Tech 77 Mayville State 69 Tennessee Wesleyan 68 14 William Jewell 84 11 Black Hills State 82 Philadelphia Pharmacy 64 Concordia Nebraska 66 6 Urbana (OH) 79 7 Spring Arbor 71 St. Thomas (FL) 70 IU Southeast 73 10 Lewis & Clark 98 15 Western Baptist 82 Saint Ambrose 71 Green Mountain 75 2 Bethel (IN) 123 1 St. Thomas Aquinas 55 16 Tabor 66 9 Northwest Nazarene 99 8 Evangel 81 5 Siena Heights 83 12 Embry–Riddle (FL) 79 College of the Ozarks 86 4 Pacific (OR) 74 3 Oregon Tech 78 14 William Jewell 88 11 Black Hills State 93 6 Urbana (OH) 79 7 Spring Arbor 82 10 Lewis & Clark 79 15 Western Baptist 78 2 Bethel (IN) 80 16 Tabor 81 9 Northwest Nazarene 75 5 Siena Heights 94 College of the Ozarks 84 14 William Jewell 83 11 Black Hills State 77 7 Spring Arbor 83 2 Bethel (IN) 94 16 Tabor 80 5 Siena Heights 89 14 William Jewell 73 2 Bethel (IN) 99 5 Siena Heights 94 2 Bethel (IN) 95 See also 1997 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 1997 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 1997 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 1997 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament References NAIA Category:NAIA men's basketball championship NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament