1997 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

Volleyball competition August 2023 1997NCAAVBLOGO.jpg 1997 NCAA Final Four logo 1997 Stanford 4th Penn State 2nd Long Beach State 5th Florida 4th Don Shaw 4th Terri Zemaitis (Penn State) Kristin Folkl (Stanford) Paula McNamee (Stanford) Lisa Sharpley (Stanford) Carrie Schonveld (Penn State) Lauren Cacciamani (Penn State) The 1997 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began with 56 teams and ended on December 20, 1997, when Stanford defeated Penn State 3 games to 2 in the NCAA championship match. Stanford won their second straight title and 4th in 6 years. After winning the first two games 15-10, 15-6, Penn State forced a fifth game as the Nittany Lions won the next two 15-2, 17-15. In the decisive fifth game, Stanford jumped out to the 12-8 lead before Kristin Folkl recorded the final three kills for the 15-9 win. Stanford finished the year 33-2, with their only two losses coming from Penn State in the early season.http://www.gostanford.com/sports/w-volley/recaps/stan-w-volley-r19971220.html Stanford Captures Fourth NCAA Championship 1997-12-20 Stanford Athletics 2009-03-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20110724004555/http://www.gostanford.com/sports/w-volley/recaps/stan-w-volley-r19971220.html 2011-07-24 dead The 1997 NCAA tournament was the first, and would be the last, year with 56 tournament teams, as it was expanded from 48 teams (1993-1996). In 1998, the tournament would be expanded to its present-day 64 tournament teams. Play-in games left November 21 175   Morgan State (MEAC, 24-9) 3   Grambling State (SWAC, ?) 0 left November 23 175   Lehigh (Patriot, 17-12) 3   Wagner (Northeast, 10-19) 1 Records East RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordBYUWACAutomatic27-5FairfieldMAACAutomatic25-9HofstraAmerica EastAutomatic23-13MarylandACCAt-large26-1Miami (OH)Mid-AmericanAt-large23-7MichiganBig TenAt-large20-11MinnesotaBig TenAt-large22-9Northern IllinoisMid-AmericanAutomatic26-3Ohio StateBig TenAt-large22-10Penn StateBig TenAuto (shared)30-1PrincetonIvy LeagueAutomatic22-5TempleAtlantic 10Automatic29-4Texas A&MBig 12At-large24-7VillanovaBig EastAt-large20-8 Central RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordAmericanCAAAutomatic30-3ArkansasSECAt-large29-5Arkansas-Little RockSun BeltAutomatic16-12ClemsonACCAutomatic26-7Colorado StateWACAt-large26-5FloridaSECAutomatic31-3Florida StateACCAt-large25-8LehighPatriotAutomatic18-12LibertyBig SouthAutomatic26-8Notre DameBig EastAutomatic23-8South FloridaConference USAAt-large25-8UCFTrans AmericaAutomatic27-3Washington StatePac-10At-large24-6WisconsinBig TenAuto (shared)28-2 Pacific RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordButlerMidwestern CollegiateAutomatic27-6Cal State SacramentoBig SkyAutomatic23-8ChattanoogaSouthernAutomatic26-9HawaiiWACAt-large25-7Kansas StateBig 12At-large20-12Long Beach StateBig WestAutomatic30-1Loyola MarymountWest CoastAt-large21-6Michigan StateBig TenAt-large22-11Morgan StateMEACAutomatic25-9NebraskaBig 12At-large25-6PacificBig WestAt-large22-8San DiegoWest CoastAutomatic25-3USCPac-10At-large21-5WashingtonPac-10At-large18-9 Mountain RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordArizonaPac-10At-large20-6ColoradoBig 12At-large20-8HoustonConference USAAutomatic22-9Illinois StateMissouri ValleyAutomatic24-8OklahomaBig 12At-large19-12Oral RobertsMid-ContinentAutomatic28-9PepperdineWest CoastAt-large23-5South CarolinaSECAt-large20-7StanfordPac-10Automatic28-2Stephen F. AustinSouthlandAutomatic23-12Tennessee TechOhio ValleyAutomatic23-9TexasBig 12Automatic23-6UC Santa BarbaraBig WestAt-large29-4UCLAPac-10At-large16-12 Brackets East Regional - University Park, PA First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional final Northern Illinois 3 Villanova 2 Ohio State 3 Fairfield 0 Maryland 3 Princeton 0 Temple 2 Michigan 3 Hofstra 0 Texas A&M 3 Miami (Oh.) 0 Minnesota 3 1 Penn State 3 Northern Illinois 0 Ohio State 3 Maryland 0 Michigan 0 Texas A&M 3 Minnesota 0 2 BYU 3 1 Penn State 3 Ohio State 0 Texas A&M 2 2 BYU 3 1 Penn State 3 2 BYU 0 Central Regional - Madison, WI First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional final Central Florida 3 Clemson 0 Arkansas 3 Arkansas-Little Rock 0 Notre Dame 3 Liberty 0 American 1 Colorado State 3 Lehigh 0 Washington State 3 Florida State 2 South Florida 3 1 Wisconsin 3 Central Florida 0 Arkansas 1 Notre Dame 3 Colorado State 1 Washington State 3 South Florida 0 2 Florida 3 1 Wisconsin 3 Notre Dame 1 Washington State 0 2 Florida 3 1 Wisconsin 2 2 Florida 3 Pacific Regional - Long Beach, CA First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional final Hawaii 0 Loyola Marymount 3 Washington 3 Chattanooga 0 Pacific 3 Cal St. Sacramento 1 Kansas State 1 San Diego 3 Morgan State 0 Southern California 3 Butler 0 Michigan State 3 1 Long Beach State 3 Loyola Marymount 0 Washington 3 Pacific 1 San Diego 2 Southern California 3 Michigan State 0 2 Nebraska 3 1 Long Beach State 3 Washington 0 Southern California 2 2 Nebraska 3 1 Long Beach State 3 2 Nebraska 0 Mountain Regional - Stanford, CA First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional final Oklahoma 3 Houston 0 Colorado 3 Tennessee Tech 0 Arizona 2 Oral Roberts 3 Illinois State 0 South Carolina 3 Stephen F. Austin 0 Texas 3 UCLA 3 Pepperdine 1 1 Stanford 3 Oklahoma 0 Colorado 3 Oral Roberts 2 South Carolina 0 Texas 3 UCLA 2 2 UCSB 3 1 Stanford 3 Colorado 0 Texas 0 2 UCSB 3 1 Stanford 3 2 UCSB 0 Final Four - Spokane Arena, Spokane, Washington National Semifinals National Championship 1 Penn State 3 2 Florida 0 1 Long Beach State 1 1 Stanford 3 1 Penn State 2 1 Stanford 3 References Category:NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament Category:College sports tournaments in Washington (state) Category:College volleyball in Washington (state) Category:Women's sports in Washington (state) Category:Sports competitions in Spokane, Washington NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament