1997 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

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1997 NCAA Women's Division I
Basketball Tournament

Teams

Finals site

Riverfront Coliseum
Cincinnati, Ohio

Champions

Tennessee (5th title)

Runner-up

Old Dominion (2nd title game)

Semifinalists

Stanford (6th Final Four)
Notre Dame (1st Final Four)

NCAA Women's Division I Tournaments

«1996

1998»

The 1997 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 14, 1997 and concluded on March 30, 1997 when Tennessee won the national title. The Final Four was held at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio on March 28 - March 30, 1997. Tennessee, Old Dominion, Stanford, and Notre Dame qualified to the Final Four. Tennessee and Old Dominion won their semi-final Final Four matchups and continued on to the championship. Tennessee defeated Old Dominion 68-59 for their fifth national title.

Contents

1 Qualifying teams - automatic
2 Qualifying teams - at-large
3 Bids by conference
4 First and second rounds
5 Regionals and Final Four
6 Brackets
7 All-Tournament Team
8 Game Officials
9 See also
10 Notes

Qualifying teams - automatic

Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 1997 NCAA Tournament. Thirty conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament. ^[1]

Automatic Bids
		Record
Qualifying School	Conference	Regular Season	Conference	Seed
Auburn University	SEC	0.7 !21–9	0.417 !5–7	7
University of Colorado at Boulder	Atlantic Sun Conference	0.724 !21–8	0.75 !12–4	2
University of Connecticut	Big East	1.03 !30–0	1.018 !18–0	1
University of Detroit Mercy	MEAC	0.793 !23–6	0.875 !14–2	14
Drake University	Missouri Valley Conference	0.767 !23–7	0.778 !14–4	13
Eastern Kentucky University	Ohio Valley Conference	0.828 !24–5	0.889 !16–2	15
Florida International University	Trans America	0.724 !21–8	0.75 !12–4	14
Grambling State University	SWAC	0.828 !24–5	1.014 !14–0	14
Harvard University	Ivy League	0.769 !20–6	1.014 !14–0	16
Howard University	MEAC	0.828 !24–5	1.018 !18–0	16
University of Iowa	Big Ten	0.607 !17–11	0.563 !9–7	9
Lehigh University	Patriot League	0.517 !15–14	0.583 !7–5	16
Liberty University	Big South Conference	0.759 !22–7	0.643 !9–5	16
Louisiana Tech University	Sun Belt Conference	0.906 !29–3	0.857 !12–2	2
University of Maine	America East	0.759 !22–7	0.944 !17–1	13
Marshall University	Southern Conference	0.621 !18–11	0.643 !9–5	15
University of Montana	Big Sky Conference	0.893 !25–3	1.016 !16–0	9
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	ACC	0.931 !27–2	0.938 !15–1	1
Old Dominion University	Colonial	0.967 !29–1	1.016 !16–0	1
San Diego State University	WAC	0.793 !23–6	0.938 !15–1	11
University of San Francisco	West Coast Conference	0.833 !25–5	0.786 !11–3	11
St. Francis College	Northeast Conference	0.655 !19–10	0.889 !16–2	15
Saint Joseph's University	Atlantic 10	0.862 !25–4	0.938 !15–1	7
Saint Peter's College	MAAC	0.893 !25–3	1.014 !14–0	15
Stanford University	Pac-12	0.968 !30–1	1.018 !18–0	1
Texas Southern University	Southland	0.607 !17–11	0.688 !11–5	14
University of Toledo	MAC	0.9 !27–3	0.889 !16–2	10
Troy University	Mid-Continent	0.793 !23–6	0.813 !13–3	13
Tulane University	Conference USA	0.867 !26–4	0.857 !12–2	4
University of California, Santa Barbara	Big West Conference	0.828 !24–5	0.933 !14–1	13

Qualifying teams - at-large

Thirty-four additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations.^[1]

At-large Bids
		Record
Qualifying School	Conference	Regular Season	Conference	Seed
University of Alabama	Southeastern	0.793 !23–6	0.833 !10–2	2
University of Arizona	Pacific-10	0.759 !22–7	0.667 !12–6	7
Clemson University	Atlantic Coast	0.655 !19–10	0.5 !8–8	5
DePaul University	Conference USA	0.714 !20–8	0.714 !10–4	12
Duke University	Atlantic Coast	0.643 !18–10	0.563 !9–7	5
University of Florida	Southeastern	0.724 !21–8	0.75 !9–3	3
The George Washington University	Atlantic 10	0.833 !25–5	1.016 !16–0	5
University of Georgia	Southeastern	0.815 !22–5	0.917 !11–1	2
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign	Big Ten	0.759 !22–7	0.75 !12–4	4
Iowa State University	Big 12	0.607 !17–11	0.563 !9–7	12
University of Kansas	Big 12	0.828 !24–5	0.875 !14–2	3
Kansas State University	Big 12	0.633 !19–11	0.563 !9–7	10
University of Louisville	Conference USA	0.714 !20–8	0.857 !12–2	10
Louisiana State University	Southeastern	0.852 !23–4	0.75 !9–3	4
Marquette University	Conference USA	0.69 !20–9	0.714 !10–4	12
University of Maryland, College Park	Atlantic Coast	0.667 !18–9	0.563 !9–7	9
University of Memphis	Conference USA	0.786 !22–6	0.857 !12–2	11
Michigan State University	Big Ten	0.75 !21–7	0.75 !12–4	8
North Carolina State University	Atlantic Coast	0.633 !19–11	0.563 !9–7	8
Northwestern University	Big Ten	0.63 !17–10	0.563 !9–7	12
University of Notre Dame	Big East	0.818 !27–6	0.944 !17–1	6
University of Oregon	Pacific-10	0.778 !21–6	0.778 !14–4	6
University of Portland	West Coast	0.931 !27–2	1.014 !14–0	9
Purdue University	Big Ten	0.615 !16–10	0.75 !12–4	8
University of Southern California	Pacific-10	0.667 !18–9	0.722 !13–5	6
Stephen F. Austin State University	Southland	0.871 !27–4	1.016 !16–0	7
University of Tennessee	Southeastern	0.697 !23–10	0.667 !8–4	3
University of Texas at Austin	Big 12	0.75 !21–7	0.75 !12–4	3
Texas Tech University	Big 12	0.704 !19–8	0.688 !11–5	8
University of Utah	Western Athletic	0.828 !24–5	0.938 !15–1	5
Vanderbilt University	Southeastern	0.643 !18–10	0.5 !6–6	6
University of Virginia	Atlantic Coast	0.75 !21–7	0.75 !12–4	4
University of Washington	Pacific-10	0.607 !17–11	0.667 !12–6	11
Western Kentucky University	Sun Belt	0.733 !22–8	0.857 !12–2	10

Bids by conference

Thirty conferences earned an automatic bid. In eighteen cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-four additional at-large teams were selected from twelve of the conferences.^[1]

Bids	Conference	Teams
7	Southeastern	Auburn, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
6	Atlantic Coast	North Carolina, Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina St., Virginia
6	Big 12	Colorado, Iowa St., Kansas, Kansas St., Texas, Texas Tech
5	Big Ten	Iowa, Illinois, Michigan St., Northwestern, Purdue
5	Conference USA	Tulane, DePaul, Louisville, Marquette, Memphis
5	Pacific-10	Stanford, Arizona, Oregon, Southern California, Washington
2	Atlantic 10	St. Joseph’s, George Washington
2	Big East	Connecticut, Notre Dame
2	Southland	Texas St., Stephen F. Austin
2	Sun Belt	Louisiana Tech, Western Ky.
2	West Coast	San Francisco, Portland
2	Western Athletic	San Diego St., Utah
1	America East	Maine
1	Big Sky	Montana
1	Big South	Liberty
1	Big West	UC Santa Barb.
1	Colonial	Old Dominion
1	Ivy	Harvard
1	Metro Atlantic	St. Peter’s
1	Mid-American	Toledo
1	Mid-Continent	Troy
1	Mid-Eastern	Howard
1	Midwestern	Detroit
1	Missouri Valley	Drake
1	Northeast	St. Francis
1	Ohio Valley	Eastern Ky.
1	Patriot	Lehigh
1	Southern	Marshall
1	Southwestern	Grambling
1	Trans America	FIU

First and second rounds

Chapel Hill

Austin

Tuscaloosa

Washington

Baton Rouge

Norfolk

Ruston

Gainesville

Knoxville

Boulder

Storrs

Champaign

Athens

Charlottesville

Stanford

Lawrence

1997 NCAA NCAA first and second round venues

In 1997, the field remained at 64 teams. The teams were seeded, and assigned to four geographic regions, with seeds 1-16 in each region. In Round 1, seeds 1 and 16 faced each other, as well as seeds 2 and 15, seeds 3 and 14, seeds 4 and 13, seeds 5 and 12, seeds 6 and 11, seeds 7 and 10, and seeds 8 and 9. In the first two rounds, the top four seeds were given the opportunity to host the first round game. In most cases, the higher seed accepted the opportunity. The exception:^[2]

Fourth seeded Tulane was unable to host due to a "facility/hotel availability conflict",^[3] so fifth seeded George Washington hosted three first and second round games

The following table lists the region, host school, venue and the sixteen first and second round locations:

Region	Rnd	Host	Venue	City	State
East	1&2	University of North Carolina	Carmichael Auditorium	Chapel Hill	North Carolina
East	1&2	University of Texas	Frank Erwin Center	Austin	Texas
East	1&2	University of Alabama	Coleman Coliseum	Tuscaloosa	Alabama
East	1&2	George Washington University	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center	Washington	District of Columbia
Mideast	1&2	Louisiana State University	LSU Assembly Center (Pete Maravich Assembly Center)	Baton Rouge	Louisiana
Mideast	1&2	Old Dominion University	Old Dominion University Fieldhouse	Norfolk	Virginia
Mideast	1&2	Louisiana Tech University	Thomas Assembly Center	Ruston	Louisiana
Mideast	1&2	University of Florida	O'Connell Center	Gainesville	Florida
Midwest	1&2	University of Tennessee	Thompson-Boling Arena	Knoxville	Tennessee
Midwest	1&2	University of Colorado	CU Events Center (Coors Events Center)	Boulder	Colorado
Midwest	1&2	University of Connecticut	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion	Storrs	Connecticut
Midwest	1&2	University of Illinois	Assembly Hall (Champaign)	Champaign	Illinois
West	1&2	University of Georgia	Georgia Coliseum (Stegeman Coliseum)	Athens	Georgia
West	1&2	University of Virginia	University Hall (University of Virginia)	Charlottesville	Virginia
West	1&2	Stanford University	Maples Pavilion	Stanford	California
West	1&2	University of Kansas	Allen Field House	Lawrence	Kansas

Regionals and Final Four

Columbia

West Lafayette

Iowa City

Missoula

Cincinnati

1997 NCAA Regionals and Final Four

The Regionals, named for the general location, were held from March 22 to March 24 at these sites:

East Regional Carolina Coliseum, Columbia, South Carolina (Host: University of South Carolina)
Mideast Regional Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana (Host: Purdue University)
Midwest Regional Carver–Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Indiana (Host: University of Iowa)
West Regional Dahlberg Arena, Missoula, Montana (Host: University of Montana)

Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four held March 28 and March 30 in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Riverfront Coliseum

Brackets

Data source^[4]

East Region

First round March 14 and 15 Higher Seed's Home Court			Second round March 16 and 17 Higher Seed's Home Court			Regional semifinals March 22 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC			Regional finals March 24 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC

1	North Carolina	78
16	Harvard	53
			1	North Carolina	81

			8	Michigan State	71
8	Michigan State	75

9	Portland	70
						1	North Carolina	46

						5	George Washington	55
5	George Washington*	61

12	Northwestern	46
			5	George Washington*	81

			4	Tulane	67
4	Tulane	72

13	UCSB	69
									5	George Washington	52

									6	Notre Dame	62
6	Notre Dame	93

11	Memphis	62
			6	Notre Dame	86

			3	Texas	83
3	Texas	66

14	SW Texas State	38
						6	Notre Dame	87

						2	Alabama	71
7	Saint Joseph's	70

10	Kansas State	52
			7	Saint Joseph's	52

			2	Alabama	61
2	Alabama	94

15	St. Francis (PA)	50

NOTE: George Washington was a host as a #5 seed, as #4 seed Tulane's facility was considered inadequate by the NCAA.

Mideast Region

First round March 14 and 15 Higher Seed's Home Court			Second round March 16 and 17 Higher Seed's Home Court			Regional semifinals March 22 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN			Regional finals March 24 Mackey Arena West lafayette, IN

1	Old Dominion	102
16	Liberty	52
			1	Old Dominion	69

			8	Purdue	65
8	Purdue	74

9	Maryland	48
						1	Old Dominion	62

						4	LSU	49
5	Clemson	66

12	Marquette	70
			12	Marquette	58

			4	LSU	71
4	LSU	88

13	Maine	79
									1	Old Dominion	53

									3	Florida	51
6	USC	68

11	San Francisco	55
			6	USC	78

			3	Florida	92
3	Florida	92

14	FIU	68
						3	Florida	71

						2	Louisiana Tech	57
7	Auburn	68

10	Louisville	65
			7	Auburn	48

			2	Louisiana Tech	74
2	Louisiana Tech	94

15	Saint Peter's	50

Midwest Region

First round March 14 and 15 Higher Seed's Home Court			Second round March 16 and 17 Higher Seed's Home Court			Regional semifinals March 22 Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa			Regional finals March 24 Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa

1	Connecticut	103
16	Lehigh	35
			1	Connecticut	72

			9	Iowa	53
8	North Carolina State	50

9	Iowa	56
						1	Connecticut	78

						4	Illinois	73
5	Duke	70

12	DePaul	56
			5	Duke	65

			4	Illinois	67
4	Illinois	79

13	Drake	62
									1	Connecticut	81

									3	Tennessee	91
6	Oregon	79

11	San Diego State	62
			6	Oregon	59

			3	Tennessee	76
3	Tennessee	91

14	Grambling State	54
						3	Tennessee	75

						2	Colorado	67
7	Stephen F. Austin	79

10	Toledo	66
			7	Stephen F. Austin	74

			2	Colorado	75
2	Colorado	69

15	Marshall	49

West Region

First round March 14 and 15 Higher Seed's Home Court			Second round March 16 and 17 Higher Seed's Home Court			Regional semifinals March 22 Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT			Regional finals March 24 Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT

1	Stanford	111
16	Howard	59
			1	Stanford	67

			8	Texas Tech	45
8	Texas Tech	47

9	Montana	45
						1	Stanford	91

						4	Virginia	69
5	Utah	66

12	Iowa State	57
			5	Utah	46

			4	Virginia	65
4	Virginia	96

13	Troy State	74
									1	Stanford	82

									2	Georgia	47
6	Vanderbilt	74

11	Washington	62
			6	Vanderbilt	51

			3	Kansas	44
3	Kansas	81

14	Detroit	67
						6	Vanderbilt	52

						2	Georgia	66
7	Arizona	76

10	Western Kentucky	54
			7	Arizona	74

			2	Georgia	80
2	Georgia	95

15	Eastern Kentucky	55

Final Four

National Semifinals March 28 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH			National Championship March 30 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH

6E	Notre Dame	66
3MW	Tennessee	80
			3MW	Tennessee	68
			1ME	Old Dominion	59
1ME	Old Dominion	83
1W	Stanford	82

E-East; ME-Mideast; MW-Midwest; W-West.

All-Tournament Team

Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee
Kellie Jolly, Tennessee
Ticha Penicheiro, Old Dominion
Nyree Roberts, Old Dominion
Clarisse Machanguana, Old Dominion ^[1]

Game Officials

Sally Bell (Semi-Final)
Carla Fujimoto (Semi-Final)
Ray Bomeli (Semi-Final)
John Morningstar (Semi-Final)
Scott Yarbrough (Semi-Final)
Judy Schneider (Semi-Final)
Yvette McKinney (Final)
Dee Kantner (Final)
Violet Palmer (Final) ^[1]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Nixon, Rick. "Official 2022 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book". NCAA. http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/WFF12.pdf. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
^ "Attendance and Sites". NCAA. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_final4/2012/Attend.pdf. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
^ Voepel, Mechelle (November 20, 2006). "Predetermined sites haven't boosted attendance". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/columns/story?columnist=voepel_mechelle&id=2669437. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
^ "Official 2012 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book". NCAA. February 2012. http://www.ncaapublications.com/p-4269-official-2012-ncaa-womens-final-four-record-book.aspx. Retrieved 2012-04-17.

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