1997 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1997 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament was the 41st annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball in the United States.

1997 NCAA Men's Division II
Basketball Tournament
Teams48
Finals siteCommonwealth Convention Center
Louisville, Kentucky
ChampionsCal State Bakersfield (3rd title)
Runner-upNorthern Kentucky (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachPat Douglass (3rd title)
MOPKebu Stewart, (CSUB)

The tournament officially culminated the 1996–97 NCAA Division II men's basketball season, featuring forty-eight teams from around the country.

The national quarterfinals (Elite Eight), semifinals, and championship were played at the Commonwealth Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

Cal State Bakersfield (29–4) defeated Northern Kentucky in the final, 57–56, to win their third overall Division II national championship and their third in five seasons.

It was also NKU's second consecutive loss in the national championship game, having lost to Fort Hays State in 1996.

The Roadrunners were coached by Pat Douglass. Bakersfield's Kebu Stewart was the Most Outstanding Player.

Bracket

Elite Eight
National Quarterfinal National Semifinal National Championship
         
W Cal State Bakersfield 65
NE Southern Connecticut State 62
W Cal State Bakersfield 81
E Salem-Teikyo 68
E Salem-Teikyo 91
SA Elizabeth City State 74
W Cal State Bakersfield 57
Louisville, Kentucky
GL Northern Kentucky 56
S Lynn 78
NC South Dakota State 72
S Lynn 58
GL Northern Kentucky 79
GL Northern Kentucky 79
S Texas A&M–Commerce 58

All-tournament team

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