1997 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament

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.

1997 NCAA Women's Division I Volleyball Tournament
1997 NCAA Final Four logo
ChampionsStanford (4th title)
Runner-upPenn State (2nd title match)
Semifinalists
Winning coachDon Shaw (4th title)
Most outstanding playerTerri Zemaitis (Penn State)
Final Four All-Tournament Team
  • Kristin Folkl (Stanford)
  • Paula McNamee (Stanford)
  • Lisa Sharpley (Stanford)
  • Carrie Schonveld (Penn State)
  • Lauren Cacciamani (Penn State)

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.[1]

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
November 21
   
  Morgan State (MEAC, 24-9) 3
  Grambling State (SWAC, ?) 0
November 23
   
  Lehigh (Patriot, 17-12) 3
  Wagner (Northeast, 10-19) 1

Records
East Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
BYU WAC Automatic 27-5
Fairfield MAAC Automatic 25-9
Hofstra America East Automatic 23-13
Maryland ACC At-large 26-1
Miami (OH) Mid-American At-large 23-7
Michigan Big Ten At-large 20-11
Minnesota Big Ten At-large 22-9
Northern Illinois Mid-American Automatic 26-3
Ohio State Big Ten At-large 22-10
Penn State Big Ten Auto (shared) 30-1
Princeton Ivy League Automatic 22-5
Temple Atlantic 10 Automatic 29-4
Texas A&M Big 12 At-large 24-7
Villanova Big East At-large 20-8
Central Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
American CAA Automatic 30-3
Arkansas SEC At-large 29-5
Arkansas-Little Rock Sun Belt Automatic 16-12
Clemson ACC Automatic 26-7
Colorado State WAC At-large 26-5
Florida SEC Automatic 31-3
Florida State ACC At-large 25-8
Lehigh Patriot Automatic 18-12
Liberty Big South Automatic 26-8
Notre Dame Big East Automatic 23-8
South Florida Conference USA At-large 25-8
UCF Trans America Automatic 27-3
Washington State Pac-10 At-large 24-6
Wisconsin Big Ten Auto (shared) 28-2
Pacific Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
Butler Midwestern Collegiate Automatic 27-6
Cal State Sacramento Big Sky Automatic 23-8
Chattanooga Southern Automatic 26-9
Hawaii WAC At-large 25-7
Kansas State Big 12 At-large 20-12
Long Beach State Big West Automatic 30-1
Loyola Marymount West Coast At-large 21-6
Michigan State Big Ten At-large 22-11
Morgan State MEAC Automatic 25-9
Nebraska Big 12 At-large 25-6
Pacific Big West At-large 22-8
San Diego West Coast Automatic 25-3
USC Pac-10 At-large 21-5
Washington Pac-10 At-large 18-9
Mountain Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
Arizona Pac-10 At-large 20-6
Colorado Big 12 At-large 20-8
Houston Conference USA Automatic 22-9
Illinois State Missouri Valley Automatic 24-8
Oklahoma Big 12 At-large 19-12
Oral Roberts Mid-Continent Automatic 28-9
Pepperdine West Coast At-large 23-5
South Carolina SEC At-large 20-7
Stanford Pac-10 Automatic 28-2
Stephen F. Austin Southland Automatic 23-12
Tennessee Tech Ohio Valley Automatic 23-9
Texas Big 12 Automatic 23-6
UC Santa Barbara Big West At-large 29-4
UCLA Pac-10 At-large 16-12

Brackets

East Regional - University Park, PA
  First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional final
                                     
       
  1 Penn State 3  
      Northern Illinois 0  
Northern Illinois 3
Villanova 2  
  1 Penn State 3  
    Ohio State 0  
  Ohio State 3  
Fairfield 0  
    Ohio State 3
      Maryland 0  
Maryland 3
  Princeton 0  
  1 Penn State 3
  2 BYU 0
  Temple 2  
  Michigan 3  
    Michigan 0
      Texas A&M 3  
  Hofstra 0
  Texas A&M 3  
    Texas A&M 2
  2 BYU 3  
  Miami (Oh.) 0  
  Minnesota 3  
    Minnesota 0
    2 BYU 3  
     

Central Regional - Madison, WI
  First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional final
                                     
       
  1 Wisconsin 3  
      Central Florida 0  
  Central Florida 3
  Clemson 0  
  1 Wisconsin 3  
    Notre Dame 1  
  Arkansas 3  
  Arkansas-Little Rock 0  
    Arkansas 1
      Notre Dame 3  
  Notre Dame 3
  Liberty 0  
  1 Wisconsin 2
  2 Florida 3
  American 1  
  Colorado State 3  
    Colorado State 1
      Washington State 3  
  Lehigh 0
  Washington State 3  
    Washington State 0
  2 Florida 3  
  Florida State 2  
  South Florida 3  
    South Florida 0
    2 Florida 3  
     

Pacific Regional - Long Beach, CA
  First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional final
                                     
       
  1 Long Beach State 3  
      Loyola Marymount 0  
  Hawaiʻi 0
  Loyola Marymount 3  
  1 Long Beach State 3  
    Washington 0  
  Washington 3  
  Chattanooga 0  
    Washington 3
      Pacific 1  
  Pacific 3
  Cal. St Sacramento 1  
  1 Long Beach State 3
  2 Nebraska 0
  Kansas State 1  
  San Diego 3  
    San Diego 2
      Southern California 3  
  Morgan State 0
  Southern California 3  
    Southern California 2
  2 Nebraska 3  
  Butler 0  
  Michigan State 3  
    Michigan State 0
    2 Nebraska 3  
     

Mountain Regional - Stanford, CA
  First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional final
                                     
       
  1 Stanford 3  
      Oklahoma 0  
  Oklahoma 3
  Houston 0  
  1 Stanford 3  
    Colorado 0  
  Colorado 3  
  Tennessee Tech 0  
    Colorado 3
      Oral Roberts 2  
  Arizona 2
  Oral Roberts 3  
  1 Stanford 3
  2 UCSB 0
  Illinois State 0  
  South Carolina 3  
    South Carolina 0
      Texas 3  
  Stephen F. Austin 0
  Texas 3  
    Texas 0
  2 UCSB 3  
  UCLA 3  
  Pepperdine 1  
    UCLA 2
    2 UCSB 3  
     

Final Four - Spokane Arena, Spokane, Washington
National Semifinals National Championship
      
1 Penn State 3
1 Florida 0
1 Penn State 2
1 Stanford 3
1 Long Beach State 1
1 Stanford 3

See also

References
  1. "Stanford Captures Fourth NCAA Championship". Stanford Athletics. 1997-12-20. Archived from the original on 2009-05-12. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
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