1997 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

The 1997 NCAA Division II baseball tournament was the postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of baseball among its Division II members at the end of the 1997 NCAA Division II baseball season.

1997 NCAA Division II
baseball tournament

Season	1997
Finals site	Paterson Field Montgomery, Alabama
Champions	Chico State (1st title)
Runner-up	Central Oklahoma (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Lindsay Meggs (1st title)
MOP	Angel Diaz, C (Tampa)
Attendance	21,808

The final, eight-team double elimination tournament, also known as the College World Series, was again played at Paterson Field in Montgomery, Alabama.

Chico State defeated Central Oklahoma, 13–12, in the championship game, claiming the Wildcats' first Division II national title.

Bracket

College World Series

	First Round				Second Round				Semifinals					Championship
	Central Oklahoma	13
	Central Missouri State	4
					Central Oklahoma	9
					Kennesaw State	7
	Kennesaw State	20
	Slippery Rock	4
									Central Oklahoma	1	810
									Tampa	18	4
	SIU Edwardsville	26
	Adelphi	4
					Tampa	14
					SIU Edwardsville	4
														Central Oklahoma	12
														Chico State	13
	Chico State	25
	SIU Edwardsville	5
					Chico State	5
					Tampa	3
	Tampa	13
	Adelphi	1
									Chico State	4
									Kennesaw State	2
	Central Missouri State	18
	Slippery Rock	6
					Kennesaw State	7
					Central Missouri State	4

See also

• 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
• 1997 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
• 1997 NAIA World Series