1997 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

1997 NCAA Division I
women's basketball tournament
Teams	64
Finals site	Riverfront Coliseum; Cincinnati
Champions	Tennessee Volunteers (5th title, 7th title game,; 10th Final Four)
Runner-up	Old Dominion Monarchs (2nd title game,; 3rd Final Four)
Semifinalists	Stanford Cardinal (6th Final Four); Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1st Final Four);
Winning coach	Pat Summitt (5th title)
MOP	Chamique Holdsclaw (Tennessee)
NCAA Division I women's tournaments
«1996	1998»

The 1997 NCAA Division I women's 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 Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati on March 28–30, 1997. Tennessee, Old Dominion, Stanford, and Notre Dame qualified for 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.

Tournament records

Field goal percentage – Kristin Folkl, Stanford, hit all eight field goal attempts in the semi-final game against Old Dominion, setting the record for field goal percentage in a Final Four game.
Assists – Kellie Jolly, Tennessee, recorded eleven assists in the championship game against Old Dominion, setting the record for most assists in a Final Four game.
Field goal percentage – Tennessee hit 29 of 49 field goals attempts(59.2%) in the championship game against Old Dominion, setting the record for the field goal percentage in a Final Four game.^[1]

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	21–9	5–7	7
University of Colorado at Boulder	Big 12	21–8	12–4	2
University of Connecticut	Big East	30–0	18–0	1
University of Detroit Mercy	Midwestern Collegiate	23–6	14–2	14
Drake University	Missouri Valley Conference	23–7	14–4	13
Eastern Kentucky University	Ohio Valley Conference	24–5	16–2	15
Florida International University	Trans America	21–8	12–4	14
Grambling State University	SWAC	24–5	14–0	14
Harvard University	Ivy League	20–6	14–0	16
Howard University	MEAC	24–5	18–0	16
University of Iowa	Big Ten	17–11	9–7	9
Lehigh University	Patriot League	15–14	7–5	16
Liberty University	Big South Conference	22–7	9–5	16
Louisiana Tech University	Sun Belt Conference	29–3	12–2	2
University of Maine	America East	22–7	17–1	13
Marshall University	Southern Conference	18–11	9–5	15
University of Montana	Big Sky Conference	25–3	16–0	9
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	ACC	27–2	15–1	1
Old Dominion University	Colonial	29–1	16–0	1
San Diego State University	WAC	23–6	15–1	11
University of San Francisco	West Coast Conference	25–5	11–3	11
St. Francis (PA)	Northeast Conference	19–10	16–2	15
Saint Joseph's University	Atlantic 10	25–4	15–1	7
Saint Peter's College	MAAC	25–3	14–0	15
Stanford University	Pac-10	30–1	18–0	1
Texas State University	Southland	17–11	11–5	14
University of Toledo	MAC	27–3	16–2	10
Troy University	Mid-Continent	23–6	13–3	13
Tulane University	Conference USA	26–4	12–2	4
University of California, Santa Barbara	Big West Conference	24–5	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	23–6	10–2	2
University of Arizona	Pacific-10	22–7	12–6	7
Clemson University	Atlantic Coast	19–10	8–8	5
DePaul University	Conference USA	20–8	10–4	12
Duke University	Atlantic Coast	18–10	9–7	5
University of Florida	Southeastern	21–8	9–3	3
The George Washington University	Atlantic 10	25–5	16–0	5
University of Georgia	Southeastern	22–5	11–1	2
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign	Big Ten	22–7	12–4	4
Iowa State University	Big 12	17–11	9–7	12
University of Kansas	Big 12	24–5	14–2	3
Kansas State University	Big 12	19–11	9–7	10
University of Louisville	Conference USA	20–8	12–2	10
Louisiana State University	Southeastern	23–4	9–3	4
Marquette University	Conference USA	20–9	10–4	12
University of Maryland, College Park	Atlantic Coast	18–9	9–7	9
University of Memphis	Conference USA	22–6	12–2	11
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