# Torneo de la División I de Baloncesto Masculino de la NCAA de 1997

El Torneo de la División I de Baloncesto Masculino de la NCAA de 1997 se celebró para determinar el Campeón de la División I de la NCAA. Fueron 64 los equipos que disputaron la fase final, jugándose la Final Four en el RCA Dome de Indianapolis, Indiana.
Los ganadores fueron el equipo de la Universidad de Arizona, en su primera aparición en una final, derrotando al campeón del año anterior, la Universidad de Kentucky. Miles Simon, de Arizona, fue el máximo anotador y considerado Mejor Jugador del Torneo.

## Equipos

East Regional – East Rutherford :
| Rank. | Universidad | Entrenador | Conferencia | Record | Tipo invitación |
| #1 | North Carolina | Dean Smith | ACC | 24-6 | Automática |
| #2 | South Carolina | Eddie Fogler | SEC | 24-7 | General |
| #3 | New Mexico | Dave Bliss | WAC | 24-7 | General |
| #4 | Villanova | Steve Lappas | Big East | 23-9 | General |
| #5 | California | Ben Braun | Pac-10 | 21-8 | General |
| #6 | Louisville | Denny Crum | Conference USA | 23-8 | General |
| #7 | Wisconsin | Dick Bennett | Big Ten | 18-9 | General |
| #8 | Indiana | Bob Knight | Big Ten | 22-10 | General |
| #9 | Colorado | Ricardo Patton | Big 12 | 21-9 | General |
| #10 | Texas | Tom Penders | Big 12 | 16-11 | General |
| #11 | Massachusetts | Bruiser Flint | Atlantic 10 | 19-13 | General |
| #12 | Princeton | Bill Carmody | Ivy League | 24-3 | Automática |
| #13 | LIU-Brooklyn | Ray Haskins | NEC | 21-8 | Automática |
| #14 | Old Dominion | Jeff Capel II | CAA | 22-10 | Automática |
| #15 | Coppin State | Ron Mitchell | MEAC | 21-8 | Automática |
| #16 | Fairfield | Paul Cormier | MAAC | 11-18 | Automática |
Southeast Regional - Birmingham :
| Rank. | Universidad | Entrenador | Conferencia | Record | Tipo invitación |
| #1 | Kansas | Roy Williams | Big 12 | 32-1 | Automática |
| #2 | Duke | Mike Krzyzewski | ACC | 23-8 | General |
| #3 | Georgia | Tubby Smith | SEC | 23-8 | General |
| #4 | Arizona | Lute Olson | Pac-10 | 19-9 | General |
| #5 | Maryland | Gary Williams | ACC | 21-10 | General |
| #6 | Illinois | Lon Kruger | Big Ten | 21-9 | General |
| #7 | Marquette | Mike Deane | Conference USA | 22-8 | Automática |
| #8 | Purdue | Gene Keady | Big Ten | 17-11 | General |
| #9 | Rhode Island | Al Skinner | Atlantic 10 | 20-9 | General |
| #10 | Providence | Pete Gillen | Big East | 21-11 | General |
| #11 | USC | Henry Bibby | Pac-10 | 17-10 | General |
| #12 | College of Charleston | John Kresse | TAAC | 28-2 | Automática |
| #13 | South Alabama | Bill Musselman | Sun Belt | 23-6 | Automática |
| #14 | Chattanooga | Mack McCarthy | Southern | 22-10 | Automática |
| #15 | Murray State | Mark Gottfried | Ohio Valley | 20-9 | Automática |
| #16 | Jackson State | Andy Stoglin | SWAC | 14-15 | Automática |
Midwest Regional - San Antonio :
| Rank. | Universidad | Entrenador | Conferencia | Record | Tipo invitación |
| #1 | Minnesota | Clem Haskins | Big Ten | 27-3 | Automática |
| #2 | UCLA | Steve Lavin | Pac-10 | 21-7 | Automática |
| #3 | Cincinnati | Bob Huggins | Conference USA | 25-7 | General |
| #4 | Clemson | Rick Barnes | ACC | 21-9 | General |
| #5 | Tulsa | Steve Robinson | WAC | 23-9 | General |
| #6 | Iowa State | Tim Floyd | Big 12 | 20-8 | General |
| #7 | Xavier | Skip Prosser | Atlantic 10 | 22-5 | General |
| #8 | Ole Miss | Rob Evans | SEC | 20-8 | General |
| #9 | Temple | John Chaney | Atlantic 10 | 19-10 | General |
| #10 | Vanderbilt | Jan van Breda Kolff | SEC | 19-11 | General |
| #11 | Illinois State | Kevin Stallings | Missouri Valley | 24-5 | Automática |
| #12 | Boston University | Dennis Wolff | America East | 25-4 | Automática |
| #13 | Miami (Ohio) | Charlie Coles | Mid-American | 21-8 | Automática |
| #14 | Butler | Barry Collier | MCC | 23-9 | Automática |
| #15 | Charleston Southern | Tom Conrad | Big South | 17-12 | Automática |
| #16 | Southwest Texas State | Mike Miller | Southland | 16-12 | Automática |
West Regional - San Jose :
| Rank. | Universidad | Entrenador | Conferencia | Record | Tipo invitación |
| #1 | Kentucky | Rick Pitino | SEC | 30-4 | Automática |
| #2 | Utah | Rick Majerus | WAC | 26-3 | Automática |
| #3 | Wake Forest | Dave Odom | ACC | 23-6 | General |
| #4 | Saint Joseph's | Phil Martelli | Atlantic 10 | 24-6 | Automática |
| #5 | Boston College | Jim O'Brien | Big East | 21-8 | Automática |
| #6 | Stanford | Mike Montgomery | Pac-10 | 20-7 | General |
| #7 | UNC-Charlotte | Melvin Watkins | Conference USA | 21-8 | General |
| #8 | Iowa | Tom Davis | Big Ten | 21-9 | At-Large |
| #9 | Virginia | Jeff Jones | ACC | 19-10 | General |
| #10 | Georgetown | John Thompson | Big East | 20-9 | General |
| #11 | Oklahoma | Kelvin Sampson | Big 12 | 19-7 | General |
| #12 | Valparaiso | Homer Drew | Mid-Continent | 24-6 | Automática |
| #13 | Pacific | Bob Thomason | Big West | 23-5 | Automática |
| #14 | Saint Mary's | Ernie Kent | West Coast | 23-7 | Automática |
| #15 | Navy | Don DeVoe | Patriot League | 20-8 | Automática |
| #16 | Montana | Blaine Taylor | Big Sky | 21-10 | Automática |

## Fase final

* – Denota partido con prórroga.

### East Regional - Syracuse, New York

| Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| 1 | North Carolina | 82 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Fairfield | 74 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Fairfield | 74 | 1 | North Carolina | 73 | | | |
| | | | 9 | Colorado | 56 | | | |
| 8 | Indiana | 62 | 9 | Colorado | 56 | | | |
| 9 | Colorado | 80 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Colorado | 80 | | | | 1 | North Carolina | 63 |
| | | | | | | 5 | California | 57 |
| 5 | California | 55 | | | | | | | 5 | California | 57 | |
| 12 | Princeton | 52 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Princeton | 52 | 5 | California | 75 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Villanova | 68 | | | |
| 4 | Villanova | 101 | 4 | Villanova | 68 | | | |
| 13 | Long Island | 91 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Long Island | 91 | | | | | | | | 1 | North Carolina | 97 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Louisville | 74 |
| 6 | Louisville | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Louisville | 74 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | 57 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Massachusetts | 57 | 6 | Louisville | 64 | | | |
| | | | 3 | New Mexico | 63 | | | |
| 3 | New Mexico | 59 | 3 | New Mexico | 63 | | | |
| 14 | Old Dominion | 55 | | | | | | |
| 14 | Old Dominion | 55 | | | | 6 | Louisville | 78 |
| | | | | | | 10 | Texas | 63 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 58 | | | | | | | 10 | Texas | 63 | |
| 10 | Texas | 71 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Texas | 71 | 10 | Texas | 82 | | | |
| | | | 15 | Coppin State | 81 | | | |
| 2 | South Carolina | 65 | 15 | Coppin State | 81 | | | |
| 15 | Coppin State | 78 | | | | | | |

### Southeast Regional - Birmingham, Alabama

| Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| 1 | Kansas | 78 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Jackson State | 64 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Jackson State | 64 | 1 | Kansas | 75 | | | |
| | | | 8 | Purdue | 61 | | | |
| 8 | Purdue | 83 | 8 | Purdue | 61 | | | |
| 9 | Rhode Island | 76* | | | | | | |
| 9 | Rhode Island | 76* | | | | 1 | Kansas | 82 |
| | | | | | | 4 | Arizona | 85 |
| 5 | Maryland | 66 | | | | | | | 4 | Arizona | 85 | |
| 12 | College of Charleston | 75 | | | | | | |
| 12 | College of Charleston | 75 | 12 | College of Charleston | 69 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Arizona | 73 | | | |
| 4 | Arizona | 65 | 4 | Arizona | 73 | | | |
| 13 | South Alabama | 57 | | | | | | |
| 13 | South Alabama | 57 | | | | | | | | 4 | Arizona | 96 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Providence | 92* |
| 6 | Illinois | 90 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Providence | 92* |
| 11 | Southern California | 77 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Southern California | 77 | 6 | Illinois | 63 | | | |
| | | | 14 | UT-Chattanooga | 75 | | | |
| 3 | Georgia | 70 | 14 | UT-Chattanooga | 75 | | | |
| 14 | UT-Chattanooga | 73 | | | | | | |
| 14 | UT-Chattanooga | 73 | | | | 14 | UT-Chattanooga | 65 |
| | | | | | | 10 | Providence | 71 |
| 7 | Marquette | 59 | | | | | | | 10 | Providence | 71 | |
| 10 | Providence | 81 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Providence | 81 | 10 | Providence | 98 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Duke | 87 | | | |
| 2 | Duke | 71 | 2 | Duke | 87 | | | |
| 15 | Murray State | 68 | | | | | | |

### Midwest Regional - San Antonio, Texas

| Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| 1 | Minnesota | 78 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Southwest Texas State | 46 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Southwest Texas State | 46 | 1 | Minnesota | 76 | | | |
| | | | 9 | Temple | 57 | | | |
| 9 | Ole Miss | 40 | 9 | Temple | 57 | | | |
| 9 | Temple | 62 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Temple | 62 | | | | 1 | Minnesota | 90 |
| | | | | | | 4 | Clemson | 84** |
| 5 | Tulsa | 81 | | | | | | | 4 | Clemson | 84** | |
| 12 | Boston University | 52 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Boston University | 52 | 5 | Tulsa | 59 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Clemson | 65 | | | |
| 4 | Clemson | 68 | 4 | Clemson | 65 | | | |
| 13 | Miami (Ohio) | 56 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Miami (Ohio) | 56 | | | | | | | | 1 | Minnesota | 80 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | UCLA | 72 |
| 6 | Iowa State | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | UCLA | 72 |
| 11 | Illinois State | 57 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Illinois State | 57 | 6 | Iowa State | 67 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Cincinnati | 66 | | | |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 86 | 3 | Cincinnati | 66 | | | |
| 14 | Butler | 69 | | | | | | |
| 14 | Butler | 69 | | | | 6 | Iowa State | 73* |
| | | | | | | 2 | UCLA | 74 |
| 7 | Xavier | 80 | | | | | | | 2 | UCLA | 74 | |
| 10 | Vanderbilt | 68 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Vanderbilt | 68 | 7 | Xavier | 83 | | | |
| | | | 2 | UCLA | 96 | | | |
| 2 | UCLA | 109 | 2 | UCLA | 96 | | | |
| 15 | Charleston Southern | 75 | | | | | | |

### West Regional - San José, California

| Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| 1 | Kentucky | 92 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Montana | 54 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Montana | 54 | 1 | Kentucky | 75 | | | |
| | | | 8 | Iowa | 69 | | | |
| 8 | Iowa | 73 | 8 | Iowa | 69 | | | |
| 9 | Virginia | 60 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Virginia | 60 | | | | 1 | Kentucky | 83 |
| | | | | | | 4 | Saint Joseph's | 68 |
| 5 | Boston College | 73 | | | | | | | 4 | Saint Joseph's | 68 | |
| 12 | Valparaiso | 66 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Valparaiso | 66 | 5 | Boston College | 77* | | | |
| | | | 4 | Saint Joseph's | 81 | | | |
| 4 | Saint Joseph's | 75 | 4 | Saint Joseph's | 81 | | | |
| 13 | Pacific | 65 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Pacific | 65 | | | | | | | | 1 | Kentucky | 72 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Utah | 59 |
| 6 | Stanford | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Utah | 59 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 67 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 67 | 6 | Stanford | 72 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Wake Forest | 66 | | | |
| 3 | Wake Forest | 68 | 3 | Wake Forest | 66 | | | |
| 14 | Saint Mary's | 46 | | | | | | |
| 14 | Saint Mary's | 46 | | | | 6 | Stanford | 77* |
| | | | | | | 2 | Utah | 82 |
| 7 | UNC Charlotte | 79 | | | | | | | 2 | Utah | 82 | |
| 10 | Georgetown | 67 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Georgetown | 67 | 7 | UNC Charlotte | 58 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Utah | 77 | | | |
| 2 | Utah | 75 | 2 | Utah | 77 | | | |
| 15 | Navy | 61 | | | | | | |

### Final Four @ Indianápolis, Indiana

| Semifinal Nacional | Semifinal Nacional | Semifinal Nacional | Final Nacional | Final Nacional | Final Nacional |
| E1 | North Carolina | 58 |
| SE4 | Arizona | 66 |
| SE4 | Arizona | 66 | SE4 | Arizona | 84 |
| | | | W1 | Kentucky | 79* |
| M1 | Minnesota* | 69 | W1 | Kentucky | 79* |
| W1 | Kentucky | 78 |

#### Final

* Campeón de la NCAA 1997
* Arizona Wildcats 1.er título