# NCAA Division I 1997 (pallavolo femminile)

La NCAA Division I 1997, 17ª edizione della massima divisione del campionato universitario organizzato dalla NCAA, si è svolta nel 1997: al torneo hanno partecipato 56 squadre di pallavolo universitarie e la vittoria finale è andata per la quarta volta, la seconda consecutiva, alla Stanford University.

## Squadre partecipanti

| American  Arizona  Arkansas  Arkansas Little Rock  Brigham Young  Butler  UC Los Angeles  UC Santa Barbara  CSU Long Beach  CSU Sacramento  Central Florida  Chattanooga  Clemson  Colorado | Colorado State  Fairfield  Florida  Florida State  Hawaii  Hofstra  Houston  Illinois State  Kansas State  Lehigh  Liberty  Loyola Marymount  Maryland  Miami (Ohio) | Michigan  Michigan State  Minnesota  Morgan State  Nebraska  Northern Illinois  Notre Dame  Ohio State  Oklahoma  Oral Roberts  Pacific  Penn State  Pepperdine  Princeton | San Diego  South Carolina  South Florida  Southern California  Stanford  Stephen F. Austin State  Temple  Tennessee Tech  Texas  Texas A&M  Villanova  Washington  Washington State  Wisconsin |

## Torneo
### East Regional (State College)

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional final | Regional final | Regional final |
| | | 1 | Penn State | 3 |
| | | | Northern Illinois | 0 |
| Northern Illinois | 3 | | Northern Illinois | 0 |
| Villanova | 2 | | | |
| Villanova | 2 | | | | 1 | Penn State | 3 |
| | | | | | | Ohio State | 0 |
| Ohio State | 3 | | | | | Ohio State | 0 |
| Fairfield | 0 | | | | | | |
| Fairfield | 0 | | Ohio State | 3 | | | |
| | | | Maryland | 0 | | | |
| Maryland | 3 | | Maryland | 0 | | | |
| Princeton | 0 | | | | | | |
| Princeton | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | Penn State | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Brigham Young | 0 |
| Temple | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | Brigham Young | 0 |
| Michigan | 3 | | | | | | |
| Michigan | 3 | | Michigan | 0 | | | |
| | | | Texas A&M | 3 | | | |
| Hofstra | 0 | | Texas A&M | 3 | | | |
| Texas A&M | 3 | | | | | | |
| Texas A&M | 3 | | | | | Texas A&M | 2 |
| | | | | | 2 | Brigham Young | 3 |
| Miami (Ohio) | 0 | | | | 2 | Brigham Young | 3 |
| Minnesota | 3 | | | |
| Minnesota | 3 | | Minnesota | 0 |
| | | 2 | Brigham Young | 3 |

### Central Regional (Madison)

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

### Pacific Regional (Long Beach)

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional final | Regional final | Regional final |
| | | 1 | CSU Long Beach | 3 |
| | | | Loyola Marymount | 0 |
| Hawaii | 0 | | Loyola Marymount | 0 |
| Loyola Marymount | 3 | | | |
| Loyola Marymount | 3 | | | | 1 | CSU Long Beach | 3 |
| | | | | | | Washington | 0 |
| Washington | 3 | | | | | Washington | 0 |
| Chattanooga | 0 | | | | | | |
| Chattanooga | 0 | | Washington | 3 | | | |
| | | | Pacific | 1 | | | |
| Pacific | 3 | | Pacific | 1 | | | |
| CSU Sacramento | 1 | | | | | | |
| CSU Sacramento | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | CSU Long Beach | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Nebraska | 0 |
| Kansas State | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | Nebraska | 0 |
| San Diego | 3 | | | | | | |
| San Diego | 3 | | San Diego | 2 | | | |
| | | | Southern California | 3 | | | |
| Morgan State | 0 | | Southern California | 3 | | | |
| Southern California | 3 | | | | | | |
| Southern California | 3 | | | | | Southern California | 2 |
| | | | | | 2 | Nebraska | 3 |
| Butler | 0 | | | | 2 | Nebraska | 3 |
| Michigan State | 3 | | | |
| Michigan State | 3 | | Michigan State | 0 |
| | | 2 | Nebraska | 3 |

### Mountain Regional (Stanford)

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional final | Regional final | Regional final |
| | | 1 | Stanford | 3 |
| | | | Oklahoma | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | | Oklahoma | 0 |
| Houston | 0 | | | |
| Houston | 0 | | | | 1 | Stanford | 3 |
| | | | | | | Colorado | 0 |
| Colorado | 3 | | | | | Colorado | 0 |
| Tennessee Tech | 0 | | | | | | |
| Tennessee Tech | 0 | | Colorado | 3 | | | |
| | | | Oral Roberts | 2 | | | |
| Arizona | 2 | | Oral Roberts | 2 | | | |
| Oral Roberts | 3 | | | | | | |
| Oral Roberts | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | Stanford | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | UC Santa Barbara | 0 |
| Illinois State | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | UC Santa Barbara | 0 |
| South Carolina | 3 | | | | | | |
| South Carolina | 3 | | South Carolina | 0 | | | |
| | | | Texas | 3 | | | |
| Stephen F. Austin State | 0 | | Texas | 3 | | | |
| Texas | 3 | | | | | | |
| Texas | 3 | | | | | Texas | 0 |
| | | | | | 2 | UC Santa Barbara | 3 |
| UC Los Angeles | 3 | | | | 2 | UC Santa Barbara | 3 |
| Pepperdine | 1 | | | |
| Pepperdine | 1 | | UC Los Angeles | 2 |
| | | 2 | UC Santa Barbara | 3 |

### Final Four - Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane

| National Semifinals | National Semifinals | National Semifinals | National Championship | National Championship | National Championship |
| 1 | Penn State | 3 | | | |
| 1 | Florida | 0 | | | |
| 1 | Florida | 0 | 1 | Penn State | 2 |
| | | | 1 | Stanford | 3 |
| 1 | CSU Long Beach | 1 | 1 | Stanford | 3 |
| 1 | Stanford | 3 | | | |

#### Premi individuali

| Premio | Giocatrice | Squadra |
| Most Outstanding Player | Terri Zemaitis | Penn State |
| All-Tournament Team | Kristin Folkl | Stanford |
| All-Tournament Team | Paula McNamee | Stanford |
| All-Tournament Team | Lisa Sharpley | Stanford |
| All-Tournament Team | Carrie Schonveld | Penn State |
| All-Tournament Team | Lauren Cacciamani | Penn State |