1997 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
Record by conference
Columns: Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | Round of 32 | Sweet Sixteen | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship Game
Southeastern | 7 | 19–6 | .760 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Atlantic Coast | 6 | 5–6 | .455 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | Big 12 | 6 | 5–6 | .455 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | Pacific-10 | 5 | 7–5 | .583 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | Big Ten | 5 | 5–5 | .500 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | Conference USA | 5 | 2–5 | .286 | 2 | – | – | – | – | Big East | 2 | 7–2 | .778 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | Atlantic 10 | 2 | 4–2 | .667 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | Sun Belt | 2 | 2–2 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | Southland | 2 | 1–2 | .333 | 1 | – | – | – | – | Western Athletic | 2 | 1–2 | .333 | 1 | – | – | – | – | West Coast | 2 | 0–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Colonial | 1 | 5–1 | .833 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1