| Teams | 10 |
|---|---|
| Format | Play-in round followed by eight-team double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Houston (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Rayner Noble (1st title) |
| MVP | Scottie Scott (Houston) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane † | 19 | – | 7 | .731 | 40 | – | 21 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston ‡y | 19 | – | 8 | .704 | 40 | – | 23 | .635 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida y | 18 | – | 8 | .692 | 39 | – | 24 | .619 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 16 | – | 10 | .615 | 34 | – | 23 | .596 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 14 | – | 12 | .538 | 30 | – | 26 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | 31 | – | 29 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | 23 | – | 32 | .418 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | 20 | – | 31 | .392 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | 21 | – | 30 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 4 | – | 23 | .148 | 12 | – | 46 | .207 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1997 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1997 Conference USA baseball tournament was the 1997 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at Turchin Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, from May 13 through 18. Houston defeated Charlotte in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2]
With the completion of Houston's move from the Southwest Conference, the conference expanded to 10 teams in baseball. [3] As a result, the tournament's play-in round was expanded to include the 7th–10th seeds, instead of only the 8th and 9th. [2]
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane | 19 | 7 | .731 | - | 1 |
| Houston | 19 | 8 | .704 | 0.5 | 2 |
| South Florida | 18 | 8 | .692 | 1 | 3 |
| Southern Miss | 16 | 10 | .615 | 3 | 4 |
| Charlotte | 14 | 12 | .538 | 5 | 5 |
| UAB | 14 | 13 | .519 | 5.5 | 6 |
| Louisville | 11 | 15 | .423 | 8 | 7 |
| Memphis | 9 | 17 | .346 | 10 | 8 |
| Saint Louis | 8 | 19 | .296 | 11.5 | 9 |
| Cincinnati | 4 | 23 | .148 | 15.5 | 10 |
Two play-in games among the four teams with the worst regular season records decided which two teams would have the final two spots in the eight-team double-elimination bracket.
| Play-in game | ||||
| 9 | Saint Louis | 9 | ||
| 8 | Memphis | 2 | ||
| Play-in game | ||||
| 10 | Cincinnati | 8 | ||
| 7 | Louisville | 5 | ||
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Charlotte | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southern Miss | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Charlotte | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tulane | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Cincinnati | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tulane | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Charlotte | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tulane | 13 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Cincinnati | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southern Miss | 5 | 4 | Southern Miss | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tulane | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Charlotte | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | St. Louis | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Houston | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Houston | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | South Florida | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Houston | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | UAB | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | South Florida | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | UAB | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Houston | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Saint Louis | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | UAB | 6 | 6 | UAB | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | South Florida | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| C | Scottie Scott | Houston |
| IF | Keith Graffagnini | Tulane |
| IF | Joey Hammond | Charlotte |
| IF | Jason Hill | Charlotte |
| IF | Shaun Skrehot | Houston |
| OF | Jason Fitzgerald | Tulane |
| OF | Nick Rhodes | Charlotte |
| OF | Goefrey Tomlinson | Houston |
| DH | Jason Schreiber | Houston |
| P | Gary Shuford | Charlotte |
| RP | Chris Mason | UAB |
| MVP | Scottie Scott | Houston |
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