1997 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament

1997 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament

Tournament details
Host country	United States
City	Storrs, Connecticut
Dates	November 15–23, 1997
Venue	Sherman Family Sports Complex
Final positions
Champions	North Carolina (4th title)
Runner-up	Old Dominion (10th title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	64 (5.82 per match)
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The 1997 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament was the 17th women's collegiate field hockey tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college field hockey team in the United States.

North Carolina won their third championship, defeating Old Dominion in the final, 3–2. ^[1]

The championship rounds were held at the Sherman Family Sports Complex on the main campus of the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut.

Qualifying

Main article: 1997 NCAA Division I field hockey season

Bracket

	First round November 15 Campus sites					Second round November 16 Campus sites					Semifinals November 21 Storrs, CT					Championship November 23 Storrs, CT
	Connecticut		1
	James Madison		0
						1	North Carolina	4
							Connecticut	0
											1	North Carolina	4
												Princeton	3
	Princeton		3
	Boston College		2
						4	Maryland	0
							Princeton	4
																1	North Carolina	3
																2	Old Dominion	2
	Ball State		5
	Northeastern		0
						2	Old Dominion	9
							Ball State	3
											2	Old Dominion	3
											3	Virginia	2
	Penn State		5
	Massachusetts		3
						3	Virginia	4
							Penn State	2

• * indicates overtime period
• † indicates penalty shoot-out

See also

• 1997 NCAA Division II field hockey tournament
• 1997 NCAA Division III field hockey tournament

References

1. "1997 Division I Field Hockey Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 6. Retrieved November 29, 2013.