1997 Big 12 Conference softball tournament

1997 Big 12 Conference
softball tournament
Teams10
Finals site
ChampionsMissouri (1st title)
Runner-upOklahoma State (1st title game)
Winning coachJay Miller (1st title)
MVPBarb Wright (Missouri)
Attendance4,675
1997 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 12 Missouri ‍†‍‡‍y 15 – 3 – 0   .833 47 – 16 – 0   .746
No. 18 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 14 – 4 – 0   .778 55 – 19 – 0   .743
No. 17 Kansas ‍‍‍y 11 – 6 – 0   .647 38 – 23 – 0   .623
No. 25 Nebraska ‍‍‍y 10 – 6 – 0   .625 28 – 22 – 0   .560
No. 10 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 10 – 7 – 0   .588 40 – 22 – 0   .645
Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 7 – 9 – 0   .438 37 – 29 – 0   .561
Texas ‍‍‍ 6 – 10 – 0   .375 30 – 24 – 0   .556
Baylor ‍‍‍ 4 – 8 – 0   .333 38 – 22 – 0   .633
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 1 – 13 – 0   .071 34 – 29 – 1   .539
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 1 – 13 – 0   .071 17 – 24 – 0   .415
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[1]

The 1997 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 2 through May 4, 1997. Missouri won their first conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[2][3]

Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma State received bids to the NCAA tournament.[4]

  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "1997 Big 12 Conference softball tournament Results" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 198–202. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.