1997 Florida Gators baseball team

1997 Florida Gators baseball
SEC Eastern Division champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
CBNo. 20
Record40–24 (17–13 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachGary Henderson
Steve Kling
Eric Ekdahl
Home stadiumAlfred A. McKethan Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 16 Florida  x‍‍‍ 17 13   .567 40 24   .625
No. 25 Tennessee  x‍‍‍ 17 13   .567 42 19   .689
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 14 16   .467 31 24   .564
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 33 24   .579
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 10 20   .333 20 34   .370
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 8 22   .267 28 27   .509
Western
No. 1 LSU  x‍‍ 22 7   .759 57 13   .814
No. 2 Alabama  ‍‍ 20 9   .690 56 14   .800
No. 7 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 19 11   .633 47 21   .691
No. 6 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 17 12   .586 50 17   .746
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 15 14   .517 36 20   .643
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 6 24   .200 22 31   .415
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
Rankings from Baseball America

The 1997 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 1997 college baseball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They played their home games at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium, on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team was coached by Andy Lopez, who was in his third season at Florida.