| Season | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 48 |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | LSU (4th title) |
| Runner-up | Alabama (4th CWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | Skip Bertman (4th title) |
| MOP | Brandon Larson (LSU) |
The 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its fifty first year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Each region was composed of six teams, resulting in 48 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.[1] The fifty-first tournament's champion was LSU, coached by Skip Bertman. The Most Outstanding Player was Brandon Larson of LSU.