1997 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship
# 1997 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship

The 1997 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship 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. The North Carolina Tar Heels won their third championship, defeating the Old Dominion in the final The championship rounds were held at the George J. Sherman Family-Sports Complex in Storrs, Connecticut on the campus of the University of Connecticut.

## Bracket

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Connecticut | 1 | | | | | | | |
| James Madison | 0 | | | | | | | |
| James Madison | 0 | North Carolina | 4 | | | | | |
| | | Connecticut | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | North Carolina | 4 | | | |
| | | | | Princeton | 3 | | | |
| Princeton | 3 | | | | | Princeton | 3 | | | |
| Boston College | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Boston College | 2 | Maryland | 0 | | | | | |
| | | Princeton | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | North Carolina | 3 |
| | | | | | | | Old Dominion | 2 |
| Ball State | 5 | | | | | | | | Old Dominion | 2 |
| Northeastern | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Northeastern | 0 | Old Dominion | 9 | | | | | |
| | | Ball State | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | Old Dominion | 3 | | | |
| | | | | Virginia | 2 | | | |
| Penn State | 5 | | | | | Virginia | 2 | | | |
| Massachusetts | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Massachusetts | 3 | Virginia | 4 | | | | | |
| | | Penn State | 2 | | | | | |
