1997 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship
# 1997 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship

The 1997 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship was the 26th annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II college soccer program in the United States.

Cal State Bakersfield (20-4) defeated Lynn, 1–0, in the tournament final. This was the first national title for the Roadrunners, who were coached by Simon Tobin.

## Bracket

| First Round *Campus sites | First Round *Campus sites | First Round *Campus sites | Quarterfinals *Campus sites | Quarterfinals *Campus sites | Quarterfinals *Campus sites | Semifinals *Campus sites | Semifinals *Campus sites | Semifinals *Campus sites | Final December 7 Boca Raton, FL | Final December 7 Boca Raton, FL | Final December 7 Boca Raton, FL |
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| * | SIU Edwardsville | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Truman State | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Truman State | 2 | * | Truman State | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | East Stroudsburg | 0 | | | | | | |
| | East Stroudsburg | 6(OT) | | East Stroudsburg | 0 | | | | | | |
| * | W.V. Wesleyan | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| * | W.V. Wesleyan | 5 | | | | | Truman State | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Cal State Bakersfield | 2 | | | |
| * | Cal State Bakersfield | 3(4OT) | | | | | | | Cal State Bakersfield | 2 | | | |
| | West Texas A&M | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | West Texas A&M | 2 | * | Cal State Bakersfield | 4(4OT) | | | | | | |
| | | | | Seattle Pacific | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Fort Lewis | 1 | | Seattle Pacific | 3 | | | | | | |
| * | Seattle Pacific | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| * | Seattle Pacific | 4 | | | | | | | | Cal State Bakersfield | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Lynn | 0 |
| * | Lynn | 1(3OT) | | | | | | | | | | Lynn | 0 |
| | Tampa | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tampa | 0 | * | Lynn | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | USC Spartanburg | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Alabama–Huntsville | 2 | | USC Spartanburg | 1 | | | | | | |
| * | USC Spartanburg | 3(2OT) | | | | | | | | | |
| * | USC Spartanburg | 3(2OT) | | | | * | Lynn | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | | So. Connecticut | 0 | | | |
| * | So. Connecticut | 2 | | | | | | | So. Connecticut | 0 | | | |
| | Dowling | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dowling | 1 | * | So. Connecticut | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | N.H. College | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Franklin Pierce | 0 | | N.H. College | 0 | | | | | | |
| * | N.H. College | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
