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1997 (1997) NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteMontgomery Fieldhouse
Idaho Nampa, Idaho
ChampionsBethel Pilots (2nd title, 2nd title game,
2nd Fab Four)
Runner-upSiena Heights Saints (1st title game,
1st Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Anthony Staffney (Siena Heights)
Chuck Taylor MVPRico Swanson (Bethel (IN))
Top scorerRico Swanson (Bethel (TN))
(100 points)
NAIA Division II
men's tournaments
«1996 1998»

The 1997 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college basketball among its Division II members in the United States and Canada for the 1996–97 basketball season.

Bethel (IN) defeated Siena Heights in the championship game, 95–94, to claim the Pilots' second NAIA national title and first since 1995.

The tournament was played at the Montgomery Fieldhouse at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho.[1]

Qualification[edit]

See also: 1996–97 NAIA Division II men's basketball season

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, and the top sixteen teams were seeded.

The tournament continued to utilize a single-elimination format.

Bracket[edit]

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals National championship
               
1 St. Thomas Aquinas 73
Holy Family 63
1 St. Thomas Aquinas 55
16 Tabor 66
Taylor 51
16 Tabor 70
16 Tabor 81
9 Northwest Nazarene 75
9 Northwest Nazarene 84
Virginia Intermont 66
9 Northwest Nazarene 99
8 Evangel 81
Howard Payne 94
8 Evangel 95
16 Tabor 80
5 Siena Heights 89
5 Siena Heights 87
South Dakota Tech 79
5 Siena Heights 83
12 Embry–Riddle (FL) 79
Wisconsin Lutheran 60
12 Embry–Riddle (FL) 66
5 Siena Heights 94
College of the Ozarks 84
13 Peru State 100
College of the Ozarks 101**
College of the Ozarks 86
4 Pacific (OR) 74
Husson 68
4 Pacific (OR) 79
5 Siena Heights 94
2 Bethel (IN) 95
3 Oregon Tech 77
Mayville State 69
3 Oregon Tech 78
14 William Jewell 88
Tennessee Wesleyan 68
14 William Jewell 84
14 William Jewell 83
11 Black Hills State 77
11 Black Hills State 82
Philadelphia Pharmacy 64
11 Black Hills State 93
6 Urbana (OH) 79
Concordia Nebraska 66
6 Urbana (OH) 79
14 William Jewell 73
2 Bethel (IN) 99
7 Spring Arbor 71
St. Thomas (FL) 70
7 Spring Arbor 82
10 Lewis & Clark 79
IU Southeast 73
10 Lewis & Clark 98
7 Spring Arbor 83
2 Bethel (IN) 94
15 Western Baptist 82
Saint Ambrose 71
15 Western Baptist 78
2 Bethel (IN) 80
Green Mountain 75
2 Bethel (IN) 123

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_NAIA_Division_II_men%27s_basketball_tournament