1997 Conference USA Baseball Tournament


The 1997 Conference USA Baseball Tournament was the 1997 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at Turchin Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana from May 13-18. defeated in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
With the completion of Houston's move from the Southwest Conference, the conference expanded to 10 teams in baseball. As a result, the tournament's play-in round was expanded to include the 7th-10th seeds, instead of only the 8th and 9th.

Regular season results

Play-in games

Two play-in games among the four teams with the worst regular season records decided which two teams would have the final two spots in the eight-team double-elimination bracket.

Double-elimination