The NCAA departed from standard bracket structure—where, for example, the fourth and fifth seeds could meet in the second round—in order to place teams from the same conference in different halves of the bracket.[2]
^"1997 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA.org. p. 16. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
^Tomashek, Tom (November 24, 1997). "Delaware, Villanova could meet in the mountains". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. p. C4. Retrieved February 8, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^"I-AA football playoffs". Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. November 24, 1997. p. D4. Retrieved February 8, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
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The 1997 NCAA Division I AA football season part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA at the Division I AA level began in August 1997 and concluded with the 1997 NCAA Division I AA Football Championship Game on December 20 1997 at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga Tennessee The Youngstown State Penguins won their fourth I AA championship defeating the McNeese State Cowboys by a score of 10 9 1 1997 NCAA Division I AA seasonRegular seasonNumber of teams120DurationAugust NovemberPayton AwardBrian Finneran WR Villanova Buchanan AwardChris McNeil DE North Carolina A amp T PlayoffDurationNovember 29 December 20Championship dateDecember 20 1997Championship siteFinley StadiumChattanooga TennesseeChampionYoungstown StateNCAA Division I AA football seasons 1996 1998 Contents 1 Conference changes and new programs 2 Conference standings 3 Conference champions 4 Postseason 4 1 NCAA Division I AA playoff bracket 5 ReferencesConference changes and new programs editPrior to the 1997 season the Atlantic 10 Conference began to sponsor football at the Division I AA level by taking over the football only Yankee Conference which had been a charter member of the subdivision All 12 members Boston University Connecticut Delaware James Madison Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Northeastern Rhode Island Richmond Villanova and William amp Mary moved into the new conference School 1996 Conference 1997 Conference Arkansas Pine Bluff Independent NAIA SWAC I AA Austin Peay Ohio Valley I AA Independent Jacksonville State I AA Independent Southland La Salle New Program I AA Independent Marshall Southern I AA MAC I A Norfolk State CIAA D II MEAC I AA South Florida New Program I AA Independent Towson State I AA Independent Patriot Wofford I AA Independent Southern Youngstown State I AA Independent GatewayConference standings edit1997 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L New England Division New Hampshire x 5 3 5 6 Connecticut 4 4 7 4 Maine 4 4 5 6 Rhode Island 2 6 2 9 Boston University 1 7 1 10 UMass 1 7 2 9 Mid Atlantic Division No 1 Villanova x 8 0 12 1 No 3 Delaware 7 1 12 2 No 20 Northeastern 5 3 8 3 Richmond 4 4 6 5 William amp Mary 4 4 7 4 James Madison 3 5 5 6 Conference championx Division champion co champions NCAA Division I AA playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network poll 1997 Big Sky Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L No 6 E Washington 7 1 12 2 No 11 Montana 6 2 8 4 Montana State 5 3 6 5 Northern Arizona 4 4 6 5 Weber State 4 4 6 5 Cal State Northridge 4 4 4 8 Portland State 3 5 4 7 Idaho State 2 6 3 8 Sacramento State 1 7 1 10 Conference champion NCAA Division I AA playoff participantCal State Northridge record includes two losses by forfeitRankings from The Sports Network poll 1997 Gateway Football Conference standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L No 2 Western Illinois 6 0 11 2 Northern Iowa 5 1 7 4 No 4 Youngstown State 4 2 13 2 Southwest Missouri State 3 3 5 6 Indiana State 2 4 3 8 Southern Illinois 1 5 3 8 Illinois State 0 6 2 9 Conference champion NCAA Division I AA playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network poll 1997 Ivy League football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L Harvard 7 0 9 1 Dartmouth 6 1 8 2 Brown 4 3 7 3 Cornell 4 3 6 4 Princeton 3 4 6 4 Columbia 3 4 4 6 Yale 1 6 2 8 Penn 0 7 1 9 Conference champion Standings reflect Penn s forfeit of five conference wins due to use of an ineligible player 1997 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L Georgetown 8 0 8 3 Duquesne 6 2 7 3 St John s 5 3 8 3 Fairfield 5 3 7 3 Siena 5 3 6 3 Marist 4 4 6 4 Canisius 2 6 3 7 Saint Peter s 1 7 1 9 Iona 0 8 0 10 Conference champion 1997 Mid Eastern Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L No 9 Hampton 7 0 10 2 No 22 South Carolina State 5 2 9 2 No 10 Florida A amp M 5 2 9 3 Howard 4 3 7 4 North Carolina A amp T 3 4 7 4 Morgan State 2 5 3 7 Bethune Cookman 1 6 4 7 Delaware State 1 6 3 8 Norfolk State 0 0 3 7 Conference champion NCAA Division I AA playoff participantNorfolk State games did not count as conference games Rankings from The Sports Network poll 1997 Northeast Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L Robert Morris 4 0 8 3 Monmouth 3 1 5 4 Wagner 2 2 6 4 Central Connecticut 1 3 5 5 Saint Francis PA 0 4 2 9 Conference champion 1997 Ohio Valley Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L No 19 Eastern Kentucky 7 0 8 4 No 16 Eastern Illinois 5 2 8 3 Murray State 5 2 7 4 Tennessee Tech 4 3 6 5 Tennessee State 4 3 4 7 Middle Tennessee 2 5 4 6 Southeast Missouri State 1 6 4 7 Tennessee Martin 0 7 1 10 Conference champion NCAA Division I AA playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network poll 1997 Patriot League football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L Colgate 6 0 7 5 No 24 Bucknell 5 1 10 1 Fordham 4 2 5 6 Holy Cross 2 4 4 7 Lehigh 2 4 4 7 Lafayette 2 4 3 8 Towson 0 6 2 8 Conference champion NCAA Division I AA playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network poll 1997 Pioneer Football League standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L No 23 Dayton 5 0 9 1 San Diego 4 1 8 3 Drake 2 3 8 3 Butler 2 3 6 4 Valparaiso 2 3 3 7 Evansville 0 5 2 8 Conference championRankings from The Sports Network poll 1997 Southern Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L No 8 Georgia Southern 7 1 10 3 No 15 Appalachian State 6 2 7 4 East Tennessee State 5 3 7 4 Furman 5 3 7 4 The Citadel 4 4 6 5 Chattanooga 4 4 7 4 Western Carolina 3 5 3 8 Wofford 2 6 3 7 VMI 0 8 0 11 Conference champion NCAA Division I AA playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network I AA Poll 1997 Southland Football League standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L No 7 McNeese State 6 1 13 2 No 21 Northwestern State 6 1 8 4 No 13 Stephen F Austin 5 2 8 3 Sam Houston State 3 4 5 6 Nicholls State 3 4 5 6 Southwest Texas State 2 5 5 6 Troy State 2 5 5 6 Jacksonville State 1 6 1 10 Conference co champions NCAA Division I AA playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network poll 1997 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L No 12 Southern 8 0 11 1 No 14 Jackson State 7 1 9 3 Arkansas Pine Bluff 6 2 8 3 Texas Southern 4 4 5 6 Alcorn State 4 4 4 7 Mississippi Valley State 3 5 4 6 Alabama State 2 6 3 8 Grambling State 2 6 3 8 Prairie View A amp M 0 8 0 9 Conference champion NCAA Division I AA playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network Poll 1997 NCAA Division I AA independents football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L No 18 Cal Poly 10 1 No 5 Western Kentucky 10 2 No 17 Hofstra 9 2 No 25 Liberty 9 2 Samford 7 4 Morehead State 5 4 South Florida 5 6 Southern Utah 5 6 Saint Mary s 4 6 Davidson 3 8 Buffalo 2 9 La Salle 1 8 Charleston Southern 1 9 Austin Peay 0 10 NCAA Division I AA playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network pollConference champions editSee also List of NCAA Division I AA FCS football seasons Conference Champions Atlantic 10 Conference Villanova Big Sky Conference Eastern Washington Gateway Football Conference Western Illinois Ivy League Harvard Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Georgetown Mid Eastern Athletic Conference Hampton Northeast Conference Robert Morris Ohio Valley Conference Eastern Kentucky Patriot League Colgate Pioneer Football League Dayton Southern Conference Georgia Southern Southland Football League McNeese State and Northwestern State Southwestern Athletic Conference SouthernPostseason editNCAA Division I AA playoff bracket edit The NCAA departed from standard bracket structure where for example the fourth and fifth seeds could meet in the second round in order to place teams from the same conference in different halves of the bracket 2 First RoundNovember 29Campus sitesQuarterfinalsDecember 6Campus sitesSemifinalsDecember 13Campus sitesNational Championship Game December 20Finley StadiumChattanooga TN 1Villanova 4916Colgate281Villanova 348Youngstown State378Youngstown State 289Hampton138Youngstown State253Eastern Washington 145Western Kentucky 4212Eastern Kentucky145Western Kentucky213Eastern Washington 383Eastern Washington 4014Northwestern State108Youngstown State106McNeese State94Delaware 2413Hofstra144Delaware 167Georgia Southern77Georgia Southern 5210Florida A amp M374Delaware 216McNeese State236McNeese State 1911Montana146McNeese State142Western Illinois 122Western Illinois 3115Jackson State24 Denotes host institution Source 3 References edit 1997 NCAA Division I Football Championship PDF NCAA org p 16 Retrieved December 29 2013 Tomashek Tom November 24 1997 Delaware Villanova could meet in the mountains The News Journal Wilmington Delaware p C4 Retrieved February 8 2019 via newspapers com I AA football playoffs Missoulian Missoula Montana November 24 1997 p D4 Retrieved February 8 2019 via newspapers com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1997 NCAA Division I AA football season amp oldid 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