The Final Four consisted of Kentucky, who entered the tournament as the defending national champions, Minnesota, making their first Final Four appearance, Arizona, making their third Final Four appearance and first since 1994, and North Carolina, making their thirteenth Final Four appearance and first since 1995.
In the national championship game, Arizona defeated Kentucky in overtime 84–79 to win their first national championship. For the second time in the last three seasons, the defending national champions reached the final game and lost.
Several years later, Minnesota was stripped of its Final Four appearance following the discovery of NCAA academic rule violations. In addition, the Gophers were stripped of their Big Ten title they had also won.[1]
Arizona also became the only school since the introduction of the 64-team bracket in 1985,[2] to defeat three number 1 seeds in the tournament, having upset overall number one seed Kansas in addition to their two Final Four victories.
The tournament marked the end of the career of North Carolina coach Dean Smith. Smith, whose team lost in the national semifinals, retired just prior to the beginning of the 1997–98 season.
There were 30 automatic bids awarded to the tournament - of these, 27 were given to the winners of their conference's tournament, while three were awarded to the team with the best regular-season record in their conference (Big Ten, Ivy League and Pac-10).
^"Minnesota Stripped Of Conference Championship". CBS News. November 21, 2000. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
^. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
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See also 1997 NCAA Division I men s basketball championship game The 1997 NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single elimination play to determine the national champion of men s NCAA Division I college basketball It began on March 13 1997 and ended with the championship game on March 31 in Indianapolis Indiana at the RCA Dome A total of 63 games were played 1997 NCAA Division Imen s basketball tournamentSeason1996 97Teams64Finals siteRCA DomeIndianapolis IndianaChampionsArizona Wildcats 1st title 1st title game 3rd Final Four Runner upKentucky Wildcats 9th title game 12th Final Four SemifinalistsMinnesota Golden Gophers Vacated 1st Final Four North Carolina Tar Heels 13th Final Four Winning coachLute Olson 1st title MOPMiles Simon Arizona Attendance646 531Top scorerMiles Simon Arizona 132 points NCAA Division I men s tournaments 1996 1998 The Final Four consisted of Kentucky who entered the tournament as the defending national champions Minnesota making their first Final Four appearance Arizona making their third Final Four appearance and first since 1994 and North Carolina making their thirteenth Final Four appearance and first since 1995 In the national championship game Arizona defeated Kentucky in overtime 84 79 to win their first national championship For the second time in the last three seasons the defending national champions reached the final game and lost Miles Simon of Arizona was named the tournament s Most Outstanding Player Several years later Minnesota was stripped of its Final Four appearance following the discovery of NCAA academic rule violations In addition the Gophers were stripped of their Big Ten title they had also won 1 Arizona also became the only school since the introduction of the 64 team bracket in 1985 2 to defeat three number 1 seeds in the tournament having upset overall number one seed Kansas in addition to their two Final Four victories The tournament also saw the third victory by a 15 seed over a 2 seed as Coppin State defeated South Carolina in their first round matchup In addition a 14 seed advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for only the second time as Southeast Region 14 seed Chattanooga defeated both Georgia and Illinois The tournament marked the end of the career of North Carolina coach Dean Smith Smith whose team lost in the national semifinals retired just prior to the beginning of the 1997 98 season Contents 1 Schedule and venues 2 Teams 2 1 Automatic qualifiers 2 2 Tournament seeds 3 Bids by conference 4 Bracket 4 1 East Regional Syracuse New York 4 2 Southeast Regional Birmingham Alabama 4 3 Midwest Regional San Antonio Texas 4 4 West Regional San Jose California 4 5 Final Four Indianapolis Indiana 5 Announcers 6 See also 7 ReferencesSchedule and venues edit nbsp nbsp Pittsburgh nbsp Charlotte nbsp Winston Salem nbsp Memphis nbsp Auburn Hills nbsp Kansas City nbsp Salt Lake City nbsp Tucsonclass notpageimage 1997 first and second rounds nbsp nbsp San Jose nbsp San Antonio nbsp Birmingham nbsp Syracuse nbsp Indianapolisclass notpageimage 1997 Regionals blue and Final Four red The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1997 tournament First and Second Rounds March 13 and 15 East Region Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston Salem North Carolina Host Wake Forest University Midwest Region The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills Michigan Host Mid American Conference Southeast Region Memphis Pyramid Memphis Tennessee Host University of Memphis West Region Jon M Huntsman Center Salt Lake City Utah Host University of Utah March 14 and 16 East Region Pittsburgh Civic Arena Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Host Duquesne University Midwest Region Kemper Arena Kansas City Missouri Host University of Kansas Southeast Region Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte North Carolina Host Davidson College West Region McKale Center Tucson Arizona Host University of Arizona Regional semifinals and finals Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight March 20 and 22 Midwest Regional Alamodome San Antonio Texas Host University of Texas at San Antonio West Regional San Jose Arena San Jose California Host San Jose State University March 21 and 23 East Regional Carrier Dome Syracuse New York Host Syracuse University Southeast Regional BJCC Coliseum Birmingham Alabama Host Southeastern Conference National semifinals and championship Final Four and championship March 29 and 31 RCA Dome Indianapolis Indiana Hosts Butler University Midwestern Collegiate Conference Teams editThere were 30 automatic bids awarded to the tournament of these 27 were given to the winners of their conference s tournament while three were awarded to the team with the best regular season record in their conference Big Ten Ivy League and Pac 10 Two conference champions made their first NCAA tournament appearances Charleston Southern Big South and Jackson State SWAC Automatic qualifiers edit Automatic qualifiers Conference Team Appearance Last bidACC North Carolina 31st 1996America East Boston University 5th 1990Atlantic 10 Saint Joseph s 15th 1986Big 12 Kansas 26th 1996Big East Boston College 11th 1996Big Sky Montana 4th 1992Big South Charleston Southern 1st NeverBig Ten Minnesota vacated 1990Big West Pacific 5th 1979CAA Old Dominion 7th 1995Conference USA Marquette 21st 1996Ivy League Princeton 20th 1996MAAC Fairfield 3rd 1987MAC Miami OH 15th 1995MCC Butler 2nd 1962MEAC Coppin State 3rd 1993Mid Continent Valparaiso 2nd 1996Missouri Valley Illinois State 5th 1990NEC Long Island 3rd 1984Ohio Valley Murray State 8th 1995Pac 10 UCLA 32nd 1996Patriot Navy 10th 1994SEC Kentucky 38th 1996Southern Chattanooga 8th 1995Southland Southwest Texas State 2nd 1994SWAC Jackson State 1st NeverSun Belt South Alabama 5th 1991TAAC College of Charleston 2nd 1994WAC Utah 19th 1996West Coast Saint Mary s 3rd 1989Tournament seeds edit East Regional Carrier Dome Syracuse New York Seed School Conference Record Berth type1 North Carolina ACC 24 6 Automatic2 South Carolina SEC 24 7 At Large3 New Mexico WAC 24 7 At Large4 Villanova Big East 23 9 At Large5 California Pac 10 21 8 At Large6 Louisville Conference USA 23 8 At Large7 Wisconsin Big Ten 18 9 At Large8 Indiana Big Ten 22 10 At Large9 Colorado Big 12 21 9 At Large10 Texas Big 12 16 11 At Large11 UMass Atlantic 10 19 13 At Large12 Princeton Ivy League 24 3 Automatic13 Long Island NEC 21 8 Automatic14 Old Dominion CAA 22 10 Automatic15 Coppin State MEAC 21 8 Automatic16 Fairfield MAAC 11 18 Automatic Midwest Regional Alamodome San Antonio Texas Seed School Conference Record Berth type1 Minnesota vacated Big Ten 27 3 Automatic2 UCLA Pac 10 21 7 Automatic3 Cincinnati Conference USA 25 7 At Large4 Clemson ACC 21 9 At Large5 Tulsa WAC 23 9 At Large6 Iowa State Big 12 20 8 At Large7 Xavier Atlantic 10 22 5 At Large8 Ole Miss SEC 20 8 At Large9 Temple Atlantic 10 19 10 At Large10 Vanderbilt SEC 19 11 At Large11 Illinois State Missouri Valley 24 5 Automatic12 Boston University America East 25 4 Automatic13 Miami OH MAC 21 8 Automatic14 Butler MCC 23 9 Automatic15 Charleston Southern Big South 17 12 Automatic16 Southwest Texas State Southland 16 12 AutomaticSoutheast Regional BJCC Coliseum Birmingham Alabama Seed School Conference Record Berth type1 Kansas Big 12 32 1 Automatic2 Duke ACC 23 8 At Large3 Georgia SEC 24 8 At Large4 Arizona Pac 10 19 9 At Large5 Maryland ACC 21 10 At Large6 Illinois Big Ten 21 9 At Large7 Marquette Conference USA 22 8 Automatic8 Purdue Big Ten 17 11 At Large9 Rhode Island Atlantic 10 20 9 At Large10 Providence Big East 21 11 At Large11 USC Pac 10 17 10 At Large12 College of Charleston TAAC 28 2 Automatic13 South Alabama Sun Belt 23 6 Automatic14 Chattanooga Southern 22 10 Automatic15 Murray State Ohio Valley 20 9 Automatic16 Jackson State SWAC 14 15 Automatic West Regional San Jose Arena San Jose California Seed School Conference Record Berth type1 Kentucky SEC 30 4 Automatic2 Utah WAC 26 3 Automatic3 Wake Forest ACC 23 6 At Large4 Saint Joseph s Atlantic 10 24 6 Automatic5 Boston College Big East 21 8 Automatic6 Stanford Pac 10 20 7 At Large7 UNC Charlotte Conference USA 21 8 At Large8 Iowa Big Ten 21 9 At Large9 Virginia ACC 19 10 At Large10 Georgetown Big East 20 9 At Large11 Oklahoma Big 12 19 7 At Large12 Valparaiso Mid Continent 24 6 Automatic13 Pacific Big West 23 5 Automatic14 Saint Mary s West Coast 23 7 Automatic15 Navy Patriot 20 8 Automatic16 Montana Big Sky 21 10 AutomaticBids by conference editBids by ConferenceBids Conference s 6 ACC Big Ten5 Atlantic 10 Big 12 Pac 10 SEC4 Big East C USA3 WAC1 21 othersBracket edit Denotes overtime period East Regional Syracuse New York edit First roundQuarter finalsRegional semifinalsRegional Finals 1North Carolina8216Fairfield741North Carolina73Winston Salem9Colorado568Indiana629Colorado801North Carolina635California575California5512Princeton525California75Winston Salem4Villanova684Villanova10113Long Island911North Carolina976Louisville746Louisville6511Massachusetts576Louisville64Pittsburgh3New Mexico633New Mexico5914Old Dominion556Louisville7810Texas637Wisconsin5810Texas7110Texas82Pittsburgh15Coppin State812South Carolina6515Coppin State78Southeast Regional Birmingham Alabama edit First roundQuarter finalsRegional semifinalsRegional Finals 1Kansas7816Jackson State641Kansas75Memphis8Purdue618Purdue83 9Rhode Island761Kansas824Arizona855Maryland6612College of Charleston7512College of Charleston69Memphis4Arizona734Arizona6513South Alabama574Arizona96 10Providence926Illinois9011Southern California776Illinois63Charlotte14Chattanooga753Georgia7014Chattanooga7314Chattanooga6510Providence717Marquette5910Providence8110Providence98Charlotte2Duke872Duke7115Murray State68Midwest Regional San Antonio Texas edit First roundQuarter finalsRegional semifinalsRegional Finals 1Minnesota7816Southwest Texas State461Minnesota76Kansas City9Temple578Ole Miss409Temple621Minnesota90 4Clemson845Tulsa8112Boston University525Tulsa59Kansas City4Clemson654Clemson6813Miami OH 561Minnesota802UCLA726Iowa State6911Illinois State576Iowa State67Auburn Hills3Cincinnati663Cincinnati8614Butler696Iowa State732UCLA74 7Xavier8010Vanderbilt687Xavier83Auburn Hills2UCLA962UCLA10915Charleston Southern75West Regional San Jose California edit First roundQuarter finalsRegional semifinalsRegional Finals 1Kentucky9216Montana541Kentucky75Salt Lake City8Iowa698Iowa739Virginia601Kentucky834Saint Joseph s685Boston College7312Valparaiso665Boston College77Salt Lake City4Saint Joseph s81 4Saint Joseph s7513Pacific651Kentucky722Utah596Stanford8011Oklahoma676Stanford72Tucson3Wake Forest663Wake Forest6814Saint Mary s466Stanford772Utah82 7Charlotte7910Georgetown677Charlotte58Tucson2Utah772Utah7515Navy61Final Four Indianapolis Indiana edit National semifinalsNational Championship Game E1North Carolina58SE4Arizona66SE4Arizona84 W1Kentucky79M1Minnesota69W1Kentucky78 Denotes overtime periodAnnouncers editBob Carpenter or Jim Nantz Billy Packer Craig James First amp Second Round at Tucson Arizona Southeast Regional at Birmingham Alabama Final Four at Indianapolis Indiana Carpenter called the first round games at Tucson Sean McDonough Bill Raftery Andrea Joyce First amp Second Round at Winston Salem North Carolina West Regional at San Jose California Tim Ryan and Al McGuire First amp Second Round at Memphis Tennessee Midwest Regional at San Antonio Texas Gus Johnson and Quinn Buckner First amp Second Round at Auburn Hills Michigan East Regional at Syracuse New York Tim Brando and George Raveling First amp Second Round at Charlotte North Carolina Mike Gorman and Jon Sundvold First amp Second Round at Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Ted Robinson and Derrek Dickey First amp Second Round at Kansas City Missouri Gary Thorne Dan Bonner Mike Mayock First amp Second Round at Salt Lake City UtahSee also edit1997 NCAA Division II men s basketball tournament 1997 NCAA Division III men s basketball tournament 1997 NCAA Division I women s basketball tournament 1997 NCAA Division II women s basketball tournament 1997 NCAA Division III women s basketball tournament 1997 National Invitation Tournament 1997 NAIA Division I men s basketball tournament 1997 NAIA Division II men s basketball tournament 1997 NAIA Division I women s basketball tournament 1997 NAIA Division II women s basketball tournamentReferences edit Minnesota Stripped Of Conference Championship CBS News November 21 2000 Retrieved October 25 2021 Bracket Question Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved April 3 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1997 NCAA Division I men 27s basketball tournament amp oldid 1176745167, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
