The 1997 Women's College World Series was held from May 22 until May 26, 1997, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This was Oklahoma City's 7th time to host the WCWS since first hosting the tournament in 1990 (The 1996 WCWS was held in Columbus, Georgia, where the Arizona Wildcats claimed their 4th National Title with a win over Pac-10 rival Washington).
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Having advanced through a 32-team bracket, eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium to decide the 1997 Softball National Championship:
Of these eight teams, UCLA and Washington had to win their respective regional tournaments on the road in order to advance to Oklahoma City.
The Championship Game featured Arizona and UCLA. This would be their 5th meeting in a Championship game and would end with Arizona claiming their 5th National Title.
Arizona pitcher Nancy Evans was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
Participants
†: Excludes results of the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981.
1997 Women's College World Series Bracket
*: Denotes extra inning or run-ruled games (See Game Results below)
†: The Championship Series wasn't implemented until the 2005 WCWS
All-Tournament Team
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team: