1997 NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament

1997 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship

Tournament details
Country	United States
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Cal State Bakersfield (1st title, 1st final)
Runner-up	Lynn (1st final)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	52 (3.47 per match)
Attendance	7,822 (521 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Jeremy Hamm, Cal State Bakersfield (3)
All statistics correct as of 11/9/2019.

The 1997 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship was the 26th annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II college soccer program in the United States.

Cal State Bakersfield (20-4) defeated Lynn, 1–0, in the tournament final. This was the first national title for the Roadrunners, who were coached by Simon Tobin.

Bracket

First Round Campus sites

Quarterfinals Campus sites

Semifinals Campus sites

Final December 7 Boca Raton, FL

SIU Edwardsville*

1

Truman State

2

Truman State*

1

East Stroudsburg

0

East Stroudsburg

6*

W.V. Wesleyan*

5

Truman State

0

Cal State Bakersfield

2

Cal State Bakersfield*

3****

West Texas A&M

2

Cal State Bakersfield*

4****

Seattle Pacific

3

Fort Lewis

1

Seattle Pacific*

4

Cal State Bakersfield

1

Lynn

0

Lynn*

1***

Tampa

0

Lynn*

3

USC Spartanburg

1

Alabama–Huntsville

2

USC Spartanburg*

3**

Lynn

1

So. Connecticut

0

So. Connecticut*

2

Dowling

1

So. Connecticut*

1

N.H. College

0

Franklin Pierce

0

N.H. College*

2

Final

December 7, 1997

13:00 EST (UTC−5)

Lynn	0–1	Cal State Bakersfield
	Report	Ben Mains 51:46'

Boca Raton, FL

Attendance: 1,256

See also

• NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
• NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship
• NAIA Men's Soccer Championship