1997 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament

1997 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
Teams	12
Finals site	Byrd Stadium
Champions	Princeton (4th title)
Runner-up	Maryland
Attendance	25,317 finals 77,170 total
NCAA Division I Men's Championships «1996 1998»

The 1997 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 27th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Twelve NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament.

The championship game was played at Maryland's Byrd Stadium in front of 25,317 fans, The game saw the Princeton University defeat University of Maryland by the score of 19–7. This is Princeton's second consecutive national championship under Head Coach Bill Tierney, and their fourth title since 1992.

Tournament bracket

	First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	8	Massachusetts	6
		Hofstra	4
						1	Princeton	11
						8	Massachusetts	9
											1	Princeton	10
										5	Duke	9
						4	Johns Hopkins	11
						5	Duke	12*
	5	Duke	11
		Brown	6
																1	Princeton	19
																7	Maryland	7
	6	Loyola	21
		Notre Dame	5
						3	Syracuse	13
						6	Loyola	12
											3	Syracuse	17
										7	Maryland	18
						2	Virginia	9
						7	Maryland	10
	7	Maryland	14
		Georgetown	10

• * = Overtime

All-Tournament Team

• Jon Hess, Princeton (Named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player)
• Jesse Hubbard, Princeton
• Chris Massey, Princeton
• Becket Wolf, Princeton
• Pat Cairns, Princeton
• Matt Hahn, Maryland
• Andrew Whipple, Maryland
• Casey Powell, Syracuse
• John Fay, Duke
• Rob Kavovit, Syracuse