The Sports Almanac

1997 NCAA Basketball Tournament



ARIZONA WILDCATS

1997 NCAA Champions



EAST REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
North Carolina Tar Heels
82
Fairfield Stags
74





North Caroilna Tar Heels
73
Colorado Buffaloes
56



Indiana Hoosiers
62
Colorado Buffaloes
80






North Carolina Tar Heels
63
California Golden Bears
57


California Golden Bears
55
Princeton Tigers
52





California Golden Bears
75
Villanova Wildcats
68



Villanova Wildcats
101
Long Island-Brooklyn Blackbirds
91







North Carolina Tar Heels
97
Louisville Cardinals
74
North Carolina Tar Heels
Louisville Cardinals
65
Massachusetts Minutemen
57





Louisville Cardinals
64
New Mexico Lobos
63



New Mexico Lobos
59
Old Dominion Monarchs
55






Louisville Cardinals
78
Texas Longhorns
63


Wisconsin Badgers
58
Texas Longhorns
71





Texas Longhorns
82
Coppin State Eagles
81



South Carolina Gamecocks
65
Coppin State Eagles
78





SOUTHEAST REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Kansas Jayhawks
78
Jackson State Tigers
64





Kansas Jayhawks
75
Purdue Boilermakers
61



Purdue Boilermakers
83 OT
Rhode Island Rams
76






Kansas Jayhawks
82
Arizona Wildcats
85


Maryland Terrapins
66
College of Charleston Cougars
75





College of Charleston Cougars
69
Arizona Wildcats
73



Arizona Wildcats
65
South Alabama Jaguars
57







Arizona Wildcats
96 OT
Providence Friars
92
Arizona Wildcats
Illinois Fighting Illini
90
USC Trojans
77





Illinois Fighting Illini
63
Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs
75



Georgia Bulldogs
70
Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs
73






Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs
65
Providence Friars
71


Marquette Golden Eagles
59
Providence Friars
81





Providence Friars
98
Duke Blue Devils
87



Duke Blue Devils
71
Murray State Racers
68





MIDWEST REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Minnesota Golden Gophers
78
Southwest Texas State Bobcats
46





Minnesota Golden Gophers
76
Temple Owls
57



Mississippi Rebels
40
Temple Owls
62






Minnesota Golden Gophers
90 2OT
Clemson Tigers
84


Tulsa Golden Hurricane
81
Boston Univeristy Terriers
52





Tulsa Golden Hurricane
59
Clemson Tigers
65



Clemson Tigers
68
Miami RedHawks
56







Minnesota Golden Gophers
80
UCLA Bruins
72
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Iowa State Cyclones
69
Illinois State Redbirds
57





Iowa State Cyclones
67
Cincinnati Bearcats
66



Cincinnati Bearscats
86
Butler Bulldogs
69






Iowa State Cyclones
73
UCLA Bruins
74 OT


Xavier Musketeers
80
Vanderbilt Commodores
68





Xavier Musketeers
83
UCLA Bruins
96



UCLA Bruins
109
Charleston Southern Buccaneers
75





WEST REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Kentucky Wildcats
92
Montana Grizzlies
54





Kentucky Wildcats
75
Iowa Hawkeyes
69



Iowa Hawkeyes
73
Virginia Cavaliers
60






Kentucky Wildcats
83
St. Joseph's Hawks
68


Boston College Eagles
73
Valparaiso Crusaders
66





Boston College Eagles
77
St. Joseph's Hawks
81 OT



St. Joseph's Hawks
75
Pacific Tigers
65







Kentucky Wildcats
72
Utah Utes
59
Kentucky Wildcats
Stanford Cardinal
80
Oklahoma Sooners
67





Stanford Cardinal
72
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
66



Wake Forest Demon Deacons
68
St. Mary's Gaels
46






Stanford Cardinal
77
Utah Utes
82 OT


Charlotte 49ers
79
Georgetown Hoyas
67





Charlotte 49ers
58
Utah Utes
77



Utah Utes
75
Navy Midshipmen
61





FINAL FOUR
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
NCAA CHAMPIONS
North Carolina Tar Heels
58
Arizona Wildcats
66



Arizona Wildcats
84 OT
Kentucky Wildcats
79
ARIZONA WILDCATS
Minnesota Golden Gophers
69
Kentucky Wildcats
78