The 1997 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships were contested June 4−7 at Billy Hayes Track at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana in order to determine the individual and team national champions of men's and women's collegiate Division I outdoor track and field events in the United States.
These were the 76th annual men's championships and the 16th annual women's championships. This was the Hoosiers' third time hosting the event (and second time hosting in Bloomington−the 1986 event was in Indianapolis) and first since 1986.
In a repeat of the previous five years' results, Arkansas and LSU topped the men's and women's team standings, respectively; it was the Razorbacks' seventh men's team title and the eleventh for the Lady Tigers (who finished just one point ahead of Texas).
This was the sixth of eight consecutive titles for Arkansas. The Lady Tigers, meanwhile, captured their eleventh consecutive title, and, ultimately, the last of the eleven straight titles they claimed between 1987 and 1997.
Team results Note: Top 10 only (H) = Hosts Full results
Men's standings Rank Team Points Arkansas 55 Texas 42 USC 34 Oklahoma UCLAWisconsin 31 SMUUTEP 28 Minnesota 19 Iowa State 19
Women's standings Rank Team Points LSU 63 Texas 62 UCLA 56 SMU 34 South Carolina 30 Florida 29 Arizona 26 BYU 25 Michigan State 24 Wisconsin 22
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