Here is the draw for the first round of the 1997 NCAA Men’s Division I Tournament: Note: Matches to be played by Nov. 23; number in parentheses is seeding.

  • Butler (12-9-1) at (1) Indiana (20-0-0)
  • Bowling Green (17-5-0) at Marquette (13-5-3)
  • Brown (11-5-1) at St. John’s (17-3-2)
  • South Florida (11-6-2) at (8) Florida International (14-5-1)
  • Santa Clara (10-8-0) at (5) UCLA (17-2-0)
  • Stanford (13-4-2) at Washington (14-2-2)
  • UNC Charlotte (12-6-2) at Clemson (9-6-3)
  • Charleston Southern (16-4-1) at (4) South Carolina (15-2-1)
  • Rider (15-5-1) at (3) SMU (17-2-0)
  • Boston Univ. (14-5-2) at Dartmouth (9-3-4)
  • Southwest Missouri St. (13-4-3) at Saint Louis (14-4-3)
  • (6) Creighton (15-4-1) at Air Force (13-4-0)
  • William & Mary (14-5-2) at (7) American (15-3-4)
  • Maryland (15-5-1) at Rutgers (14-6-2)
  • Georgetown (14-6-0) at Virginia Commonwealth (15-3-4)
  • Howard (12-7-2) at (2) Virginia (15-3-3)