1997 NAIA Player of the Year: Nina Wathne (Mobile).
First Team
| Pos. | Name | Year | School |
| GK | Laurie Pells | Senior | Georgian Court |
| D | Jennifer Brant | Senior | Westmont |
| D | Roxanne Chow | Freshman | Simon Fraser |
| D | Astrid Vierdal | Junior | Mobile |
| D | Christina Werner | Sophomore | Mobile |
| MF | Sandra DePol | Sophomore | Brewton-Parker |
| MF | Katie Gardinier | Sophomore | Westmont |
| MF | Josefin Hermansson | Senior | Green Mountain |
| MF | Nina Wathne | Sophomore | Mobile |
| F | Megan Blaker | Senior | Simon Fraser |
| F | Jacqueline Law | Freshman | Mobile |
| F | Carrie Obermueller | Sophomore | Missouri Baptist |
| F | Tamara Williams | Freshman | Lindsey Wilson |
Second Team
| Pos. | Name | Year | School |
| GK | Sara Krupa | Sophomore | Mobile |
| D | Jennifer Babel | Sophomore | Azusa Pacific |
| D | Leona Bass | Junior | Park |
| D | Amie Edwards | Senior | Brewton-Parker |
| D | Melissa Sawyer | Junior | Central Washington |
| MF | Randee Hermus | Freshman | Simon Fraser |
| MF | Laila Modi | Sophomore | Berry |
| MF | Bridget Stewart | Senior | Lindenwood |
| MF | Katherine Sund | Freshman | Mobile |
| F | Lindsay Grant | Junior | Mobile |
| F | Dayna Hoffman | Senior | Berry |
| F | Sara Maglio | Sophomore | Simon Fraser |
| F | Michelle Smith | Sophomore | St. Thomas (Fla.) |
Third Team
| Pos. | Name | Year | School |
| GK | Kristie Morgan | Senior | Rockhurst |
| D | Robyn Colvin | Sophomore | Rockhurst |
| D | Sunny Payne | Senior | Midway |
| D | Gretchen Schmidtke | Senior | Tri-State |
| D | Vanessa Sims | Junior | Mobile |
| MF | Michelle Annaman | Senior | Southern Nazarene |
| MF | Rhonda Berry | Junior | Lindsey Wilson |
| MF | Stephanie Herivel | Sophomore | Westmont |
| MF | Megan McCawley | Senior | St. Mary (Neb.) |
| F | Jamie Barton | Senior | Willamette |
| F | Byrony Duus | Junior | Brewton-Parker |
| F | Kendra Payne | Freshman | Azusa Pacific |
| F | kari Stacey | Senior | St. Mary (Neb.) |