1997 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
The 1997 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament  was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college basketball among its Division II members in the United States and Canada for the 1996–97 basketball season. Bethel (IN) defeated Siena Heights in the championship game, 95–94, to claim the Pilots' second NAIA national title and first since 1995. The tournament was played at the Montgomery Fieldhouse at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho. Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, and the top sixteen teams were seeded. The tournament continued to utilize a single-elimination format. Bracket

See also
1997 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
1997 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
1997 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
1997 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament

References

NAIA
NAIA Men's Basketball Championship
1997 in sports in Idaho