1997 Preseason WNIT

Champion: Connecticut
Runner-up: Nebraska
All-Tournament Team: Nykesha Sales (MVP), UConn; Svetlana Abrosimova, UConn; Stacy Hansmeyer, UConn; Anna DeForge, Nebraska; Kristina Divjak, Northwestern; Leslie Johnson, Western Kentucky.

Championship
At Connecticut
Connecticut 71, Nebraska 61

Consolation
Western Kentucky 88, Northwestern 83

Third Round
Connecticut 106, Northwestern 60
Nebraska 84, Western Kentucky 70

Second Round 
Nebraska 74, Alabama 66
Western Kentucky 77, New Mexico 76
Connecticut 74, St. Joseph's 49
Northwestern 70, Clemson 66

First Round 
Alabama 91, Furman 41
Nebraska 88, Miami (Ohio) 54
Western Kentucky 89, Louisville 73
New Mexico 69, Santa Clara 62
Connecticut 87, Holy Cross 76
St. Joseph's 67, George Mason 53
Clemson 61, Tennessee Tech 46
Northwestern 83, Southern Illinois 69