The 1997 Conference USA baseball tournament was the 1997 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at Turchin Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, from May 13 through 18. defeated in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
With the completion of Houston's move from the Southwest Conference, the conference expanded to 10 teams in baseball. As a result, the tournament's play-in round was expanded to include the 7th–10th seeds, instead of only the 8th and 9th.
Regular season results
Records reflect conference play only.
Bracket
Play-in games
Two play-in games among the four teams with the worst regular season records decided which two teams would have the final two spots in the eight-team double-elimination bracket.
Double-elimination
Bold indicates the winner of the game. Italics indicate that the team was eliminated from the tournament.