| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1997–98 |
| Team: | Stanford Cardinal |
| Conference: | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Pac-10 |
| Coachrank: | 4 |
| Aprank: | 10 |
| Record: | 30–5 |
| Conf Record: | 15–3 |
| Hc Year: | 12th |
| Arena: | Maples Pavilion (Capacity: 7,392) |
| Champion: | Big Island Invitational champion |
| Bowl Result: | Final Four |
The 1997–98 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pac-10 Conference during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mike Montgomery and played their home games at Maples Pavilion. Stanford finished second in the Pac-10 regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament. The Cardinal would reach the Final Four for the first time in 56 years by defeating No. 14 seed College of Charleston, No. 11 seed Western Michigan,[1] No. 2 seed Purdue,[2] and No. 8 seed Rhode Island.[3] The season came to and end after a 1-point overtime loss[4] to eventual National champion Kentucky in the National Semifinals. Stanford finished with an overall record of 30–5 (15–3 Pac-10).
|-!colspan=12 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=12 style="background:#8C1515;"| NCAA tournament
Poll Source:[5] Schedule Source:[6]
See main article: 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll