| Year: | 1997 |
| Conference: | Big Ten |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Women's |
| Teams: | 4 |
| Format: | Double-elimination |
| Ballpark: | Bob Pearl Softball Field |
| City: | Iowa City, Iowa |
| Champions: | Michigan |
| Titlecount: | 3rd |
| Coach: | Carol Hutchins |
| Coachcount: | 3rd |
| Runnerup: | Iowa |
| Runnerupgamecount: | 2nd |
The 1997 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Bob Pearl Softball Field on the campus of the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa.[1] As the tournament winner, Michigan earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I softball tournament. This was the third of four consecutive Big Ten softball tournaments that Michigan won from 1995 to 1998.
The 1997 tournament was a four team double-elimination tournament. The top four teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earned invites to the tournament.