| NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship | |
| Year: | 1997 |
| Country: | United States |
| Num Teams: | 12 |
| Winners: | North Carolina (4th title) |
| Second: | Old Dominion (10th title game) |
| Matches: | 11 |
| Goals: | 64 |
| Prev Season: | 1996 |
| Next Season: | 1998 |
The 1997 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship was the 17th women's collegiate field hockey tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college field hockey team in the United States. The North Carolina Tar Heels won their third championship, defeating the Old Dominion in the final[1] The championship rounds were held at the Sherman Family Sports Complex on the main campus of the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut.