Template:1996–97 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings (men)
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Saint John's †* | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 101 | 47 | 33 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 169 | 96 | |
| St. Thomas | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 102 | 47 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 152 | 93 | |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 86 | 45 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 131 | 101 | |
| Saint Mary's | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 84 | 54 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 126 | 104 | |
| Augsburg | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 82 | 74 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 137 | 111 | |
| Bethel | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 59 | 75 | 25 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 89 | 121 | |
| Concordia (MN) | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 67 | 92 | 26 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 118 | 151 | |
| St. Olaf | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 51 | 96 | 25 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 75 | 141 | |
| Hamline | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 144 | 25 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 69 | 208 | |
| Championship: March 9, 1997 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
- "MIAC Recordbook". MIAC. Retrieved September 29, 2019.