1997 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships

The 1997 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships were contested to determine the individual and team national champions of men's and women's NCAA collegiate indoor track and field events in the United States after the 1996–97 season, the 33rd annual meet for men and 15th annual meet for women.

The championships were again held at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Arkansas won the men's team title, the Razorbacks' thirteenth overall and thirteenth in fourteen years.

Four-time defending champions LSU again won the women's team title, the Lady Tigers' eighth.

Qualification
All teams and athletes from Division I indoor track and field programs were eligible to compete for this year's individual and team titles.

Team standings

 * Note: Top 10 only
 * Scoring: 6 points for a 1st-place finish in an event, 4 points for 2nd, 3 points for 3rd, 2 points for 4th, and 1 point for 5th
 * (DC) = Defending Champions

Men's title

 * 66 teams scored at least one point

Women's title

 * 50 teams scored at least one point