 | | Jacksonville | 101 | | 5-15 |  | | Arkansas St. | 80 | | 8-11 | | Feb 28, 1997 | |  | | UT Rio Grande Valley | 53 | | 1-18 |  | | Louisiana | 56 | | 10-10 | | Feb 28, 1997 | |
| | | Louisiana | 39 | | 10-10 |  | | South Alabama | 66 | | 17-4 | | Mar 1, 1997 | |  | | Louisiana Tech | 64 | | 12-9 |  | | Lamar | 62 | | 10-9 | | Mar 1, 1997 | |  | | Western Kentucky | 62 | | 9-10 |  | | Little Rock | 68 | | 12-8 | | Mar 1, 1997 | |  | | New Orleans | 76 | | 15-5 | | | Jacksonville | 63 | | 5-15 | | Mar 1, 1997 | |
| | | South Alabama | 71 | | 17-4 | | | Little Rock | 52 | | 12-8 | | Mar 2, 1997 | | | | New Orleans | 53 | | 15-5 | | | Louisiana Tech | 59 | | 12-9 | | Mar 2, 1997 | |
| | | South Alabama | 44 | | 17-4 | | | Louisiana Tech | 43 | | 12-9 | | Mar 4, 1997 | |
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