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.

[2][3] 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.

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