Team Standings
| Rank |
Team |
W |
L |
Pct |
PPG |
PAPG |
Mrg |
| 1 |
Virginia A |
12 |
0 |
1.000 |
389.6 |
82.5 |
307.1 |
| 2 |
Illinois |
10 |
2 |
.833 |
307.1 |
152.9 |
154.2 |
| 3 |
Ga. Tech |
9 |
3 |
.750 |
262.1 |
166.7 |
95.4 |
| 4 |
USC Suspects |
8 |
4 |
.667 |
224.2 |
182.9 |
41.3 |
| 5 |
Columbia |
8 |
4 |
.667 |
199.2 |
170.4 |
28.8 |
| 6 |
WFU |
8 |
4 |
.667 |
219.2 |
188.3 |
30.8 |
| 7 |
Virginia B |
7 |
5 |
.583 |
184.6 |
183.8 |
0.8 |
| 8 |
Princeton |
5 |
7 |
.417 |
147.9 |
225.8 |
-77.9 |
| 9 |
Dartmouth |
4 |
8 |
.333 |
109.6 |
193.8 |
-84.2 |
| 10 |
GWU |
3 |
9 |
.250 |
155.0 |
211.7 |
-56.7 |
| 11 |
Vanderbilt |
3 |
9 |
.250 |
105.0 |
242.5 |
-137.5 |
| 12 |
Maryland |
1 |
11 |
.083 |
98.8 |
272.5 |
-173.8 |
| 13 |
JHU |
0 |
12 |
.000 |
99.6 |
227.9 |
-128.3 |
Sources: https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~quizbowl/tournaments/Old/96-97/maryland96.txt