Template:1996–97 WCHA standings (men)

1996–97 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
North Dakota†*	32	21	10	1	43	137	105		43	31	10	2	190	130
Minnesota†	32	21	10	1	43	129	94		42	28	13	1	179	128
St. Cloud State	32	18	10	4	40	127	105		40	23	13	4	152	130
Colorado College	32	17	11	4	38	121	107		44	25	15	4	169	141
Denver	32	17	11	4	38	127	99		41	24	13	4	163	122
Minnesota-Duluth	32	15	13	4	34	115	111		38	18	16	4	133	131
Wisconsin	32	15	15	2	32	115	115		38	15	21	2	132	151
Northern Michigan	32	9	21	2	20	78	127		40	13	24	3	108	152
Alaska-Anchorage	32	7	21	4	18	75	109		36	9	23	4	86	126
Michigan Tech	32	5	23	4	14	81	133		39	8	27	4	98	155
Championship: North Dakota † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll