Template:1996–97 ECAC Hockey standings (men)

1996–97 ECAC Hockey standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Clarkson†	22	17	5	0	34	94	54		37	27	10	0	154	91
Cornell*	22	14	6	2	30	80	63		35	21	9	5	123	100
Vermont	22	13	6	3	29	67	60		36	22	11	3	125	105
Rensselaer	22	12	7	3	27	83	71		36	20	12	4	137	112
Union	22	11	8	3	25	63	54		34	18	13	3	106	79
Princeton	22	11	8	3	25	70	59		34	18	12	4	111	103
Colgate	22	10	9	3	23	79	79		33	16	14	3	126	124
Harvard	22	9	11	2	20	64	67		32	11	18	3	85	106
St. Lawrence	22	5	12	5	15	78	92		35	10	20	5	121	148
Yale	22	6	14	2	14	61	82		32	10	19	3	90	114
Dartmouth	22	5	15	2	12	75	100		29	10	17	2	105	121
Brown	22	4	16	2	10	81	114		29	7	19	3	108	148
Championship: Cornell † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll