COMMONWEALTH
FIRST TEAM
| Name | School | Class | Ht. | Pos. | Hometown (High School) |
| Kristen Venne | Susquehanna | So. | 5'10" | F | Shillington, PA/Governor Mifflin |
| Brenda Wessel | Elizabethtown | Jr. | 5'10" | F | Hershey, PA/Hershey |
| Shauntae Stancil | Elizabethtown | So. | 5'9" | F | Bensalem, PA/Bensalem |
| Jarra Rusnock | Albright | Jr. | 5'9" | F | Reading, PA/Muhlenberg |
| Mary Young | Messiah | Jr. | 5'10" | F | Ringwood, NJ/Lakeland Regional |
SECOND TEAM
| Name | School | Class | Ht. | Pos. | Hometown (High School) |
| Joyce Johnson | Widener | So. | 5'7" | G/F | Leonardo, NJ/Middletown South |
| Rachel Connolly | Albright | Fr. | 5'6" | G | Jenkintown, PA/Jenkintown |
| Jessie Coughlin | Moravian | So. | 5'5" | G | Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic |
| Susan DuBosq | Lebanon Valley | Sr. | 5'10" | F | New Holland, PA/Garden Spot |
| Karyn Kern | Susquehanna | Fr. | 6'1" | C | Brodheadsville, PA/Pleasant Valley |
| Kris McGurrin | Moravian | Sr. | 5'7" | G | Walnutport, PA/Northampton |
Rookie of the Year: Karyn Kern, Susquehanna
Most Valuable Player : Brenda Wessel, Elizabethtown
Coach of the Year: Yvonne Kauffman, Elizabethtown
FREEDOM
FIRST TEAM
| Name | School | Class | Ht. | Pos. | Hometown (High School) |
| Jennifer Nish | Scranton | Sr. | 5'10" | F | Scotrun, PA/Pocono Mt. |
| Erica Weaver | Lycoming | Jr. | 5'8" | G | Newtown Square, PA/Cardinal O'Hara |
| Rebecca Baker | Wilkes | Jr. | 5'11" | C | Waverly, NY/Waverly |
| Elaine Colyer | King's | So. | 5'6" | G | Altoona, PA/Bishop Guilfoyle |
| Jeanne Waznak | Delaware Valley | Fr. | 5'2" | G | Scranton, PA/Bishop O'Hara |
SECOND TEAM
| Name | School | Class | Ht. | Pos. | Hometown (High School) |
| Melissa Fransisco | FDU-Madison | Sr. | 5'11" | F | Ridgefield Park, NJ/Imm. Conception |
| Kelly Halpin | Scranton | Fr. | 5'8" | G | Newtown Square, PA/Cardinal O'Hara |
| Joanne Polakoski | King's | Fr. | 5'11" | F | Wilkes-Barre, PA/Meyers |
| Kate Dougherty | Scranton | So. | 5'11" | F | Merion, PA/Merion Mercy |
| Erin Scanlon | Drew | So. | 5'9" | G | Ridgewood, NJ/Paramus Catholic |
Rookie of the Year: Jeanne Waznak, Delaware Valley
Player of the Year: Jennifer Nish, Scranton
Coach of the Year: Chris Ditzler, Lycoming
Players were selected regardless of position, so teams may not reflect traditional 2 guard/2 forward/center alignment.
1996-97 MAC Women's Basketball All-Academic Team
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major(s) | Hometown/High School |
| Jennifer Myers | Albright | Sr. | 3.68 | Accounting | Worton, MD/Kent County |
| Cathy Quigley | Albright | Jr. | 3.27 | Psychology/Elem. Educ. | Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson |
| Jarra Rusnock | Albright | Jr. | 3.95 | Chemistry | Reading, PA/Muhlenberg |
| Tricia Stabler | Delaware Valley | Sr. | 3.77 | Large Animal Science | Gaithersburg, MD/Damascus |
| Meredith Doll | Drew | Sr. | 3.25 | Psychology/Elem. Educ. | Chatham, NJ/Chatham |
| Heather Hemmer | Drew | Jr. | 3.44 | Behavioral Science | Bloomfield, NJ/Bloomfield |
| Natalie Malseed | Drew | So. | 3.21 | Biology | Drexel Hill, PA/Notre Dame |
| Erin Scanlon | Drew | So. | 3.39 | Psychology | Ridgewood, NJ/Paramus Catholic |
| Melissa Light | Elizabethtown | Jr. | 3.2* | Childhood/Chem. Ed. | Merion, PA/Merion Mercy Acad. |
| Allison Lucey | Elizabethtown | So. | 3.2* | Psychology | Bethlehem, PA/Notre Dame |
| Melissa Francisco | FDU-Madison | Sr. | 3.33 | Psychology | Ridgefield Park, NJ/Imm. Conception |
| Elaine Colyer | King's | So. | 3.65 | Pre-Medicine | Altoona, PA/Bishop Guilfoyle |
| Carla Schultes | King's | Jr. | 3.76 | Elementary Education | Emmaus, PA/Allentown CC |
| Susan DuBosq | Lebanon Valley | Sr. | 3.29 | Elementary Education | New Holland, PA/Garden Spot |
| Jennifer Emerich | Lebanon Valley | Sr. | 3.44 | Elementary Education | Myerstown, PA/ELCO |
| Christina Henise | Lebanon Valley | Jr. | 3.35 | Elementary Education | York, PA/Eastern York |
| Heather Jacobs | Lycoming | Jr. | 3.60 | Biology | Williamsport, PA/Clearfield |
| Karen Boehmler | Messiah | So. | 3.86 | Undeclared | Honey Brook, PA/Twin Valley |
| Melissa Ferguson | Messiah | Sr. | 3.96 | Sports & Exercise Science | South Plainfield, NJ/South Plainfield |
| Suzanne Ng | Messiah | Jr. | 3.53 | Biology | Sitka, AK/Sitka |
| Mary Young | Messiah | Jr. | 3.87 | Nursing | Ringwood, NJ/Lakeland Reg. |
| Jessie Couglin | Moravian | So. | 3.69 | Economics | Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Cath. |
| Kris McGurrin | Moravian | Sr. | 3.81 | Biology | Walnutport, PA/Northampton |
| Steph Rickards | Moravian | So. | 4.00 | English | Lansdowne, PA/Upper Darby |
| Karen Carpency | Scranton | Jr. | 3.74 | Biology | Hellertown, PA/Bethlehem Cath. |
| Kate Dougherty | Scranton | So. | 3.66 | Occupational Therapy | Merion, PA/Merion Mercy Acad. |
| Kristen Hines | Scranton | Sr. | 3.53 | Physical Therapy | Churchville, PA/Gwynedd Mercy |
| Leanne Lefkowski | Scranton | Jr. | 3.32 | Physical Therapy | Torrington, CT/Torrington |
| Jennifer Nish | Scranton | Sr. | 3.73 | Secondary Educ./Engineering | Scotrun, PA/Pocono Mountain |
| Steph Houser | Susquehanna | Sr. | 3.63 | Accounting | Camp Hill, PA/Cedar Cliff |
| Erin McIntyre | Susquehanna | Sr. | 3.66 | Environmental Science | Millerstown, PA/Greenwood |
| Michele Reynolds | Susquehanna | Sr. | 3.27 | Sociology | Boonton, NJ/Boonton |
| Kristin Venne | Susquehanna | So. | 3.74 | Psychology | Shillington, PA/Governor Mifflin |
| Tammy Davis | Widener | Sr. | 3.22 | Sport Management | Carbondale, PA/Carbondale Area |
| Joyce Johnson | Widener | So. | 3.81 | Sport Management | Leonardo, NJ/Middletown South |
| Nikki Parler | Widener | Sr. | 3.22 | Accounting | Silver Spring, MD/Montgomery Blair |
| Rebecca Baker | Wilkes | Jr. | 3.2* | Env. Engineering | Waverly, NY/Waverly |
| Kristen Cookus | Wilkes | Jr. | 3.2* | Psychology | Pittston, PA/Bishop Hoban |
| Sarah Kovacs | Wilkes | Jr. | 3.2* | Mathematics | Kutztown, PA/Kutztown |
*Elizabethtown does not release exact grade-point averages