# 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 2016. The first early-season tournaments were the 2K Sports Classic, Charleston Classic, and Puerto Rico Tip-Off. The season ended with the 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, whose Final Four was played in Glendale, Arizona, on April 1, 2017, followed by the national championship game on April 3. Practices officially began on September 30, 2016.

## Rule changes

The only rule change for the regular season was allowing coaches to ask for timeouts in situations of inbounds on offense or defense. Coaches are still not permitted to call timeouts in live-ball situations.
The NCAA approved a number of experimental rule changes for use in the 2017 postseason NIT:
* Team fouls were reset to zero at the 10:00 mark of each half. This effectively divided the game into quarters for purposes of team fouls.
* The "one-and-one" foul shot was not used. Instead, starting with the fifth total foul in each 10-minute period, non-shooting fouls by the defensive team resulted in two free throws, with the only exception being administrative technical fouls. This mirrored foul counting in NCAA women's basketball, which has been played in quarters since the 2015–16 season.
* In a feature unique in the college game, but similar to that used by the NBA and WNBA, each overtime was considered a separate period for purposes of accumulating team fouls. The team foul limit was 3 per overtime period, with all non-shooting team fouls thereafter by the defense resulting in two free throws.
* The shot clock was reset to 20 seconds whenever the ball was inbounded in the frontcourt.

## Season headlines

* March 10, 2016 – The Ivy League announced it would add a conference tournament beginning in the 2016–17 season. Previously, the regular season champion earned the automatic berth into the NCAA tournament.
* April 20 – The NCAA announces its Academic Progress Rate (APR) sanctions for the 2016–17 school year. A total of 23 programs in 13 sports are declared ineligible for postseason play due to failure to meet the required APR benchmark, including the following two Division I men's basketball teams:
** Alcorn State
** Savannah State
* April 28 – The Atlantic Sun Conference announced that effective with the 2016–17 school year, it would rebrand itself as the ASUN Conference.
* November 2 – The Associated Press preseason All-American team was released. Duke guard Grayson Allen was the leading vote-getter (61 votes). Joining him on the team were California forward Ivan Rabb (55 votes), Villanova guard Josh Hart (53), Oregon forward Dillon Brooks (30) and Iowa State guard Monté Morris (24).
* November 22 – Fort Wayne upset 3rd-ranked Indiana for the first win over a ranked team in the program's history.
* December 5 – The Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) announced that North Alabama would move from the Division II Gulf South Conference and join the ASUN in 2018.
* January 2 – Duke announced that head coach Mike Krzyzewski would undergo surgery on January 6 to remove a fragment of a herniated disc in his lower back. He went on a medical leave following the Blue Devils' January 4 game against Georgia Tech and was expected to be out for about four weeks. Associate head coach Jeff Capel took over for Krzyzewski during his recuperation.
* January 5 – Before Austin Peay's game against Tennessee Tech, Peay announced that Dave Loos, the Governors' head coach since 1990, would take a medical leave effective immediately. Loos, who had undergone surgery to remove a malignant tumor from his colon in July 2016, has since been undergoing chemotherapy for a cancerous lymph node found during that procedure. Assistant Jay Bowen served as interim head coach until Loos returned to the sidelines on January 19.
* January 13 – The Western Athletic Conference announced that California Baptist would move from the Division II Pacific West Conference and join the WAC in 2018.
* January 24 – For only the third time since the AP Poll was first compiled for college basketball in 1948, three of the top four teams lost on the same day. First, #2 Kansas lost 85–69 at West Virginia. Shortly thereafter, top-ranked Villanova lost 74–72 at Marquette. Finally, #4 Kentucky lost 82–80 at Tennessee.
* January 26 – The Summit League announced that North Dakota, currently a member of the Big Sky Conference, would join the league in 2018.
* February 4
** Six teams in the AP Top 10 lose, tying the poll-era record for most losses by top-10 teams in one day. Additionally, it was the first day in poll history in which two of the top three teams (Baylor and Kansas) lost at home to unranked opponents.
** Krzyzewski returns from his medical leave to the Duke bench, with the Blue Devils defeating Pittsburgh 72–64.
* March 8 – A plane carrying Michigan to the Big Ten tournament in Washington, D.C. skidded off the runway and crashed while trying to take off from Willow Run Airport near Ypsilanti, Michigan. No one was injured, and the team safely arrived in Washington on a flight the following morning.
* March 13 – The Republican of Springfield, Massachusetts reported that a federal lawsuit had been filed against several UMass staff members. The suit was filed in December 2016 by a former girlfriend of assistant Lou Roe, and names Roe and three other staff members, including since-fired head coach Derek Kellogg, as defendants. The suit alleges that she was intimidated and falsely imprisoned in an attempt to keep her silent about doping by team members, domestic violence incidents involving staff members, and quashing of criminal complaints against team members.

### Milestones and records

* During the season, the following players reached the 2000 career point milestone – NJIT guard Damon Lynn, Valparaiso forward Alec Peters, North Florida guard Dallas Moore, Santa Clara guard Jared Brownridge, VMI guard Q. J. Peterson, Winthrop guard Keon Johnson, Northwestern State guard Zeek Woodley, Lehigh center Tim Kempton Jr., Davidson guard Jack Gibbs, Weber State guard Jeremy Senglin, Monmouth guard Justin Robinson, and Texas A&M–Corpus Christi forward Rashawn Thomas.
* November 11 – NJIT's Damon Lynn surpasses Chris Flores as the school's all-time leading scorer for their Division I era.
* January 3 – Jacksonville's Darius Dawkins made 13-of-17 three-pointers en route to 41 points. He set both school and ASUN Conference single game three-point scoring records in the process, which were previously 10 and 11, respectively.
* January 7 – Colorado State head coach Larry Eustachy won his 500th game in Division I. The Rams defeated Air Force 85–58.
* February 11 – Villanova head coach Jay Wright won his 500th game in Division I. The Wildcats defeated Xavier 73–57.
* February 16 – Austin Peay head coach Dave Loos also won his 500th game in Division I. The Governors defeated Eastern Illinois 85–80.
* March 7 – With Gonzaga's 74–56 win over Saint Mary's in the final of the West Coast Conference tournament, the Bulldogs' Przemek Karnowski became the winningest player in NCAA Division I men's history, although the NCAA does not officially recognize this milestone. This was Karnowski's 132nd winning appearance, surpassing the 131 of Duke's Shane Battier. Karnowski would ultimately finish with 137 wins.
* March 9 – John Beilein becomes the winningest coach in Michigan Wolverines men's basketball history (210 wins).
* March 18 – Gonzaga head coach Mark Few reached the 500-win mark in the Bulldogs' 79–73 win over Northwestern in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Among Division I men's coaches, only Adolph Rupp and Jerry Tarkanian reached the milestone in fewer games.

## Conference membership changes

Only one school joined a new conference for 2016–17:
| School | Former conference | New conference |
| Coastal Carolina | Big South Conference | Sun Belt Conference |

## New arenas

* South Dakota opened the new Sanford Coyote Sports Center. The completion of the 6,000-seat venue saw the South Dakota men's basketball, women's basketball, and women's volleyball teams move out of the considerably larger DakotaDome, which remains home to football, track & field, and swimming & diving. The first men's basketball game in the new arena was an exhibition on November 4 against NCAA Division III Loras, with the Coyotes winning 106–76; the first official men's game was the second leg of a November 13 doubleheader with the Coyotes women's team, with the men defeating Bowling Green 78–72.
* North Dakota State opened the renovated Scheels Center. This completion brought the previously outdated Bison Sports Arena up to full Division 1 standards. The arena resumed competition of their men's basketball, women's basketball, and wrestling teams inside the Scheels Center. The renovated arena seats 5,700 people on the North side of NDSU's campus in Fargo, North Dakota. The first game played in the renovated arena was an exhibition on November 2, 2016, against NCAA Division III Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota), the Bison winning that game 90–53. The first official men's game was on November 11, 2016; the Bison beat Arkansas State 76–66.
This proved to be the last season for four Division I teams in their then-current venues:
* DePaul, located in Chicago, left its current off-campus home of Allstate Arena in suburban Rosemont, Illinois for a new off-campus arena in the city proper. Wintrust Arena, a 10,000-seat venue at the McCormick Place convention center, opened for the 2017–18 season.
* NJIT left one on-campus venue for another. The aging Fleisher Center (capacity 1,600) was replaced by the Wellness and Events Center (capacity 3,500) for the 2017–18 season.
* Robert Morris closed the Charles L. Sewall Center, the on-campus home to the Colonials since 1985, in June 2017. At the time, the UPMC Events Center was being built at the Sewall Center site and was originally scheduled to open in the middle of the 2018–19 basketball season. The Colonials played most of their 2017–18 home games at PPG Paints Arena in downtown Pittsburgh, with another Pittsburgh venue, Duquesne's A. J. Palumbo Center, used when PPG Paints Arena was not available. Due to construction delays, the Colonials ultimately played their entire 2018–19 home schedule at the Student Recreation and Fitness Center, a facility that opened in 2017 at the on-campus North Athletic Complex as part of the UPMC Events Center project.
* Wofford also moved within its campus, abandoning its home since 1981, Benjamin Johnson Arena (capacity 3,500), for the new Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (capacity 3,400).

## Season outlook
### Pre–season polls

The top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls.
AP :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Duke (58) |
| 2 | Kentucky (2) |
| 3 | Kansas |
| 4 | Villanova (4) |
| 5 | Oregon (1) |
| 6 | North Carolina |
| 7 | Xavier |
| 8 | Virginia |
| 9 | Wisconsin |
| 10 | Arizona |
| 11 | Indiana |
| 12 | Michigan State |
| 13 | Louisville |
| 14 | Gonzaga |
| 15 | Purdue |
| 16 | UCLA |
| 17 | Saint Mary's |
| 18 | UConn |
| 19 | Syracuse |
| 20 | West Virginia |
| 21 | Texas |
| 22 | Creighton |
| 23 | Rhode Island |
| 24 | Iowa State |
| 25 | Maryland |
USA Today coaches :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Duke (27) |
| 2 | Kansas (1) |
| 3 | Villanova (1) |
| 4 | Kentucky (2) |
| 5 | Oregon (1) |
| 6 | North Carolina |
| 7 | Virginia |
| 8 | Xavier |
| 9 | Michigan State |
| 10 | Wisconsin |
| 11 | Arizona |
| 12 | Indiana |
| 13 | Gonzaga |
| 14 | Louisville |
| 15 | Purdue |
| 16 | UConn |
| 17 | Syracuse |
| 18 | West Virginia |
| 19 | Saint Mary's |
| 20 | UCLA |
| 21 | Maryland |
| 22 | Texas |
| 23 | Creighton |
| 24 | Rhode Island |
| 25 | Cincinnati |

## Regular season
### Early season tournaments

| Name | Dates | Location | No. teams | Champion |
| 2K Sports Classic | November 17–18 | Madison Square Garden (Manhattan, NY) | 4 | Michigan |
| Puerto Rico Tip-Off | November 17–18, 20 | HP Field House (Lake Buena Vista, FL) | 8 | Xavier |
| Charleston Classic | November 17–18, 20 | TD Arena (Charleston, SC) | 8 | Villanova |
| Paradise Jam tournament | November 18–21 | Sports and Fitness Center (Saint Thomas, VI) | 8 | Creighton |
| Hall of Fame Tip Off | November 19–20 | Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT) | 4 | Duke |
| CBE Hall of Fame Classic | November 21–22 | Sprint Center (Kansas City, MO) | 4 | Kansas |
| Legends Classic | November 21–22 | Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY) | 4 | Notre Dame |
| Gulf Coast Showcase | November 21–23 | Germain Arena (Estero, FL) | 8 | Houston |
| Maui Invitational | November 21–23 | Lahaina Civic Center (Lahaina, HI) | 8 | North Carolina |
| Men Who Speak Up Main Event | November 21, 23 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (Paradise, NV) | 8 | Valparaiso |
| Cancun Challenge | November 22–23 | Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (Cancun, MX) | 8 | Georgia State (Mayan Division) Purdue (Riviera Division) |
| Battle 4 Atlantis | November 23–25 | Imperial Arena (Nassau, BAH) | 8 | Baylor |
| Great Alaska Shootout | November 23–26 | Sullivan Arena (Anchorage, AK) | 8 | Iona |
| NIT Season Tip-Off | November 24–25 | Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY) | 4 | Temple |
| Las Vegas Invitational | November 24–25 | Orleans Arena (Paradise, NV) | 4 | Butler Bucknell |
| AdvoCare Invitational | November 24–25, 27 | HP Field House (Lake Buena Vista, FL) | 8 | Gonzaga |
| Wooden Legacy | November 24–25, 27 | Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, CA) | 8 | UCLA |
| Emerald Coast Classic | November 25–26 | Emerald Coast Classic Arena (Niceville, FL) | 4 | Virginia UTRGV |
| Barclays Center Classic | November 25–26 | Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY) | 4 | Maryland |
| Challenge in Music City | November 25–27 | Nashville Music Auditorium (Nashville, TN) | 4 | Middle Tennessee |
| Las Vegas Classic | December 22–23 | Orleans Arena (Paradise, NV) | 4 | Southern Cal |
| Diamond Head Classic | December 22–23, 25 | Stan Sheriff Center (Honolulu, HI) | 8 | San Diego St. |
* ↑ The tournament was originally scheduled to be played at Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico, but due to concerns over the Zika virus outbreak, it was moved to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World resort near Orlando, Florida.

### Upsets

An upset is a victory by an underdog team. In the context of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball, this generally constitutes an unranked team defeating a team currently ranked in the Top 25. This list will highlight those upsets of ranked teams by unranked teams as well as upsets of #1 teams. Rankings are from the AP poll.
| Winner | Score | Loser | Date | Tournament |
| Wagner | 67–58 | #18 UConn | November 11 | |
| #7 Kansas | 77–75 | #1 Duke | November 15 | Champions Classic |
| Georgetown | 65–61 | #13 Oregon | November 21 | Maui Invitational |
| Fort Wayne | 71–68 | #3 Indiana | November 22 | |
| Colorado | 68–54 | #22 Texas | November 22 | |
| South Carolina | 61–46 | #25 Michigan | November 23 | |
| Temple | 89–86 | #25 Florida State | November 24 | NIT Season Tip-Off |
| Butler | 69–65 | #8 Arizona | November 25 | Las Vegas Invitational |
| Temple | 81–77 | #19 West Virginia | November 25 | NIT Season Tip-Off |
| South Carolina | 64–50 | #18 Syracuse | November 26 | |
| Valparaiso | 65–62 | #21 Rhode Island | November 29 | |
| Cincinnati | 55–54$^{OT}$ | #19 Iowa State | December 1 | |
| #11 UCLA | 97–92 | #1 Kentucky | December 3 | |
| Providence | 63–60 | #21 Rhode Island | December 3 | |
| Colorado | 68–66 | #13 Xavier | December 7 | |
| Indiana State | 72–71 | #16 Butler | December 7 | |
| UT Arlington | 65–51 | #12 St. Mary's | December 8 | |
| Iowa | 78–64 | #25 Iowa State | December 8 | |
| Florida State | 83–78 | #21 Florida | December 11 | |
| Seton Hall | 67–64 | #16 South Carolina | December 12 | |
| Clemson | 62–60 | #22 South Carolina | December 21 | |
| Nebraska | 87–83 | #16 Indiana | December 28 | |
| St. John's | 76–73 | #13 Butler | December 29 | |
| Georgia Tech | 75–63 | #9 North Carolina | December 31 | |
| Virginia Tech | 89–75 | #5 Duke | December 31 | |
| Minnesota | 91–82$^{OT}$ | #15 Purdue | January 1 | |
| Texas Tech | 77–76 | #7 West Virginia | January 3 | |
| #18 Butler | 66–58 | #1 Villanova | January 4 | |
| Pittsburgh | 88–76 | #11 Virginia | January 4 | |
| NC State | 104–78 | #21 Virginia Tech | January 4 | |
| California | 74–73 | #25 USC | January 8 | |
| #10 West Virginia | 89–68 | #1 Baylor | January 10 | |
| Texas Tech | 66–65 | #25 Kansas State | January 10 | |
| Michigan State | 65–47 | #24 Minnesota | January 11 | |
| Iowa | 83–78 | #17 Purdue | January 12 | |
| Utah | 86–64 | #25 USC | January 12 | |
| Penn State | 52–50 | #24 Minnesota | January 14 | |
| Oklahoma | 89–87 | #7 West Virginia | January 18 | |
| Marquette | 102–94 | #7 Creighton | January 21 | |
| Kansas State | 79–75 | #7 West Virginia | January 21 | |
| Vanderbilt | 68–66 | #19 Florida | January 21 | |
| NC State | 84–82 | #17 Duke | January 23 | |
| Marquette | 74–72 | #1 Villanova | January 24 | |
| Tennessee | 82–80 | #4 Kentucky | January 24 | |
| Georgia Tech | 78–56 | #6 Florida State | January 25 | |
| USC | 84–76 | #8 UCLA | January 25 | |
| Georgetown | 71–51 | #16 Creighton | January 25 | |
| Syracuse | 82–72 | #6 Florida State | January 28 | |
| Miami (FL) | 77–62 | #9 North Carolina | January 28 | |
| Colorado | 74–65 | #10 Oregon | January 28 | |
| Georgetown | 85–81 | #11 Butler | January 28 | |
| Nebraska | 83–80 | #20 Purdue | January 29 | |
| Kansas State | 56–54 | #2 Baylor | February 4 | |
| Iowa State | 92–89$^{OT}$ | #3 Kansas | February 4 | |
| Oklahoma State | 82–75 | #7 West Virginia | February 4 | |
| Syracuse | 66–62 | #9 Virginia | February 4 | |
| Xavier | 82–80 | #22 Creighton | February 4 | |
| Penn State | 70–64 | #21 Maryland | February 7 | |
| Alabama | 90–86$^{4OT}$ | #19 South Carolina | February 7 | |
| Notre Dame | 84–72 | #14 Florida State | February 11 | |
| Providence | 71–65 | #22 Butler | February 11 | |
| Northwestern | 66–59 | #7 Wisconsin | February 12 | |
| Virginia Tech | 80–78$^{2OT}$ | #12 Virginia | February 12 | |
| Texas Tech | 84–78 | #4 Baylor | February 13 | |
| Arkansas | 83–76 | #21 South Carolina | February 15 | |
| Seton Hall | 87–81 | #20 Creighton | February 15 | |
| Michigan | 64–58 | #11 Wisconsin | February 16 | |
| Pittsburgh | 80–66 | #17 Florida State | February 18 | |
| Vanderbilt | 71–62 | #21 South Carolina | February 18 | |
| Miami (FL) | 54–48 | #18 Virginia | February 20 | |
| Syracuse | 78–75 | #10 Duke | February 22 | |
| Minnesota | 89–75 | #24 Maryland | February 22 | |
| Providence | 68–66 | #23 Creighton | February 22 | |
| Ohio State | 83–73 | #16 Wisconsin | February 23 | |
| Iowa State | 72–69 | #9 Baylor | February 25 | |
| Michigan | 82–70 | #14 Purdue | February 25 | |
| Miami (FL) | 55–50 | #10 Duke | February 25 | |
| Iowa | 83–69 | #24 Maryland | February 25 | |
| BYU | 79–71 | #1 Gonzaga | February 25 | |
| UCF | 53–49 | #15 Cincinnati | February 26 | |
| Michigan State | 84–74 | #16 Wisconsin | February 26 | |
| Virginia Tech | 66–61 | #25 Miami (FL) | February 27 | |
| Wake Forest | 88–81 | #8 Louisville | March 1 | |
| Iowa | 59–57 | #22 Wisconsin | March 2 | |
| Vanderbilt | 73–71 | #12 Florida | March 4 | |
| Seton Hall | 70–64 | #13 Butler | March 4 | |
| TCU | 85–82 | #1 Kansas | March 9 | Big 12 tournament |
| Kansas State | 70–64 | #9 Baylor | March 9 | Big 12 tournament |
| Xavier | 62–57 | #18 Butler | March 9 | Big East tournament |
| Michigan | 74–70$^{OT}$ | #13 Purdue | March 10 | Big Ten tournament |
| Vanderbilt | 72–62$^{OT}$ | #17 Florida | March 10 | SEC tournament |
| Northwestern | 72–64 | #25 Maryland | March 10 | Big Ten tournament |
| Michigan | 71–56 | #24 Wisconsin | March 12 | Big Ten tournament |

### Conferences
#### Conference winners and tournaments

Each of the 32 NCAA Division I athletic conferences ended its regular season with a single-elimination tournament. The team with the best regular-season record in each conference received the number one seed in each tournament, with tiebreakers used as needed in the case of ties for the top seeding. The winners of these tournaments received automatic invitations to the 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. This was the first season in which the Ivy League held a conference tournament.
| Conference | Regular season first place | Conference player of the Year | Conference coach of the Year | Conference tournament | Tournament venue (city) | Tournament winner |
| America East Conference | Vermont | Trae Bell-Haynes, Vermont | John Becker, Vermont | 2017 America East men's basketball tournament | Campus sites | Vermont |
| American Athletic Conference | SMU | Semi Ojeleye, SMU | Tim Jankovich, SMU | 2017 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament | XL Center (Hartford, CT) | SMU |
| ASUN Conference | Florida Gulf Coast | Dallas Moore, North Florida | Joe Dooley, Florida Gulf Coast | 2017 ASUN men's basketball tournament | Campus sites | Florida Gulf Coast |
| Atlantic 10 Conference | Dayton | T. J. Cline, Richmond | Archie Miller, Dayton | 2017 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament | PPG Paints Arena (Pittsburgh, PA) | Rhode Island |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | North Carolina | Justin Jackson, North Carolina | Josh Pastner, Georgia Tech | 2017 ACC men's basketball tournament | Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY) | Duke |
| Big 12 Conference | Kansas | Frank Mason III, Kansas | Bill Self, Kansas | 2017 Big 12 men's basketball tournament | Sprint Center (Kansas City, MO) | Iowa State |
| Big East Conference | Villanova | Josh Hart, Villanova | Chris Holtmann, Butler | 2017 Big East men's basketball tournament | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) | Villanova |
| Big Sky Conference | North Dakota | Jacob Wiley, Eastern Washington | Brian Jones, North Dakota | 2017 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament | Reno Events Center (Reno, NV) | North Dakota |
| Big South Conference | UNC Asheville & Winthrop | Keon Johnson, Winthrop | Nick McDevitt, UNC Asheville | 2017 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament | First round: Campus sites Quarterfinals/semifinals: #1 seed Final: Top surviving seed | Winthrop |
| Big Ten Conference | Purdue | Caleb Swanigan, Purdue | Richard Pitino, Minnesota | 2017 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament | Verizon Center (Washington, DC) | Michigan |
| Big West Conference | UC Irvine | Luke Nelson, UC Irvine | Russell Turner, UC Irvine | 2017 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament | Honda Center (Anaheim, CA) | UC Davis |
| Colonial Athletic Association | UNC Wilmington | T. J. Williams, Northeastern | Earl Grant, College of Charleston | 2017 CAA men's basketball tournament | North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, SC) | UNC Wilmington |
| Conference USA | Middle Tennessee | JaCorey Williams, Middle Tennessee | Kermit Davis, Middle Tennessee | 2017 Conference USA men's basketball tournament | Legacy Arena (Birmingham, AL) | Middle Tennessee |
| Horizon League | Oakland & Valparaiso | Alec Peters, Valparaiso | John Brannen, Northern Kentucky | 2017 Horizon League men's basketball tournament | Joe Louis Arena (Detroit, MI) | Northern Kentucky |
| Ivy League | Princeton | Spencer Weisz, Princeton | Mitch Henderson, Princeton | 2017 Ivy League men's basketball tournament | Palestra (Philadelphia, PA) | Princeton |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Monmouth | Justin Robinson, Monmouth | King Rice, Monmouth | 2017 MAAC men's basketball tournament | Times Union Center (Albany, NY) | Iona |
| Mid-American Conference | Akron (East) Ball State & Western Michigan (West) | Isaiah Johnson, Akron | Keith Dambrot, Akron | 2017 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament | First round at campus sites Remainder at Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) | Kent State |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | North Carolina Central | Patrick Cole, North Carolina Central | LeVelle Moton, North Carolina Central | 2017 MEAC men's basketball tournament | Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, VA) | North Carolina Central |
| Missouri Valley Conference | Illinois State & Wichita State | Paris Lee, Illinois State | Dan Muller, Illinois State | 2017 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | Scottrade Center (St. Louis, MO) | Wichita State |
| Mountain West Conference | Nevada | Gian Clavell, Colorado State | Larry Eustachy, Colorado State | 2017 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament | Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, NV) | Nevada |
| Northeast Conference | Mount St. Mary's | Jerome Frink, LIU Brooklyn | Jamion Christian, Mount St. Mary's | 2017 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament | Campus sites | Mount St. Mary's |
| Ohio Valley Conference | Belmont (East) UT Martin (West) | Evan Bradds, Belmont | Rick Byrd, Belmont | 2017 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (Nashville, TN) | Jacksonville State |
| Pac-12 Conference | Arizona & Oregon | Dillon Brooks, Oregon | Sean Miller, Arizona | 2017 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament | T-Mobile Arena (Paradise, NV) | Arizona |
| Patriot League | Bucknell | Nana Foulland, Bucknell | Nathan Davis, Bucknell | 2017 Patriot League men's basketball tournament | Campus sites | Bucknell |
| Southeastern Conference | Kentucky | Sindarius Thornwell, South Carolina (coaches) Malik Monk, Kentucky (AP) | Mike White, Florida | 2017 SEC men's basketball tournament | Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN) | Kentucky |
| Southern Conference | East Tennessee State, Furman, & UNC Greensboro | Devin Sibley, Furman | Niko Medved, Furman | 2017 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament | U.S. Cellular Center (Asheville, NC) | East Tennessee State |
| Southland Conference | New Orleans | Erik Thomas, New Orleans | Mark Slessinger, New Orleans | 2017 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament | Leonard E. Merrell Center (Katy, TX) | New Orleans |
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | Texas Southern | Zach Lofton, Texas Southern | Montez Robinson, Alcorn State | 2017 SWAC men's basketball tournament | Toyota Center (Houston, TX) | Texas Southern |
| The Summit League | South Dakota | Mike Daum, South Dakota State | Craig Smith, South Dakota | 2017 Summit League men's basketball tournament | Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (Sioux Falls, SD) | South Dakota State |
| Sun Belt Conference | Texas–Arlington | Kevin Hervey, Texas–Arlington | Scott Cross, Texas–Arlington | 2017 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament | Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, LA) | Troy |
| West Coast Conference | Gonzaga | Nigel Williams-Goss, Gonzaga | Mark Few, Gonzaga | 2017 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament | Orleans Arena (Paradise, NV) | Gonzaga |
| Western Athletic Conference | Cal State Bakersfield | Ian Baker, New Mexico State | Rod Barnes, Cal State Bakersfield | 2017 WAC men's basketball tournament | Orleans Arena (Paradise, NV) | New Mexico State |

#### Conference standings

2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings :
| 2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 11 SMU †17–1 .94430–5  .857 No. 18 Cincinnati16–2 .88930–6  .833 Houston12–6 .66721–11  .656 UCF11–7 .61124–12  .667 Memphis9–9 .50019–13  .594 UConn9–9 .50016–17  .485 Tulsa8–10 .44415–17  .469 Temple7–11 .38916–16  .500 East Carolina6–12 .33315–18  .455 Tulane3–15 .1676–25  .194 South Florida1–17 .0567–23  .233 † 2017 AAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 2016–17 America East Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Vermont †16–0 1.00029–6  .829 Stony Brook12–4 .75018–14  .563 Albany10–6 .62521–14  .600 New Hampshire10–6 .62520–12  .625 UMBC9–7 .56321–13  .618 UMass Lowell*5–11 .31311–20  .355 Hartford4–12 .2509–23  .281 Binghamton3–13 .18812–20  .375 Maine3–13 .1887–25  .219 * Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I. † 2017 America East tournament winner | 2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Dayton15–3 .83324–8  .750 VCU14–4 .77826–9  .743 Rhode Island †13–5 .72225–10  .714 Richmond13–5 .72222–13  .629 Saint Bonaventure11–7 .61120–12  .625 George Washington10–8 .55620–15  .571 George Mason9–9 .50020–14  .588 La Salle9–9 .50015–15  .500 Davidson8–10 .44417–15  .531 Fordham7–11 .38913–19  .406 Saint Louis6–12 .33312–21  .364 UMass4–14 .22215–18  .455 Saint Joseph's4–14 .22211–20  .355 Duquesne3–15 .16710–22  .313 † 2017 A10 Tournament winner |
| 2016–17 ASUN men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Florida Gulf Coast †12–2 .85726–8  .765 Lipscomb11–3 .78620–13  .606 North Florida8–6 .57115–19  .441 USC Upstate7–7 .50017–16  .515 Kennesaw State7–7 .50014–18  .438 Jacksonville5–9 .35717–16  .515 NJIT3–11 .21411–20  .355 Stetson3–11 .21411–21  .344 † 2017 ASUN Tournament winner | 2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 5 North Carolina14–4 .77833–7  .825 No. 16 Florida State12–6 .66726–9  .743 No. 14 Notre Dame12–6 .66726–10  .722 No. 10 Louisville12–6 .66725–9  .735 No. 7 Duke †11–7 .61128–9  .757 No. 24 Virginia11–7 .61123–11  .676 Virginia Tech10–8 .55622–11  .667 Miami (FL)10–8 .55621–12  .636 Syracuse10–8 .55619–15  .559 Wake Forest9–9 .50019–14  .576 Georgia Tech8–10 .44421–16  .568 Clemson6–12 .33317–16  .515 NC State0–14 .0000–17  .000 Pittsburgh4–14 .22216–17  .485 Boston College2–16 .1119–23  .281 † 2017 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 2016–17 Big East men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 1 Villanova †15–3 .83332–4  .889 No. 21 Butler12–6 .66725–9  .735 Creighton10–8 .55625–10  .714 Seton Hall10–8 .55621–12  .636 Providence10–8 .55620–13  .606 Marquette10–8 .55619–13  .594 Xavier9–9 .50024–14  .632 Saint John's7–11 .38914–19  .424 Georgetown5–13 .27814–18  .438 DePaul2–16 .1119–23  .281 † 2017 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
| 2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT North Dakota †14–4 .77822–10  .688 Eastern Washington13–5 .72222–12  .647 Idaho12–6 .66719–14  .576 Weber State12–6 .66720–14  .588 Montana11–7 .61116–16  .500 Montana State11–7 .61116–16  .500 Sacramento State9–9 .50013–18  .419 Portland State7–11 .38915–16  .484 Northern Colorado*7–11 .38911–18  .379 Northern Arizona6–12 .3339–23  .281 Southern Utah3–15 .1676–27  .182 Idaho State3–15 .1675–26  .161 † Conference tournament winner | 2016–17 Big South men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Winthrop †15–3 .83326–7  .788 UNC Asheville15–3 .83323–10  .697 Liberty14–4 .77821–14  .600 Gardner–Webb11–7 .61119–14  .576 High Point9–9 .50015–16  .484 Radford8–10 .44414–18  .438 Campbell7–11 .38919–18  .514 Charleston Southern7–11 .38912–19  .387 Longwood3–15 .1676–24  .200 Presbyterian1–17 .0565–25  .167 † 2017 Big South tournament winner | 2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 15 Purdue14–4 .77827–8  .771 No. 25 Wisconsin12–6 .66727–10  .730 Maryland12–6 .66724–9  .727 Minnesota11–7 .61124–10  .706 No. 23 Michigan †10–8 .55626–12  .684 Northwestern10–8 .55624–12  .667 Michigan State10–8 .55620–15  .571 Iowa10–8 .55619–15  .559 Illinois8–10 .44420–15  .571 Ohio State7–11 .38917–15  .531 Indiana7–11 .38918–16  .529 Penn State6–12 .33315–18  .455 Nebraska6–12 .33312–19  .387 Rutgers3–15 .16715–18  .455 † 2017 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
| 2016–17 Big West men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT UC Irvine12–4 .75021–15  .583 UC Davis †11–5 .68823–13  .639 Cal State Fullerton10–6 .62517–15  .531 Long Beach State9–7 .56315–19  .441 Hawai'i8–8 .50014–16  .467 Cal State Northridge7–9 .43811–19  .367 Cal Poly6–10 .37511–20  .355 UC Riverside5–11 .3137–21  .250 UC Santa Barbara4–12 .2506–22  .214 † 2017 Big West tournament winner | 2016–17 Big 12 men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 3 Kansas16–2 .88931–5  .861 No. 13 West Virginia12–6 .66728–9  .757 No. 12 Baylor12–6 .66727–8  .771 No. 16 Iowa State †12–6 .66724–11  .686 Oklahoma State9–9 .50020–13  .606 Kansas State8–10 .44421–14  .600 Texas Tech6–12 .33318–14  .563 TCU6–12 .33324–15  .615 Oklahoma5–13 .27811–20  .355 Texas4–14 .22211–22  .333 † 2017 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT UNC Wilmington †15–3 .83329–6  .829 College of Charleston14–4 .77825–10  .714 Towson11–7 .61120–13  .606 Elon10–8 .55618–14  .563 William & Mary10–8 .55617–14  .548 Northeastern8–10 .44415–16  .484 Hofstra7–11 .38915–17  .469 James Madison7–11 .38910–23  .303 Delaware5–13 .27813–20  .394 Drexel3–15 .1679–23  .281 † 2017 CAA tournament winner |
| 2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Middle Tennessee †17–1 .94431–5  .861 Louisiana Tech14–4 .77823–10  .697 Old Dominion12–6 .66719–12  .613 UTEP12–6 .66715–17  .469 Rice11–7 .61123–12  .657 Marshall10–8 .55620–15  .571 UAB9–9 .50017–16  .515 Western Kentucky9–9 .50015–17  .469 UTSA8–10 .44414–19  .424 Charlotte7–11 .38913–17  .433 Florida Atlantic6–12 .33310–20  .333 Southern Miss6–12 .3339–22  .290 FIU3–15 .1677–24  .226 North Texas2–16 .1118–22  .267 † 2017 C-USA Tournament winner | 2016–17 Horizon League men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Oakland14–4 .77825–9  .735 Valparaiso14–4 .77824–9  .727 Green Bay12–6 .66718–14  .563 Northern Kentucky †12–6 .66724–11  .686 Wright State11–7 .61120–12  .625 UIC7–11 .38917–19  .472 Detroit6–12 .3338–23  .258 Cleveland State5–13 .2789–22  .290 Youngstown State5–13 .27813–21  .382 Milwaukee4–14 .22211–24  .314 † 2017 Horizon League Tournament winner | 2016–17 Ivy League men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT x-Princeton †14–0 1.00023–7  .767 Harvard10–4 .71418–10  .643 Yale9–5 .64318–11  .621 Penn6–8 .42913–15  .464 Columbia5–9 .35711–16  .407 Brown4–10 .28613–17  .433 Cornell4–10 .2868–21  .276 Dartmouth4–10 .2867–20  .259 x – Ivy League champions † 2017 Ivy League Tournament winner |
| 2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East Akron14–4 .77827–9  .750 Ohio11–7 .61120–11  .645 Buffalo11–7 .61117–15  .531 Kent State †10–8 .55622–14  .611 Bowling Green7–11 .38913–19  .406 Miami (OH)4–14 .22211–21  .344 West Ball State11–7 .61121–13  .618 Western Michigan11–7 .61116–16  .500 Toledo9–9 .50017–17  .500 Eastern Michigan7–11 .38916–17  .485 Northern Illinois7–11 .38915–17  .469 Central Michigan6–12 .33316–16  .500 † 2017 MAC tournament winner | 2016–17 MAAC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Monmouth18–2 .90027–7  .794 Saint Peter's14–6 .70023–13  .639 Iona †12–8 .60022–13  .629 Siena12–8 .60017–17  .500 Fairfield11–9 .55016–15  .516 Rider10–10 .50018–15  .545 Canisius10–10 .50018–16  .529 Quinnipiac7–13 .35010–21  .323 Niagara6–14 .30010–23  .303 Marist5–15 .2508–24  .250 Manhattan5–15 .25010–22  .313 † 2017 MAAC tournament winner | 2016–17 MEAC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT NC Central †13–3 .81325–9  .735 Norfolk State12–4 .75017–17  .500 Morgan State11–5 .68814–16  .467 Hampton11–5 .68814–17  .452 Savannah State*10–6 .62513–16  .448 MD Eastern Shore9–7 .56314–20  .412 South Carolina State7–9 .43811–20  .355 Delaware State7–9 .43810–22  .313 Coppin State7–9 .4388–24  .250 Bethune–Cookman6–10 .37510–22  .313 Howard5–11 .31310–24  .294 Florida A&M5–11 .3137–23  .233 North Carolina A&T1–15 .0633–29  .094 *ineligible for postseason due to APR violations † 2017 MEAC tournament winner |
| 2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Illinois State17–1 .94428–7  .800 No. 19 Wichita State†17–1 .94431–5  .861 Northern Iowa9–9 .50014–16  .467 Southern Illinois9–9 .50017–16  .515 Loyola Chicago8–10 .44418–14  .563 Missouri State7–11 .38917–16  .515 Bradley7–11 .38913–20  .394 Evansville6–12 .33316–17  .485 Indiana State5–13 .27811–20  .355 Drake5–13 .2787–24  .226 † 2017 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 2016–17 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings ConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Nevada †14–4 .77828–7  .800 Colorado State13–5 .72224–12  .667 Boise State12–6 .66720–12  .625 Fresno State11–7 .61120–13  .606 New Mexico10–8 .55617–14  .548 San Diego State9–9 .50019–14  .576 Wyoming8–10 .44423–15  .605 San Jose State7–11 .38914–16  .467 Utah State7–11 .38914–17  .452 Air Force4–14 .22212–21  .364 UNLV4–14 .22211–21  .344 † Conference tournament winner | 2016–17 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Mount St. Mary's †14–4 .77820–16  .556 LIU Brooklyn13–5 .72220–12  .625 Wagner11–7 .61116–14  .533 Saint Francis11–7 .61117–17  .500 Robert Morris9–9 .50014–19  .424 Bryant9–9 .50012–20  .375 Fairleigh Dickinson9–9 .50011–19  .367 Sacred Heart8–10 .44413–19  .406 Central Connecticut4–14 .2226–23  .207 St. Francis Brooklyn2–16 .1114–27  .129 † 2017 NEC tournament winner |
| 2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East Belmont15–1 .93823–7  .767 Morehead State10–6 .62514–16  .467 Jacksonville State †9–7 .56320–15  .571 Tennessee State8–8 .50017–13  .567 Tennessee Tech8–8 .50012–20  .375 Eastern Kentucky5–11 .31312–19  .387 West UT Martin10–6 .62522–13  .629 Southeast Missouri St.9–7 .56315–18  .455 Murray State8–8 .50016–17  .485 Austin Peay7–9 .43811–19  .367 Eastern Illinois6–10 .37514–15  .483 SIU Edwardsville1–15 .0636–24  .200 † 2017 OVC tournament winner | 2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 9 Oregon16–2 .88933–6  .846 No. 4 Arizona †16–2 .88932–5  .865 No. 8 UCLA15–3 .83331–5  .861 Utah11–7 .61120–12  .625 California10–8 .55621–13  .618 USC10–8 .55626–10  .722 Colorado8–10 .44419–15  .559 Arizona State7–11 .38915–18  .455 Stanford6–12 .33314–17  .452 Washington State6–12 .33313–18  .419 Washington2–16 .1119–22  .290 Oregon State1–17 .0565–27  .156 † Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 2016–17 Patriot League men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Bucknell †15–3 .83326–9  .743 Lehigh12–6 .66720–12  .625 Boston University12–6 .66718–14  .563 Navy10–8 .55616–16  .500 Holy Cross9–9 .50015–17  .469 Loyola (MD)8–10 .44416–17  .485 Colgate8–10 .44410–22  .313 Army6–12 .33313–19  .406 Lafayette5–13 .2789–21  .300 American5–13 .2788–22  .267 † 2017 Patriot League tournament winner |
| 2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East Tennessee State †14–4 .77827–8  .771 UNC Greensboro14–4 .77825–10  .714 Furman14–4 .77823–12  .657 Chattanooga10–8 .55619–12  .613 Wofford10–8 .55616–17  .485 Mercer9–9 .50015–17  .469 Samford8–10 .44420–16  .556 The Citadel4–14 .22212–21  .364 Western Carolina4–14 .2229–23  .281 VMI3–15 .1676–24  .200 † 2017 SoCon Tournament winner | 2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT New Orleans †13–5 .72220–12  .625 Texas A&M–CC12–6 .66724–12  .667 Houston Baptist12–6 .66717–14  .548 Stephen F. Austin12–6 .66718–15  .545 Sam Houston State10–8 .55621–13  .618 Lamar10–8 .55619–15  .559 Southeastern Louisiana9–9 .50016–16  .500 Nicholls State7–11 .38914–17  .452 Abilene Christian*7–11 .38913–16  .448 Northwestern State7–11 .38913–16  .448 Incarnate Word*7–11 .38912–17  .414 Central Arkansas7–11 .3898–24  .250 McNeese State4–14 .2227–22  .241 * Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I † 2017 Southland tournament winner | 2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 5 Kentucky †16–2 .88932–6  .842 No. 10 Florida14–4 .77827–9  .750 Arkansas12–6 .66726–10  .722 No. 6 South Carolina12–6 .66726–11  .703 Ole Miss10–8 .55622–14  .611 Alabama10–8 .55619–15  .559 Vanderbilt10–8 .55619–16  .543 Georgia9–9 .50019–15  .559 Texas A&M8–10 .44416–15  .516 Tennessee8–10 .44416–16  .500 Auburn7–11 .38918–14  .563 Mississippi State6–12 .33316–16  .500 LSU2–16 .11110–21  .323 Missouri2–16 .1118–24  .250 † 2017 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
| 2016–17 SWAC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Texas Southern †16–2 .88923–12  .657 Alcorn State*13–5 .72218–14  .563 Grambling State10–8 .55616–17  .485 Jackson State10–8 .55614–18  .438 Southern10–8 .55615–18  .455 Prairie View A&M10–8 .55613–20  .394 Mississippi Valley State7–11 .3897–25  .219 Alabama State6–12 .3338–23  .258 Arkansas–Pine Bluff6–12 .3337–25  .219 Alabama A&M2–16 .1112–27  .069 *ineligible for postseason due to APR violations † 2017 SWAC tournament winner | 2016–17 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Texas–Arlington14–4 .77827–9  .750 Georgia State12–6 .66720–13  .606 Arkansas State11–7 .61120–12  .625 Texas State11–7 .61122–14  .611 Georgia Southern11–7 .61118–15  .545 Louisiana–Lafayette10–8 .55621–12  .636 Troy †10–8 .55622–15  .595 Coastal Carolina10–8 .55620–19  .513 South Alabama7–11 .38914–18  .438 Little Rock6–12 .33315–17  .469 Appalachian State4–14 .2229–21  .300 Louisiana–Monroe2–16 .1119–24  .273 † 2017 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner | 2016–17 Summit League men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT South Dakota12–4 .75022–12  .647 North Dakota State11–5 .68819–11  .633 Omaha9–7 .56318–14  .563 Fort Wayne8–8 .50020–13  .606 Denver8–8 .50016–14  .533 South Dakota State †8–8 .50018–17  .514 IUPUI7–9 .43814–18  .438 Western Illinois5–11 .3138–20  .286 Oral Roberts4–12 .2508–22  .267 † 2017 Summit League Tournament winner |
| 2016–17 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 2 Gonzaga †17–1 .94437–2  .949 No. 22 Saint Mary's16–2 .88929–5  .853 BYU12–6 .66722–12  .647 San Francisco10–8 .55620–13  .606 Santa Clara10–8 .55617–16  .515 Loyola Marymount8–10 .44415–15  .500 San Diego6–12 .33313–18  .419 Pepperdine5–13 .2789–22  .290 Pacific4–14 .22211–22  .333 Portland2–16 .11111–22  .333 † Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 2016–17 WAC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Cal State Bakersfield12–2 .85725–10  .714 New Mexico State †11–3 .78628–6  .824 Grand Canyon*11–3 .78622–9  .710 UMKC8–6 .57118–17  .514 Utah Valley6–8 .42917–17  .500 Seattle5–9 .35713–17  .433 Texas–Rio Grande Valley2–12 .14310–22  .313 Chicago State1–13 .0716–26  .188 * Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I. † 2017 WAC tournament winner |

### Informal championships

| Conference | Regular season winner | Most Valuable Player |
| Philadelphia Big 5 | Villanova | Josh Hart, Villanova |
Villanova finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

### Statistical leaders

Source for additional stats categories
| Points per game | Points per game | Points per game | Rebounds per game | Rebounds per game | Rebounds per game | Assists per game | Assists per game | Assists per game | Steals per game | Steals per game | Steals per game |
| Player | School | PPG | Player | School | RPG | Player | School | APG | Player | School | SPG |
| Marcus Keene | C. Michigan | 30.0 | Ángel Delgado | Seton Hall | 13.1 | Lonzo Ball | UCLA | 7.6 | Ehab Amin | Texas A&M-CC | 3.44 |
| Chris Clemons | Campbell | 25.1 | Caleb Swanigan | Purdue | 12.5 | Austin Luke | Belmont | 7.1 | Tra-Deon Hollins | Omaha | 3.38 |
| Mike Daum | South Dakota St. | 25.1 | Steve Taylor Jr. | Toledo | 12.2 | Eric Garcia | Wofford | 6.8 | Joseph Chartouny | Fordham | 3.24 |
| Dallas Moore | N. Florida | 23.9 | Rokas Gustys | Hofstra | 12.1 | Kyron Cartwright | Providence | 6.7 | Laquincy Rideau | Gardner-Webb | 3.03 |
| Randy Onwuasor | S. Utah | 23.6 | Sebastián Sáiz | Ole Miss | 11.4 | Erick Neal | UT Arlington | 6.5 | Ahmad Thomas | UNC Asheville | 3.00 |
| Blocked shots per game | Blocked shots per game | Blocked shots per game | Field goal percentage | Field goal percentage | Field goal percentage | Three-point field goal percentage | Three-point field goal percentage | Three-point field goal percentage | Free throw percentage | Free throw percentage | Free throw percentage |
| Player | School | BPG | Player | School | FG% | Player | School | 3FG% | Player | School | FT% |
| Liam Thomas | Nicholls St. | 4.2 | Devontae Cacok | UNC Wilmington | .800 | Markus Howard | Marquette | .547 | Phil Forte III | Oklahoma St. | .955 |
| Reggie Lynch | Minnesota | 3.5 | Justin Patton | Creighton | .676 | Nick Masterson | Kennesaw St. | .541 | Devin Cannady | Princeton | .938 |
| Ben Lammers | Georgia Tech | 3.4 | Javier Martinez | UT Martin | .671 | Francis Alonso | UNC Greensboro | .462 | Donte McGill | FIU | .929 |
| Brandon Gilbeck | W. Illinois | 3.0 | Aundre Jackson | Loyola (IL) | .669 | Corey Allen | Detroit | .448 | Andrew Rowsey | Marquette | .926 |
| Tai Odiase | UIC | 2.9 | Justin Tuoyo | Chattanooga | .645 | Jeremy Senglin | Weber St. | .447 | Kahlil Dukes | Niagara | .921 |

### Attendance

Teams which averaged a home attendance of at least 10,000 per game:
| Team | Total attendance | Home average |
| Kentucky | 397,148 | 23,361 |
| Syracuse | 367,068 | 21,592 |
| Louisville | 396,333 | 20,859 |
| North Carolina | 293,219 | 18,326 |
| Maryland | 303,676 | 17,863 |
| Wisconsin | 311,166 | 17,287 |
| Indiana | 290,809 | 17,106 |
| North Carolina State | 301,646 | 16,758 |
| Kansas | 279,412 | 16,436 |
| Creighton | 302,887 | 15,941 |
| Nebraska | 277,739 | 15,429 |
| Arkansas | 267,825 | 14,879 |
| Michigan State | 236,752 | 14,797 |
| BYU | 264,588 | 14,699 |
| Arizona | 261,478 | 14,526 |
| Iowa State | 228,326 | 14,270 |
| Tennessee | 227,725 | 14,232 |
| Virginia | 211,671 | 14,111 |
| Iowa | 207,528 | 13,835 |
| Purdue | 245,916 | 13,662 |
| Marquette | 252,858 | 13,308 |
| Alabama | 196,655 | 13,110 |
| New Mexico | 208,492 | 13,030 |
| Utah | 220,959 | 12,997 |
| Dayton | 220,012 | 12,941 |
| Texas | 218,082 | 12,828 |
| Illinois | 165,409 | 12,723 |
| Ohio State | 257,957 | 12,283 |
| San Diego State | 244,190 | 12,209 |
| Memphis | 240,579 | 12,028 |
| South Carolina | 227,911 | 11,995 |
| Kansas State | 214,252 | 11,902 |
| Michigan | 197,398 | 11,611 |
| UNLV | 196,219 | 11,542 |
| LSU | 204,890 | 11,382 |
| Vanderbilt | 178,167 | 11,135 |
| Wichita State | 162,088 | 10,805 |
| Minnesota | 182,006 | 10,706 |
| West Virginia | 158,750 | 10,583 |
| UConn | 177,027 | 10,413 |
| Xavier | 164,501 | 10,281 |
| California | 183,293 | 10,182 |
| Oklahoma | 150,003 | 10,000 |

## Postseason
### NCAA tournament
#### Tournament upsets

For this list, an "upset" is defined as a win by a team seeded 7 or more spots below its defeated opponent.
This definition is based solely on seeding—in the Middle Tennessee–Minnesota game listed below, the #12 seed Middle Tennessee entered the game as a 1.5-point favorite in Las Vegas sports books.
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Region | Round |
| March 16 | Middle Tennessee (#12) | 81–72 | Minnesota (#5) | South | First Round |
| March 18 | Wisconsin (#8) | 65–62 | Villanova (#1) | East | Second Round |
| March 18 | Xavier (#11) | 91–66 | Florida State (#3) | West | Second Round |
| March 23 | Xavier (#11) | 73–71 | Arizona (#2) | West | Sweet Sixteen |

#### Final Four – University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ

| National Semifinals April 1 | National Semifinals April 1 | National Semifinals April 1 | National Championship Game April 3 | National Championship Game April 3 | National Championship Game April 3 |
| E7 | South Carolina | 73 | | | |
| W1 | Gonzaga | 77 | | | |
| W1 | Gonzaga | 77 | W1 | Gonzaga | 65 |
| | | | S1 | North Carolina | 71 |
| MW3 | Oregon | 76 | S1 | North Carolina | 71 |
| S1 | North Carolina | 77 | | | |

### National Invitation tournament

After the NCAA tournament field was announced, the NCAA invited 32 teams to participate in the National Invitation Tournament. The tournament began on March 14, 2017, with all games prior to the semifinals being played at campus sites.

#### NIT Semifinals and Final

Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 28 and 30
| Semifinals March 28 | Semifinals March 28 | Semifinals March 28 | Championship game March 30 | Championship game March 30 | Championship game March 30 |
| 6 | Georgia Tech | 76 | | | |
| 8 | Cal State Bakersfield | 61 | | | |
| 8 | Cal State Bakersfield | 61 | 6 | Georgia Tech | 56 |
| | | | 4 | TCU | 88 |
| 4 | UCF | 53 | 4 | TCU | 88 |
| 4 | TCU | 68 | | | |

### College Basketball Invitational

The tenth College Basketball Invitational (CBI) Tournament began on March 14, 2017. This tournament features 16 teams who were left out of the NCAA tournament and NIT.
| Semifinals March 22 | Semifinals March 22 | Championship Series March 27, 29, 31 | Championship Series March 27, 29, 31 | Championship Series March 27, 29, 31 | Championship Series March 27, 29, 31 |
| UIC | 78 | | | | |
| Coastal Carolina | 89 | | | | |
| Coastal Carolina | 89 | Coastal Carolina | 91 | 57 | 59 |
| | | Wyoming | 81 | 81 | 83 |
| Utah Valley | 68 | Wyoming | 81 | 81 | 83 |
| Wyoming | 74 | | | | |

### CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament

The seventh CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament began on March 13, 2017, and ended with the championship game on March 31. This tournament places an emphasis on selecting successful teams from "mid-major" conferences who were left out of the NCAA tournament and NIT. 26 teams participate in this tournament.
| Semifinals March 29 | Semifinals March 29 | Semifinals March 29 | Championship March 31 | Championship March 31 | Championship March 31 |
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 79 | | | |
| UMBC | UMBC | 61 | | | |
| UMBC | UMBC | 61 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 61 |
| | | | Saint Peter's | Saint Peter's | 62 |
| Furman | Furman | 51 | Saint Peter's | Saint Peter's | 62 |
| Saint Peter's | Saint Peter's | 77 | | | |

## Award winners
### 2017 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Lonzo Ball | PG | Freshman | UCLA |
| Josh Hart | SG | Senior | Villanova |
| Justin Jackson | SF | Junior | North Carolina |
| Frank Mason III | PG | Senior | Kansas |
| Caleb Swanigan | PF | Sophomore | Purdue |
Consensus Second Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Dillon Brooks | SF | Junior | Oregon |
| Luke Kennard | SG | Sophomore | Duke |
| Malik Monk | SG | Freshman | Kentucky |
| Johnathan Motley | PF | Junior | Baylor |
| Nigel Williams-Goss | PG | Junior | Gonzaga |

### Major player of the year awards

* Wooden Award: Frank Mason III, Kansas
* Naismith Award: Frank Mason III, Kansas
* Associated Press Player of the Year: Frank Mason III, Kansas
* NABC Player of the Year: Frank Mason III, Kansas
* Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Frank Mason III, Kansas
* Sporting News Player of the Year: Frank Mason III, Kansas

### Major freshman of the year awards

* Wayman Tisdale Award (USBWA): Lonzo Ball, UCLA
* NABC Freshman of the Year: Lonzo Ball, UCLA
* Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Lonzo Ball, UCLA

### Major coach of the year awards

* Associated Press Coach of the Year: Mark Few, Gonzaga
* Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Mark Few, Gonzaga
* NABC Coach of the Year: Mark Few, Gonzaga
* Naismith College Coach of the Year: Mark Few, Gonzaga
* Sporting News Coach of the Year: Mark Few, Gonzaga

### Other major awards

* Bob Cousy Award (Best point guard): Frank Mason III, Kansas
* Jerry West Award (Best shooting guard): Malik Monk, Kentucky
* Julius Erving Award (Best small forward): Josh Hart, Villanova
* Karl Malone Award (Best power forward): Johnathan Motley, Baylor
* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Best center): Przemek Karnowski, Gonzaga
* Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man): Caleb Swanigan, Purdue
* NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Jevon Carter, West Virginia
* Senior CLASS Award (top senior): Josh Hart, Villanova
* Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Josh Hart, Villanova
* Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Ángel Delgado, Seton Hall
* Ben Jobe Award (Top minority coach): Jamion Christian, Mount St. Mary's
* Hugh Durham Award (Top mid-major coach): Rod Barnes, Cal State Bakersfield
* Jim Phelan Award (Top head coach): Frank Martin, South Carolina
* Lefty Driesell Award (Top defensive player): Jevon Carter, West Virginia
* Lou Henson Award (Top mid-major player): Justin Robinson, Monmouth
* Lute Olson Award (Top non-freshman or transfer player): Caleb Swanigan, Purdue
* Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (Coach with moral character): Danny Manning, Wake Forest
* Academic All-American of the Year (Top scholar-athlete): Canyon Barry, Florida
* Elite 90 Award (Top GPA among upperclass players at Final Four): Nigel Williams-Goss, Gonzaga
* USBWA Most Courageous Award: Bronson Koenig, Wisconsin

## Coaching changes

49 teams changed coaches during and after the season.
| Team | Former coach | Interim coach | New coach | Reason |
| Akron | Keith Dambrot | | John Groce | Dambrot, the program's all-time winningest head coach with 305 wins, left his alma mater on March 27 after 13 seasons to take the Duquesne head coaching job. The Zips hired former Ohio and Illinois head coach Groce on April 5. |
| Alabama A&M | Willie Hayes | | Donnie Marsh | Hayes resigned from his alma mater on March 7 after six seasons, in which the Bulldogs went 54–121 overall and never finished in the top four of the SWAC standings, capped off by a 2–27 record this season. Texas Southern assistant and former Florida International head coach Marsh was tapped to fill the role on April 12. |
| Arkansas State | Grant McCasland | | Mike Balado | McCasland left Arkansas State on March 13 after one season for the North Texas job. The Red Wolves hired Louisville assistant Balado on March 19. |
| Austin Peay | Dave Loos | | Matt Figger | Peay announced on March 2 that Loos, 70, would retire after 27 seasons at APSU, which was followed by a press conference on March 6. As noted previously in this page, Loos had been undergoing chemotherapy for colon cancer during the season and took a brief medical leave from the team in January. He retired as the winningest men's head coach in Ohio Valley Conference history with 421 wins in the OVC. The Governors hired South Carolina assistant Figger on April 3, just 2 days after the Gamecocks were eliminated by Gonzaga in the Final Four. |
| Bethune–Cookman | Gravelle Craig | | Ryan Ridder | Craig was fired on March 20 after six seasons at Bethune-Cookman, finishing with an overall record of 74–123 and one winning season. On March 31, the Wildcats hired Ridder from Daytona State of the NJCAA. |
| Butler | Chris Holtmann | | LaVall Jordan | Holtmann left Butler on June 9 after three seasons for the Ohio State opening. On June 13, the school hired former Bulldog player Jordan, who spent the past season as the head coach of Milwaukee. |
| California | Cuonzo Martin | | Wyking Jones | Martin left Cal on March 15 after three seasons to take the open head coaching job at Missouri. The Golden Bears promoted assistant Jones on March 24. |
| Chattanooga | Matt McCall | | Lamont Paris | McCall left Chattanooga on March 29 after 2 seasons to take the head coaching job at UMass. The Mocs hired Wisconsin assistant Paris on April 2. |
| Cleveland State | Gary Waters | | Dennis Felton | The 65-year-old Waters announced his retirement on March 7 after 11 seasons at Cleveland State and 21 overall. He leaves as the winningest coach in program history with 194 wins. On March 24, the Vikings hired Tulsa assistant Felton, who had previously been a Division I head coach at Western Kentucky and Georgia. |
| Coppin State | Michael Grant | | Juan Dixon | Grant was fired from Coppin State on March 20 after three seasons, finishing 25–69. Baltimore native and former Maryland All-American Dixon was hired by the Eagles to replace Grant on April 22. |
| Dayton | Archie Miller | | Anthony Grant | Miller left Dayton on March 25 after 6 seasons for the Indiana opening. On March 30, Dayton hired Oklahoma City Thunder assistant coach and ex-Flyer player Grant, who previously had head coaching jobs at VCU and Alabama. |
| Drake | Ray Giacoletti | Jeff Rutter | Niko Medved | Giacoletti resigned midway into his 4th season at Drake on December 6 after a 1–7 start to the season. Top assistant Rutter assumed head coaching duties for the remainder of the 2016–17 season. The Bulldogs hired Medved from Furman on March 26, where he had led the Paladins to the Southern Conference regular-season title and claimed conference Coach of the Year honors in 2016–17. |
| Duquesne | Jim Ferry | | Keith Dambrot | Ferry was fired from Duquesne on March 13 after five seasons. The Dukes went 60–97 during his tenure, never finishing higher than 10th in the Atlantic 10, and ended this season 10–22 overall and 3–15 in the conference. Duquesne hired Akron head coach Dambrot for the job on March 27. |
| Eastern Washington | Jim Hayford | | Shantay Legans | Hayford left Eastern Washington on March 29 after 6 seasons for the head coaching job at in-state rival Seattle. The Eagles immediately promoted assistant coach Legans to head coach. |
| Florida A&M | Byron Samuels | | Robert McCullum | Samuels was fired on March 17 after three seasons and a 17–71 overall record at FAMU, including a 7–23 mark this season. The Rattlers hired Oregon assistant and former Western Michigan and South Florida head coach McCullum as the new head coach on May 16. |
| Furman | Niko Medved | Bob Richey | Bob Richey | Medved left Furman on March 26 after 4 seasons for the Drake head coaching job. The Paladins, who had made the CIT Semifinals at the time of Medved's departure, named assistant Richey interim head coach for the remainder of the tournament, and removed the interim tag after the season. |
| Georgetown | John Thompson III | | Patrick Ewing | Thompson was fired on March 23 after 13 seasons at Georgetown. JT3 finished with an overall record of 278–151 at the school, but the Hoyas went 14–18 overall and 5–13 in the Big East this season, and failed to make the NCAA tournament for the third time in the last 4 seasons. On April 3, the school turned to Ewing, a Hall of Fame player for his career at Georgetown and the NBA, who had previously been an assistant with the Charlotte Hornets. |
| Grambling State | Shawn Walker | | Donte Jackson | Walker's contract was not renewed on March 22, ending his 3-year tenure at Grambling State with a 25–68 record, although the Tigers had their best season this year under Walker by finishing in a 4-way tie for 3rd in SWAC play. The school went to the NAIA for their next hire, tabbing Stillman's Jackson as the next head coach on May 12. |
| Illinois | John Groce | Jamall Walker | Brad Underwood | Groce was fired on March 11 after five seasons at Illinois, finishing 95–75 overall with one appearance in the NCAA tournament and no Big Ten regular-season finishes higher than seventh place. Assistant Walker took over on an interim basis for the team during the NIT, making this their 3rd appearance in the NIT in 4 years. The Illini hired Underwood away from Oklahoma State as the permanent replacement on March 18. |
| Indiana | Tom Crean | | Archie Miller | Indiana fired Crean on March 16 after 9 seasons, following the team's first round loss to Georgia Tech in the NIT. Although Crean made the NCAA Sweet Sixteen three times at IU, his record of 166–135 was the second-worst among Hoosiers coaches with at least 100 games, and the team went 18–16 and failed to make the NCAA tournament this season despite defeating two eventual #1 seeds (Kansas and North Carolina). IU hired Miller from Dayton on March 25. |
| LIU Brooklyn | Jack Perri | | Derek Kellogg | Perri was fired on March 20 after a 77–79 record in five seasons at LIU Brooklyn, although the team won 20 games and finished 2nd in the NEC this year. On April 17, the Blackbirds hired former UMass head coach Kellogg for the job. |
| LSU | Johnny Jones | | Will Wade | Jones was fired from his alma mater on March 10 after five seasons and an overall record of 90–72. The Tigers failed to make the NCAA tournament in 2015–16 despite having #1 NBA draft pick Ben Simmons, and after starting this season 8–2 ended at 10–21, including a 1–17 stretch to finish the season. LSU hired Wade from VCU on March 20, making this Wade's 3rd different head coaching job in 5 years. |
| Massachusetts | Derek Kellogg | | Matt McCall | Kellogg was fired on March 9 after nine seasons and a 155–139 overall record at his alma mater. The Minutemen made the NCAA tournament only once in Kellogg's tenure (in 2014) and finished 15–18 overall and 4–14 in Atlantic 10 play this season. UMass initially hired Winthrop head coach Pat Kelsey on March 21, but he backed out two days later, citing personal reasons. UMass then hired McCall from Chattanooga on March 29. |
| Miami (OH) | John Cooper | | Jack Owens | Cooper was fired on March 10 after five seasons and a 59–100 overall record at Miami, including an 11–21 mark this season. On March 29, the RedHawks hired Owens, who spent the last 6 years as associate head coach at Purdue. |
| Milwaukee | LaVall Jordan | | Pat Baldwin | Jordan left Milwaukee on June 13 after one season to take the head coaching job at his alma mater, Butler. The Panthers tabbed Northwestern assistant Baldwin to fill the vacancy on June 20. |
| Missouri | Kim Anderson | | Cuonzo Martin | Anderson was fired on March 5 effectively after the season, finishing 27–68 overall in his three seasons at his alma mater without an NCAA tournament appearance, capped off with a 7–23 mark and last-place SEC finish this season. The Tigers hired Martin from Cal on March 15, making this Martin's 4th different head coaching job in 10 years. |
| Morehead State | Sean Woods | Preston Spradlin | Preston Spradlin | Woods resigned midway into his 5th season at Morehead State on December 15 amid an investigation into alleged physical abuse of players. He had been suspended by the school since November 22, and at the time of his resignation was facing charges of misdemeanor battery following incidents during and after the Eagles' November 19 game at Evansville. Assistant coach Spradlin was named interim coach during Woods' suspension, and continued in that role for the remainder of the season following the former's resignation, after which Morehead State removed the interim tag. |
| NC State | Mark Gottfried | | Kevin Keatts | Gottfried was fired on February 16, effective at the end of NC State's season. At the time, he was in his fifth season at NC State and 122–82 overall at the school, but was 14–13 overall and 3–11 in ACC play this season, with the Wolfpack losing each of their last three games by more than 20 points. NC State stayed within its university system for its new hire, luring Keatts from UNC Wilmington on March 17. |
| New Mexico | Craig Neal | | Paul Weir | Neal was fired on March 31, 3 weeks after New Mexico athletic director Paul Krebs had announced that Neal would return next season. In his first season as head coach, Neal led the Lobos to a 27–7 record and an appearance in the NCAA tournament by virtue of winning the Mountain West tournament, but went 49–45 during the next 3 seasons with no postseason appearances. The school hired Weir from in-state rival New Mexico State on April 11. |
| New Mexico State | Paul Weir | | Chris Jans | Weir left NMSU on April 11 after one season for the head coaching job at in-state rival New Mexico. On April 17, the Aggies hired ex-Bowling Green head coach Jans, who spent the last 2 seasons at Wichita State in an administrative role and was promoted to associate head coach of the Shockers 4 days before being hired at NMSU. |
| North Texas | Tony Benford | | Grant McCasland | Benford was fired on March 5 after five seasons and a 62–95 overall record at UNT, capped off by an 8–22 overall record and 2–16 record in C-USA play this season. The Mean Green filled the vacancy with Arkansas State head coach McCasland on March 13. |
| Ohio State | Thad Matta | | Chris Holtmann | Matta was fired on June 5 after 13 seasons at OSU. He left as the program's winningest coach with 337 wins, but this season, in which the Buckeyes finished 17–15 overall, was the first time during Matta's tenure that the team did not win at least 20 games, and the first time since Matta's first season at Ohio State in 2005 to miss the postseason altogether. The school hired Butler's Holtmann as their new head coach on June 9. |
| Oklahoma State | Brad Underwood | | Mike Boynton | Underwood left Oklahoma State on March 18 after one season for the Illinois opening. The Cowboys stayed in-house to fill the vacancy, promoting assistant Boynton on March 24. |
| Oral Roberts | Scott Sutton | | Paul Mills | Oral Roberts parted ways with Sutton on April 10 after 18 seasons. Sutton finishes as the school's all-time winningest head coach with 328 wins, but the Golden Eagles finished 8–22 overall and last in The Summit League this season. ORU hired Baylor assistant Mills as their new head coach on April 28. |
| Portland State | Tyler Geving | | Barret Peery | Portland State parted ways with Geving on March 15 after 8 seasons, finishing with a 112–133 record. The Vikings hired Santa Clara associate head coach and former Portland State assistant Peery on April 10. |
| Presbyterian | Gregg Nibert | | Dustin Kerns | Nibert resigned from Presbyterian on April 12 after 28 seasons. Nibert left as the school's winningest head coach with 419 wins, but the Blue Hose had gone 86–218 since making the transition to Division I in 2007. The school hired Wofford associate head coach Kerns as the next head coach on May 23. |
| Quinnipiac | Tom Moore | | Baker Dunleavy | Moore was fired on March 7 after 10 seasons and an overall record of 162–150 at Quinnipiac. In his final two seasons, the Bobcats went 9–21 and 10–21. Quinnipiac hired top Villanova assistant Baker Dunleavy, son of former Tulane head coach Mike Dunleavy Sr. and brother of NBA veteran Mike Dunleavy Jr. on March 27. |
| Rice | Mike Rhoades | | Scott Pera | Rhoades left Rice on March 21 after three seasons for the head coaching job at VCU, where he served as associate head coach under Shaka Smart from 2009 to 2014 before taking the Rice job. 2 days later, the Owls named top assistant Pera as Rhoades' replacement. |
| San Diego State | Steve Fisher | | Brian Dutcher | According to multiple sources, the 72-year-old Fisher made the decision to retire on April 10 after 18 seasons at San Diego State, which he confirmed the following day. He leaves the Aztecs as the program's winningest head coach with 386 wins. Dutcher, who had been an assistant under Fisher throughout his tenure at SDSU and also at Fisher's previous coaching stop at Michigan, took over as Fisher's designated successor. |
| San Jose State | Dave Wojcik | | Jean Prioleau | Wojcik resigned from San Jose State on July 10 citing personal reasons, finishing 32–90 overall in 4 seasons with the Spartans. Colorado assistant Prioleau was named head coach on August 4. |
| Seattle | Cameron Dollar | | Jim Hayford | Dollar was fired on March 13 after 8 seasons at Seattle with a record of 107–138. The Redhawks hired Heyford from in-state rival Eastern Washington on March 29. |
| Southern | Roman Banks | Morris Scott | Sean Woods | Banks, who had just completed his 6th season as Southern's head coach, was named the new long-term Athletic Director of the school on March 31. He had been serving as the interim AD of Southern for the past two years. Associate HC Scott was promoted to interim head coach for the 2017-18 season. On April 12, 2018, Stetson assistant coach Woods was named full-time head coach of the Jaguars. |
| South Florida | Orlando Antigua | Murry Bartow | Brian Gregory | Antigua struggled during his 2 ½ seasons at USF, and after a 6–7 start to the season against the backdrop of an academic fraud investigation, he was fired on January 3. Assistant Bartow was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. After the season, the Bulls hired Gregory on March 14, one year following his departure from Georgia Tech. |
| UC Santa Barbara | Bob Williams | | Joe Pasternack | Williams, the program's all-time winningest coach with 313 wins, was fired on March 9 after a 6–22 season, his worst season in his 19-year tenure at UCSB. The Gauchos hired Arizona associate head coach and former New Orleans head coach Pasternack on March 30. |
| UNC Wilmington | Kevin Keatts | | C. B. McGrath | Keatts left Wilmington on March 17 after 3 seasons for the NC State opening. The Seahawks hired ex-Kansas player and North Carolina assistant McGrath on April 4. |
| USC Upstate | Eddie Payne | Kyle Perry | Kyle Perry | Citing complications from surgeries on both of his ankles during the off-season, the 66-year-old Payne announced his retirement on October 3, 2017, after 15 seasons at USC Upstate and 32 overall as head coach. Associate head coach Perry was initially named interim head coach of the Spartans, but had the interim tag removed on October 20 and was named full-time head coach. |
| VCU | Will Wade | | Mike Rhoades | Wade left VCU on March 20 after two seasons to take the LSU head coaching job. The Rams brought back former assistant Rhoades the next day, this time as head coach. |
| Washington | Lorenzo Romar | | Mike Hopkins | Romar was fired on March 15 after 15 seasons at Washington. Romar finished with an overall record of 298–195 at his alma mater, but this season, in which the Huskies finished 9–22 overall and 2–16 in Pac-12 play, was the sixth straight year in which the team failed to make the NCAA tournament, despite featuring two first-round NBA draft picks in 2015–16 (Marquese Chriss and Dejounte Murray) and the eventual #1 overall draft pick this season in Markelle Fultz. Washington hired Syracuse assistant Mike Hopkins on March 19, who had been designated as Syracuse's head coach-in-waiting when Boeheim retires. |
| Youngstown State | Jerry Slocum | | Jerrod Calhoun | The 65-year-old Slocum announced his retirement on March 7 after 12 seasons at Youngstown State and 42 as an NCAA head coach. He left with 142 wins with the Penguins, the most in the program's Division I history, and 723 overall. Calhoun was hired from Division II Fairmont State on March 25, fresh off the Falcons' loss in the D-II championship game. |