# 2017 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

The 2017 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was held March 8–11, 2017, in Birmingham, Alabama, at Legacy Arena. Middle Tennessee received the conference automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA tournament with an 83-72 win over Marshall in the finals.

## Seeds

Only 12 conference teams are eligible for the tournament. As a result, the top 4 teams receive a bye to the quarterfinals of the tournament.
Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 17–1 | |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 14–4 | |
| 3 | Old Dominion | 12–6 | 1–0 vs. UTEP |
| 4 | UTEP | 12–6 | 0–1 vs. Old Dominion |
| 5 | Rice | 11–7 | |
| 6 | Marshall | 10–8 | |
| 7 | UAB | 9–9 | 1–0 vs. Louisiana Tech |
| 8 | WKU | 9–9 | 0–1 vs. Louisiana Tech |
| 9 | UTSA | 8–10 | |
| 10 | Charlotte | 7–11 | |
| 11 | FAU | 6–12 | 1–0 vs. Southern Miss |
| 12 | Southern Miss | 6–12 | 0–1 vs. FAU |

## Schedule

Rankings denote tournament seed.
| Round | Date | Game | Matchup$^#$ | Score | Television | Attendance |
| First | March 8, 2017 | 1 | No. 8 Western Kentucky vs. No. 9 UTSA | 52–56 | Campus Insiders | 3,207 |
| First | March 8, 2017 | 2 | No. 5 Rice vs. No. 12 Southern Miss | 86–75 | Campus Insiders | 3,207 |
| First | March 8, 2017 | 3 | No. 7 UAB vs. No. 10 Charlotte | 74–73 | Campus Insiders | 6,410 |
| First | March 8, 2017 | 4 | No. 6 Marshall vs. No. 11 Florida Atlantic | 89–74 | Campus Insiders | 6,410 |
| Quarterfinals | March 9, 2017 | 5 | No. 1 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 9 UTSA | 86–70 | ASN | 3,654 |
| Quarterfinals | March 9, 2017 | 6 | No. 4 UTEP vs. No. 5 Rice | 86–76 | ASN | 3,654 |
| Quarterfinals | March 9, 2017 | 7 | No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 7 UAB | 69–57 | ASN | 4,005 |
| Quarterfinals | March 9, 2017 | 8 | No. 3 Old Dominion vs. No. 6 Marshall | 63–64 | ASN | 4,005 |
| Semifinals | March 10, 2017 | 9 | No. 1 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 4 UTEP | 82–56 | CBSSN | 3,299 |
| Semifinals | March 10, 2017 | 10 | No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 6 Marshall | 77–93 | CBSSN | 3,299 |
| Championship | March 11, 2017 | 11 | No. 1 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 6 Marshall | 83–72 | CBSSN | 3,956 |

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 8 | First round Wednesday, March 8 | First round Wednesday, March 8 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 ASN | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 ASN | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 ASN | Semifinals Friday, March 10 CBSSN | Semifinals Friday, March 10 CBSSN | Semifinals Friday, March 10 CBSSN | Championship Saturday, March 11 CBSSN | Championship Saturday, March 11 CBSSN | Championship Saturday, March 11 CBSSN |
| | | | 1 | Middle Tennessee | 86 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | UTSA | 70 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Western Kentucky | 52 | 9 | UTSA | 70 | | | | | | |
| 9 | UTSA | 56 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | UTSA | 56 | | | | 1 | Middle Tennessee | 82 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | UTEP | 56 | | | |
| | | | 4 | UTEP | 86 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Rice | 76 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rice | 86 | 5 | Rice | 76 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Southern Miss | 75 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Southern Miss | 75 | | | | | | | 1 | Middle Tennessee | 83 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Marshall | 72 |
| | | | 2 | Louisiana Tech | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | UAB | 57 | | | | | | |
| 7 | UAB | 74 | 7 | UAB | 57 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Charlotte | 73 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Charlotte | 73 | | | | 2 | Louisiana Tech | 77 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Marshall | 93 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Old Dominion | 63 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Marshall | 64 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Marshall | 89 | 6 | Marshall | 64 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Florida Atlantic | 74 | | | | | | | | | |