2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament involved 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball national champion for the 2016–17 season. The 79th edition of the tournament began on March 14, 2017, and concluded with the championship game on April 3 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The championship game was the first to be contested in a Western state since 1995 when Seattle was the host of the Final Four for that year.

2017 NCAA Division I
Men's Basketball Tournament

Season	2016–17
Teams	68
Finals site	University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona
Champions	North Carolina Tar Heels (6th title, 11th title game, 20th Final Four)
Runner-up	Gonzaga Bulldogs (1st title game, 1st Final Four)
Semifinalists	Oregon Ducks (2nd Final Four) South Carolina Gamecocks (1st Final Four)
Winning coach	Roy Williams (3rd title)
MOP	Joel Berry II (North Carolina)
NCAA Division I Men's Tournaments «2016 2018»

In the Final Four, North Carolina beat Oregon (making their first Final Four appearance since 1939)[1] while Gonzaga defeated South Carolina (both making their first ever Final Four appearance).[2] North Carolina then defeated Gonzaga 71–65 to win the national championship.[3]

Tournament procedures

Further information: NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament § Current tournament format

A total of 68 teams entered the 2017 tournament, with all 32 conference tournament winners receiving an automatic bid. The Ivy League, which previously granted its automatic tournament bid to its regular season champion, hosted a postseason tournament to determine a conference champion for the first time. In previous years, had the Ivy League had two schools tied for first in the standings, a one-game playoff (or series as was the case in the 2002 season) determined the automatic bid. On March 10, 2016, the Ivy League's council of presidents approved a four-team tournament where the top four teams in the regular season would play on March 11 and 12 at Philadelphia's Palestra.[4]

The remaining 36 teams received "at-large" bids which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. On January 24, 2016, the NCAA announced that the Selection Committee would, for the first time, unveil in-season rankings of the top four teams in each division on February 11, 2017.[5]

Eight teams—the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams—played in the First Four (the successor to what had been known as "play-in games" through the 2010 tournament). The winners of these games advanced to the main draw of the tournament.

The Selection Committee also seeded the entire field from 1 to 68.[6]

The committee's selections resulted in two historic milestones. The Northwestern Wildcats of the Big Ten Conference made their first-ever NCAA Tournament in school history, officially becoming the last "power conference" school to make the tournament. (This fact is ironic considering that Northwestern hosted the first-ever NCAA Tournament in 1939). The Wildcats' First Round opponent, the Vanderbilt Commodores of the Southeastern Conference, also made history: with a record of 19–15, they set the mark for the most ever losses for an at-large team in tournament history.

Four conference champions also made their first NCAA appearances: North Dakota (Big Sky Conference), UC Davis (Big West Conference), Jacksonville State (Ohio Valley Conference), and first-year Division I school Northern Kentucky (Horizon League).

2017 NCAA Tournament schedule and venues

Dayton

Buffalo

Milwaukee

Orlando

Salt Lake City

Greenville

Indianapolis

Tulsa

Sacramento

2017 First Four (orange) and First and Second rounds (green)
Note: Greensboro, North Carolina was originally awarded First and Second round games, but the games were relocated to Greenville, South Carolina due to NCAA objections over HB2.

Kansas City

San Jose

Memphis

New York City

Glendale

2017 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

The following sites were selected to host each round of the 2017 tournament[7]

First Four

• March 14 and 15
  • University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton)

First and Second Rounds

• March 16 and 18
  • Amway Center, Orlando, Florida (Hosts: University of Central Florida and Stetson University)
  • Bradley Center, Milwaukee (Host: Marquette University)
  • KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York (Host: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Niagara University and Canisius College)
  • Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City (Host: University of Utah)
• March 17 and 19
  • Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis (Hosts: Horizon League and IUPUI)
  • BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma (Host: University of Tulsa)
  • Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, South Carolina, (Hosts: Southern Conference and Furman University)
  • Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California (Host: California State University, Sacramento)

Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

• March 23 and 25
  • Midwest Regional, Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Big 12 Conference)
  • West Regional, SAP Center, San Jose, California (Host: Pac-12 Conference)
• March 24 and 26
  • East Regional, Madison Square Garden, New York City (Hosts: St. John's University and Big East Conference)
  • South Regional, FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee (Host: University of Memphis)

National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four and Championship)

• April 1 and 3
  • University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona (Host: Arizona State University)

The city of Glendale, a Phoenix suburb, became the 30th host city, and the University of Phoenix Stadium became the 39th host venue, to host a Final Four. For the second straight year, no regional games were held in domed stadiums, a move dictated in 2013 by the NCAA to limit use of the stadiums for the regional rounds.[8] The tournament featured two new arenas in previously visited markets. For the first time the tournament was held at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse, the home of the Indiana Pacers. This marks the first time since 1982 that a venue other than the RCA Dome or Lucas Oil Stadium hosted games within the city of Indianapolis. It also became the fifth venue within the city to host games, temporarily tying Indianapolis with Houston for the most different venues used within a city; Houston will add a sixth venue when the Toyota Center hosts games in the 2020 tournament. The tournament also returned to Sacramento, moving to the brand new Golden 1 Center, home of the Sacramento Kings, replacing Sleep Train Arena as the city's primary indoor sports venue. The 2017 tournament marked the last time that the Bradley Center will be used for tournament games, as it is being replaced by the Fiserv Forum in late 2018. The new Fiserv Forum is scheduled to host the tournament in 2022.

The tournament also saw a shift in location of first round games from Greensboro, North Carolina to Greenville, South Carolina. Greensboro originally was awarded First and Second Round games, but the games were relocated due to NCAA objections over North Carolina's passage of HB2. This was also the first time a South Carolina venue hosted the tournament in 15 years, after the state removed the Confederate battle flag from the South Carolina State House grounds in July 2015 and the NCAA implemented a policy of not hosting championship games in the state in response to the display in 2002.

Qualification and selection

Further information: 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament: qualifying teams

Eight teams, out of 351 in Division I, were ineligible to participate in the 2017 tournament due to failing to meet APR requirements, self-imposed postseason bans, or reclassification from a lower division.[n 1] Hawaii had previously been banned from entering the tournament as a penalty for infractions, but the NCAA later reversed its ban.[13][14]

Automatic qualifiers

The following 32 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2017 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid.[15]

Conference	Team	Appearance	Last bid
America East	Vermont	6th	2012
American	SMU	12th	2015
Atlantic 10	Rhode Island	9th	1999
ACC	Duke	41st	2016
Atlantic Sun	Florida Gulf Coast	3rd	2016
Big 12	Iowa State	19th	2016
Big East	Villanova	37th	2016
Big Sky	North Dakota	1st	Never
Big South	Winthrop	10th	2010
Big Ten	Michigan	27th	2016
Big West	UC Davis	1st	Never
CAA	UNC Wilmington	6th	2016
C-USA	Middle Tennessee	9th	2016
Horizon	Northern Kentucky	1st	Never [a 1]
Ivy League[a 2]	Princeton	25th	2011
MAAC	Iona	12th	2016
MAC	Kent State	6th	2008
MEAC	North Carolina Central	2nd	2014
Missouri Valley	Wichita State	14th	2016
Mountain West	Nevada	7th	2007
NEC	Mount St. Mary's	5th	2014
Ohio Valley	Jacksonville State	1st	Never
Pac-12	Arizona	34th	2016
Patriot	Bucknell	7th	2013
SEC	Kentucky	57th	2016
Southern	East Tennessee State	10th	2010
Southland	New Orleans	5th	1996
SWAC	Texas Southern	7th	2015
Summit League	South Dakota State	4th	2016
Sun Belt	Troy	2nd	2003
WCC	Gonzaga	20th	2016
WAC	New Mexico State	23rd	2015

Notes

1. First year of eligibility for NCAA-sponsored Division I postseason play
2. Inaugural conference tournament

Tournament seeds

East Regional – Madison Square Garden, New York City

Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Overall rank
1	Villanova	Big East	31–3	Auto	1
2	Duke	ACC	27–8	Auto	7
3	Baylor	Big 12	25–7	At-Large	12
4	Florida	SEC	24–8	At-Large	14
5	Virginia	ACC	22–10	At-Large	17
6	SMU	American	30–4	Auto	21
7	South Carolina	SEC	22–10	At-Large	26
8	Wisconsin	Big Ten	25–9	At-Large	29
9	Virginia Tech	ACC	22–10	At-Large	36
10	Marquette	Big East	19–12	At-Large	39
11*	Providence	Big East	20–12	At-Large	42
	USC	Pac-12	24–9	At-Large	45
12	UNC Wilmington	CAA	29–5	Auto	49
13	East Tennessee State	Southern	27–7	Auto	52
14	New Mexico State	WAC	28–5	Auto	55
15	Troy	Sun Belt	22–14	Auto	60
16*	Mount St. Mary's	NEC	19–15	Auto	68
	New Orleans	Southland	20–11	Auto	67

West Regional – SAP Center, San Jose, California

Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Overall rank
1	Gonzaga	WCC	32–1	Auto	4
2	Arizona	Pac-12	30–4	Auto	6
3	Florida State	ACC	25–8	At-Large	10
4	West Virginia	Big 12	26–8	At-Large	15
5	Notre Dame	ACC	25–9	At-Large	19
6	Maryland	Big Ten	24–8	At-Large	23
7	Saint Mary's	WCC	28–4	At-Large	25
8	Northwestern	Big Ten	23–11	At-Large	32
9	Vanderbilt	SEC	19–15	At-Large	33
10	VCU	Atlantic 10	26–8	At-Large	40
11	Xavier	Big East	21–13	At-Large	41
12	Princeton	Ivy League	23–6	Auto	50
13	Bucknell	Patriot	26–8	Auto	51
14	Florida Gulf Coast	Atlantic Sun	26–7	Auto	56
15	North Dakota	Big Sky	22–9	Auto	62
16	South Dakota State	Summit League	18–16	Auto	64

Midwest Regional – Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Overall rank
1	Kansas	Big 12	28–4	At-Large	2
2	Louisville	ACC	24–8	At-Large	8
3	Oregon	Pac-12	29–5	At-Large	9
4	Purdue	Big Ten	25–7	At-Large	16
5	Iowa State	Big 12	23–10	Auto	20
6	Creighton	Big East	25–9	At-Large	24
7	Michigan	Big Ten	24–11	Auto	27
8	Miami (FL)	ACC	21–11	At-Large	30
9	Michigan State	Big Ten	19–14	At-Large	35
10	Oklahoma State	Big 12	20–12	At-Large	37
11	Rhode Island	Atlantic 10	24–9	Auto	44
12	Nevada	Mountain West	28–6	Auto	47
13	Vermont	America East	29–5	Auto	53
14	Iona	MAAC	22–12	Auto	58
15	Jacksonville State	Ohio Valley	20–14	Auto	61
16*	North Carolina Central	MEAC	25–8	Auto	66
	UC Davis	Big West	22–12	Auto	65

South Regional – FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee

Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Overall rank
1	North Carolina	ACC	27–7	At-Large	3
2	Kentucky	SEC	29–5	Auto	5
3	UCLA	Pac-12	29–4	At-Large	11
4	Butler	Big East	23–8	At-Large	13
5	Minnesota	Big Ten	24–9	At-Large	18
6	Cincinnati	American	29–5	At-Large	22
7	Dayton	Atlantic 10	24–7	At-Large	28
8	Arkansas	SEC	25–9	At-Large	31
9	Seton Hall	Big East	21–11	At-Large	34
10	Wichita State	Missouri Valley	30–4	Auto	38
11*	Kansas State	Big 12	20–13	At-Large	46
	Wake Forest	ACC	19–13	At-Large	43
12	Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	30–4	Auto	48
13	Winthrop	Big South	26–6	Auto	54
14	Kent State	MAC	22–13	Auto	57
15	Northern Kentucky	Horizon	24–10	Auto	59
16	Texas Southern	SWAC	23–11	Auto	63

*See First Four

Bracket

All times are listed as Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
* – Denotes overtime period

First Four – Dayton, Ohio

	March 14 – East Region
	16	Mount St. Mary's	67
	16	New Orleans	66

	March 14 – South Region
	11	Kansas State	95
	11	Wake Forest	88

	March 15 – Midwest Region
	16	North Carolina Central	63
	16	UC Davis	67

	March 15 – East Region
	11	Providence	71
	11	USC	75

Game Summaries

truTV

March 14 6:40 PM

Report

#16 Mount Saint Mary's 67, #16 New Orleans 66
Scoring by half: 32–29, 35–37
Pts: J. Robinson (23) Rebs: M. Wilson (11) Asts: M. Wilson, E. Mitrou-Long (4)		Pts: N. Frye (18) Rebs: T. Broyles, E. Thomas (8) Asts: T. Broyles (3)

University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH Attendance: N/A Referees: Jeb Hartness, Brent Hampton, Steve McJunkins

truTV

March 14 9:10 PM

Report

#11 Kansas State 95, #11 Wake Forest 88
Scoring by half: 40–36, 55–52
Pts: W. Iwundu (24) Rebs: W. Iwundu, D. Johnson (6) Asts: W. Iwundu (7)		Pts: J. Collins (26) Rebs: J. Collins (9) Asts: B. Crawford (10)

University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH Attendance: N/A Referees: Nathan Ferrell, Jeff Anderson, Bill McCarthy

truTV

March 15 6:40 PM

Report

#16 North Carolina Central 63, #16 UC Davis 67
Scoring by half: 34–31, 29–36
Pts: D. Graf (15) Rebs: K. Benton (12) Asts: D. Graf (5)		Pts: C. Moneke (18) Rebs: C. Moneke (12) Asts: L. White (4)

University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH Attendance: N/A Referees: Lamar Simpson, Tony Chiazza, Todd Austin

truTV

March 15 9:10 PM

Report

#11 Providence 71, #11 USC 75
Scoring by half: 44–29, 27–46
Pts: E. Holt (18) Rebs: E. Holt (11) Asts: K. Cartwright (7)		Pts: B. Boatwright (24) Rebs: J. McLaughlin (10) Asts: J. McLaughlin, D. Melton (4)

University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH Attendance: N/A Referees: Bo Boroski, Bill Covington, Nate Harris

East Regional – New York City, New York

	First Round Round of 64 March 16–17					Second Round Round of 32 March 18–19					Regional Semifinals Sweet 16 March 24					Regional Final Elite 8 March 26
	1	Villanova	76
	16	Mount St. Mary's	56
						1	Villanova	62
	Buffalo – Thu/Sat
						8	Wisconsin	65
	8	Wisconsin	84
	9	Virginia Tech	74
											8	Wisconsin	83
											4	Florida	84*
	5	Virginia	76
	12	UNC Wilmington	71
						5	Virginia	39
	Orlando – Thu/Sat
						4	Florida	65
	4	Florida	80
	13	East Tennessee State	65
																4	Florida	70
																7	South Carolina	77
	6	SMU	65
	11	USC	66
						11	USC	78
	Tulsa – Fri/Sun
						3	Baylor	82
	3	Baylor	91
	14	New Mexico State	73
											3	Baylor	50
											7	South Carolina	70
	7	South Carolina	93
	10	Marquette	73
						7	South Carolina	88
	Greenville – Fri/Sun
						2	Duke	81
	2	Duke	87
	15	Troy	65

East Regional First Round

CBS

March 16 7:10 PM

Report

#1 Villanova 76, #16 Mount Saint Mary's 56
Scoring by half: 30–29, 46–27
Pts: D. DiVincenzo (21) Rebs: D. DiVincenzo (13) Asts: K. Jenkins, M. Bridges, J. Brunson (3)		Pts: M. Wilson (22) Rebs: M. Wilson (7) Asts: E. Mitrou-Long (4)

KeyBank Center Buffalo, NY Attendance: N/A Referees: Dwayne Gladden, Mike Scyphers, Tony Padilla

CBS

March 16 9:43 PM

Report

#8 Wisconsin 84, #9 Virginia Tech 74
Scoring by half: 34–30, 50–44
Pts: B. Koenig (28) Rebs: N. Hayes (10) Asts: Z. Showalter (4)		Pts: Z. LeDay (23) Rebs: T. Outlaw (7) Asts: J. Robinson, S. Allen (6)

KeyBank Center Buffalo, NY Attendance: N/A Referees: Gregory Nixon, Gary Prager, Jeff Anderson

truTV

March 16 12:40 PM

Report

#5 Virginia 76, #12 UNC Wilmington 71
Scoring by half: 30–29, 46–42
Pts: L. Perrantes (24) Rebs: D. Hall (7) Asts: L. Perrantes, D. Hall (3)		Pts: C. Flemmings (18) Rebs: D. Cacok (15) Asts: J. Talley (5)

Amway Center Orlando, FL Attendance: N/A Referees: Bill Ek, Pat Adams, Karl Hess

truTV

March 16 3:26 PM

Report

#4 Florida 80, #13 East Tennessee State 65
Scoring by half: 33–32, 47–33
Pts: D. Robinson (24) Rebs: D. Robinson, K. Hayes (7) Asts: K. Hill (6)		Pts: T. Cromer (19) Rebs: T. Glass (9) Asts: J. Long (6)

Amway Center Orlando, FL Attendance: N/A Referees: Larry Scirotto, Rodrick Dixon, Mike Eades

East Regional Final

CBS

Sunday, March 26 2:20 pm EDT

Box score

#7 South Carolina Gamecocks 77, #4 Florida Gators 70
Scoring by half: 33–40, 44–30
Pts: S. Thornwell – 26 Rebs: C. Silva – 9 Asts: D. Notice – 3		Pts: J. Leon – 18 Rebs: K. Hayes – 8 Asts: K. Hill – 5

Madison Square Garden – New York City Attendance: 20,047 Referees: Ron Groover, Jeffrey Anderson, Mike Eades

East Regional all tournament team

• Sindarius Thornwell (Sr, South Carolina) – East Regional most outstanding player[16]
• P. J. Dozier (So, South Carolina)[16]
• KeVaughn Allen (So, Florida)[16]
• Chris Chiozza (Jr, Florida)[16]
• Nigel Hayes (Sr, Wisconsin)[16]

West Regional – San Jose, California

	First Round Round of 64 March 16					Second Round Round of 32 March 18					Regional Semifinals Sweet 16 March 23					Regional Final Elite 8 March 25
	1	Gonzaga	66
	16	South Dakota State	46
						1	Gonzaga	79
	Salt Lake City – Thu/Sat
						8	Northwestern	73
	8	Northwestern	68
	9	Vanderbilt	66
											1	Gonzaga	61
											4	West Virginia	58
	5	Notre Dame	60
	12	Princeton	58
						5	Notre Dame	71
	Buffalo – Thu/Sat
						4	West Virginia	83
	4	West Virginia	86
	13	Bucknell	80
																1	Gonzaga	83
																11	Xavier	59
	6	Maryland	65
	11	Xavier	76
						11	Xavier	91
	Orlando – Thu/Sat
						3	Florida State	66
	3	Florida State	86
	14	Florida Gulf Coast	80
											11	Xavier	73
											2	Arizona	71
	7	Saint Mary's	85
	10	VCU	77
						7	Saint Mary's	60
	Salt Lake City – Thu/Sat
						2	Arizona	69
	2	Arizona	100
	15	North Dakota	82

West Regional First Round

TBS

March 16 2:00 PM

Report

#1 Gonzaga 66, #16 South Dakota State 46
Scoring by half: 26–22, 40–24
Pts: J. Mathews (16) Rebs: J. Williams (14) Asts: N. Williams-Goss (4)		Pts: M. Daum (17) Rebs: T. King (9) Asts: M. Orris, C. Howell (3)

Vivint Smart Home Arena Salt Lake City, UT Attendance: N/A Referees: Jeff Clark, Larry Spaulding, Eric Curry

West Regional Final

TBS

Saturday, March 25 3:09 pm PDT

Box score

#11 Xavier Musketeers 59, #1 Gonzaga Bulldogs 83
Scoring by half: 39–49, 20–34
Pts: J. Macura – 18 Rebs: K. Gates, T. Bluiett – 7 Asts: J. Macura, Q. Goodin – 2		Pts: N. Williams-Goss – 23 Rebs: N. Williams-Goss – 8 Asts: N. Williams-Goss – 4

SAP Center – San Jose, California Attendance: 17,011 Referees: James Breeding, Kipp Kissinger, Michael Stephens

West Regional all tournament team

• Johnathan Williams (Jr, Gonzaga) – West Regional most outstanding player[17]
• Trevon Bluiett (Jr, Xavier)[17]
• J. P. Macura (Jr, Xavier)[17]
• Jordan Mathews (Sr, Gonzaga)[17]
• Nigel Williams-Goss (Jr, Gonzaga)[17]

Midwest Regional – Kansas City, Missouri

	First Round Round of 64 March 16–17					Second Round Round of 32 March 18–19					Regional Semifinals Sweet 16 March 23					Regional Final Elite 8 March 25
	1	Kansas	100
	16	UC Davis	62
						1	Kansas	90
	Tulsa – Fri/Sun
						9	Michigan State	70
	8	Miami (FL)	58
	9	Michigan State	78
											1	Kansas	98
											4	Purdue	66
	5	Iowa State	84
	12	Nevada	73
						5	Iowa State	76
	Milwaukee – Thu/Sat
						4	Purdue	80
	4	Purdue	80
	13	Vermont	70
																1	Kansas	60
																3	Oregon	74
	6	Creighton	72
	11	Rhode Island	84
						11	Rhode Island	72
	Sacramento – Fri/Sun
						3	Oregon	75
	3	Oregon	93
	14	Iona	77
											3	Oregon	69
											7	Michigan	68
	7	Michigan	92
	10	Oklahoma State	91
						7	Michigan	73
	Indianapolis – Fri/Sun
						2	Louisville	69
	2	Louisville	78
	15	Jacksonville State	63

Midwest Regional First Round

TNT

March 17 6:50 PM

Report

#1 Kansas 100, #16 UC Davis 62
Scoring by half: 50–28, 50–34
Pts: F. Mason III (22) Rebs: L. Lucas (11) Asts: F. Mason III (8)		Pts: C. Moneke (20) Rebs: C. Moneke (9) Asts: D. Graham, B. Lemar, A. Hennings (2)

Bank of Oklahoma Center Tulsa, OK Attendance: N/A Referees: DJ Carstensen, Deldre Carr, Ray Acosta

Midwest Regional Final

TBS

Saturday, March 25 7:49 pm CDT

Box score

#3 Oregon Ducks 74, #1 Kansas Jayhawks 60
Scoring by half: 44–33, 30–27
Pts: T. Dorsey – 27 Rebs: J. Bell – 13 Asts: J. Bell, D. Brooks – 4		Pts: F. Mason III – 21 Rebs: J. Jackson – 12 Asts: J. Jackson – 5

Sprint Center – Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 18,643 Referees: Randy McCall, Terry Oglesby, Ted Valentine

Midwest Regional all tournament team

• Jordan Bell (Jr., Oregon) – Midwest Regional most outstanding player[18]
• Frank Mason III (Sr, Kansas)[18]
• Dillon Brooks (Jr, Oregon)[18]
• Tyler Dorsey (So., Oregon)[18]
• Josh Jackson (Fr, Kansas)[18]

South Regional – Memphis, Tennessee

	First Round Round of 64 March 16–17					Second Round Round of 32 March 18–19					Regional Semifinals Sweet 16 March 24					Regional Final Elite 8 March 26
	1	North Carolina	103
	16	Texas Southern	64
						1	North Carolina	72
	Greenville – Fri/Sun
						8	Arkansas	65
	8	Arkansas	77
	9	Seton Hall	71
											1	North Carolina	92
											4	Butler	80
	5	Minnesota	72
	12	Middle Tennessee	81
						12	Middle Tennessee	65
	Milwaukee – Thu/Sat
						4	Butler	74
	4	Butler	76
	13	Winthrop	64
																1	North Carolina	75
																2	Kentucky	73
	6	Cincinnati	75
	11	Kansas State	61
						6	Cincinnati	67
	Sacramento – Fri/Sun
						3	UCLA	79
	3	UCLA	97
	14	Kent State	80
											3	UCLA	75
											2	Kentucky	86
	7	Dayton	58
	10	Wichita State	64
						10	Wichita State	62
	Indianapolis – Fri/Sun
						2	Kentucky	65
	2	Kentucky	79
	15	Northern Kentucky	70

South Regional Final

CBS

Sunday, March 26 4:05 pm CDT

Box score

#2 Kentucky Wildcats 73, #1 North Carolina Tar Heels 75
Scoring by half: 33–38, 40–37
Pts: E. Adebayo, D. Fox – 13 Rebs: E. Adebayo – 7 Asts: I. Briscoe – 8		Pts: J. Jackson – 19 Rebs: K. Meeks – 17 Asts: J. Jackson – 4

FedExForum – Memphis, Tennessee Attendance: 16,412 Referees: John Higgins, Keith Kimble, Mike Reed

South Regional all tournament team

• Luke Maye (So., North Carolina) – South Regional most outstanding player[19]
• De'Aaron Fox (Fr, Kentucky)[19]
• Isaac Humphries (So., Kentucky)[19]
• Joel Berry II (Jr, North Carolina)[19]
• Justin Jackson (Jr, North Carolina)[19]

Final Four

University of Phoenix Stadium, the site of the 2017 Final Four

During the Final Four round, regardless of the seeds of the participating teams, the champion of the top overall top seed's region (Villanova's East Region) plays against the champion of the fourth-ranked top seed's region (Gonzaga's West Region), and the champion of the second overall top seed's region (Kansas's Midwest Region) plays against the champion of the third-ranked top seed's region (North Carolina's South Region).

University of Phoenix Stadium – Glendale, Arizona

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

Final four

CBS

Saturday, April 1 3:09 pm MST

Box score

#7 South Carolina Gamecocks 73, #1 Gonzaga Bulldogs 77
Scoring by half: 36–45, 37–32
Pts: P. Dozier – 17 Rebs: C. Silva – 13 Asts: D. Notice – 3		Pts: N. Williams-Goss – 23 Rebs: Z. Collins – 13 Asts: N. Williams-Goss – 6

University of Phoenix Stadium – Glendale, Arizona Attendance: 77,612 Referees: John Higgins, Doug Sirmons, Jeffrey Anderson

CBS

Saturday, April 1 5:49 pm MST

Box score

#3 Oregon Ducks 76, #1 North Carolina Tar Heels 77
Scoring by half: 36–39, 40–38
Pts: T. Dorsey – 21 Rebs: J. Bell – 16 Asts: D. Ennis – 3		Pts: K. Meeks – 25 Rebs: K. Meeks – 14 Asts: T. Pinson – 5

University of Phoenix Stadium – Glendale, Arizona Attendance: 77,612 Referees: Ron Groover, Tony Padilla, Ted Valentine

National Championship

Main article: 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game

CBS

Monday, April 3 6:20 pm MST

Box score

#1 Gonzaga Bulldogs 65, #1 North Carolina Tar Heels 71
Scoring by half: 35–32, 30–39
Pts: N. Williams-Goss – 15 Rebs: N. Williams-Goss – 9 Asts: N. Williams-Goss – 6		Pts: J. Berry II – 22 Rebs: K. Meeks – 10 Asts: J. Berry II – 6

University of Phoenix Stadium – Glendale, Arizona Attendance: 76,168 Referees: Verne Harris, Michael Stephens, Mike Eades

Final Four all-tournament team

• Joel Berry II (Jr, North Carolina) – Final Four Most Outstanding Player[20]
• Nigel Williams-Goss (Jr, Gonzaga)[20]
• Justin Jackson (Jr, North Carolina)[20]
• Kennedy Meeks (Sr, North Carolina)[20]
• Zach Collins (Fr, Gonzaga)[20]

Record by conference

Conference	Bids	Record	Win %	R64	R32	S16	E8	F4	CG	NC
ACC	9	11–8	.579	8	6	1	1	1	1	1
WCC	2	6–2	.750	2	2	1	1	1	1	–
Pac-12	4	10–4	.714	4	4	3	1	1	–	–
SEC	5	11–5	.688	5	4	3	3	1	–	–
Big 12	6	9–6	.600	6	4	3	1	–	–	–
Big East	7	6–7	.462	6	3	2	1	–	–	–
Big Ten	7	8–7	.533	7	5	3	–	–	–	–
Atlantic 10	3	1–3	.250	3	1	–	–	–	–	–
American	2	1–2	.333	2	1	–	–	–	–	–
C-USA	1	1–1	.500	1	1	–	–	–	–	–
Missouri Valley	1	1–1	.500	1	1	–	–	–	–	–
Big West	1	1–1	.500	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
NEC	1	1–1	.500	1	–	–	–	–	–	–

• The R64, R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the round of 64 (first round), round of 32 (second round), Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively.
• The "Record" column includes wins in the First Four for the Big 12, Big West, NEC, and Pac-12 conferences and losses in the First Four for the ACC and Big East conferences.
• The MEAC and Southland each had one representative, both eliminated in the First Four with a record of 0–1.
• The America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, CAA, Horizon, Ivy League, MAAC, MAC, Mountain West, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Summit, Sun Belt, SWAC, and WAC conferences each had one representative, eliminated in the First Round with a record of 0–1.

Media coverage

Television

CBS Sports and Turner Sports held joint U.S. television broadcast rights to the Tournament under the NCAA March Madness brand. As part of a cycle beginning in 2016, CBS held rights to the Final Four and championship game.[21][22][23][24] As CBS did not want its audience to be diffused across multiple outlets, there were no localized "Team Stream" telecasts of the Final Four or championship games on Turner channels as in previous years.[25]

Following criticism of the two-hour format of the 2016 edition, the Selection Sunday broadcast was shortened to 90 minutes. CBS Sports executive Harold Bryant promised that the unveiling of the bracket would be conducted in an "efficient" manner, and leave more time to discuss and preview the tournament.[26]

• First Four – TruTV
• First and Second rounds – CBS, TBS, TNT, and TruTV
• Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) – CBS and TBS
• National Semifinals (Final Four) and Championship – CBS

Studio hosts

• Greg Gumbel (New York City and Glendale) – First Round, Second Round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game
• Ernie Johnson Jr. (New York City, Atlanta, and Glendale) – First Round, Second Round, Regional Semi-Finals, Final Four and National Championship Game
• Casey Stern (Atlanta) – First Four, First Round and Second Round
• Adam Zucker (Glendale) – Final Four

Studio analysts

• Charles Barkley (New York City and Glendale) – First Round, Second Round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game
• Seth Davis (Atlanta and Glendale) – First Four, First Round, Second Round, Regional Semi-Finals, Final Four and National Championship Game
• Brendan Haywood (Atlanta) – First Four, First Round, Second Round and Regional Semi-Finals
• Clark Kellogg (New York City and Glendale) – First Round, Second Round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game
• Jimmy Patsos (Atlanta) – Second Round
• Bruce Pearl (Atlanta) – First Round
• Kenny Smith (New York City and Glendale) – First Round, Second Round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game
• Steve Smith (Glendale) – Final Four
• Wally Szczerbiak (New York City and Atlanta) – First Four, Second Round
• Buzz Williams (Atlanta) – Regional Semi-Finals
• Jay Wright (Glendale) – Final Four

Commentary teams

• Jim Nantz/Bill Raftery/Grant Hill/Tracy Wolfson – First and Second Rounds at Indianapolis, Indiana; South Regional at Memphis, Tennessee; Final Four and National Championship at Glendale, Arizona
• Brian Anderson/Chris Webber or Clark Kellogg/Lewis Johnson – First Four at Dayton, Ohio (Tuesday); First and Second Rounds at Greenville, South Carolina; West Regional at San Jose, California
  • Kellogg called the First Four (Tuesday) with Webber doing the First, Second and Regionals.
• Verne Lundquist/Jim Spanarkel/Allie LaForce – First and Second Rounds at Buffalo, New York; East Regional at New York City, New York
• Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner/Dana Jacobson – First and Second Rounds at Tulsa, Oklahoma; Midwest Regional at Kansas City, Missouri
• Ian Eagle/Steve Lavin/Evan Washburn – First and Second Rounds at Orlando, Florida
• Spero Dedes/Steve Smith/Len Elmore/Rosalyn Gold-Onwude – First Four at Dayton, Ohio (Wednesday); First and Second Rounds at Sacramento, California
• Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas/Jamie Erdahl – First and Second Rounds at Salt Lake City, Utah
• Carter Blackburn/Mike Gminski/Debbie Antonelli/Lisa Byington – First and Second Rounds at Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Radio

Westwood One had exclusive radio rights to the entire tournament. For the first time in the history of the tournament, broadcasts of the Final Four and championship game were available in Spanish.[27]

First Four Ted Emrich and Austin Croshere – at Dayton, Ohio First and Second rounds Scott Graham and Donny Marshall – Buffalo, New York Brandon Gaudin and Kelly Tripucka – Milwaukee, Wisconsin Tom McCarthy and Will Perdue – Orlando, Florida Kevin Kugler and Dan Dickau – Salt Lake City, Utah John Sadak and Eric Montross/John Thompson – Greenville, South Carolina (Montross – Friday night; Thompson – Friday Afternoon & Sunday) Chris Carrino and Jim Jackson – Indianapolis, Indiana Craig Way and P. J. Carlesimo – Tulsa, Oklahoma Jason Benetti and Mike Montgomery – Sacramento, California

Regionals Ian Eagle and Donny Marshall – East Regional at New York City, New York Tom McCarthy and Will Purdue – Midwest Regional at Kansas City, Missouri Gary Cohen and P. J. Carlesimo – South Regional at Memphis, Tennessee Kevin Kugler and Jim Jackson – West Regional at San Jose, California Final four Kevin Kugler, Clark Kellogg, and Jim Gray – Glendale, Arizona

Internet

Video

Live video of games was available for streaming through the following means:[24]

• NCAA March Madness Live (website and app, no CBS games on digital media players; access to games on Turner channels requires TV Everywhere authentication through provider)
• CBS All Access (only CBS games, service subscription required)
• CBS Sports website and app (only CBS games)
• Bleacher Report website and Team Stream app (only Turner games, access requires subscription)
• Watch TBS website and app (only TBS games, requires TV Everywhere authentication)
• Watch TNT website and app (only TNT games, requires TV Everywhere authentication)
• Watch truTV website and app (only truTV games, requires TV Everywhere authentication)
• Websites and apps of cable, satellite, and OTT providers of CBS & Turner (access requires subscription)

Audio

Live audio of games was available for streaming through the following means:

• NCAA March Madness Live (website and app)
• Westwood One Sports website
• TuneIn (website and app)
• Websites and apps of Westwood One Sports affiliates

See also

• 2017 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
• 2017 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament
• 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
• 2017 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament
• 2017 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament
• 2017 National Invitation Tournament
• 2017 Women's National Invitation Tournament
• 2017 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
• 2017 NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
• 2017 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
• 2017 NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament
• 2017 College Basketball Invitational
• 2017 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

Notes

1. These 8 teams are ineligible for the following reasons:

   Academic Progress Rate[9]

   Alcorn State

   Savannah State

   Self-imposed bans

   Northern Colorado[10]

   Cal State Northridge[11]

   Reclassification[12]

   Abilene Christian

   Grand Canyon

   Incarnate Word

   UMass Lowell

References

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2. "Final Four 2017: Gonzaga holds on to beat South Carolina, advances to title game". CBSSports.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
3. Schonbrun, Zach (April 4, 2017). "North Carolina Stops Gonzaga, Turning Heartbreak Into Joy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
4. "The Ivy League Adds Men's, Women's Basketball Tournaments Beginning in 2017" (Press release). Ivy League. March 10, 2016. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
5. Auerbach, Nicole (January 24, 2017). "Midseason March Madness sneak preview should bring positive buzz". USA Today. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
6. "March Madness bracket: How the 68 teams are selected for the Division I Men's Basketball Tournament". National Collegiate Athletic Association. February 18, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
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11. "CSUN admits violations in men's basketball program, self-imposes postseason ban". Los Angeles Times. January 8, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
12. "Multidivision and Reclassifying for 2015–16" (PDF). NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 22, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
13. "Former Hawaii head men's basketball coach violated NCAA ethical conduct rules". NCAA. December 22, 2015.
14. "Hawaii men's basketball eligible for postseason after Committee on Infractions reconsideration". NCAA. March 3, 2017.
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17. Thorpe, Jacob (March 25, 2017). "Johnathan Williams was the Best in the West". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
18. Shane Keyser (March 25, 2017). "KU's Frank Mason and Josh Jackson make NCAA All-Midwest Regional team". Kansas City Star. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
19. Jerry Tipton (March 26, 2017). "Fox on UK's foul trouble: 'I'm not blaming the officials, man'". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
20. "Joel Berry named Final Four Most Outstanding Player". theScore.com. April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
21. "CBS Sports, Turner Sports announce programming schedule for 2014, 2015". National Collegiate Athletic Association. May 7, 2013. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
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23. "March Madness: Jim Nantz, Grant Hill, Casey Stern and Debbie Antonelli highlight March Madness Commentator Teams". NCAA. March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
24. Maiman, Beth (March 8, 2017). "March Madness TV schedule: How to watch and live stream every game in the NCAA men's basketball tournament". NCAA. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
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26. "CBS cuts bloated Selection Sunday show to 90 minutes from two hours". Sporting News. March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
27. "Westwood One and the NCAA make history with first Spanish language audio call of NCAA Men's Final Four". NCAA. February 28, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.

External links

• Official website