2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

2016–17 America East Conference men's basketball standings
	* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
	† 2017 America East Tournament winner;

2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	† AAC Tournament Champions
	Rankings from AP Poll

2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
	;
Preseason AP #1	TBD
Regular season	November 11, 2016 – March 5, 2017
NCAA Tournament	2017
Tournament dates	March 14, 2017 – April 3, 2017
National Championship	University of Phoenix Stadium; Glendale, Arizona
«2015–16	2017–18»

The 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season will begin on November 11, 2016. The first tournament will be the 2K Sports Classic and will end with the Final Four in Glendale, Arizona on April 3, 2017. Practices will officially begin on September 30, 2016.^[1]

Rule changes

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Season headlines

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:^[2]
- Alcorn State
- Savannah State

Milestones and records

Conference membership changes

After a tumultuous four years in which over 80 Division I schools moved to new conferences—some more than once—only one school joined new conferences as full members for 2016–17:

School	Former conference	New conference
Coastal Carolina	Big South Conference	Sun Belt Conference

New arenas

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Season outlook

Pre–season polls

The top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls.

Regular season

Early season tournaments

Name	Dates	Location	No. teams
2K Sports Classic	November 17–18	Madison Square Garden (Manhattan, NY)	4
Puerto Rico Tip-Off	November 17–18, 20	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (San Juan, PR)	8
Charleston Classic	November 17–18, 20	TD Arena (Charleston, SC)	8
Paradise Jam Tournament	November 18–21	Sports and Fitness Center (Saint Thomas, VI)	8
Hall of Fame Tip Off	November 19–20	Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT)	4
CBE Hall of Fame Classic	November 21–22	Sprint Center (Kansas City, MO)	4
Legends Classic	November 21–22	Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)	4
Gulf Coast Showcase	November 21–23	Germain Arena (Estero, FL)	8
Maui Invitational	November 21–23	Lahaina Civic Center (Lahaina, HI)	8
Men Who Speak Up Main Event	November 21, 23	MGM Grand Garden Arena (Las Vegas, NV)	8
Cancun Challenge	November 22–23	Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (Cancun, MX)	8
Battle 4 Atlantis	November 23–25	Imperial Arena (Nassau, BAH)	8
Great Alaska Shootout	November 23–26	Sullivan Arena (Anchorage,AK)	8
NIT Season Tip-Off	November 24–25	Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)	4
Las Vegas Invitational	November 24–25	Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, NV)	4
AdvoCare Invitational	November 24–25, 27	HP Field House (Lake Buena Vista, FL)	8
Wooden Legacy	November 24–25, 27	Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, CA)	8
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic	November 25–26	American Bank Center (Corpus Chirsti, TX)	4
Emerald Coast Classic	November 25–26	Emerald Coast Classic Arena (Niceville, FL)	4
Barclays Center Classic	November 25–26	Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)	4
Las Vegas Classic	December 22–23	Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, NV)	4
Diamond Head Classic	December 22–23, 25	Stan Sheriff Center (Honolulu, HI)	8

Conference winners and tournaments

Each of the 32 Division I athletic conferences ends its regular season with a single-elimination tournament. The team with the best regular-season record in each conference is given 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 receive automatic invitations to the 2017 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. This will be the first season in which the Ivy League holds a conference tournament.^[3]

Conference	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (city)
America East Conference	2017 America East Men's Basketball Tournament	Campus sites
American Athletic Conference	2017 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Amway Center (Orlando, FL)
Atlantic 10 Conference	2017 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament	Consol Energy Center (Pittsburgh, PA)
Atlantic Coast Conference	2017 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament	Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)
Atlantic Sun Conference	2017 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament	Campus sites
Big 12 Conference	2017 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament	Sprint Center (Kansas City, MO)
Big East Conference	2017 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament	Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
Big Sky Conference	2017 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Reno Events Center (Reno, NV)
Big South Conference	2017 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	HTC Center (Conway, SC)
Big Ten Conference	2017 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Verizon Center (Washington, DC)
Big West Conference	2017 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Honda Center (Anaheim, CA)
Colonial Athletic Association	2017 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament	North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, SC)
Conference USA	2017 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament	TBA
Horizon League	2017 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament	Joe Louis Arena (Detroit, MI)
Ivy League	2017 Ivy League Men's Basketball Tournament	Palestra (Philadelphia, PA)
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	2017 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament	Times Union Center (Albany, NY)
Mid-American Conference	2017 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	First round at campus sites Remainder at Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	2017 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament	Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, VA)
Missouri Valley Conference	2017 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Scottrade Center (St. Louis, MO)
Mountain West Conference	2017 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, NV)
Northeast Conference	2017 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Campus sites
Ohio Valley Conference	2017 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (Nashville, TN)
Pac-12 Conference	2017 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	T-Mobile Arena (Paradise, NV)
Patriot League	2017 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament	Campus sites
Southeastern Conference	2017 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament	Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN)
Southern Conference	2017 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	U.S. Cellular Center (Asheville, NC)
Southland Conference	2017 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Leonard E. Merrell Center (Katy, TX)
Southwestern Athletic Conference	2017 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament	Toyota Center (Houston, TX)
The Summit League	2017 Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament	Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (Sioux Falls, SD)
Sun Belt Conference	2017 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, LA)
West Coast Conference	2017 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, NV)
Western Athletic Conference	2017 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament	Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, NV)

Statistical leaders

Player	Player	Player	Player
Points per game	Rebounds per game	Assists per game	Steals per game

Player	Player	Player	Player
Blocked shots per game	Field goal percentage	Three-point field goal percentage	Free throw percentage

Postseason

NCAA Tournament

Tournament upsets

For this list, a "major upset" is defined as a win by a team seeded 7 or more spots below its defeated opponent.

Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Region	Round

Final Four – University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ

National Invitation Tournament

After the NCAA Tournament field is announced, the NCAA invited 32 teams to participate in the National Invitation Tournament. The tournament will begin on March 14, 2017 with all games prior to the semifinals will be played on campus sites.

NIT Semifinals and Final

Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 28 and 30

The semifinals and final will be held on March 28 and March 30 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

	Semifinals March 28					Championship game March 30

Vegas 16 Tournament

The second Vegas 16 Tournament (Vegas 16) will begin on March 27, 2017 and final on March 29, 2017. This tournament will feature 16 teams who were left out of the NCAA Tournament, CBI, CollegeInsiders and NIT.

	Semifinals March 28, 2017					Championship game March 29, 2017

College Basketball Invitational

The tenth College Basketball Invitational (CBI) Tournament will begin on March 14, 2017. This tournament will feature 16 teams who were left out of the NCAA Tournament and NIT.

Semifinals March 2017	Championship Series March 27, 2017, March 31, 2017 (best of three)



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CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

The seventh CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament will begin on March 13, 2017 and end with the championship game in April 2017. This tournament places an emphasis on selecting successful teams from "mid-major" conferences who were left out of the NCAA Tournament and NIT. 32 teams participate in this tournament.

	Semifinals March 26, 2017					Championship March 28, 2017

Conference standings

2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Dayton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Fordham	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
George Mason	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
George Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
La Salle	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Richmond	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Massachusetts	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
VCU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2017 A10 Tournament winner As of March 19, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

2016–17 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Florida	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
NJIT	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Jacksonville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida Gulf Coast	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kennesaw State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Lipscomb	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Stetson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
USC Upstate	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
*ineligible for the 2017 NCAA Tournament due to APR violations

† 2017 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner

2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 North Carolina	14	–	4	.778	33	–	7	.825
No. 16 Florida State	12	–	6	.667	26	–	9	.743
No. 14 Notre Dame	12	–	6	.667	26	–	10	.722
No. 10 Louisville	12	–	6	.667	25	–	9	.735
No. 7 Duke †	11	–	7	.611	28	–	9	.757
No. 24 Virginia	11	–	7	.611	23	–	11	.676
Virginia Tech	10	–	8	.556	22	–	11	.667
Miami (FL)	10	–	8	.556	21	–	12	.636
Syracuse	10	–	8	.556	19	–	15	.559
Wake Forest	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Georgia Tech	8	–	10	.444	21	–	16	.568
Clemson	6	–	12	.333	17	–	16	.515
NC State	4	–	14	.222	15	–	17	.469
Pittsburgh	4	–	14	.222	16	–	17	.485
Boston College	2	–	16	.111	9	–	23	.281

† 2017 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2016–17 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Villanova †	15	–	3	.833	32	–	4	.889
No. 21 Butler	12	–	6	.667	25	–	9	.735
Creighton	10	–	8	.556	25	–	10	.714
Seton Hall	10	–	8	.556	21	–	12	.636
Providence	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Marquette	10	–	8	.556	19	–	13	.594
Xavier	9	–	9	.500	24	–	14	.632
St. John's	7	–	11	.389	14	–	19	.424
Georgetown	5	–	13	.278	14	–	18	.438
DePaul	2	–	16	.111	9	–	23	.281

† 2017 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Weber State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Montana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Idaho	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Idaho State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Eastern Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Dakota	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Montana State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Portland State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Colorado	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Sacramento State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Utah	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Arizona	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2017 Big Sky Tournament winner

2016–17 Big South men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Campbell	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Charleston Southern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Gardner–Webb	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
High Point	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Liberty	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Longwood	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UNC Asheville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Presbyterian	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Radford	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Winthrop	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2017 Big South Tournament winner

2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Indiana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Maryland	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Nebraska	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ohio State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Penn State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Purdue	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rutgers	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2017 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2016–17 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cal Poly	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Cal State Fullerton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Cal State Northridge	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Hawaii	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Long Beach State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UC Davis	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UC Irvine	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UC Riverside	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UC Santa Barbara	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2017 Big West Tournament winner

2016–17 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Baylor	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
TCU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
West Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2017 Big 12 Tournament winner As of March 26, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
College of Charleston	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Delaware	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Drexel	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Elon	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Hofstra	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
James Madison	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northeastern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Towson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UNC Wilmington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
William & Mary	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2017 CAA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
FIU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marshall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rice	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Miss*	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UAB	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UTEP	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UTSA	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
WKU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.

† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner

2016–17 Horizon League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cleveland State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Detroit	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Green Bay	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Milwaukee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oakland	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UIC	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Valparaiso	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wright State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Youngstown State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2017 Horizon League Tournament winner

2016–17 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Brown	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Columbia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Cornell	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Dartmouth	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Harvard	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Penn	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Princeton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Yale	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2017 Ivy League Tournament winner

2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Akron	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Bowling Green	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Buffalo	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kent State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (OH)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ohio	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
West
Ball State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Central Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Eastern Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Toledo	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Western Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2017 MAC Tournament winner

2016–17 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Canisius	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Fairfield	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iona	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Manhattan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marist	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Monmouth	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Niagara	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Quinnipiac	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rider	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Peter's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Siena	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2017 MAAC Tournament winner

2016–17 MEAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bethune-Cookman	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Coppin State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Delaware State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida A&M	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Hampton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Howard	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Md. Eastern Shore	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Morgan State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Carolina A&T	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Carolina Central	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Norfolk State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Savannah State*	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Carolina State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

† 2017 MEAC Tournament winner As of March 18, 2016;

2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bradley	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Drake	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Evansville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Indiana State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Illinois State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Loyola–Chicago	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Missouri State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Iowa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wichita State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2017 MVC Tournament winner

2016–17 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Air Force	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Boise State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Colorado State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Fresno State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Nevada	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
New Mexico	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Diego State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Jose State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UNLV	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Utah State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wyoming	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2017 MWC Tournament winner

2016–17 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bryant	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Central Connecticut	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Fairleigh Dickinson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
LIU Brooklyn	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Mount St. Mary's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Robert Morris	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Sacred Heart	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. Francis Brooklyn	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Francis (PA)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wagner	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2017 NEC Tournament winner

2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Belmont	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Eastern Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Jacksonville State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Morehead State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tennessee State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tennessee Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
West
Austin Peay	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Eastern Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Murray State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
SIU Edwardsville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southeast Missouri St.	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tennessee–Martin	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2017 OVC tournament winner

2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Oregon	16	–	2	.889	33	–	6	.846
No. 4 Arizona †	16	–	2	.889	32	–	5	.865
No. 8 UCLA	15	–	3	.833	31	–	5	.861
Utah	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
California	10	–	8	.556	21	–	13	.618
USC	10	–	8	.556	26	–	10	.722
Colorado	8	–	10	.444	19	–	15	.559
Arizona State	7	–	11	.389	15	–	18	.455
Stanford	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Washington State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	18	.419
Washington	2	–	16	.111	9	–	22	.290
Oregon State	1	–	17	.056	5	–	27	.156

† 2017 Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2016–17 Patriot League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
American	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Army	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Boston University	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Bucknell	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Colgate	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Holy Cross	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Lafayette	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Lehigh	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Loyola (MD)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Navy	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2017 Patriot League Tournament winner

2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Chattanooga	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
The Citadel	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
East Tennessee State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Furman	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Mercer	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UNC Greensboro	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Samford	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
VMI	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Western Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wofford	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2017 SoCon Tournament winner

2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Abilene Christian*	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Central Arkansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Houston Baptist	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Incarnate Word*	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Lamar	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
McNeese State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
New Orleans	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Nicholls State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northwestern State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Sam Houston State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southeastern Louisiana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Stephen F. Austin	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas A&M–CC	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I

† 2017 Southland Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Kentucky †	16	–	2	.889	32	–	6	.842
No. 20 Florida	14	–	4	.778	27	–	9	.750
Arkansas	12	–	6	.667	26	–	10	.722
South Carolina	12	–	6	.667	26	–	11	.703
Ole Miss	10	–	8	.556	22	–	14	.611
Alabama	10	–	8	.556	19	–	15	.559
Vanderbilt	10	–	8	.556	19	–	16	.543
Georgia	9	–	9	.500	19	–	15	.559
Texas A&M	8	–	10	.444	16	–	15	.516
Tennessee	8	–	10	.444	16	–	16	.500
Auburn	7	–	11	.389	18	–	14	.563
Mississippi State	6	–	12	.333	16	–	16	.500
LSU	2	–	16	.111	10	–	21	.323
Missouri	2	–	16	.111	8	–	24	.250

† 2017 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2016–17 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas Southern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Alcorn State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Jackson State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Alabama State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Prairie View A&M	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Alabama A&M	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Mississippi Valley State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Grambling State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

† 2017 SWAC Tournament winner

2016–17 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Appalachian State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arkansas–Little Rock	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arkansas State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Southern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana–Lafayette	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Alabama	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas–Arlington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Troy	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2017 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner

2016–17 The Summit League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Denver	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
IPFW	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
IUPUI	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Dakota State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Omaha	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oral Roberts	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Dakota	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Dakota State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Western Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2017 Summit League Tournament winner

2016–17 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Gonzaga †	17	–	1	.944	37	–	2	.949
No. 22 Saint Mary's	16	–	2	.889	29	–	5	.853
BYU	12	–	6	.667	22	–	12	.647
San Francisco	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Santa Clara	10	–	8	.556	17	–	16	.515
Loyola Marymount	8	–	10	.444	15	–	15	.500
San Diego	6	–	12	.333	13	–	18	.419
Pepperdine	5	–	13	.278	9	–	22	.290
Pacific	4	–	14	.222	11	–	22	.333
Portland	2	–	16	.111	11	–	22	.333


† 2017 West Coast Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2016–17 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cal State Bakersfield	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Chicago State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Grand Canyon*	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
New Mexico State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Seattle	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UT Rio Grande Valley	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UMKC	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Utah Valley	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.

† 2017 WAC Tournament winner

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

**Consensus First Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team

**Consensus Second Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team

Major player of the year awards

Wooden Award:
Naismith Award:
Associated Press Player of the Year:
NABC Player of the Year:
Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA):
Sporting News Player of the Year:

Major freshman of the year awards

Wayman Tisdale Award (USBWA):

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

Bob Cousy Award (Best point guard):
Jerry West Award (Best shooting guard):
Julius Erving Award (Best small forward):
Karl Malone Award (Best power forward):
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Best center):
Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man):
NABC Defensive Player of the Year:
Senior CLASS Award (top senior):
Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5):
Haggerty Award (Top player in NYC metro area):
Ben Jobe Award (Top minority coach):
Hugh Durham Award (Top mid-major coach):
Jim Phelan Award (Top head coach):
Lefty Driesell Award (Top defensive player):
Lou Henson Award (Top mid-major player):
Lute Olson Award (Top non-freshman or transfer player):
Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (Coach with moral character):
Academic All-American of the Year (Top scholar-athlete):
Elite 90 Award (Top GPA among upperclass players at Final Four):

Coaching changes

Several teams changed coaches during the season.

Team	Former coach	Interim coach	New coach	Reason

References

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