2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Tournament procedures

Schedule and venues

• March 14 and 15
• *[UD Arena|University of 2016–17 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team|Dayton Arena], Dayton, Ohio

• March 16 and 18
• * Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
• * Bradley Center, Milwaukee
• * KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
• * Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City
• March 17 and 19
• * Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
• * BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
• * Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, South Carolina,
• * Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California

• March 23 and 25
• *Midwest Regional, Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
• *West Regional, SAP Center, San Jose, California
• March 24 and 26
• *East Regional, Madison Square Garden, New York City
• *South Regional, FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee

• April 1 and 3
• *University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Qualification and selection

Automatic qualifiers

Tournament seeds

Bracket

First Four – Dayton, Ohio

East Regional – New York City, New York

East Regional all tournament team

• Sindarius Thornwell – East Regional most outstanding player
• PJ Dozier
• KeVaughn Allen
• Chris Chiozza
• Nigel Hayes

West Regional – San Jose, California

West Regional all tournament team

• Johnathan Williams – West Regional most outstanding player
• Trevon Bluiett
• J. P. Macura
• Jordan Mathews
• Nigel Williams-Goss

Midwest Regional – Kansas City, Missouri

Midwest Regional all tournament team

• Jordan Bell – Midwest Regional most outstanding player
• Frank Mason III
• Dillon Brooks
• Tyler Dorsey
• Josh Jackson

South Regional – Memphis, Tennessee

South Regional all tournament team

• Luke Maye – South Regional most outstanding player
• De'Aaron Fox
• Isaac Humphries
• Joel Berry II
• Justin Jackson

Final Four

University of Phoenix Stadium – Glendale, Arizona

Final Four all-tournament team

• Joel Berry II – Final Four Most Outstanding Player
• Nigel Williams-Goss
• Justin Jackson
• Kennedy Meeks
• Zach Collins

Game summaries and tournament notes

Upsets

Record by conference

• The R64, R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the round of 64, round of 32, 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

• First Four – TruTV
• First and Second rounds – CBS, TBS, TNT, and TruTV
• Regional semifinals and Finals – CBS and TBS
• National semifinals and championship – CBS

Studio hosts

• Greg Gumbel – first round, second round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
• Ernie Johnson Jr. – first round, second round, regional semi-finals, Final Four and national championship game
• Casey Stern – First Four, first round and Second Round
• Adam Zucker – First round and second round and Final Four

Studio analysts

• Charles Barkley – first round, second round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
• Seth Davis – First Four, first round, second round, regional semi-finals, Final Four and national championship game
• Brendan Haywood – First Four, first round, second round, regional semi-finals, and Final Four
• Clark Kellogg – first round, second round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
• Jimmy Patsos – second round
• Bruce Pearl – first round
• Jon Rothstein - Final Four
• Kenny Smith – first round, second round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
• Steve Smith – Final Four
• Wally Szczerbiak – First Four, second round, and Final Four
• Buzz Williams – regional semi-finals
• Jay Wright – 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 ; First and Second Rounds at Greenville, South Carolina; West Regional at San Jose, California
• * Kellogg called the First Four 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 ; 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

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
• 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

• NCAA March Madness Live
• CBS All Access
• CBS Sports website and app
• Bleacher Report website and Team Stream app
• Watch TBS website and app
• Watch TNT website and app
• Watch truTV website and app
• Websites and apps of cable, satellite, and OTT providers of CBS & Turner

Audio

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