| 2017-18 Ranji Trophy Group C | |
| Administrator: | BCCI |
| Cricket Format: | First-class cricket |
| Tournament Format: | Round-robin |
| Host: |  India |
| Participants: | 7 |
| Previous Year: | 2016–17 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2016–17 Ranji Trophy |
The 2017–18 Ranji Trophy was the 84th season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament in India. It was contested by 28 teams divided into four groups, each containing seven teams.[1] The top two teams from Group C progressed to the quarterfinals of the competition.[2]
Ahead of the fifth round of fixtures, Tamil Nadu's last two home games were moved from Chennai following heavy rain and were rescheduled to take place in Indore and Vadodara.[3] In November 2017, Mumbai's fifth-round fixture against Baroda was their 500th match in the Ranji Trophy.[4] Mumbai progressed to the knockout stage of the competition after beating Tripura by 10 wickets in round 7 of the tournament.[5] They were joined by Madhya Pradesh, who topped the group, after beating Odisha by 7 wickets in their final game.[6]
The following teams were placed in Group C, based on their average points in the previous three years:[7]
| Team[8] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | –0.116 | |
| Mumbai | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | +0.228 | |
| Andhra | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | +0.326 | |
| Baroda | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 | +0.508 | |
| Tamil Nadu | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | –0.112 | |
| Odisha | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | –0.648 | |
| Tripura | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | –0.426 |
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