2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament explained

Year:	2017
Teams:	68
Finalfourarena:	University of Phoenix Stadium
Finalfourcity:	Glendale, Arizona
Champions:	North Carolina Tar Heels
Titlecount:	6th
Champgamecount:	11th
Champffcount:	20th
Runnerup:	Gonzaga Bulldogs
Gamecount:	1st
Runnerffcount:	1st
Semifinal1:	Oregon Ducks
Finalfourcount:	2nd
Semifinal2:	South Carolina Gamecocks
Finalfourcount2:	1st
Coach:	Roy Williams
Coachcount:	3rd
Mop:	Joel Berry II
Mopteam:	North Carolina

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 the Western United States since the 1995 tournament when Seattle was the host of the Final Four.

In the Final Four, North Carolina beat Oregon (making their first Final Four appearance since the inaugural tournament in 1939)^[1] while Gonzaga defeated South Carolina (both making their first ever Final Four appearance).^[2] This was the first NCAA tournament since 1979 to see two first-time Final Four participants. North Carolina then defeated Gonzaga 71–65 to win their 6th national championship, and 3rd under Roy Williams.^[3]

After being the only longstanding Power Five team to never made the tournament, Northwestern from the Big Ten finally made the tournament for the first time in program history.^[4] North Dakota (Big Sky), UC Davis (Big West), Northern Kentucky (Horizon League), and Jacksonville State (Ohio Valley) also all made their tournament debuts.

Tournament procedures

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

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.^[7]

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).

Schedule and venues

The following sites were selected to host each round of the 2017 tournament^[8]

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

Qualification and selection

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. Hawaii had previously been banned from entering the tournament as a penalty for infractions, but the NCAA later reversed its ban.^{[9] [10]}

Automatic qualifiers

The following 32 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2017 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid.^[11]

Conference	Team	Appearance	Last bid
America East	Vermont	6th	2012
American	SMU	12th	2015
Atlantic 10	Rhode Island	9th	1999
ACC	Duke	41st	2016
ASUN	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
Ivy League	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

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)

First Four – Dayton, Ohio

The First Four games involved eight teams: the four overall lowest-ranked teams, and the four lowest-ranked at-large teams.

Game summaries

East Regional – New York City, New York

East Regional all tournament team

• Sindarius Thornwell (Sr, South Carolina) – East Regional most outstanding player^[12]
• PJ Dozier (So, South Carolina)^[12]
• KeVaughn Allen (So, Florida)^[12]
• Chris Chiozza (Jr, Florida)^[12]
• Nigel Hayes (Sr, Wisconsin)^[12]

West Regional – San Jose, California

West Regional all tournament team

• Johnathan Williams (Jr, Gonzaga) – West Regional most outstanding player^[13]
• Trevon Bluiett (Jr, Xavier)^[13]
• J. P. Macura (Jr, Xavier)^[13]
• Jordan Mathews (Sr, Gonzaga)^[13]
• Nigel Williams-Goss (Jr, Gonzaga)^[13]

Midwest Regional – Kansas City, Missouri

Midwest Regional all tournament team

• Jordan Bell (Jr., Oregon) – Midwest Regional most outstanding player^[14]
• Frank Mason III (Sr, Kansas)^[14]
• Dillon Brooks (Jr, Oregon)^[14]
• Tyler Dorsey (So., Oregon)^[14]
• Josh Jackson (Fr, Kansas)^[14]

South Regional – Memphis, Tennessee

South Regional all tournament team

• Luke Maye (So., North Carolina) – South Regional most outstanding player^[15]
• De'Aaron Fox (Fr, Kentucky)^[15]
• Isaac Humphries (So., Kentucky)^[15]
• Joel Berry II (Jr, North Carolina)^[15]
• Justin Jackson (Jr, North Carolina)^[15]

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 Championship

See main article: 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game.

Final Four all-tournament team

• Joel Berry II (Jr, North Carolina) – Final Four Most Outstanding Player^[16]
• Nigel Williams-Goss (Jr, Gonzaga)^[16]
• Justin Jackson (Jr, North Carolina)^[16]
• Kennedy Meeks (Sr, North Carolina)^[16]
• Zach Collins (Fr, Gonzaga)^[16]

Game summaries and tournament notes

Upsets

Per the NCAA, "Upsets are defined as when the winner of the game was seeded five or more places lower than the team it defeated." The 2017 tournament saw a total of 9 upsets; 4 of them were in the first round, 4 of them were in the second round, and one of them in the Sweet Sixteen.

Round	East	West	Midwest	South
First round	No. 11 USC defeated No. 6 SMU, 66–65	No. 11 Xavier defeated No. 6 Maryland, 76–65	No. 11 Rhode Island defeated No. 6 Creighton, 84–72	No. 12 Middle Tennessee defeated No. 5 Minnesota, 81–72
Second Round		No. 11 Xavier defeated No. 3 Florida State, 91–66	No. 7 Michigan defeated No. 2 Louisville, 73–69	None
Sweet 16	None	No. 11 Xavier defeated No. 2 Arizona, 73–71	None	None
Elite 8	None	None	None	None

Record by conference

Conference	Bids	Record	Win %	R64	R32	S16	E8	F4	CG	NC
ACC	9	11–8		8	6	1	1	1	1	1
WCC	2	6–2		2	2	1	1	1	1
Pac-12	4	10–4		4	4	3	1	1
SEC	5	11–5		5	4	3	3	1
Big 12	6	9–6		6	4	3	1
Big East	7	6–7		6	3	2	1
Big Ten	7	8–7		7	5	3
Atlantic 10	3	1–3		3	1
American	2	1–2		2	1
C-USA	1	1–1		1	1
Missouri Valley	1	1–1		1	1
Big West	1	1–1		1
NEC	1	1–1		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.^{[17] [18] [19] [20]} 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.^[21]

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.^[22]

• 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 and Glendale) – First Four, first round, second round, regional semi-finals, and Final Four
• 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
• Jon Rothstein (Glendale) - Final Four
• 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, Atlanta, and Glendale) – First Four, second round, and Final Four
• 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.^[23]

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:

• 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 and References

1. News: UNC holds off Oregon, to face Gonzaga in final. Woo. Jeremy. SI.com. 2017-05-05.
2. News: Final Four 2017: Gonzaga holds on to beat South Carolina, advances to title game. CBSSports.com. 2017-05-05. en.
3. News: North Carolina Stops Gonzaga, Turning Heartbreak Into Joy. Schonbrun. Zach. 2017-04-04. The New York Times. 2017-05-05. 0362-4331.
4. News: At long last, Northwestern reaches NCAAs. Jill . Martin. CNN. March 12, 2017. April 2, 2024.
5. The Ivy League Adds Men's, Women's Basketball Tournaments Beginning in 2017. Ivy League. March 10, 2016. March 3, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160311041901/http://ivyleaguesports.com/information/general_releases/2015-16/releases/The_Ivy_League_Adds_Mens-Womens_Basketball_Tournaments_Beginning_in_2017. March 11, 2016. mdy-all.
6. News: Auerbach. Nicole. Midseason March Madness sneak preview should bring positive buzz. USA Today. January 24, 2017. March 3, 2017.
7. News: March Madness bracket: How the 68 teams are selected for the Division I men's basketball tournament. National Collegiate Athletic Association. February 18, 2016. March 3, 2017.
8. Web site: 2016–18 preliminary rounds. November 14, 2014. NCAA. April 4, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180423170454/https://www.ncaa.com/mbbprelims. April 23, 2018. dead.
9. Web site: Former Hawaii head men's basketball coach violated NCAA ethical conduct rules . December 22, 2015 . NCAA.
10. Web site: Hawaii men's basketball eligible for postseason after Committee on Infractions reconsideration . March 3, 2017 . NCAA.
11. Web site: March Madness 2017: Conference tournament scores, schedule, NCAA tournament automatic qualifiers. NCAA . February 28, 2017 . February 20, 2017.
12. Web site: South Carolina, Florida dominate All-East Region team. Andrew Astleford. March 26, 2017. SECCountry.com. March 26, 2017.
13. News: Johnathan Williams was the Best in the West . Jacob . Thorpe . . . March 25, 2017 . March 26, 2017.
14. Web site: KU's Frank Mason and Josh Jackson make NCAA All-Midwest Regional team. Shane Keyser. March 25, 2017. Kansas City Star. March 26, 2017.
15. Web site: Fox on UK's foul trouble: 'I'm not blaming the officials, man'. Jerry Tipton. March 26, 2017. Lexington Herald-Leader. March 27, 2017.
16. Web site: Joel Berry named Final Four Most Outstanding Player. theScore.com . April 4, 2017 . April 5, 2017.
17. Web site: CBS Sports, Turner Sports announce programming schedule for 2014, 2015. National Collegiate Athletic Association. May 7, 2013. April 1, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110948/http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2013-05-07/cbs-sports-turner-sports-announce-programming-schedule-2014. April 2, 2015. dead. mdy-all.
18. Web site: Turner Sports and CBS Sports Announce 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Commentator Teams. NCAA. March 2, 2017. March 2, 2017.
19. Web site: March Madness: Jim Nantz, Grant Hill, Casey Stern and Debbie Antonelli highlight March Madness Commentator Teams. NCAA. March 2, 2017. March 2, 2017.
20. Web site: Maiman. Beth. March Madness TV schedule: How to watch and live stream every game in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. NCAA. March 9, 2017. March 8, 2017.
21. Media Circus: Breaking down CBS and Turner's March Madness broadcast package . Sports Illustrated . March 12, 2017 . March 13, 2017.
22. CBS cuts bloated Selection Sunday show to 90 minutes from two hours . Sporting News . March 7, 2017 . March 8, 2017.
23. Web site: Westwood One and the NCAA make history with first Spanish language audio call of NCAA Men's Final Four . NCAA . March 1, 2017 . February 28, 2017.