The 2017 NCAA tournament concluded with North Carolina defeating Gonzaga for the national title in Glendale, Arizona.
The Tar Heels won their sixth national championship and third under coach Roy Williams. The Tar Heels cut down the nets one year after being walked off by Villanova on a buzzer-beater. Since seeding was introduced in 1979, the Tar Heels have won all of their championships as a No. 1 seed.
North Carolina made its 20th appearance at the Final Four, joined by first-timers in No. 1 seed Gonzaga and No. 7 seed South Carolina. Oregon, a 3-seed, returned to the Final Four for the first time since the inaugural NCAA tournament in 1939.
South Carolina was one of four teams seeded seventh or lower to reach the Sweet 16 (No. 7 Michigan, No. 8 Wisconsin and No. 11 Xavier).
2017 NCAA tournament: Bracket
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2017 NCAA tournament: Scores
- First Four
- East: No. 16 Mount St. Mary's 67, No. 16 New Orleans 66
- East: No. 11 Southern California 75, No. 11 Providence 71
- Midwest: No. 16 UC Davis 67, No. 16 N.C. Central 63
- South: No. 11 Kansas State 95, No. 11 Wake Forest 88
- First Round (Round of 64)
- East Regional
- No. 1 Villanova 76, No. 16 Mount St. Mary's 56
- No. 2 Duke 87, No. 15 Troy 65
- No. 3 Baylor 91, No. 14 New Mexico State 73
- No. 4 Florida 80, No. 13 East Tennessee State 65
- No. 5 Virginia 76, No. 12 UNC Wilmington 71
- No. 11 Southern California 66, No. 6 SMU 65
- No. 7 South Carolina 93, No. 10 Marquette 73
- No. 8 Wisconsin 84, No. 9 Virginia Tech 74
- West Regional
- No. 1 Gonzaga 66, No. 16 South Dakota State 46
- No. 2 Arizona 100, No. 15 North Dakota 82
- No. 3 Florida State 86, No. 14 Florida Gulf Coast 80
- No. 4 West Virginia 86, No. 13 Bucknell 80
- No. 5 Notre Dame 60, No. 12 Princeton 58
- No. 11 Xavier 76, No. 6 Maryland 65
- No. 7 Saint Mary's 85, No. 10 VCU 77
- No. 8 Northwestern 68, No. 9 Vanderbilt 66 |
- South Regional
- No. 1 North Carolina 103, Texas Southern 64
- No. 2 Kentucky 79, No. 15 Northern Kentucky 70
- No. 3 UCLA 97, No. 14 Kent State 80
- No. 4 Butler 76, No. 4 Winthrop 64
- No. 12 Middle Tennessee 81, No. 5 Minnesota 72
- No. 6 Cincinnati 75, No. 11 Kansas State 61
- No. 10 Wichita State 64, No. 7 Dayton 58
- No. 8 Arkansas 77, No. 9 Seton Hall 71
- Midwest Regional
- No. 1 Kansas 100, No. 16 UC Davis 62
- No. 2 Louisville 78, No. 15 Jacksonville State 63
- No. 3 Oregon 93, No. 14 Iona 77
- No. 4 Purdue 80, No. 13 Vermont 70
- No. 5 Iowa State 84, No. 12 Nevada 73
- No. 11 Rhode Island 84, No. 6 Creighton 72
- No. 7 Michigan 92, No. 10 Oklahoma State 91
- No. 9 Michigan State 78, No. 8 Miami (Fla.) 58
- East Regional
- Second Round (Round of 32)
- East Regional
- No. 8 Wisconsin 65, No. 1 Villanova 62
- No. 7 South Carolina 88, No. 2 Duke 81 |
- No. 3 Baylor 82, No. 11 Southern California 78
- No. 4 Florida 65, No. 5 Virginia 39
- West Regional
- No. 1 Gonzaga 79, No. 8 Northwestern 73
- No. 2 Arizona 69, No. 7 Saint Mary's 60
- No. 11 Xavier 91, No. 3 Florida State 66
- No. 4 West Virginia 83, No. 5 Notre Dame 71
- South Regional
- No. 1 North Carolina 72, No. 8 Arkansas 65
- No. 2 Kentucky 65, No. 10 Wichita State 62
- No. 3 UCLA 79, No. 6 Cincinnati 67
- No. 4 Butler 74, No. 12 Middle Tennessee 65
- Midwest Regional
- No. 1 Kansas 90, No. 9 Michigan State 70
- No. 7 Michigan 73, No. 2 Louisville 69
- No. 3 Oregon 75, No. 11 Rhode Island 72
- No. 4 Purdue 80, No. 5 Iowa State 76
- East Regional
- Sweet 16
- East Regional
- No. 4 Florida 84, No. 8 Wisconsin 83 (OT) |
- No. 7 South Carolina 70, No. 3 Baylor 50
- West Regional
- No. 1 Gonzaga 61, No. 4 West Virginia 58
- No. 11 Xavier 73, No. 2 Arizona 71
- South Regional
- No. 1 North Carolina 92, No. 4 Butler 80
- No. 2 Kentucky 86, No. 3 UCLA 75
- Midwest Regional
- No. 1 Kansas 98, No. 4 Purdue 66
- No. 3 Oregon 69, No. 7 Michigan 68
- East Regional
- Elite Eight
- East Regional
- No. 7 South Carolina 77, No. 4 Florida 70
- West Regional
- No. 1 Gonzaga 83, No. 11 Xavier 59
- South Regional
- No. 1 North Carolina 75, No. 2 Kentucky 73 |
- Midwest Regional
- No. 3 Oregon 74, No. 1 Kansas 60
- East Regional
- Final Four (Glendale, Arizona)
- National semifinals
- No. 1 Gonzaga 77, No. 7 South Carolina 73
- No. 1 North Carolina 77, No. 3 Oregon 76
- National championship
- No. 1 North Carolina 71, No. 1 Gonzaga 65 |
- National semifinals
2017 NCAA tournament: Upsets
The following double-digit seeds won games (not counting the First Four):
TEAM | SCORE | OPPONENT |
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FIRST ROUND (Round of 64) | ||
No. 12 Middle Tennessee | 81-72 | No. 5 Minnesota |
No. 11 Rhode Island | 84-72 | No. 6 Creighton |
No. 11 Southern California | 66-65 | No. 6 SMU |
No. 11 Xavier | 76-65 | No. 6 Maryland |
No. 10 Wichita State | 64-58 | No. 7 Dayton |
SECOND ROUND (Round of 32) | ||
No. 11 Xavier | 91-66 | No. 3 Florida State |
SWEET 16 | ||
No. 11 Xavier | 73-71 | No. 2 Arizona |
2017 NCAA tournament: Stats, records
Here are the tournament leaders, with games in parentheses:
Scoring offense
- Oklahoma State (1) — 91.0
- Wake Forest (1) — 88.0
- Kansas (4) — 87.0
- Duke (2) — 84.0
- UCLA (3) — 83.7
Scoring defense
- Princeton (1) — 60.0
- Villanova (2) — 60.5
- Wichita State (2) — 61.5
- Gonzaga (6) — 63.3
- Dayton (1) — 64.0
Rebounding margin
- Oklahoma State (1) — +19.0
- Seton Hall (1) — +14.0
- Wichita State (2) — +10.5
- Louisville (2) — +10.0
- North Carolina (6) — +9.8
Individual scoring
- Norbertas Giga, Jacksonville State and Jequan Lewis, VCU (1 each) — 30.0
- Brandon Goodwin, Florida Gulf Coast (1) — 28.0
- John Collins, Wake Forest (1) — 26.0
Individual rebounding
- Drick Bernstine, North Dakota; Devontae Cacok, UNC Wilmington and Jimmy Hall, Kent State (1 each) — 15.0
- Jordan Bell, Oregon (5) — 13.2
- Angel Delgado, Seton Hall (1) — 13.0
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