2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP #1	Duke
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

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

Rule changes

The only rule change for this season is that coaches are now permitted to ask for timeouts in situations of inbounds on offense or defense. Coaches are still not permitted to call timeouts in live-ball situations.

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
• November 2 – The Associated Press preseason All-American team was released. Duke guard Grayson Allen was the leading vote-getter (61 votes). Joining him on the team were California forward Ivan Rabb (55 votes), Villanova guard Josh Hart (53), Oregon forward Dillon Brooks (30) and Iowa State guard Monte Morris (24).^[3]
• November 22 - IPFW upsets 3rd-ranked Indiana for the first win over a ranked team in the program's history.^[4]

Conference membership changes

Only one school joined a new conference for 2016–17:

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

Season outlook

Pre–season polls

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

AP Ranking Team 1 Duke (58) 2 Kentucky (2) 3 Kansas 4 Villanova (4) 5 Oregon (1) 6 North Carolina 7 Xavier 8 Virginia 9 Wisconsin 10 Arizona 11 Indiana 12 Michigan State 13 Louisville 14 Gonzaga 15 Purdue 16 UCLA 17 Saint Mary's 18 Connecticut 19 Syracuse 20 West Virginia 21 Texas 22 Creighton 23 Rhode Island 24 Iowa State 25 Maryland

USA Today Coaches Ranking Team 1 Duke (27) 2 Kansas (1) 3 Villanova (1) 4 Kentucky (2) 5 Oregon (1) 6 North Carolina 7 Virginia 8 Xavier 9 Michigan State 10 Wisconsin 11 Arizona 12 Indiana 13 Gonzaga 14 Louisville 15 Purdue 16 Connecticut 17 Syracuse 18 West Virginia 19 Saint Mary's 20 UCLA 21 Maryland 22 Texas 23 Creighton 24 Rhode Island 25 Cincinnati

Regular season

Early season tournaments

Name	Dates	Location	No. teams	Champion
2K Sports Classic	November 17–18	Madison Square Garden (Manhattan, NY)	4	Michigan
Puerto Rico Tip-Off	November 17–18, 20	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (San Juan, PR)	8	Xavier
Charleston Classic	November 17–18, 20	TD Arena (Charleston, SC)	8	Villanova
Paradise Jam Tournament	November 18–21	Sports and Fitness Center (Saint Thomas, VI)	8	Creighton
Hall of Fame Tip Off	November 19–20	Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT)	4	Duke
CBE Hall of Fame Classic	November 21–22	Sprint Center (Kansas City, MO)	4	Kansas
Legends Classic	November 21–22	Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)	4	Notre Dame
Gulf Coast Showcase	November 21–23	Germain Arena (Estero, FL)	8	Houston
Maui Invitational	November 21–23	Lahaina Civic Center (Lahaina, HI)	8	North Carolina
Men Who Speak Up Main Event	November 21, 23	MGM Grand Garden Arena (Las Vegas, NV)	8	Valparaiso
Cancun Challenge	November 22–23	Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (Cancun, MX)	8	Georgia State (Mayan Division) Purdue (Riviera Division)
Battle 4 Atlantis	November 23–25	Imperial Arena (Nassau, BAH)	8	Baylor
Great Alaska Shootout	November 23–26	Sullivan Arena (Anchorage,AK)	8	Iona
NIT Season Tip-Off	November 24–25	Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)	4	Temple
Las Vegas Invitational	November 24–25	Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, NV)	4	Butler Bucknell
AdvoCare Invitational	November 24–25, 27	HP Field House (Lake Buena Vista, FL)	8	Gonzaga
Wooden Legacy	November 24–25, 27	Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, CA)	8	UCLA
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic	November 25–26	American Bank Center (Corpus Chirsti, TX)	4	Unknown
Emerald Coast Classic	November 25–26	Emerald Coast Classic Arena (Niceville, FL)	4	Virginia UTRGV
Barclays Center Classic	November 25–26	Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)	4	Maryland
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.^[5]

Conference	Regular season winner	Conference Player of the Year	Conference Coach of the Year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (city)	Tournament winner
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	PPG Paints Arena (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	First round: Campus sites Quarterfinals/semifinals: #1 seed Final: Top surviving seed
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	Legacy Arena Birmingham, Alabama
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)

Conference standings

2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Cincinnati 0 – 0   –     6 – 1   .857 Houston 0 – 0   –     6 – 1   .857 UCF 0 – 0   –     6 – 1   .857 East Carolina 0 – 0   –     7 – 2   .778 Memphis 0 – 0   –     6 – 2   .750 Temple 0 – 0   –     6 – 2   .750 SMU 0 – 0   –     6 – 3   .667 South Florida 0 – 0   –     4 – 3   .571 Tulsa 0 – 0   –     3 – 3   .500 Connecticut 0 – 0   –     3 – 4   .429 Tulane 0 – 0   –     1 – 7   .125 † 2017 AAC Tournament winner As of December 6, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll	2016–17 America East Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT UMBC 0 – 0   –     5 – 1   .833 Vermont 0 – 0   –     6 – 2   .750 Albany 0 – 0   –     4 – 3   .571 New Hampshire 0 – 0   –     4 – 3   .571 Binghamton 0 – 0   –     5 – 4   .556 Maine 0 – 0   –     2 – 5   .286 UMass Lowell* 0 – 0   –     2 – 6   .250 Stony Brook 0 – 0   –     1 – 5   .167 Hartford 0 – 0   –     1 – 7   .125 * Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I. † 2017 America East Tournament winner As of December 6, 2016;
2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT VCU 0 – 0   –     6 – 2   .750 Davidson 0 – 0   –     5 – 2   .714 Dayton 0 – 0   –     5 – 2   .714 Massachusetts 0 – 0   –     5 – 2   .714 St. Bonaventure 0 – 0   –     5 – 2   .714 George Mason 0 – 0   –     6 – 3   .667 La Salle 0 – 0   –     4 – 2   .667 Rhode Island 0 – 0   –     5 – 3   .625 Fordham 0 – 0   –     5 – 4   .556 George Washington 0 – 0   –     5 – 4   .556 Richmond 0 – 0   –     4 – 4   .500 Duquesne 0 – 0   –     4 – 5   .444 Saint Joseph's 0 – 0   –     3 – 4   .429 Saint Louis 0 – 0   –     2 – 5   .286 † 2017 A10 Tournament winner As of December 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll	2016–17 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Jacksonville 0 – 0   –     6 – 3   .667 Florida Gulf Coast 0 – 0   –     5 – 3   .625 NJIT 0 – 0   –     5 – 4   .556 USC Upstate 0 – 0   –     5 – 5   .500 Stetson 0 – 0   –     4 – 6   .400 Kennesaw State 0 – 0   –     3 – 6   .333 Lipscomb 0 – 0   –     3 – 7   .300 North Florida 0 – 0   –     3 – 7   .300 † 2017 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner As of December 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll
2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT No. 23 Notre Dame 0 – 0   –     7 – 0   1.000 No. 14 Virginia 0 – 0   –     7 – 0   1.000 No. 7 North Carolina 0 – 0   –     7 – 1   .875 No. 5 Duke 0 – 0   –     7 – 1   .875 Florida State 0 – 0   –     6 – 1   .857 Pittsburgh 0 – 0   –     6 – 1   .857 No. 11 Louisville 0 – 0   –     6 – 1   .857 Virginia Tech 0 – 0   –     6 – 1   .857 Miami (FL) 0 – 0   –     5 – 2   .714 NC State 0 – 0   –     5 – 2   .714 Wake Forest 0 – 0   –     5 – 2   .714 Georgia Tech 0 – 0   –     4 – 2   .667 Syracuse 0 – 0   –     4 – 2   .667 Clemson 0 – 0   –     4 – 2   .667 Boston College 0 – 0   –     3 – 3   .500 † 2017 ACC Tournament winner As of December 6, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll	2016–17 Big East men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT #16 Butler 0 – 0   –     8 – 0   1.000 #1 Villanova 0 – 0   –     8 – 0   1.000 #10 Creighton 0 – 0   –     8 – 0   1.000 #13 Xavier 0 – 0   –     7 – 1   .875 Marquette 0 – 0   –     6 – 2   .750 Providence 0 – 0   –     6 – 2   .750 Seton Hall 0 – 0   –     5 – 2   .714 DePaul 0 – 0   –     4 – 2   .667 Georgetown 0 – 0   –     5 – 4   .556 St. John's 0 – 0   –     3 – 5   .375 † 2017 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Eastern Washington 0 – 0   –     5 – 2   .714 Montana State 0 – 0   –     5 – 2   .714 North Dakota 0 – 0   –     4 – 2   .667 Idaho 0 – 0   –     3 – 3   .500 Portland State 0 – 0   –     2 – 3   .400 Southern Utah 0 – 0   –     2 – 4   .333 Weber State 0 – 0   –     2 – 4   .333 Northern Colorado 0 – 0   –     2 – 5   .286 Northern Arizona 0 – 0   –     2 – 6   .250 Sacramento State 0 – 0   –     1 – 5   .167 Idaho State 0 – 0   –     1 – 6   .143 Montana 0 – 0   –     1 – 6   .143 † 2017 Big Sky Tournament winner	2016–17 Big South men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Charleston Southern 0 – 0   –     3 – 2   .600 Winthrop 0 – 0   –     3 – 2   .600 High Point 0 – 0   –     3 – 3   .500 Liberty 0 – 0   –     3 – 3   .500 UNC Asheville 0 – 0   –     3 – 3   .500 Campbell 0 – 0   –     2 – 3   .400 Presbyterian 0 – 0   –     2 – 3   .400 Gardner–Webb 0 – 0   –     2 – 4   .333 Radford 0 – 0   –     2 – 4   .333 Longwood 0 – 0   –     1 – 3   .250 † 2017 Big South Tournament winner As of December 6, 2016;
2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Maryland 0 – 0   –     8 – 1   .889 No. 9 Indiana 0 – 0   –     7 – 1   .875 Minnesota 0 – 0   –     7 – 1   .875 Ohio State 0 – 0   –     7 – 1   .875 Rutgers 0 – 0   –     7 – 1   .875 No. 17 Wisconsin 0 – 0   –     7 – 2   .778 Michigan 0 – 0   –     6 – 2   .750 Northwestern 0 – 0   –     6 – 2   .750 No. 18 Purdue 0 – 0   –     6 – 2   .750 Illinois 0 – 0   –     6 – 3   .667 Penn State 0 – 0   –     6 – 3   .667 Nebraska 0 – 0   –     5 – 3   .625 Michigan State 0 – 0   –     5 – 4   .556 Iowa 0 – 0   –     4 – 5   .444 † 2017 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2016–17 Big West men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Hawaii 0 – 0   –     4 – 3   .571 Cal Poly 0 – 0   –     5 – 4   .556 UC Davis 0 – 0   –     5 – 4   .556 UC Irvine 0 – 0   –     4 – 4   .500 Cal State Fullerton 0 – 0   –     3 – 5   .375 Cal State Northridge 0 – 0   –     3 – 5   .375 UC Riverside 0 – 0   –     1 – 4   .200 UC Santa Barbara 0 – 0   –     1 – 5   .167 Long Beach State 0 – 0   –     1 – 9   .100 † 2017 Big West Tournament winner
2016–17 Big 12 men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT #4 Baylor 0 – 0   –     8 – 0   1.000 TCU 0 – 0   –     8 – 0   1.000 #3 Kansas 0 – 0   –     7 – 1   .875 Kansas State 0 – 0   –     7 – 1   .875 Texas Tech 0 – 0   –     7 – 1   .875 #15 West Virginia 0 – 0   –     6 – 1   .857 Oklahoma State 0 – 0   –     6 – 2   .750 #25 Iowa State 0 – 0   –     5 – 2   .714 Oklahoma 0 – 0   –     5 – 2   .714 Texas 0 – 0   –     4 – 3   .571 † 2017 Big 12 Tournament winner As of December 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll	2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT UNC Wilmington 0 – 0   –     6 – 1   .857 Elon 0 – 0   –     6 – 2   .750 College of Charleston 0 – 0   –     5 – 3   .625 William & Mary 0 – 0   –     3 – 2   .600 Northeastern 0 – 0   –     4 – 3   .571 Hofstra 0 – 0   –     4 – 3   .571 Delaware 0 – 0   –     4 – 3   .571 Towson 0 – 0   –     4 – 3   .571 Drexel 0 – 0   –     3 – 4   .429 James Madison 0 – 0   –     0 – 7   .000 † 2017 CAA Tournament winner As of December 1, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll
2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Marshall 0 – 0   –     4 – 0   1.000 Rice 0 – 0   –     4 – 1   .800 Charlotte 0 – 0   –     3 – 1   .750 Middle Tennessee 0 – 0   –     3 – 1   .750 Southern Miss 0 – 0   –     3 – 1   .750 WKU 0 – 0   –     3 – 1   .750 UAB 0 – 0   –     3 – 2   .600 Louisiana Tech 0 – 0   –     2 – 2   .500 Old Dominion 0 – 0   –     2 – 2   .500 Florida Atlantic 0 – 0   –     2 – 3   .400 UTEP 0 – 0   –     2 – 3   .400 FIU 0 – 0   –     2 – 4   .333 North Texas 0 – 0   –     1 – 3   .250 UTSA 0 – 0   –     1 – 4   .200 † 2017 C-USA Tournament winner As of November 18, 2016;	2016–17 Horizon League men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Oakland 0 – 0   –     8 – 1   .889 Valparaiso 0 – 0   –     7 – 1   .875 Wright State 0 – 0   –     6 – 3   .667 Northern Kentucky 0 – 0   –     5 – 3   .625 UIC 0 – 0   –     4 – 3   .571 Youngstown State 0 – 0   –     5 – 4   .556 Green Bay 0 – 0   –     4 – 4   .500 Milwaukee 0 – 0   –     3 – 5   .375 Cleveland State 0 – 0   –     2 – 5   .286 Detroit 0 – 0   –     1 – 7   .125 † 2017 Horizon League Tournament winner As of December 3, 2016;
2016–17 Ivy League men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Brown 0 – 0   –     5 – 4   .556 Columbia 0 – 0   –     3 – 4   .429 Yale 0 – 0   –     3 – 4   .429 Princeton 0 – 0   –     2 – 3   .400 Harvard 0 – 0   –     2 – 4   .333 Penn 0 – 0   –     2 – 4   .333 Cornell 0 – 0   –     2 – 5   .286 Dartmouth 0 – 0   –     0 – 6   .000 † 2017 Ivy League Tournament winner	2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT East Ohio 0 – 0   –     4 – 0   1.000 Akron 0 – 0   –     5 – 1   .833 Buffalo 0 – 0   –     4 – 2   .667 Kent State 0 – 0   –     4 – 3   .571 Miami (OH) 0 – 0   –     3 – 3   .500 Bowling Green 0 – 0   –     3 – 4   .429 West Central Michigan 0 – 0   –     6 – 2   .750 Ball State 0 – 0   –     4 – 3   .571 Eastern Michigan 0 – 0   –     4 – 3   .571 Northern Illinois 0 – 0   –     4 – 3   .571 Toledo 0 – 0   –     3 – 4   .429 Western Michigan 0 – 0   –     2 – 4   .333 † 2017 MAC Tournament winner
2016–17 MAAC men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Monmouth 2 – 0   1.000     6 – 2   .750 Siena 1 – 0   1.000     3 – 5   .375 Fairfield 1 – 1   .500     5 – 2   .714 Iona 1 – 1   .500     4 – 3   .571 Saint Peter's 1 – 1   .500     4 – 3   .571 Marist 1 – 1   .500     4 – 5   .444 Canisius 1 – 1   .500     3 – 5   .375 Quinnipiac 1 – 1   .500     2 – 5   .286 Niagara 1 – 1   .500     2 – 6   .250 Rider 0 – 1   .000     3 – 3   .500 Manhattan 0 – 2   .000     2 – 6   .250 † 2017 MAAC Tournament winner As of December 6, 2016;	2016–17 MEAC men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT North Carolina Central 0 – 0   –     2 – 2   .500 Bethune–Cookman 0 – 0   –     2 – 3   .400 Florida A&M 0 – 0   –     2 – 3   .400 Morgan State 0 – 0   –     2 – 3   .400 Savannah State* 0 – 0   –     2 – 3   .400 Norfolk State 0 – 0   –     2 – 4   .333 Hampton 0 – 0   –     1 – 3   .250 North Carolina A&T 0 – 0   –     1 – 3   .250 South Carolina State 0 – 0   –     1 – 3   .250 Delaware State 0 – 0   –     1 – 4   .200 Howard 0 – 0   –     0 – 5   .000 Md. Eastern Shore 0 – 0   –     0 – 5   .000 Coppin State 0 – 0   –     0 – 9   .000 *ineligible for postseason due to APR violations † 2017 MEAC Tournament winner As of December 6, 2016;
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Loyola–Chicago 0 – 0   –     5 – 1   .833 Missouri State 0 – 0   –     3 – 1   .750 Northern Iowa 0 – 0   –     3 – 1   .750 Wichita State 0 – 0   –     5 – 2   .714 Bradley 0 – 0   –     3 – 3   .500 Southern Illinois 0 – 0   –     3 – 3   .500 Evansville 0 – 0   –     2 – 2   .500 Indiana State 0 – 0   –     2 – 3   .400 Illinois State 0 – 0   –     1 – 2   .333 Drake 0 – 0   –     1 – 4   .200 † 2017 MVC Tournament winner	2016–17 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Colorado State 0 – 0   –     6 – 1   .857 San Diego State 0 – 0   –     4 – 1   .800 Nevada 0 – 0   –     6 – 2   .750 New Mexico 0 – 0   –     5 – 2   .714 UNLV 0 – 0   –     5 – 2   .714 Fresno State 0 – 0   –     4 – 2   .667 Wyoming 0 – 0   –     4 – 2   .667 Air Force 0 – 0   –     5 – 3   .625 Boise State 0 – 0   –     4 – 3   .571 San Jose State 0 – 0   –     3 – 3   .500 Utah State 0 – 0   –     3 – 3   .500 † 2017 MWC Tournament winner As of December 6, 2016; Rankings from AP
2016–17 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT LIU Brooklyn 0 – 0   –     6 – 1   .857 Saint Francis (PA) 0 – 0   –     3 – 3   .500 Sacred Heart 0 – 0   –     3 – 4   .429 Central Connecticut 0 – 0   –     2 – 3   .400 Bryant 0 – 0   –     3 – 5   .375 Wagner 0 – 0   –     2 – 4   .333 Fairleigh Dickinson 0 – 0   –     2 – 4   .333 Robert Morris 0 – 0   –     2 – 6   .250 St. Francis Brooklyn 0 – 0   –     1 – 5   .167 Mount St. Mary's 0 – 0   –     1 – 7   .125 † 2017 NEC Tournament winner As of November 30, 2016;	2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT East Tennessee State 0 – 0   –     6 – 1   .857 Jacksonville State 0 – 0   –     5 – 3   .625 Eastern Kentucky 0 – 0   –     4 – 4   .500 Belmont 0 – 0   –     2 – 3   .400 Morehead State 0 – 0   –     2 – 4   .333 Tennessee Tech 0 – 0   –     2 – 6   .250 West UT Martin 0 – 0   –     7 – 2   .778 Austin Peay 0 – 0   –     4 – 3   .571 Eastern Illinois 0 – 0   –     4 – 3   .571 SIU Edwardsville 0 – 0   –     4 – 3   .571 Southeast Missouri St. 0 – 0   –     4 – 3   .571 Murray State 0 – 0   –     3 – 4   .429 † 2017 OVC tournament winner As of December 6, 2016;
2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT #2 UCLA 0 – 0   –     9 – 0   1.000 USC 0 – 0   –     8 – 0   1.000 California 0 – 0   –     6 – 1   .857 Utah 0 – 0   –     5 – 1   .833 #24 Oregon 0 – 0   –     7 – 2   .778 #20 Arizona 0 – 0   –     6 – 2   .750 Colorado 0 – 0   –     6 – 2   .750 Stanford 0 – 0   –     6 – 3   .667 Arizona State 0 – 0   –     5 – 3   .625 Washington 0 – 0   –     4 – 3   .571 Washington State 0 – 0   –     4 – 4   .500 Oregon State 0 – 0   –     3 – 6   .333 † 2017 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of Dec. 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll	2016–17 Patriot League men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Boston University 0 – 0   –     4 – 1   .800 Bucknell 0 – 0   –     5 – 2   .714 Navy 0 – 0   –     3 – 4   .429 Lafayette 0 – 0   –     2 – 3   .400 Lehigh 0 – 0   –     2 – 3   .400 Army 0 – 0   –     2 – 4   .333 Holy Cross 0 – 0   –     2 – 4   .333 Loyola (MD) 0 – 0   –     2 – 4   .333 Colgate 0 – 0   –     1 – 4   .200 American 0 – 0   –     0 – 5   .000 † 2017 Patriot League Tournament winner As of December 6, 2016;
2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT East Tennessee State 0 – 0   –     5 – 1   .833 Chattanooga 0 – 0   –     4 – 2   .667 Mercer 0 – 0   –     4 – 2   .667 UNC Greensboro 0 – 0   –     4 – 2   .667 The Citadel 0 – 0   –     3 – 3   .500 Furman 0 – 0   –     3 – 3   .500 Samford 0 – 0   –     3 – 3   .500 Western Carolina 0 – 0   –     2 – 4   .333 VMI 0 – 0   –     1 – 4   .200 Wofford 0 – 0   –     1 – 5   .167 † 2017 SoCon Tournament winner As of December 6, 2016;	2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Texas A&M–CC 0 – 0   –     5 – 0   1.000 Lamar 0 – 0   –     4 – 2   .667 Southeastern Louisiana 0 – 0   –     5 – 3   .625 Nicholls State 0 – 0   –     4 – 3   .571 Sam Houston State 0 – 0   –     4 – 3   .571 Abilene Christian* 0 – 0   –     3 – 3   .500 Stephen F. Austin 0 – 0   –     2 – 2   .500 Incarnate Word* 0 – 0   –     2 – 3   .400 Houston Baptist 0 – 0   –     2 – 4   .333 McNeese State 0 – 0   –     2 – 4   .333 Northwestern State 0 – 0   –     2 – 4   .333 New Orleans 0 – 0   –     1 – 3   .250 Central Arkansas 0 – 0   –     1 – 5   .167 * Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I † 2017 Southland Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT #19 South Carolina 0 – 0   –     7 – 0   1.000 #21 Florida 0 – 0   –     7 – 1   .875 #6 Kentucky 0 – 0   –     7 – 1   .875 Arkansas 0 – 0   –     5 – 1   .833 Auburn 0 – 0   –     5 – 1   .833 Ole Miss 0 – 0   –     6 – 2   .750 Georgia 0 – 0   –     5 – 2   .714 LSU 0 – 0   –     5 – 2   .714 Mississippi State 0 – 0   –     5 – 2   .714 Texas A&M 0 – 0   –     4 – 2   .667 Alabama 0 – 0   –     4 – 3   .571 Vanderbilt 0 – 0   –     4 – 3   .571 Missouri 0 – 0   –     4 – 3   .571 Tennessee 0 – 0   –     3 – 3   .500 † 2017 SEC Tournament winner As of December 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll	2016–17 SWAC men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Texas Southern 0 – 0   –     4 – 4   .500 Southern 0 – 0   –     3 – 3   .500 Grambling State 0 – 0   –     3 – 6   .333 Alcorn State* 0 – 0   –     2 – 5   .286 Prairie View A&M 0 – 0   –     2 – 6   .250 Alabama State 0 – 0   –     1 – 6   .143 Jackson State 0 – 0   –     1 – 6   .143 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 0 – 0   –     1 – 7   .125 Alabama A&M 0 – 0   –     0 – 7   .000 Mississippi Valley State 0 – 0   –     0 – 9   .000 *ineligible for postseason due to APR violations † 2017 SWAC Tournament winner As of December 6, 2016;
2016–17 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Arkansas State 0 – 0   –     6 – 1   .857 South Alabama 0 – 0   –     5 – 1   .833 Little Rock 0 – 0   –     5 – 2   .714 Louisiana–Lafayette 0 – 0   –     4 – 2   .667 Texas–Arlington 0 – 0   –     5 – 3   .625 Georgia State 0 – 0   –     3 – 2   .600 Georgia Southern 0 – 0   –     3 – 3   .500 Texas State 0 – 0   –     3 – 3   .500 Troy 0 – 0   –     3 – 3   .500 Appalachian State 0 – 0   –     2 – 4   .333 Louisiana–Monroe 0 – 0   –     2 – 4   .333 Coastal Carolina 0 – 0   –     2 – 5   .286 † 2017 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner As of December 6, 2016;	2016–17 Summit League men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT South Dakota 0 – 0   –     6 – 2   .750 Fort Wayne 0 – 0   –     5 – 2   .714 North Dakota State 0 – 0   –     5 – 2   .714 Denver 0 – 0   –     2 – 3   .400 IUPUI 0 – 0   –     2 – 4   .333 Omaha 0 – 0   –     2 – 4   .333 Western Illinois 0 – 0   –     2 – 4   .333 South Dakota State 0 – 0   –     2 – 6   .250 Oral Roberts 0 – 0   –     1 – 5   .167 † 2017 Summit League Tournament winner As of December 6, 2016;
2016–17 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT #8 Gonzaga 0 – 0   –     8 – 0   1.000 #12 Saint Mary's 0 – 0   –     6 – 0   1.000 San Francisco 0 – 0   –     6 – 1   .857 BYU 0 – 0   –     5 – 2   .714 Pepperdine 0 – 0   –     4 – 2   .667 Portland 0 – 0   –     4 – 2   .667 Pacific 0 – 0   –     3 – 3   .500 Loyola Marymount 0 – 0   –     2 – 2   .500 San Diego 0 – 0   –     3 – 5   .375 Santa Clara 0 – 0   –     3 – 5   .375 † 2017 West Coast Conference Tournament winner As of Dec. 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll	2016–17 WAC men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT New Mexico State 0 – 0   –     7 – 2   .778 Utah Valley 0 – 0   –     5 – 2   .714 UMKC 0 – 0   –     6 – 3   .667 Cal State Bakersfield 0 – 0   –     5 – 4   .556 Chicago State 0 – 0   –     3 – 4   .429 Grand Canyon* 0 – 0   –     3 – 4   .429 Seattle 0 – 0   –     3 – 4   .429 UT Rio Grande Valley 0 – 0   –     2 – 7   .222 * Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I. † 2017 WAC Tournament winner As of December 6, 2016;

See also

• 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season

References