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The 2017 NCAA Division I Football Tournament is a proposed tournament which sees the merging of FBS and FCS football into one league and one tournament created in result. The tournament features 64 teams of the 230 programs. There are 23 automatic conference berths, along with 25 at-large berths.

2017 NCAA Tournament schedule and venues

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Dayton
Dayton
Buffalo
Buffalo
Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Orlando
Orlando
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City
Greenville
Greenville
Indianapolis
Indianapolis
Tulsa
Tulsa
Sacramento
Sacramento
2017 First Four (orange) and First and Second rounds (green)
Note: Greensboro, North Carolina was originally awarded First and Second round games, but the games were relocated to Greenville, South Carolina due to NCAA objections over HB2.
Quidster4040/sandbox/2017 NCAA Division I Football Tournament is located in the United States
Kansas City
Kansas City
San Jose
San Jose
Memphis
Memphis
New York City
New York City
Glendale
Glendale
2017 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

The following sites were selected to host each round of the 2017 tournament[1]

First Four

First and Second Rounds

Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four and Championship)

Notes
  1. ^ At the time of announcement, this venue was known as First Niagara Center. Following the 2016 purchase of First Niagara Financial Group by KeyCorp, the new venue name officially took effect with the start of the 2016–17 NHL season.
  2. ^ Greensboro, North Carolina originally was awarded First and Second Round games, but the games were relocated due to NCAA objections over North Carolina's passage of HB2. This was also the first time a South Carolina venue hosted the tournament in 15 years, after the state removed the Confederate battle flag from the South Carolina State House grounds in July 2015 and the NCAA implemented a policy of not hosting championship games in the state in response to the display in 2002.

Qualification and selection

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  • Round of 64 - November 23
  • Round of 32 - December 1
  • Sweet Sixteen - December 9
  • Elite Eight - December 16
  • Final Four - December 23
  • National Championship - January 1, 2018

Automatic qualifiers

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The following 23 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2016 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid:

Conference Team Appearance Last bid
American UCF 1st
ACC Clemson 3rd 2016
Big Sky Southern Utah 1st
Big South Kennesaw State 1st
Big Ten Ohio State 2nd 2015
Big 12 Oklahoma 3rd 2016
CAA James Madison 1st
Conference USA Florida Atlantic 1st
Ivy Yale 1st
MAC Toledo 1st
MEAC North Carolina A&T 1st
Mountain West Boise State 1st
MVFC North Dakota State 1st
Northeast Central Connecticut 1st
Ohio Valley Jacksonville State 1st
Pac-12 USC 1st
Patriot Colgate 1st
Pioneer San Diego 1st
SEC Georgia 3rd
Southern Wofford 1st
Southland Central Arkansas 1st
Sun Belt Appalachain State 2nd 2016
SWAC Grambling State 1st

Tournament seeds

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Southern Regional – Sugar Bowl, New Orleans
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall rank
1 Clemson ACC 12–1 Auto 1
2 USC Pac-12 11–2 Auto 8
3 Penn State Big Ten 10–2 At-large 9
4 Michigan State Big Ten 9–3 At-large 16
5 LSU SEC 9–3 At-large 17
6 NC State ACC 8–4 At-large 24
7 Boise State Mountain West 10–3 Auto 25
8 Boston College ACC 7–5 At-large 32
9 Arizona State Pac-12 7–5 At-large 33
10 North Texas Conference USA 9–4 At-large 40
11 SMU American 7–5 At-large 41
12 Northern Illinois MAC 8–4 At-large 48
13 Houston American 7–4 At-large 49
14 Sam Houston State Southland 11–1 At-large 56
15 Weber State Big Sky 11–3 Auto 57
16 Lehigh Patriot 5–7 Auto 64
Western Regional – Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall rank
1 Oklahoma Big 12 12–1 Auto 2
2 Auburn SEC 10–3 At-large 7
3 Miami (FL) ACC 10–2 At-large 10
4 TCU Big 12 10–3 At-large 15
5 Washington State Pac-12 9–3 At-large 18
6 Mississippi State SEC 8–4 At-large 23
7 Fresno State Mountain West 9–4 At-large 26
8 Michigan Big Ten 8–4 At-large 31
9 Troy Sun Belt 10–2 Auto 34
10 Louisville ACC 8–4 At-large 39
11 Iowa State Big Ten 7–5 At-large 42
12 James Madison CAA 13–0 Auto 47
13 Missouri SEC 7–5 At-large 50
14 Kennesaw State Big South 12–1 Auto 55
15 Wofford Southern 10–2 Auto 58
16 Central Connecticut State NEC 8–3 Auto 63
Midwest Regional – Cotton Bowl, Arlington
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall rank
1 Georgia SEC 12–1 Auto 3
2 Wisconsin Big Ten 12–1 At-large 6
3 Washington Pac-12 10–2 At-large 11
4 Notre Dame Independent 9–3 At-large 14
5 Oklahoma State Big 12 9–3 At-large 19
6 Virginia Tech ACC 9–3 At-large 22
7 South Florida American 9–2 At-large 27
8 Florida Atlantic Conference USA 10–3 Auto 30
9 Texas A&M SEC 7–5 At-large 35
10 Army Independent 9–3 At-large 38
11 Iowa Big Ten 7–5 At-large 43
12 North Dakota State Missouri Valley 12–1 Auto 46
13 Kansas State Big 12 7–5 At-large 51
14 Jacksonville State Ohio Valley 10–2 Auto 54
15 Yale Ivy 9–1 Auto 59
16 San Diego Pioneer 10–3 Auto 62
Eastern Regional – Peach Bowl, Atlanta
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall rank
1 Alabama SEC 11–1 At-large 4
2 Ohio State Big Ten 11–2 Auto 5
3 UCF American 12–0 Auto 12
4 Stanford Pac-12 9–4 At-large 13
5 Memphis American 10–2 At-large 20
6 Northwestern Big Ten 9–3 At-large 21
7 South Carolina SEC 8–4 At-large 28
8 Toledo MAC 11–2 Auto 29
9 Wake Forest ACC 7–5 At-large 36
10 San Diego State Mountain West 10–2 At-large 37
11 Oregon Pac-12 44
12 Kentucky SEC 7–5 At-large 45
13 South Dakota State Missouri Valley 11–2 At-large 52
14 Central Arkansas Southland 10–2 Auto 53
15 North Carolina A&T MEAC 11–0 Auto 60
16 Grambling State SWAC 10–1 Auto 61
  • First eight out: FIU, UCLA, Florida State, UCLA, Central Michigan, Arizona, West Virginia, Ole Miss

Bracket

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First Round
(campus sites)
Second Round
(campus sites)
Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Semifinals National Championship
                  
S1 Clemson 45
S16 Lehigh 14
 
 
S8 Boston College 28
S9 Arizona State 31
 
 
S4 Michigan State 21
S13 Houston 3
 
 
S5 LSU 31
S12 Northern Illinois 13
 
 
S2 USC 55
S15 Weber State 3
 
 
S7 Boise State 27OT
S10 North Texas 20
 
 
S3 Penn State 30
S14 Sam Houston State 10
 
 
S6 NC State 17
S11 SMU 24
 
 
W1 Oklahoma 70
W16 Central Connecticut 17
 
 
W8 Michigan 43
W9 Troy 20
 
 
W4 TCU 20
W13 Missouri 27OT
 
 
W5 Washington State 35
W12 James Madison 38
 
 
W2 Auburn 45
W15 Wofford 3
 
 
W7 Fresno State 33
W10 Louisville 31
 
 
W3 Miami 30
W14 Kennesaw State 20
 
 
W6 Mississippi State 14
W11 Iowa State 10
 
 
MW1 Georgia 66
MW16 San Diego 9
 
 
MW8 Florida Atlantic 21
MW9 Texas A&M 37
 
 
MW4 Notre Dame 13
MW13 Kansas State 3
 
 
MW5 Oklahoma State 16
MW12 North Dakota State 20
 
 
MW2 Wisconsin 50
MW15 Yale 0
 
 
MW7 South Florida 23
MW10 Army 24
 
 
MW3 Washington 27
MW14 Jacksonville State 17
 
 
MW6 Virginia Tech 18
MW11 Iowa 9
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  1. ^ "2016-18 preliminary rounds". NCAA. November 14, 2014.