2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	Duke
Regular season	November 10, 2017 – March 11, 2018
NCAA Tournament	2018
Tournament dates	March 13, 2018 – April 2, 2018
National Championship	Alamodome San Antonio, Texas
NCAA Champions	Villanova Wildcats
Other champions	Penn State Nittany Lions (NIT), North Texas Mean Green (CBI), Northern Colorado Bears (CIT)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	Jalen Brunson, Villanova
NCAA Division I basketball seasons «2016–17  2018–19»

The 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2017. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season ended with the Final Four in San Antonio on April 2, 2018. Practices officially began on September 29, 2017.^[1]

Rule changes[]

The following rule changes were proposed for the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season:

• Expanding the coaches' box from 28 feet to 38 feet.
• Resetting the shot clock to 20 seconds when the ball is inbounded in the front court after a foul or violation (ex. kicked ball) by the defense. If there are more than 20 seconds on the shot clock in this situation, the shot clock will not be reset. Previously the shot clock was reset to the full 30 seconds regardless of the time remaining on the shot clock.
• Allow referees to use instant replay in the final 2:00 of the second half and/or overtime to determine if a secondary defensive player was either inside or outside of the restricted arc. If the defender was inside the arc, a blocking foul will be called. If the defender is outside of the restricted area, then a player control foul (charge) will be called.
• Require a minimum of 0.3 seconds to be taken off the game clock when the ball is legally touched on a throw-in or other situation.
• Make throw-in spots more consistent in the front court.
• Redefine a "legal screen" to require the inside of the screener's feet be no wider than his shoulders.^[2]

The NCAA approved a number of experimental rule changes for use in the 2018 postseason NIT:^[3]

• Games were played in 10-minute quarters instead of 20-minute halves, matching current practice in NCAA women's basketball.
• The "one-and-one" foul shot was not used. Instead, starting with the fifth total foul in each quarter, non-shooting fouls by the defensive team resulted in two free throws, with the only exception being administrative technical fouls. This also matched current NCAA women's practice.
• The three-point line was extended to the current FIBA distance of 6.75 m (22 ft 1.75 in) from the center of the basket, except where the arc approaches the sideline; the line was a minimum distance of 3 feet (0.91 m) from the sidelines.
• The free throw lane was extended to the 16-foot width used in NBA and FIBA play, instead of the NCAA standard of 12 feet.
• After an offensive rebound, the shot clock was reset to 20 seconds instead of 30.

Season headlines[]

• May 9, 2017 – The Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) announced that it extended an invitation to Valparaiso University to take effect July 1, with negotiations between the parties ongoing. Under its terms, the Crusaders would replace Wichita State University, departing on the same date for the American Athletic Conference.^[4]
• May 10 – The NCAA announced its Academic Progress Rate (APR) sanctions for the 2017–18 school year. A total of 17 programs in 9 sports were declared ineligible for postseason play due to failure to meet the required APR benchmark, including the following four Division I men's basketball teams:^[5]
  • Alabama A&M
  • Grambling State
  • Savannah State
  • SE Missouri State
    • Savannah State was later granted a waiver by the NCAA to be able to compete in postseason play.^[6][7]
• May 25 – The MVC officially announced Valparaiso would join on July 1, as reported earlier in the month.^[8]
• June 15 – Following a prolonged investigation into the Louisville program, after claims by a self-described madam that she had provided strip shows and sex parties at the Cardinals' team residence, Minardi Hall, for Cardinals players and prospective recruits, the NCAA announced the following penalties, subject to a planned appeal by Louisville:^[9][10]
  • Four years of probation.
  • A reduction of four scholarships in all over the probation period, with Louisville choosing when to take the reductions.
  • Former director of basketball operations Andre McGee, who was found to have paid $10,000 from 2010 to 2014 in exchange for the parties, received a 10-year show-cause penalty.
  • Head coach Rick Pitino was suspended for the Cardinals' first five ACC games in the coming season.
  • Louisville was required to forfeit all money received from conference revenue sharing stemming from its appearances in the 2012–2015 NCAA tournaments.
  • All players who participated in the parties and played for Louisville were held to be ineligible. The school had 45 days to provide the NCAA with a list of games affected, and was to vacate any games in which ineligible players were involved. This would ultimately cost Louisville its 2013 national championship and 2012 Final Four appearance (see February 20), making Louisville the first Division I basketball champion (for either sex) to be stripped of its title.
• June 16 – The governing boards of the Indiana University and Purdue University systems gave final approval to the split of Summit League member Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) into two separate institutions, ratifying a plan that both boards had approved in December 2016. On July 1, 2018, IU took over IPFW's degree programs in health sciences under the identity of Indiana University Fort Wayne, while Purdue took over all other degree programs as Purdue University Fort Wayne. The IPFW athletic program would continue in Division I and the Summit League, but represent only Purdue Fort Wayne.^[11][12] The athletic program branding was changed from Fort Wayne Mastodons to Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons on June 18, 2018.^[13]
• June 28 – The Horizon League announced that IUPUI would move from the Summit League to replace Valparaiso effective July 1.^[14]
• August 24 – The University of Alaska Anchorage announced that the Great Alaska Shootout, which the school had hosted since 1978 and was the longest-running regular-season college basketball tournament, would be discontinued after this season.^[15]
• September 26 – The office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that 10 individuals, including assistant coaches at Arizona, Auburn, Oklahoma State, and USC, had been arrested on federal corruption charges. The accused were allegedly part of a scheme by which coaches accepted bribes to steer NBA-bound college players toward certain agents and financial advisers. Court documents also allege that an apparel company later identified as Adidas paid $100,000 to the family of an unnamed player to ensure his signing with an unnamed school that was later identified as Louisville.^[16]
• September 27 – In the first major fallout from the breaking bribery scandal, Louisville placed head coach Rick Pitino on unpaid administrative leave and athletic director Tom Jurich on paid administrative leave. Media reports indicated that both would be formally fired once contractual issues were sorted out. Assistant David Padgett was named interim head coach.^[17]
• September 28 – CBS News reported that Rick Pitino was the Louisville coach identified in court documents as "Coach-2", who was alleged to have spoken several times with an Adidas executive in the attempt to pay the family of a recruit in exchange for the player attending Louisville.^[18]
• November 6 – The Associated Press preseason All-American team was released. Michigan State forward Miles Bridges was the leading vote-getter (61 votes). Joining him on the team were Notre Dame forward Bonzie Colson (47 votes), Arizona guard Allonzo Trier (39), Villanova guard Jalen Brunson (33) and Missouri forward Michael Porter Jr. (30).^[19]
• November 27 – The Big West Conference announced that California State University, Bakersfield (CSU Bakersfield) and the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego), already affiliate members, will join the conference in July 2020. CSU Bakersfield, a Big West beach volleyball member, will leave the Western Athletic Conference. UC San Diego, a member of Big West men's volleyball that will add women's water polo to its Big West membership in 2019–20, will transition from NCAA Division II and the California Collegiate Athletic Association; it will not be eligible for Division I national championships until the 2024–25 school year.^[20][a]
• December 30 – On what ESPN called "the day college basketball went nuts", four top-10 teams lost—top-ranked Villanova, #3 Arizona State, #5 Texas A&M, and #10 TCU, with all except for A&M entering the day unbeaten. The end result marked the first time in the AP Poll era (since 1948–49) that no major-college men's team was unbeaten before the new calendar year.^[21]
• February 12 – Virginia rose to #1 in the AP Poll for the first time since 1982, becoming the first team in poll history to move up to the #1 ranking despite losing a game in the prior week. Despite the Cavaliers' overtime loss at home to Virginia Tech the previous weekend, the previous #1 and #3 teams, respectively Villanova and Purdue, also lost at home.^[22]
• February 20 – The NCAA announced that it had denied Louisville's appeal of sanctions imposed in the wake of the basketball program's sex scandal, officially making the Cardinals the first Division I basketball program stripped of a national title.^[23]
• February 28 – Mountain West Conference commissioner Craig Thompson confirmed to the San Diego Union-Tribune that his conference had discussed potential expansion with six schools since August 2017, with current West Coast Conference member Gonzaga the only school he specifically named. Thompson added that if the MW added Gonzaga, it could do so possibly as early as the 2018–19 school year. In addition, while Thompson said that BYU had not contacted him about expansion, several sources indicated that the school may return to the MW, at least in non-football sports, if Gonzaga were to join.^[24]
• April 2 – Gonzaga athletic director Mike Roth notified the MW and WCC that the school would remain in the WCC for the immediate future. This followed WCC scheduling and revenue distribution changes that Gonzaga had long advocated.^[25]

Milestones and records[]

• During the season, the following players reached the 2000 career point milestone – Tennessee guard James Daniel III,^[26] Central Arkansas guard Jordan Howard,^[27] Marquette guard Andrew Rowsey,^[28] Murray State guard Jonathan Stark,^[29] Xavier guard Trevon Bluiett^[30] South Dakota State forward Mike Daum,^[31] Campbell guard Chris Clemons^[32] Creighton guard Marcus Foster,^[33] Fairfield guard Tyler Nelson,^[34] Davidson forward Peyton Aldridge,^[35] Troy guard ,^[36] Eastern Washington swingman Bogdan Bliznyuk,^[37] Western Michigan guard Thomas Wilder^[38] and Butler forward Kelan Martin.^[39]
• November 11 – Mike Krzyzewski won his 1,000th game with Duke, becoming the first men's coach to reach that mark at one Division I school, as Duke beat Utah Valley 99–69.^[40]
• November 16 – Roy Williams became the first coach to win 400 games at two different schools (Kansas, North Carolina) as he led the Tar Heels to a victory over Bucknell.^[41]
• November 17 – Oregon head coach Dana Altman won his 600th career game in Division I, as his Ducks defeated Alabama State 114–56.^[42]
• December 19 – Oklahoma freshman point guard Trae Young tied the NCAA Division I single game assists record (22) in a 105–68 victory over Northwestern State.^[43] He also scored 26 points, becoming the first player in 20 seasons to record a 20-point/20-assist game.
• January 2 – Lehigh’s became the Patriot League’s all-time assist leader by recording his 600th assist in a loss to Navy. The previous record of 599 had been held by Holy Cross' Jave Meade since 2004.^[44] Earlier in the season, Ross had become Lehigh's all-time leader, passing Mackey McKnight.^[45]
• January 3 – Mike Brey became Notre Dame's all-time winningest coach, notching his 394th victory at the school with an 88–58 home win over North Carolina State. He passed Digger Phelps on the school's win list with the victory.^[46]
• January 17 – Chris Mack became Xavier's all-time winningest coach, notching his 203rd victory at his alma mater with an 88-82 home win over St. John's. He passed his former coach Pete Gillen on the school's list with the victory.^[47]
• February 11 – Houston guard Rob Gray became the American Athletic Conference′s all-time leading scorer, passing SMU's Nic Moore.^[48]
• February 22 – Drexel overcame a 53–19 first-half deficit to defeat Delaware 85–83. The 34-point deficit was the largest ever erased by a winning Division I men's team, surpassing a 32-point deficit erased by Duke in defeating Tulane in 1950.^[49]
• February 24 – Kansas defeated Texas Tech 74–72 to clinch at least a share of its 14th consecutive Big 12 regular-season title. This gave the Jayhawks sole possession of the Division I men's record for the most consecutive regular-season conference titles, breaking a tie with UCLA (1967–1979).^[50]
• March 1 – Virginia defeated Louisville by making 5 points in the final second (0.9) of regulation, including a buzzer beater three-point bank shot from De'Andre Hunter, in a comeback highly noted for its statistical improbability. The Virginia Cavaliers won 67-66 achieving the first 9-and-0 ACC road record in league history and first perfect league road mark since Duke went 8-and-0 in 2011-12.^[51][52][53]
• March 9 – Bogdan Bliznyuk of Eastern Washington became the Big Sky Conference’s all-time leading scorer, passing Orlando Lightfoot’s mark of 2,102 set in 1994.^[54] Earlier in the season, Bliznyuk claimed the school all-time scoring mark, passing Venky Jois’ total of 1,803.^[55]
• March 16 – 16 seed UMBC upset top-seeded Virginia 74–54 in a first round NCAA Tournament game in Charlotte. The game marked the first time in history that a 16 seed defeated a top seed.^[56]

Conference membership changes[]

Three schools joined new conferences for the 2017–18 season.

School	Former conference	New conference
IUPUI	Summit League	Horizon League[14]
Valparaiso	Horizon League	Missouri Valley Conference[8]
Wichita State	Missouri Valley Conference	American Athletic Conference[57]

In addition to the schools changing conferences, the 2017–18 season was the last for four schools in their then-current conferences.

• North Dakota left the Big Sky Conference for the Summit League.^[58]
• Hampton^[59] and USC Upstate^[60] respectively left the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Atlantic Sun Conference to become members of the Big South Conference.

Arenas[]

New arenas[]

• DePaul played its first season at Wintrust Arena, replacing Allstate Arena.
• NJIT played its first season at the Wellness and Events Center, replacing Fleisher Center.
• UMBC began the season at the Retriever Activities Center, the team's home since 1973, before opening the new UMBC Event Center on February 3.^[61]
• Wofford played its first season at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium, replacing Benjamin Johnson Arena.

Arenas closing[]

• Elon played its final season at Alumni Gym, home to the Phoenix since 1949. The school opened the new Schar Center, with more than three times the capacity of Alumni Gym, for the 2018 women's volleyball season (which precedes the basketball season).^[62]
• Marquette's men's team played its final season at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, home to the Golden Eagles since 1988. The team continues to share an arena with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, both having started play in the new Fiserv Forum for the 2018–19 season.^[63]

Temporary arenas[]

Three Division I men's teams played the 2017–18 season in temporary homes due to renovation of their current venues. A fourth team moved its home schedule to what is normally an alternate home for the same reason. One additional team is playing in two temporary venues while its previous venue is being replaced by a completely new structure at the same site.

• Cincinnati, which normally plays at the on-campus Fifth Third Arena, shared Northern Kentucky's BB&T Arena.^[64]
• Houston was renovating Hofheinz Pavilion, which was renamed Fertitta Center once it reopened in December 2018, several months behind schedule.^[65][66] The Cougars played the 2017–18 season at Texas Southern's Health and Physical Education Arena, and remained there until Fertitta Center reopened.
• Northwestern played at Allstate Arena while Welsh–Ryan Arena was being renovated.^[67]
• Robert Morris closed the Charles L. Sewall Center, home to the Colonials since 1985, in June 2017. The UPMC Events Center is currently being built at the Sewall Center site and was originally scheduled to open in the middle of the 2018–19 basketball season.^[68] The Colonials played most of their 2017–18 home games at PPG Paints Arena in downtown Pittsburgh, with another Pittsburgh venue, Duquesne's A. J. Palumbo Center, used when PPG Paints Arena was not available.^[69] (Due to construction delays, the new arena will not open until the summer of 2019; RMU chose instead to play its 2018–19 home games at the Student Recreation and Fitness Center, a building in the on-campus North Athletic Complex that opened in September 2017 as part of the arena project.^[70])
• Villanova moved its entire home schedule, with one exception, to its alternate home of Wells Fargo Center during renovations to its on-campus home of The Pavilion, which was renamed Finneran Pavilion when it reopened for the 2018–19 season.^[71] The November 29 game against Big 5 rival Penn was played at Jake Nevin Field House, which had been the team's home before the Pavilion's initial 1986 opening.^[72]

Season outlook[]

Pre–season polls[]

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

AP Ranking Team 1 Duke (33) 2 Michigan State (13) 3 Arizona (18) 4 Kansas (1) 5 Kentucky 6 Villanova 7 Wichita State 8 Florida 9 North Carolina 10 USC 11 West Virginia 12 Cincinnati 13 Miami 14 Notre Dame 15 Minnesota 16 Louisville 17 Xavier 18 Gonzaga 19 Northwestern 20 Purdue 21 UCLA 22 Saint Mary's 23 Seton Hall 24 Baylor 25 Texas A&M

USA Today Coaches Ranking Team 1 Duke (20) 2 Michigan State (9) 3 Kansas 4 Kentucky 5 Arizona (2) 6 Villanova 7 Florida (1) 8 Wichita State 9 North Carolina 10 West Virginia 11 USC 12 Miami 13 Cincinnati 14 Notre Dame 15 Minnesota 16 Louisville 17 Xavier 18 UCLA 19 Gonzaga 20 Northwestern 21 Purdue 22 Saint Mary's 23 Seton Hall 24 Baylor 25 Alabama

Regular season[]

Early season tournaments[]

Name	Dates	Location	No. teams	Champion
2K Sports Classic	November 16–17	Madison Square Garden (Manhattan, NY)	4	Providence
Puerto Rico Tip-Off	November 16–17, 19	HTC Center (Conway, SC)[b]	8	Iowa State
Charleston Classic	November 16–17, 19	TD Arena (Charleston, SC)	8	Temple
The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase	November 17–19	Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (Nassau, BAH)	8	Vermont
Paradise Jam Tournament	November 17–20	Vines Center Lynchburg, VA[c][76]	8	Colorado
Hall of Fame Tip Off	November 18–19	Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT)	4	Texas Tech (Naismith) South Alabama (Springfield)
CBE Hall of Fame Classic	November 20–21	Sprint Center (Kansas City, MO)	4	Baylor
Legends Classic	November 20–21	Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)	4	Texas A&M
Cayman Islands Classic	November 20–22	(Cayman Islands)	8	Cincinnati
Gulf Coast Showcase	November 20–22	Germain Arena (Estero, FL)	8	Towson
Maui Invitational	November 20–22	Lahaina Civic Center (Lahaina, HI)	8	Notre Dame
MGM Resorts Main Event	November 20, 22	T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, NV)	8	Prairie View A&M (Middleweight) UNLV (Heavyweight)
Cancun Challenge	November 21–22	Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (Cancún, MX)	8	Montana State (Mayan) Louisiana Tech (Riviera)
Battle 4 Atlantis	November 22–24	Imperial Arena (Nassau, BAH)	8	Villanova
Great Alaska Shootout	November 22–25	Sullivan Arena (Anchorage, AK)	8	Central Michigan
NIT Season Tip-Off	November 23–24	Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)	4	Virginia
Las Vegas Invitational	November 23–24	Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, NV)	4	Arizona State & Rider
AdvoCare Invitational	November 23–24, 26	HP Field House (Lake Buena Vista, FL)	8	West Virginia
Phil Knight Invitational	November 23–24, 26	Veterans Memorial Coliseum & Moda Center (Portland, OR)	16	Michigan State (Victory Bracket) Duke (Motion Bracket)
Wooden Legacy	November 23–24, 26	Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, CA)	8	Washington State
Emerald Coast Classic	November 24–25	Emerald Coast Arena (Niceville, FL)	4	Tennessee Tech & TCU
Barclays Center Classic	November 24–25	Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)	4	Minnesota
Las Vegas Classic	December 22–23	Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, NV)	4	Radford (Visitors)
Diamond Head Classic	December 22–23, 25	Stan Sheriff Center (Honolulu, HI)	8	USC

Upsets[]

An upset is a victory by an underdog team. In the context of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball, this generally constitutes an unranked team defeating a team currently ranked in the Top 25. This list will highlight those upsets of ranked teams by unranked teams as well as upsets of #1 teams. Rankings are from the AP poll.

Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponent's home court (including secondary homes, such as Intrust Bank Arena for Wichita State).

Winner	Score	Loser	Date	Tournament/Event
Creighton	92–88	#20 Northwestern	November 15, 2017	Gavitt Tipoff Games
Texas Tech	85–49	#20 Northwestern	November 19, 2017	Hall of Fame Tip Off
Creighton	100–89	#23 UCLA	November 20, 2017	CBE Hall of Fame Classic
Tennessee	78–75OT	#18 Purdue	November 22, 2017	Battle 4 Atlantis
NC State	90–84	#2 Arizona	November 22, 2017	Battle 4 Atlantis
Rhode Island	75–74	#20 Seton Hall	November 23, 2017	NIT Season Tip-Off
Western Kentucky	77–73	#18 Purdue	November 23, 2017	Battle 4 Atlantis
SMU	66–60	#2 Arizona	November 23, 2017	Battle 4 Atlantis
Washington State	84–79	#21 Saint Mary's	November 24, 2017	Wooden Legacy
Arizona State	102–86	#15 Xavier	November 24, 2017	Las Vegas Invitational
Georgia	83–81OT	#21 Saint Mary's	November 26, 2017	Wooden Legacy
Purdue	66–57	#17 Louisville	November 28, 2017	ACC–Big Ten Challenge
Seton Hall	89–79	#22 Texas Tech	November 30, 2017	Under Armour Reunion
SMU	72–55	#14 USC	December 2, 2017
UCF	65–62	#24 Alabama	December 3, 2017
Seton Hall	79–77	#17 Louisville	December 3, 2017	Billy Minardi Classic
Florida State	83–66	#5 Florida	December 4, 2017
Ball State	80–77	#9 Notre Dame	December 5, 2017
Texas Tech	82–76OT	#22 Nevada	December 5, 2017
Arizona	67–64	#7 Texas A&M	December 5, 2017	Valley of the Sun Shootout
Nebraska	78–68	#14 Minnesota	December 5, 2017
Loyola (IL)	65–59	#5 Florida	December 6, 2017
Washington	74–65	#2 Kansas	December 6, 2017	Jayhawk Shootout
Oklahoma	85–83	#25 USC	December 8, 2017	Basketball Hall of Fame Classic
Boston College	89–84	#1 Duke	December 9, 2017
Arkansas	95–79	#14 Minnesota	December 9, 2017
Rutgers	71–65	#15 Seton Hall	December 16, 2017
Oklahoma State	71–70	#19 Florida State	December 16, 2017	Orange Bowl Classic
Indiana	80–77OT	#18 Notre Dame	December 16, 2017	Crossroads Classic
Oklahoma	91–83	#3 Wichita State	December 16, 2017	Intrust Bank Arena Showcase
Clemson	71–69	#22 Florida	December 16, 2017	Orange Bowl Classic
Wofford	79–75	#5 North Carolina	December 20, 2017
San Diego State	72–70	#12 Gonzaga	December 21, 2017
UCLA	83–75	#7 Kentucky	December 23, 2017	CBS Sports Classic
New Mexico State	63–54	#6 Miami	December 23, 2017	Diamond Head Classic
Arkansas	95–93OT	#19 Tennessee	December 30, 2017
Butler	101–93	#1 Villanova	December 30, 2017
Alabama	79–57	#5 Texas A&M	December 30, 2017
Auburn	94–84	#23 Tennessee	January 2, 2018
Florida	83–66	#11 Texas A&M	January 2, 2018
Mississippi State	78–75	#22 Arkansas	January 2, 2018
Georgia Tech	64–54	#15 Miami	January 3, 2018
Colorado	90–81OT	#4 Arizona State	January 4, 2018
Providence	81–72	#5 Xavier	January 6, 2018
Colorado	80–77	#14 Arizona	January 6, 2018
LSU	69–68	#11 Texas A&M	January 6, 2018
Auburn	88–77	#22 Arkansas	January 6, 2018
NC State	96–85	#2 Duke	January 6, 2018
Ohio State	80–64	#1 Michigan State	January 7, 2018
Marquette	84–64	#13 Seton Hall	January 9, 2018
Louisville	73–69	#23 Florida State	January 10, 2018
Texas	99–982OT	#16 TCU	January 10, 2018
NC State	78–77	#19 Clemson	January 11, 2018
Oregon	76–72	#11 Arizona State	January 11, 2018
Michigan	82–72	#4 Michigan State	January 13, 2018
Kansas State	87–69	#4 Oklahoma	January 16, 2018
South Carolina	76–68	#18 Kentucky	January 16, 2018
SMU	83–78	#7 Wichita State	January 17, 2018
Alabama	76–71	#17 Auburn	January 17, 2018
Texas	67–58	#8 Texas Tech	January 17, 2018
Creighton	80–63	#19 Seton Hall	January 17, 2018
Missouri	59–55	#21 Tennessee	January 17, 2018
Stanford	86–77	#16 Arizona State	January 17, 2018
Saint Mary's	74–71	#13 Gonzaga	January 18, 2018
Nebraska	72–52	#23 Michigan	January 18, 2018
Houston	73–59	#7 Wichita State	January 20, 2018
Iowa State	70–52	#8 Texas Tech	January 20, 2018
Oklahoma State	83–81OT	#4 Oklahoma	January 20, 2018
Kansas State	73–68	#24 TCU	January 20, 2018
Florida	66–64	#18 Kentucky	January 20, 2018
Virginia Tech	80–69	#10 North Carolina	January 22, 2018
TCU	82–73	#7 West Virginia	January 22, 2018
South Carolina	77–72	#20 Florida	January 24, 2018
Wyoming	104–1032OT	#23 Nevada	January 24, 2018
Penn State	82–79	#13 Ohio State	January 25, 2018
Utah	80–77OT	#21 Arizona State	January 25, 2018
NC State	95–91OT	#10 North Carolina	January 27, 2018
Alabama	80–73	#12 Oklahoma	January 27, 2018	Big 12/SEC Challenge
Kentucky	83–76	#7 West Virginia	January 27, 2018	Big 12/SEC Challenge
Georgia	72–60	#23 Florida	January 30, 2018
Iowa State	93–77	#15 West Virginia	January 31, 2018
Temple	81–79OT	#16 Wichita State	February 1, 2018
Washington	68–64	#25 Arizona State	February 1, 2018
Oklahoma State	84–79	#7 Kansas	February 3, 2018
St. John's	81–77	#4 Duke	February 3, 2018	The Garf
Missouri	69–60	#21 Kentucky	February 3, 2018
Alabama	68–50	#23 Florida	February 3, 2018
Texas	79–74	#12 Oklahoma	February 3, 2018
Washington	78–75	#9 Arizona	February 3, 2018
Northwestern	61–52	#20 Michigan	February 6, 2018
St. John's	79–75	#1 Villanova	February 7, 2018
Texas A&M	81–80	#8 Auburn	February 7, 2018
UNLV	86–78	#23 Nevada	February 7, 2018
UCLA	82–74	#13 Arizona	February 8, 2018
Oklahoma State	88–85	#19 West Virginia	February 10, 2018
Boston College	72–70	#25 Miami	February 10, 2018
Baylor	80–64	#10 Kansas	February 10, 2018
Iowa State	88–80	#17 Oklahoma	February 10, 2018
Alabama	78–50	#15 Tennessee	February 10, 2018
Virginia Tech	61–60OT	#2 Virginia	February 10, 2018
Texas A&M	85–74	#24 Kentucky	February 10, 2018
Missouri	62–58	#21 Texas A&M	February 13, 2018
Providence	76–71	#3 Villanova	February 14, 2018
Florida State	81–79OT	#11 Clemson	February 14, 2018
Wisconsin	57–53	#6 Purdue	February 15, 2018
Houston	67–62	#5 Cincinnati	February 15, 2018
Penn State	79–56	#8 Ohio State	February 15, 2018
San Francisco	70–63	#15 Saint Mary's	February 15, 2018
St. Bonaventure	77–74	#16 Rhode Island	February 16, 2018
Texas	77–66	#23 Oklahoma	February 17, 2018
South Carolina	84–75	#10 Auburn	February 17, 2018
Arkansas	94–75	#21 Texas A&M	February 17, 2018
Georgia	73–62	#18 Tennessee	February 17, 2018
Baylor	59–57	#7 Texas Tech	February 17, 2018
Virginia Tech	65–58	#15 Clemson	February 21, 2018
Oklahoma State	79–71	#6 Texas Tech	February 21, 2018
Memphis	91–85	#23 Houston	February 22, 2018
Creighton	89–83OT	#3 Villanova	February 24, 2018
Florida	72–66	#12 Auburn	February 24, 2018
Oregon	98–93OT	#14 Arizona	February 24, 2018
NC State	92–72	#25 Florida State	February 25, 2018
Virginia Tech	64–63	#5 Duke	February 26, 2018
Saint Joseph's	78–48	#17 Rhode Island	February 27, 2018
Miami	91–88	#9 North Carolina	February 27, 2018
Arkansas	91–82	#14 Auburn	February 27, 2018
Penn State	69–68	#13 Ohio State	March 2, 2018	Big Ten Tournament
Davidson	63–61	#17 Rhode Island	March 2, 2018
Florida	80–67	#23 Kentucky	March 3, 2018
Texas	87–79OT	#20 West Virginia	March 3, 2018
Syracuse	55–52	#18 Clemson	March 3, 2018
Oklahoma State	82–64	#6 Kansas	March 3, 2018
Marshall	76–67	#24 Middle Tennessee	March 3, 2018
San Diego State	79–74	#21 Nevada	March 3, 2018
BYU	85–72	#20 Saint Mary's	March 5, 2018	West Coast Tournament
Alabama	81–63	#16 Auburn	March 9, 2018	SEC Tournament
Providence	75–72OT	#3 Xavier	March 9, 2018	Big East Tournament
San Diego State	90–73	#22 Nevada	March 9, 2018	Mountain West Tournament
Arkansas	80–72	#23 Florida	March 9, 2018	SEC Tournament
Davidson	58–57	#25 Rhode Island	March 11, 2018	Atlantic 10 Tournament
Kentucky	77–72	#13 Tennessee	March 11, 2018	SEC Tournament

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 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.

Conference	Regular season first place	Conference Player of the Year	Conference Coach of the Year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (city)	Tournament winner
America East Conference	Vermont	Trae Bell-Haynes, Vermont[77]	John Becker, Vermont & John Gallagher, Hartford[77]	2018 America East Men's Basketball Tournament	Campus sites	UMBC
American Athletic Conference	Cincinnati	Gary Clark, Cincinnati[78]	Kelvin Sampson, Houston[78]	2018 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Amway Center (Orlando, FL)	Cincinnati
Atlantic 10 Conference	Rhode Island	Jaylen Adams, St. Bonaventure & Peyton Aldridge, Davidson[79]	Dan Hurley, Rhode Island[79]	2018 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament	Capital One Arena (Washington, D.C.)	Davidson
Atlantic Coast Conference	Virginia	Marvin Bagley III, Duke[80]	Tony Bennett, Virginia[80]	2018 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament	Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)	Virginia
Atlantic Sun Conference	Florida Gulf Coast	Brandon Goodwin, Florida Gulf Coast[81]	Joe Dooley, Florida Gulf Coast[81]	2018 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament	Campus sites	Lipscomb
Big 12 Conference	Kansas	Devonte' Graham, Kansas[82]	Chris Beard, Texas Tech & Bill Self, Kansas[82]	2018 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament	Sprint Center (Kansas City, MO)	Kansas
Big East Conference	Xavier	Jalen Brunson, Villanova[83]	Chris Mack, Xavier[83]	2018 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament	Madison Square Garden (New York City, NY)	Villanova
Big Sky Conference	Montana	Bogdan Bliznyuk, Eastern Washington[84]	Travis DeCuire, Montana[85]	2018 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Reno Events Center (Reno, NV)	Montana
Big South Conference	UNC Asheville	Xavier Cooks, Winthrop[86]	Mike Jones, Radford[86]	2018 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	First round: Campus sites Quarterfinals/semifinals: #1 seed Final: Top surviving seed	Radford
Big Ten Conference	Michigan State	Keita Bates-Diop, Ohio State[87]	Chris Holtmann, Ohio State[87]	2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Madison Square Garden (New York City, NY)	Michigan
Big West Conference	UC Davis	T. J. Shorts, UC Davis[88]	Jim Les, UC Davis[88]	2018 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Honda Center (Anaheim, CA)	Cal State Fullerton
Colonial Athletic Association	Charleston[a] and Northeastern	Justin Wright-Foreman, Hofstra[89]	Bill Coen, Northeastern[89]	2018 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament	North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, SC)	Charleston
Conference USA	Middle Tennessee	Nick King, Middle Tennessee[90]	Steve Henson, UTSA[90]	2018 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament	Ford Center (Frisco, TX)	Marshall
Horizon League	Northern Kentucky	Kendrick Nunn, Oakland[91]	Scott Nagy, Wright State[91]	2018 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament	Little Caesars Arena (Detroit, MI)	Wright State
Ivy League	Harvard[a] and Penn	Seth Towns, Harvard[92]	Steve Donahue, Penn[92]	2018 Ivy League Men's Basketball Tournament	Palestra (Philadelphia, PA)	Penn
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Canisius and Rider[a]	Jermaine Crumpton, Canisius & Kahlil Dukes, Niagara[93]	Kevin Baggett, Rider[94]	2018 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament	Times Union Center (Albany, NY)	Iona
Mid-American Conference	Buffalo (East) and Toledo (West)	Tre'Shaun Fletcher, Toledo[95]	Nate Oats, Buffalo[95]	2018 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	First round: Campus sites Remainder: Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH)	Buffalo
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Bethune–Cookman, Hampton[a] and Savannah State	Brandon Tabb, Bethune–Cookman[96]	Jay Joyner, North Carolina A&T[96]	2018 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament	Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, VA)	North Carolina Central
Missouri Valley Conference	Loyola–Chicago	Clayton Custer, Loyolan (Illinois)[97]	Porter Moser, Loyola (Illinois)[98]	2018 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Scottrade Center (St. Louis, MO)	Loyola (Illinois)
Mountain West Conference	Nevada	Caleb Martin, Nevada[99]	Eric Musselman, Nevada (coaches & media)[99][100]	2018 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, NV)	San Diego State
Northeast Conference	Wagner	Junior Robinson, Mount St. Mary's[101]	Bashir Mason, Wagner[101]	2018 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Campus sites	LIU Brooklyn
Ohio Valley Conference	Murray State	Jonathan Stark, Murray State[102]	Matt Figger, Austin Peay[102]	2018 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Ford Center (Evansville, IN)	Murray State
Pac-12 Conference	Arizona	Deandre Ayton, Arizona[103]	Mike Hopkins, Washington[103]	2018 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	T-Mobile Arena (Paradise, NV)	Arizona
Patriot League	Bucknell	Zach Thomas, Bucknell[104]	Matt Langel, Colgate[104]	2018 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament	Campus sites	Bucknell
Southeastern Conference	Auburn[a] and Tennessee	Grant Williams, Tennessee (coaches)[105] Yante Maten, Georgia (AP)[106]	Rick Barnes, Tennessee[105][106]	2018 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament	Scottrade Center (St. Louis, MO)	Kentucky
Southern Conference	UNC Greensboro	Desonta Bradford, East Tennessee State (coaches) & Fletcher Magee, Wofford (media)[107]	Wes Miller, UNC Greensboro[107]	2018 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	U.S. Cellular Center (Asheville, NC)	UNC Greensboro
Southland Conference	Nicholls State and Southeastern Louisiana[a]	Jordan Howard, Central Arkansas[108]	Richie Riley, Nicholls State[108]	2018 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Leonard E. Merrell Center (Katy, TX)	Stephen F. Austin
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Grambling State[b]	Martaveous McKnight, Arkansas–Pine Bluff[109]	Donte Jackson, Grambling State[109]	2018 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament	Quarterfinals: Campus sites Semifinals and final: Delmar Fieldhouse (Houston, TX)	Texas Southern
Summit League	South Dakota State	Mike Daum, South Dakota State[110]	T. J. Otzelberger, South Dakota State[110]	2018 Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament	Denny Sanford Premier Center (Sioux Falls, SD)	South Dakota State
Sun Belt Conference	Louisiana	D'Marcus Simonds, Georgia State[111]	Bob Marlin, Louisiana[111]	2018 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, LA)	Georgia State
West Coast Conference	Gonzaga	Jock Landale, Saint Mary's[112]	Mark Few, Gonzaga[112]	2018 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Orleans Arena (Paradise, NV)	Gonzaga
Western Athletic Conference	New Mexico State	Jemerrio Jones, New Mexico State[113]	Chris Jans, New Mexico State[113]	2018 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament	Orleans Arena (Paradise, NV)	New Mexico State

Statistical leaders[]

Points per game				Rebounds per game				Assists per game				Steals per game
Player	School	PPG		Player	School	RPG		Player	School	APG		Player	School	SPG
Trae Young	Oklahoma	27.4		Devontae Cacok	UNC Wilmington	13.5		Trae Young	Oklahoma	8.7		Joseph Chartouny	Fordham	3.34
Kendrick Nunn	Oakland	25.9		Jemerrio Jones	New Mexico St.	13.2		Emmett Naar	St. Mary's	7.9		Jevon Carter	West Virginia	3.03
Jordan Howard	C. Arkansas	25.1		Rokas Gustys	Hofstra	12.0		Jordan McLaughlin	USC	7.8		Matisse Thybulle	Washington	2.97
Chris Clemons	Campbell	24.9		Ángel Delgado	Seton Hall	11.8		Austin Luke	Belmont	7.5			Jackson St.	2.92
Justin Wright-Foreman	Hofstra	24.4		Alize Johnson	Missouri St.	11.6		Markell Johnson	NC State	7.3			FIU	2.90

Blocked shots per game				Field goal percentage				Three-point field goal percentage				Free throw percentage
Player	School	BPG		Player	School	FG%		Player	School	3FG%		Player	School	FT%
Ajdin Penava	Marshall	3.94		Udoka Azubuike	Kansas	.770			William & Mary	.520			Fairleigh Dickinson	.944
Mohamed Bamba	Texas	3.70			E. Michigan	.672			St. Francis (PA)	.495		Markus Howard	Marquette	.938
Sagaba Konate	West Virginia	3.22			NC Central	.671		Sam Hauser	Marquette	.487		Jacobi Boykins	Louisiana Tech	.915
Tai Odiase	UIC	3.11		Jehyve Floyd	Holy Cross	.668		Anthony Mathis	New Mexico	.473		Brandon Tabb	Bethune–Cookman	.914
	C. Arkansas	3.09			Dayton	.646			UMass	.472		David Cohn	William & Mary	.912

Postseason[]

NCAA Tournament[]

Tournament upsets[]

For this list, an "upset" is defined as a win by a team seeded 7 or more spots below its defeated opponent.

Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Region	Round
March 15	Buffalo (#13)	89–68	Arizona (#4)	South	First Round
March 16	UMBC (#16)	74–54	Virginia (#1)	South	First Round
March 16	Marshall (#13)	81–75	Wichita State (#4)	East	First Round
March 17	Loyola–Chicago (#11)	64–62	Tennessee (#3)	South	Second Round
March 18	Florida State (#9)	75–70	Xavier (#1)	West	Second Round
March 18	Syracuse (#11)	55–53	Michigan State (#3)	Midwest	Second Round

Final Four – Alamodome, San Antonio, TX[]

	National Semifinals March 31					National Championship Game April 2
	S11	Loyola–Chicago	57
	W3	Michigan	69
						W3	Michigan	62
						E1	Villanova	79
	MW1	Kansas	79
	E1	Villanova	95

National Invitation Tournament[]

After the NCAA Tournament field was announced, the NCAA invited 32 teams to participate in the National Invitation Tournament. The tournament began on March 13, 2018 with all games prior to the semifinals being played at campus sites.

NIT Semifinals and Final[]

Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 27 and 29

	Semifinals March 27					Championship game March 29
	4	Western Kentucky	64
	2	Utah	69
						4	Penn State	82
						2	Utah	66
	4	Penn State	75
	4	Mississippi State	60

College Basketball Invitational[]

The eleventh College Basketball Invitational (CBI) Tournament began on March 13, 2018. This tournament features 16 teams who were left out of the NCAA Tournament and NIT.

	Semifinals March 22				Championship Series March 26, 28, 30
	North Texas	90
	Jacksonville State	68
					North Texas	62	69	88
					San Francisco	72	55	77
	San Francisco	65
	Campbell	62

CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament[]

The eighth CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament began on March 12, 2018 and ended with the championship game on March 30. This tournament places an emphasis on selecting successful teams from "mid-major" conferences who were left out of the NCAA Tournament and NIT. 26 teams participate in this tournament.

	Semifinals March 28					Championship March 30
	UIC		67
	Liberty		51
						UIC		71
						Northern Colorado		76
	Sam Houston State		88
	Northern Colorado		99

Conference standings[]

2017–18 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 6 Cincinnati † 16 – 2   .889 31 – 5   .861 No. 21 Houston 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771 No. 16 Wichita State 14 – 4   .778 25 – 8   .758 Tulsa 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613 Memphis 10 – 8   .556 21 – 13   .618 UCF 9 – 9   .500 19 – 13   .594 Temple 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515 UConn 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438 SMU 6 – 12   .333 17 – 16   .515 Tulane 5 – 13   .278 14 – 17   .452 East Carolina 4 – 14   .222 10 – 20   .333 South Florida 3 – 15   .167 10 – 22   .313 † 2018 AAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2017–18 America East Conference men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Vermont 15 – 1   .938 27 – 8   .771 UMBC † 12 – 4   .750 25 – 11   .694 Hartford 11 – 5   .688 19 – 14   .576 Albany 10 – 6   .625 22 – 10   .688 Stony Brook 7 – 9   .438 13 – 19   .406 New Hampshire 6 – 10   .375 10 – 21   .323 UMass Lowell 6 – 10   .375 12 – 18   .400 Maine 3 – 13   .188 6 – 26   .188 Binghamton 2 – 14   .125 11 – 20   .355 † 2018 America East Tournament winner	2017–18 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Rhode Island 15 – 3   .833 26 – 8   .765 St. Bonaventure 14 – 4   .778 26 – 8   .765 Davidson † 13 – 5   .722 21 – 12   .636 Saint Joseph's 10 – 8   .556 16 – 16   .500 VCU 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545 Saint Louis 9 – 9   .500 17 – 16   .515 George Mason 9 – 9   .500 16 – 17   .485 Richmond 9 – 9   .500 12 – 20   .375 Dayton 8 – 10   .444 14 – 17   .452 Duquesne 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500 George Washington 7 – 11   .389 15 – 18   .455 La Salle 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406 Massachusetts 5 – 13   .278 13 – 20   .394 Fordham 4 – 14   .222 9 – 22   .290 † 2018 A10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
2017–18 ASUN men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Florida Gulf Coast 12 – 2   .857 23 – 12   .657 Lipscomb † 10 – 4   .714 23 – 10   .697 Jacksonville 8 – 6   .571 15 – 18   .455 NJIT 7 – 7   .500 14 – 16   .467 North Florida 7 – 7   .500 14 – 19   .424 Kennesaw State 6 – 8   .429 10 – 20   .333 Stetson 4 – 10   .286 12 – 20   .375 USC Upstate 2 – 12   .143 7 – 25   .219 † 2018 ASUN Tournament winner	2017–18 ACC men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 1 Virginia † 17 – 1   .944 31 – 3   .912 No. 9 Duke 13 – 5   .722 29 – 8   .784 No. 22 Miami (FL) 11 – 7   .611 22 – 10   .688 No. 20 Clemson 11 – 7   .611 25 – 10   .714 NC State 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636 No. 10 North Carolina 11 – 7   .611 26 – 11   .703 Virginia Tech 10 – 8   .556 21 – 12   .636 Florida State 9 – 9   .500 23 – 12   .657 Louisville 9 – 9   .500 22 – 14   .611 Notre Dame 8 – 10   .444 21 – 15   .583 Syracuse 8 – 10   .444 23 – 14   .622 Boston College 7 – 11   .389 19 – 16   .543 Georgia Tech 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406 Wake Forest 4 – 14   .222 11 – 20   .355 Pittsburgh 0 – 18   .000 8 – 24   .250 † 2018 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2017–18 Big East men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 3 Xavier 15 – 3   .833 29 – 6   .829 No. 2 Villanova † 14 – 4   .778 36 – 4   .900 Seton Hall 10 – 8   .556 22 – 12   .647 Creighton 10 – 8   .556 21 – 12   .636 Providence 10 – 8   .556 21 – 14   .600 Butler 9 – 9   .500 21 – 14   .600 Marquette 9 – 9   .500 21 – 14   .600 Georgetown 5 – 13   .278 15 – 15   .500 St. John's 4 – 14   .222 16 – 17   .485 DePaul 4 – 14   .222 11 – 20   .355 † 2018 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
2017–18 Big Sky men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Montana † 16 – 2   .889 26 – 8   .765 Idaho 14 – 4   .778 22 – 9   .710 Weber State 13 – 5   .722 20 – 11   .645 Eastern Washington 13 – 5   .722 20 – 15   .571 Northern Colorado 11 – 7   .611 26 – 12   .684 Idaho State 9 – 9   .500 14 – 16   .467 Portland State 9 – 9   .500 20 – 14   .588 Montana State 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406 North Dakota 6 – 12   .333 12 – 20   .375 Southern Utah 5 – 13   .278 13 – 19   .406 Sacramento State 4 – 14   .222 7 – 25   .219 Northern Arizona 2 – 16   .111 5 – 27   .156 † Conference tournament winner	2017–18 Big South men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UNC Asheville 13 – 5   .722 21 – 13   .618 Radford † 12 – 6   .667 23 – 13   .639 Winthrop 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613 Campbell 10 – 8   .556 18 – 16   .529 Liberty 9 – 9   .500 22 – 15   .595 Charleston Southern 9 – 9   .500 15 – 16   .484 High Point 9 – 9   .500 14 – 16   .467 Gardner–Webb 9 – 9   .500 14 – 18   .438 Presbyterian 4 – 14   .222 11 – 21   .344 Longwood 3 – 15   .167 7 – 26   .212 † 2018 Big South Tournament winner	2017–18 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 5 Michigan State 16 – 2   .889 30 – 5   .857 No. 11 Purdue 15 – 3   .833 30 – 7   .811 No. 17 Ohio State 15 – 3   .833 25 – 9   .735 No. 7 Michigan † 13 – 5   .722 33 – 8   .805 Nebraska 13 – 5   .722 22 – 11   .667 Penn State 9 – 9   .500 26 – 13   .667 Indiana 9 – 9   .500 16 – 15   .516 Maryland 8 – 10   .444 19 – 13   .594 Wisconsin 7 – 11   .389 15 – 18   .455 Northwestern 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469 Minnesota 4 – 14   .222 15 – 17   .469 Illinois 4 – 14   .222 14 – 18   .438 Iowa 4 – 14   .222 14 – 19   .424 Rutgers 3 – 15   .167 15 – 19   .441 † 2018 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
2017–18 Big West men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UC Davis 12 – 4   .750 22 – 11   .667 UC Santa Barbara 11 – 5   .688 23 – 9   .719 UC Irvine 11 – 5   .688 18 – 17   .514 Cal State Fullerton † 10 – 6   .625 20 – 12   .625 Long Beach State 9 – 7   .563 15 – 18   .455 Hawaii 8 – 8   .500 17 – 13   .567 Cal Poly 4 – 12   .250 9 – 22   .290 UC Riverside 4 – 12   .250 9 – 22   .290 Cal State Northridge 3 – 13   .188 6 – 24   .200 † 2018 Big West Tournament winner	2017–18 Big 12 men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 4 Kansas † 13 – 5   .722 31 – 8   .795 No. 14 Texas Tech 11 – 7   .611 27 – 10   .730 No. 15 West Virginia 11 – 7   .611 26 – 11   .703 Kansas State 10 – 8   .556 25 – 12   .676 TCU 9 – 9   .500 21 – 12   .636 Baylor 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559 Texas 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559 Oklahoma State 8 – 10   .444 21 – 15   .583 Oklahoma 8 – 10   .444 18 – 14   .563 Iowa State 4 – 14   .222 13 – 18   .419 † 2018 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll [114]	2017–18 CAA men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT College of Charleston † 14 – 4   .778 26 – 8   .765 Northeastern 14 – 4   .778 23 – 10   .697 Hofstra 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613 William & Mary 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613 Towson 8 – 10   .444 18 – 14   .563 UNC Wilmington 7 – 11   .389 11 – 21   .344 Delaware 6 – 12   .333 14 – 19   .424 Drexel 6 – 12   .333 13 – 20   .394 James Madison 6 – 12   .333 10 – 22   .313 Elon 6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438 † 2018 CAA Tournament winner
2017–18 Conference USA men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Middle Tennessee 16 – 2   .889 25 – 8   .758 Old Dominion 15 – 3   .833 25 – 7   .781 Western Kentucky 14 – 4   .778 27 – 11   .711 Marshall † 12 – 6   .667 25 – 11   .694 UTSA 11 – 7   .611 20 – 15   .571 UAB 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606 North Texas 8 – 10   .444 20 – 18   .526 FIU 8 – 10   .444 14 – 18   .438 Southern Miss 7 – 11   .389 16 – 18   .471 Louisiana Tech 7 – 11   .389 17 – 16   .515 Florida Atlantic 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387 UTEP 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355 Rice 4 – 14   .222 7 – 24   .226 Charlotte 2 – 16   .111 6 – 23   .207 † 2018 C-USA Tournament winner	2017–18 Horizon League men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Northern Kentucky 15 – 3   .833 22 – 10   .688 Wright State † 14 – 4   .778 25 – 10   .714 UIC 12 – 6   .667 20 – 16   .556 Oakland 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576 Milwaukee 8 – 10   .444 16 – 17   .485 IUPUI 8 – 10   .444 11 – 19   .367 Green Bay 7 – 11   .389 13 – 20   .394 Cleveland State 6 – 12   .333 12 – 23   .343 Youngstown State 6 – 12   .333 8 – 24   .250 Detroit 4 – 14   .222 8 – 24   .250 † 2018 Horizon League Tournament winner	v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT x-Harvard 12 – 2   .857 18 – 14   .563 x-Penn † 12 – 2   .857 24 – 9   .727 Yale 9 – 5   .643 16 – 15   .516 Cornell 6 – 8   .429 12 – 16   .429 Princeton 5 – 9   .357 13 – 16   .448 Columbia 5 – 9   .357 8 – 19   .296 Brown 4 – 10   .286 11 – 16   .407 Dartmouth 3 – 11   .214 7 – 20   .259 x – Ivy League co-champions † 2018 Ivy League Tournament winner
2017–18 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Buffalo † 15 – 3   .833 27 – 9   .750 Kent State 9 – 9   .500 17 – 17   .500 Miami (OH) 8 – 10   .444 16 – 18   .471 Bowling Green 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500 Ohio 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452 Akron 6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438 West Toledo 13 – 5   .722 23 – 11   .676 Eastern Michigan 11 – 7   .611 22 – 13   .629 Ball State 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594 Western Michigan 9 – 9   .500 17 – 15   .531 Central Michigan 7 – 11   .389 21 – 15   .583 Northern Illinois 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406 † 2018 MAC Tournament winner	2017–18 MAAC men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Rider 15 – 3   .833 22 – 10   .688 Canisius 15 – 3   .833 21 – 12   .636 Niagara 12 – 6   .667 19 – 14   .576 Iona † 11 – 7   .611 20 – 14   .588 Manhattan 9 – 9   .500 14 – 17   .452 Fairfield 9 – 9   .500 17 – 16   .515 Quinnipiac 7 – 11   .389 12 – 21   .364 Monmouth 7 – 11   .389 11 – 20   .355 Saint Peter's 6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438 Siena 4 – 14   .222 8 – 24   .250 Marist 4 – 14   .222 6 – 25   .194 † 2018 MAAC Tournament winner	2017–18 MEAC men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Hampton 12 – 4   .750 19 – 16   .543 Bethune–Cookman 12 – 4   .750 18 – 14   .563 Savannah State 12 – 4   .750 15 – 17   .469 North Carolina A&T 11 – 5   .688 20 – 15   .571 Norfolk State 11 – 5   .688 14 – 19   .424 North Carolina Central † 9 – 7   .563 19 – 16   .543 Morgan State 7 – 9   .438 13 – 19   .406 Howard 7 – 9   .438 10 – 23   .303 Florida A&M 7 – 9   .438 9 – 25   .265 South Carolina State 6 – 10   .375 10 – 22   .313 Coppin State 5 – 11   .313 5 – 27   .156 MD Eastern Shore 3 – 13   .188 7 – 25   .219 Delaware State 2 �� 14   .125 4 – 28   .125 † 2018 MEAC Tournament winner
2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Loyola–Chicago † 15 – 3   .833 32 – 6   .842 Southern Illinois 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606 Illinois State 10 – 8   .556 18 – 15   .545 Drake 10 – 8   .556 17 – 17   .500 Bradley 9 – 9   .500 20 – 13   .606 Indiana State 8 – 10   .444 13 – 18   .419 Missouri State 7 – 11   .389 18 – 15   .545 Evansville 7 – 11   .389 17 – 15   .531 Northern Iowa 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500 Valparaiso 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469 † 2018 MVC Tournament winner	2017–18 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 24 Nevada 15 – 3   .833 29 – 8   .784 Boise State 13 – 5   .722 23 – 9   .719 New Mexico 12 – 6   .667 19 – 15   .559 Fresno State 11 – 7   .611 21 – 11   .656 San Diego State † 11 – 7   .611 22 – 11   .667 Wyoming 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606 UNLV 8 – 10   .444 20 – 13   .606 Utah State 8 – 10   .444 17 – 17   .500 Air Force 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387 Colorado State 4 – 14   .222 11 – 21   .344 San Jose State 1 – 17   .056 4 – 26   .133 † 2018 MW Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2017–18 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Wagner 14 – 4   .778 23 – 10   .697 Saint Francis (PA) 12 – 6   .667 18 – 13   .581 Mount St. Mary's 12 – 6   .667 18 – 14   .563 LIU Brooklyn † 10 – 8   .556 18 – 17   .514 St. Francis Brooklyn 10 – 8   .556 13 – 18   .419 Robert Morris 9 – 9   .500 16 – 17   .485 Fairleigh Dickinson 9 – 9   .500 13 – 18   .419 Central Connecticut 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438 Sacred Heart 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323 Bryant 2 – 16   .111 3 – 28   .097 † 2018 NEC Tournament winner
2017–18 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Murray State † 16 – 2   .889 26 – 6   .813 Belmont 15 – 3   .833 24 – 9   .727 Austin Peay 12 – 6   .667 19 – 15   .559 Jacksonville State 11 – 7   .611 23 – 13   .639 Tennessee Tech 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576 Tennessee State 10 – 8   .556 15 – 15   .500 Southeast Missouri State* 8 – 10   .444 14 – 17   .452 Eastern Illinois 7 – 11   .389 12 – 19   .387 SIU Edwardsville 5 – 13   .278 9 – 21   .300 UT Martin 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323 Eastern Kentucky 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355 Morehead State 4 – 14   .222 8 – 21   .276 *ineligible for postseason due to APR violations † 2018 OVC Tournament winner	2017–18 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 12 Arizona † 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771 USC 12 – 6   .667 24 ��� 12   .667 UCLA 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636 Utah 11 – 7   .611 23 – 12   .657 Stanford 11 – 7   .611 19 – 16   .543 Oregon 10 – 8   .556 23 – 13   .639 Washington 10 – 8   .556 21 – 13   .618 Colorado 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531 Arizona State 8 – 10   .444 20 – 12   .625 Oregon State 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500 Washington State 4 – 14   .222 12 – 19   .387 California 2 – 16   .111 8 – 24   .250 † Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2017–18 Patriot League men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Bucknell † 16 – 2   .889 25 – 10   .714 Colgate 12 – 6   .667 19 – 14   .576 Navy 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625 Lehigh 11 – 7   .611 16 – 14   .533 Boston University 10 – 8   .556 15 – 16   .484 Holy Cross 8 – 10   .444 12 – 19   .387 Lafayette 7 – 11   .389 10 – 21   .323 Army 6 – 12   .333 13 – 17   .433 Loyola (MD) 6 – 12   .333 9 – 22   .290 American 3 – 15   .167 6 – 24   .200 † 2018 Patriot League Tournament winner
2017–18 Southern Conference men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UNC Greensboro † 15 – 3   .833 27 – 8   .771 East Tennessee State 14 – 4   .778 25 – 9   .735 Furman 13 – 5   .722 23 – 10   .697 Mercer 11 – 7   .611 19 – 15   .559 Wofford 11 – 7   .611 21 – 13   .618 Western Carolina 8 – 10   .444 13 – 19   .406 Samford 6 – 12   .333 10 – 22   .313 The Citadel 5 – 13   .278 11 – 21   .344 VMI 4 – 14   .222 9 – 21   .300 Chattanooga 3 – 15   .167 10 – 23   .303 † 2018 SoCon Tournament winner	2017–18 Southland Conference men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Southeastern Louisiana 15 – 3   .833 22 – 12   .647 Nicholls State 15 – 3   .833 21 – 11   .656 Stephen F. Austin † 14 – 4   .778 28 – 7   .800 Sam Houston State 12 – 6   .667 21 – 15   .583 Lamar 11 – 7   .611 19 – 14   .576 New Orleans 11 – 7   .611 16 – 17   .485 Central Arkansas 10 – 8   .556 18 – 17   .514 Abilene Christian 8 – 10   .444 16 – 16   .500 Texas A&M–CC 8 – 10   .444 11 – 18   .379 McNeese State 8 – 10   .444 11 – 17   .393 Incarnate Word 2 – 16   .111 7 – 21   .250 Houston Baptist 2 – 16   .111 6 – 25   .194 Northwestern State 1 – 17   .056 4 – 25   .138 † 2018 Southland Tournament winner	2017–18 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 19 Auburn 13 – 5   .722 26 – 8   .765 No. 13 Tennessee 13 – 5   .722 26 – 9   .743 No. 23 Florida 11 – 7   .611 21 – 13   .618 No. 18 Kentucky † 10 – 8   .556 26 – 11   .703 Missouri 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606 Arkansas 10 – 8   .556 23 – 12   .657 Mississippi State 9 – 9   .500 25 – 12   .676 Texas A&M 9 – 9   .500 22 – 13   .629 Alabama 8 – 10   .444 20 – 16   .556 LSU 8 – 10   .444 18 – 15   .545 Georgia 7 – 11   .389 18 – 15   .545 South Carolina 7 – 11   .389 17 – 16   .515 Vanderbilt 6 – 12   .333 12 – 20   .375 Ole Miss 5 – 13   .278 12 – 20   .375 † 2018 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
2017–18 SWAC men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Grambling State* 13 – 5   .722 17 – 14   .548 Prairie View A&M 12 – 6   .667 16 – 18   .471 Texas Southern † 12 – 6   .667 16 – 20   .444 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 12 – 6   .667 14 – 21   .400 Southern 10 – 8   .556 15 – 18   .455 Jackson State 9 – 9   .500 12 – 20   .375 Alabama State 8 – 10   .444 8 – 23   .258 Alcorn State 7 – 11   .389 11 – 21   .344 Mississippi Valley State 4 – 14   .222 4 – 28   .125 Alabama A&M* 3 – 15   .167 3 – 28   .097 *ineligible for postseason due to APR violations † 2018 SWAC Tournament winner	2017–18 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Louisiana 16 – 2   .889 27 – 7   .794 Georgia State † 12 – 6   .667 24 – 11   .686 Georgia Southern 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636 Texas–Arlington 10 – 8   .556 21 – 13   .618 Louisiana–Monroe 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500 Troy 9 – 9   .500 16 – 17   .485 Appalachian State 9 – 9   .500 15 – 18   .455 Coastal Carolina 8 – 10   .444 14 – 18   .438 South Alabama 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438 Texas State 7 – 11   .389 15 – 18   .455 Arkansas State 6 – 12   .333 11 – 21   .344 Little Rock 4 – 14   .222 7 – 25   .219 † 2018 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner	2017–18 Summit League men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT South Dakota State † 13 – 1   .929 28 – 7   .800 South Dakota 11 – 3   .786 26 – 9   .743 Denver 8 – 6   .571 15 – 15   .500 Fort Wayne 7 – 7   .500 18 – 15   .545 North Dakota State 5 – 9   .357 15 – 17   .469 Oral Roberts 5 – 9   .357 11 – 21   .344 Omaha 4 – 10   .286 9 – 22   .290 Western Illinois 3 – 11   .214 12 – 16   .429 † 2018 Summit League Tournament winner
2017–18 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 8 Gonzaga † 17 – 1   .944 32 – 5   .865 No. 25 Saint Mary's 16 – 2   .889 30 – 6   .833 BYU 11 – 7   .611 24 – 11   .686 San Diego 9 – 9   .500 20 – 14   .588 San Francisco 9 – 9   .500 22 – 17   .564 Pacific 9 – 9   .500 14 – 18   .438 Santa Clara 8 – 10   .444 11 – 20   .355 Loyola Marymount 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355 Portland 4 – 14   .222 10 – 22   .313 Pepperdine 2 – 16   .111 6 – 26   .188 † Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2017–18 WAC men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT New Mexico State † 12 – 2   .857 28 – 6   .824 Utah Valley 10 – 4   .714 23 – 11   .676 Grand Canyon 9 – 5   .643 22 – 12   .647 Seattle 8 – 6   .571 20 – 14   .588 Texas–Rio Grande Valley 6 – 8   .429 15 – 18   .455 Cal State Bakersfield 5 – 9   .357 12 – 18   .400 UMKC 5 – 9   .357 10 – 22   .313 Chicago State 1 – 13   .071 3 – 29   .094 † 2018 WAC Tournament winner

Award winners[]

2018 Consensus All-America team[]

Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Deandre Ayton	PF/C	Freshman	Arizona
Marvin Bagley III	PF	Freshman	Duke
Jalen Brunson	PG	Junior	Villanova
Devonte' Graham	PG	Senior	Kansas
Trae Young	PG	Freshman	Oklahoma

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Keita Bates-Diop	SF	Junior	Ohio State
Trevon Bluiett	SG	Senior	Xavier
Miles Bridges	SF	Sophomore	Michigan State
Jevon Carter	PG	Senior	West Virginia
Keenan Evans	PG	Senior	Texas Tech
Jock Landale	C	Senior	Saint Mary's

Major player of the year awards[]

• Wooden Award: Jalen Brunson, Villanova^[115]
• Naismith Award: Jalen Brunson, Villanova ^[116]
• Associated Press Player of the Year: Jalen Brunson, Villanova^[117]
• NABC Player of the Year: Jalen Brunson, Villanova^[118]
• Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Jalen Brunson, Villanova^[119]
• Sporting News Player of the Year: Jalen Brunson, Villanova^[120]

Major freshman of the year awards[]

• Wayman Tisdale Award (USBWA): Trae Young, Oklahoma^[121]
• NABC Freshman of the Year: Marvin Bagley III, Duke^[118]
• Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Trae Young, Oklahoma

Major coach of the year awards[]

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: Tony Bennett, Virginia^[122]
• Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Tony Bennett, Virginia^[123]
• NABC Coach of the Year: Tony Bennett, Virginia^[118]
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: Tony Bennett, Virginia^[124]
• Sporting News Coach of the Year: Mick Cronin, Cincinnati^[125]

Other major awards[]

• Bob Cousy Award (Best point guard): Jalen Brunson, Villanova^[126]
• Jerry West Award (Best shooting guard): Carsen Edwards, Purdue^[126]
• Julius Erving Award (Best small forward): Mikal Bridges, Villanova^[126]
• Karl Malone Award (Best power forward): Deandre Ayton, Arizona^[126]
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Best center): Ángel Delgado, Seton Hall^[126]
• Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man): Marvin Bagley III, Duke^[118]
• NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Jevon Carter, West Virginia^[118]
• Naismith Defensive Player of the Year (inaugural award): Jevon Carter, West Virginia^[127]
• Senior CLASS Award (top senior): Jevon Carter, West Virginia^[128]
• Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Jalen Brunson, Villanova^[129]
• Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Shamorie Ponds, St. John's^[130]
• Ben Jobe Award (Top minority coach): Donte Jackson, Grambling State
• Hugh Durham Award (Top mid-major coach): Ryan Odom, UMBC
• Jim Phelan Award (Top head coach): Chris Holtmann, Ohio State
• Lefty Driesell Award (Top defensive player): Jevon Carter, West Virginia
• Lou Henson Award (Top mid-major player): Clayton Custer, Loyola (Illinois)
• Lute Olson Award (Top non-freshman or transfer player): Jalen Brunson, Villanova
• Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (Coach with moral character):
• Academic All-American of the Year (Top scholar-athlete): Jevon Carter, West Virginia^[131]
• Elite 90 Award (Top GPA among upperclass players at Final Four): Matt Kennedy, Villanova^[132]
• USBWA Most Courageous Award: Sam Dowd, Idaho State^[133]

Coaching changes[]

Several teams changed coaches during and after the season.

Team	Former coach	Interim coach	New coach	Reason
Alabama A&M	Donnie Marsh	Dylan Howard		Marsh resigned on May 11 after one season at Alabama A&M.[134] On May 17, AAMU associate head coach Howard was named interim head coach of the Bulldogs for the 2018–19 season,[135] and had the interim tag removed following the season.[136]
Bryant	Tim O'Shea		Jared Grasso	The 56-year-old O'Shea announced on February 12 that he would retire at the end of the season.[137] The Bulldogs went 96–210 during O'Shea's 10-year tenure, including a 3–28 overall record and 2–16 in conference play this season. On March 30, Iona associate head coach Grasso was hired by Bryant for the head coaching position.[138]
Cal State Northridge	Reggie Theus		Mark Gottfried	Cal State Northridge parted ways with Theus on March 6 after five seasons, finishing with a 53–105 record with no postseason appearances.[139] Former North Carolina State head coach Gottfried was named head coach of the Matadors on March 13.[140]
Charlotte	Mark Price	Houston Fancher	Ron Sanchez	Price was fired on December 14 after a 3–6 start and a 30–42 record overall in 2½ seasons at Charlotte. He was replaced on an interim basis by assistant Fancher for the rest of the season.[141] Virginia associate head coach Sanchez was hired as head coach of the 49ers on March 19.[142]
Chicago State	Tracy Dildy		Lance Irvin	Chicago State fired Dildy on the week of March 5, although it was not officially confirmed until March 12. The Cougars struggled during Dildy's eight-year tenure, which saw them lose at least 20 games in seven of those seasons.[143] After a nearly five-month search, including hiring Chris Zorich as the new athletic director, the school hired Lance Irvin, a Chicago native and former assistant coach at DePaul and several other schools, as the new head coach on August 7.[144]
Colorado State	Larry Eustachy	Steve Barnes	Niko Medved	Eustachy, who was in his sixth season at Colorado State, was placed on administrative leave on February 3 amid an internal investigation into his conduct with players and staff members. He had previously been sanctioned by the university in 2017 for emotionally abusing players and assistant coaches from a university led investigation in 2014. Top assistant Steve Barnes was initially named as the interim replacement.[145] A later report by The Denver Post indicated that school officials planned to fire Eustachy with cause, and were negotiating a contract buyout.[146] On February 10, hours before the Rams' home game against San Jose State, the school placed Barnes on administrative leave after two games, and Barnes' top assistant Jase Herl was named interim coach for the rest of the season.[147] On February 26, Eustachy resigned after reaching a buyout agreement.[148] On March 22, Drake head coach and former Colorado State assistant Medved was named the new head coach.[149]
Delaware State	Keith Walker		Eric Skeeters	Walker was fired on February 22 after five seasons at Delaware State, finishing with a 43–96 record, including a 3–25 record this season at the time of his firing. Associate head coach Johnson was named interim head coach of the Hornets for the rest of the season.[150] More than five months after Walker's firing, along with hiring a new athletic director, the school hired UMBC assistant coach Skeeters for the job on July 25.[151]
Detroit	Bacari Alexander		Mike Davis	Detroit fired Alexander on March 26 after two seasons at his alma mater, finishing 16–47 overall including a last place finish in Horizon league play this season.[152] The school hired Texas Southern's Mike Davis as the new head coach on June 13.[153]
Drake	Niko Medved		Darian DeVries	Medved left Drake after one season for the Colorado State head coaching job on March 22.[149] Creighton assistant coach DeVries was named head coach of the Bulldogs on March 29.[154]
East Carolina	Jeff Lebo	Michael Perry	Joe Dooley	Lebo announced his resignation from ECU on November 29, 2017, after a 2–4 start to the season and a 116–122 overall record with no NCAA Tournament appearances in eight seasons with the program. Assistant Michael Perry was named interim head coach of the Pirates for the rest of the season.[155] After the season was over, ECU brought back one of its former head coaches in Dooley, who had led the Pirates from 1995 to 1999, from Florida Gulf Coast on April 4.[156]
Eastern Kentucky	Dan McHale		A. W. Hamilton	McHale was fired on February 26, the day after the Colonels ended the season 11–20 overall and 5–13 in Ohio Valley Conference play. In three seasons at EKU, he was 38–55 overall and 16–34 in OVC play, and failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament during his tenure at Eastern Kentucky.[157] On March 23, EKU hired North Carolina State assistant Hamilton as the new head coach.[158]
Evansville	Marty Simmons		Walter McCarty	Evansville fired Simmons on March 13 after 11 seasons. Although the former Indiana and Evansville player had three 20-win seasons with the Purple Aces, the team never made the NCAA tournament during his tenure.[159] Evansville hired Boston Celtics assistant and Evansville native McCarty on March 22.[160]
FIU	Anthony Evans		Jeremy Ballard	FIU parted ways with Evans on April 2 after five seasons and a 65–94 overall record.[161] On April 20, VCU associate head coach Ballard was hired by the Panthers for the job.[162]
Florida Atlantic	Michael Curry		Dusty May	After posting a 39–84 overall record in four seasons, FAU fired Curry on March 16.[163] Florida assistant May was hired as head coach of the Owls on March 22.[164]
Florida Gulf Coast	Joe Dooley		Michael Fly	Dooley left Florida Gulf Coast on April 4 after five seasons to return to East Carolina, having previously served as head coach of the school from 1995 to 1999.[156] Longtime FGCU assistant coach Fly was promoted to head coach of the Eagles the following day.[165]
Fresno State	Rodney Terry		Justin Hutson	Terry left Fresno State on March 12 after seven seasons for the UTEP head coaching job.[166] The Bulldogs tabbed San Diego State assistant coach Hutson as his replacement on April 5.[167]
Georgia	Mark Fox		Tom Crean	Georgia fired Fox on March 10 after nine seasons, in which the team went 163–133 overall, but had made the NCAA Tournament just twice in his tenure.[168] The Bulldogs hired ESPN analyst and former Indiana and Marquette head coach Crean on March 15.[169]
High Point	Scott Cherry		Tubby Smith	Cherry and the university mutually agreed to part ways on March 7 after nine seasons, finishing with 146 wins and the program's winningest coach in the Division I era.[170] On March 27, longtime college basketball coach and former High Point player Tubby Smith was named head coach of the Panthers.[171]
Incarnate Word	Ken Burmeister		Carson Cunningham	Incarnate Word's Athletic Director announced on March 6 that Burmeister would not return next season, finishing with a 202–138 overall record in 12 seasons at the school.[172] The Cardinals went to the NAIA for their next hire, naming Carroll College's Cunningham as the new head coach on March 22.[173]
La Salle	John Giannini		Ashley Howard	La Salle parted ways with Giannini on March 23 after 14 seasons, finishing with 212 wins overall but only making the NCAA Tournament once during his tenure as head coach.[174] On April 10, Villanova assistant coach Howard, who previously served as assistant coach with the Explorers from 2004 to 2008, was hired for the head coaching job.[175]
Little Rock	Wes Flanigan		Darrell Walker	Little Rock fired Flanagan on March 9 after two seasons, finishing 22–42 overall, including a school record 25 losses this season.[176] On March 28, the Trojans hired former NBA player Darrell Walker, who spent the last two seasons as head coach at Division II Clark Atlanta University.[177]
Longwood	Jayson Gee		Griff Aldrich	Gee was fired on March 2 after five seasons at Longwood, finishing 42–120 overall and never finishing higher than eighth place in Big South Conference play.[178] On March 22, UMBC recruiting director Aldrich was named head coach of the Lancers.[179]
Louisville	Rick Pitino	David Padgett	Chris Mack	Pitino, who was initially placed on unpaid administrative leave in September, was fired on October 16 after 16 seasons at Louisville amid revelations of his possible involvement in the NCAA corruption scandal. Louisville elevated assistant Padgett, but initially signed him only for the 2017–18 season.[17] The Cardinals announced on March 21 that Padgett was not being retained.[180] On March 27, Louisville hired Xavier head coach Chris Mack for the job.[181]
Loyola (Maryland)	G.G. Smith		Tavaras Hardy	Smith resigned from Loyola on March 8 after five seasons, finishing with a record of 56–98 overall.[182] On March 28, Georgia Tech assistant coach Hardy was hired by the Greyhounds for the head coaching position.[183]
Maine	Bob Walsh		Richard Barron	Walsh resigned on March 5 after four seasons at Maine, choosing not to seek a contract extension. The Black Bears lost 100 overall games during Walsh's tenure with the team. Within hours, the school hired Barron, who had been working with the Maine athletic department after recovering from medical issues that forced him to take leave from coaching the Black Bears women's team in January 2017.[184]
Marist	Mike Maker		John Dunne	Maker was fired on March 5 after four seasons at Marist, which saw the Red Foxes go 28–97 during his tenure.[185] On April 3, Marist hired MAAC rival Saint Peter's head coach Dunne for the same position.[186]
Maryland Eastern Shore	Bobby Collins	Clifford Reed	Jason Crafton	Collins' contract was not renewed on March 26, 2018, ending his 4-year tenure at Maryland Eastern Shore with a 49-82 overall record.[187] Assistant coach Reed served as the interim head coach of the Hawks for the 2018–19 season,[188] and after the season, the school hired Jason Crafton, assistant coach of the Philadelphia 76ers' NBA G League team Delaware Blue Coats and former head coach at Nyack College, on April 24, 2019.[189]
McNeese State	Dave Simmons		Heath Schroyer	McNeese State parted ways with Simmons on March 4 after 12 seasons, finishing 155–211 overall with only two winning seasons and one postseason appearance.[190] BYU assistant coach Schroyer, who had previous head coaching experience with Portland State, Wyoming, and Tennessee-Martin, was named head coach of the Cowboys on March 15.[191]
Memphis	Tubby Smith		Penny Hardaway	Smith was fired on March 14 after two seasons amid a week of speculation that Memphis was seeking to hire Penny Hardaway, a former Tigers and NBA star. Although Smith went 40–26 overall and 21–13 this season, he struggled with recruiting and failed to make the NCAA tournament in either season.[192] Hardaway was officially introduced as the new coach on March 20.[193]
Middle Tennessee	Kermit Davis		Nick McDevitt	Davis left Middle Tennessee after 16 seasons for the Ole Miss head coaching job on March 19, after officially being named head coach on March 15.[194] UNC Asheville head coach McDevitt was hired as head coach by the Blue Raiders on March 24.[195]
Missouri State	Paul Lusk		Dana Ford	Lusk was fired on March 3 after seven seasons at Missouri State, finishing 106–121 overall, including an 18–15 overall record and 7–11 in conference play after the Bears were picked as the preseason favorite to win the MVC regular-season title.[196] On March 21, the school hired Tennessee State head coach Ford for the job.[197]
Mount St. Mary's	Jamion Christian		Dan Engelstad	Christian left his alma mater on May 2 after six seasons for the Siena job.[198] On May 9, the school hired former Mountaineer assistant coach Englestad from Division III Southern Vermont as Christian's replacement.[199]
Nicholls State	Richie Riley		Austin Claunch	Riley left Nicholls on March 15 after two seasons for the South Alabama head coaching job.[200] Assistant coach Claunch was promoted to head coach of the Colonels on March 29.[201]
Ole Miss	Andy Kennedy	Tony Madlock	Kermit Davis	It was initially announced on February 12 that Kennedy, the program's winningest head coach, would part ways with Ole Miss at the end of the season after 12 years at the school.[202] However, on February 19, Kennedy announced that he would depart immediately, with assistant Madlock taking over on an interim basis for the rest of the season.[203] The Rebels hired Middle Tennessee head coach Davis on March 15, and officially introduced him on March 19 after the Blue Raiders second round loss to Louisville in the NIT.[194]
Pepperdine	Marty Wilson		Lorenzo Romar	Pepperdine announced on February 13 that Wilson would not return as head coach of his alma mater, effective at the end of the season.[204] He finished at Pepperdine with a seven-year record of 88–129 (91–139 when including his 3–10 record as interim head coach in 1995–96). Arizona associate head coach Romar, who previously served as head coach of the Waves from 1996 to 1999, was named head coach on March 12, and was formally introduced after Arizona was upset by Buffalo in the NCAA Tournament.[205]
Pittsburgh	Kevin Stallings		Jeff Capel	After two disastrous seasons, including going winless in ACC play this season, Pitt fired Stallings on March 8.[206] On March 27, Duke associate head coach and former VCU/Oklahoma head coach Capel was hired by the Panthers for the job.[207]
Rhode Island	Dan Hurley		David Cox	Hurley left Rhode Island after six seasons to take the UConn head coaching job on March 22.[208] On April 4, top assistant Cox was promoted to head coach of the Rams.[209]
Saint Peter's	John Dunne		Shaheen Holloway	Dunne left Saint Peter's after 12 seasons for the head coaching job at MAAC rival Marist on April 3.[186] The Peacocks stayed local for their new hire, announcing Seton Hall assistant Holloway as the new head coach on April 11.[210]
San Diego	Lamont Smith	Sam Scholl		Smith resigned from his alma mater on March 8 after three seasons. He had been placed on administrative leave by the university following a February 25 domestic violence arrest and had the charges dropped hours before announcing his resignation.[211] Assistant coach Scholl, who coached the Toreros in the WCC Tournament, was named interim head coach of the team during the CIT Tournament,[212] and had the interim tag removed at the end of the season.[213]
Siena	Jimmy Patsos		Jamion Christian	Patsos resigned on April 13 after five seasons at Siena and a 77–92 overall record, including an 8–24 finish this season. Despite this, he had the apparent confidence of the school's athletic director, but an ongoing internal investigation into the program revealed multiple issues, with allegations ranging from abusive conduct to financial improprieties.[214] Mount St. Mary's head coach Christian was hired by the Saints for the job on May 2.[198]
South Alabama	Matthew Graves		Richie Riley	South Alabama fired Graves on March 8 after five seasons, finishing 65–96 overall with no postseason appearances.[215] Nicholls State head coach Richie Riley was hired by the Jaguars for the head coaching job on March 15.[200]
South Dakota	Craig Smith		Todd Lee	Smith left South Dakota on March 26 after four seasons for the Utah State head coaching job.[216] South Dakota alum Todd Lee, who spent the past five seasons as associate head coach at Grand Canyon University under Dan Majerle, was hired by the Coyotes as Smith's replacement on April 4.[217]
Tennessee State	Dana Ford		Brian Collins	Ford left Tennessee State on March 21 after four seasons for the Missouri State head coaching job.[197] On March 26, the Tigers brought Illinois State assistant coach Collins back to his hometown of Nashville, where he also played in college at Belmont, as the new head coach.[218]
Texas-Arlington	Scott Cross		Chris Ogden	Considered to be one of the most controversial coaching changes of the off-season, Cross, UTA's all-time winningest head coach with 225 wins, was fired on March 26 after 12 seasons at his alma mater, with UTA's athletic director citing new leadership in the program as the reason for firing Cross.[219] Former Texas player Ogden, who spent the past two seasons as an assistant at Texas Tech, was hired by the Mavericks as Cross's replacement on April 6.[220]
Texas Southern	Mike Davis		Johnny Jones	Davis left Texas Southern on June 13 after six seasons for the Detroit Mercy head coaching job.[153] On June 25, the Tigers hired Nevada associate head coach and former LSU/North Texas head coach Johnny Jones for the job.[221]
UConn	Kevin Ollie		Dan Hurley	UConn dismissed Ollie on March 10 after six seasons, stating that it had "initiated disciplinary procedures" to formally fire him with cause. The school announced in January it was the subject of an NCAA investigation, with media reporting that the inquiry involved recruiting. Ollie, a former Huskies star and NBA journeyman, replaced Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun in 2012, and coached UConn to a national title in 2014, but the team failed to make the postseason for the second year in a row and finished 14–18 this season.[222] On March 22, UConn hired Rhode Island head coach Dan Hurley as the new head coach.[208]
UC Riverside	Dennis Cutts		David Patrick	Cutts was fired on January 1 after a 50–85 record in five seasons at UCR, including a 5–9 start to the season. Associate head coach Bell was named interim head coach of the Highlanders for the remainder of the season.[223] TCU assistant coach Patrick was named the new head coach of UCR on March 14 and formally introduced after the Horned Frogs were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament.[224]
UNC Asheville	Nick McDevitt		Mike Morrell	McDevitt left his alma mater on March 24 after five seasons for the Middle Tennessee head coaching job.[195] UNCA announced Texas assistant Morrell as the new head coach of the Bulldogs on April 11.[225]
USC Upstate			Dave Dickerson	Less than five months after being named full-time head coach, USC Upstate fired Perry on March 1, three days after the Spartans lost to Florida Gulf Coast in the first round of the ASUN Tournament.[226] On March 30, USC Upstate hired former Tulane head coach Dickerson, who had been serving as a scout for the Utah Jazz.[227]
Utah State	Tim Duryea		Craig Smith	Utah State fired Duryea on March 11 after three seasons and a 47–49 record.[228] On March 26, the Aggies hired South Dakota head coach Craig Smith for the same position.[216]
UTEP	Tim Floyd	Phil Johnson	Rodney Terry	The 63-year-old Floyd announced his retirement, effective immediately, after eight seasons at UTEP and 24 overall following the Miners loss to Lamar on November 27.[229] Floyd's longtime assistant Johnson was named interim head coach of the team the following day.[230] On March 12, the school hired Fresno State head coach Terry as the new head coach.[166]
Western Carolina	Larry Hunter		Mark Prosser	It was announced on March 4 that Hunter was stepping down from Western Carolina after 13 seasons.[231] On March 27, Winthrop associate head coach Mark Prosser, son of the late former Xavier and Wake Forest head coach Skip Prosser, was hired as the new head coach of the Catamounts.[232] In a postscript to the story, Hunter died two months after his resignation on May 4 from a stroke he suffered earlier in the week.[233]
Xavier	Chris Mack		Travis Steele	Mack left his alma mater on March 27 after nine seasons for the Louisville head coaching job.[181] On March 31, longtime Xavier assistant coach Steele was promoted to head coach of the Musketeers.[234]

See also[]

• 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season

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