2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
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 John Becker , Vermont & John Gallagher , Hartford 2018 America East Men 's Basketball Tournament Campus sites UMBC
American Athletic Conference Cincinnati Gary Clark , Cincinnati Kelvin Sampson , Houston 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 Dan Hurley , Rhode Island 2018 Atlantic 10 Men 's Basketball Tournament Capital One Arena ( Washington , D.C . ) Davidson
Atlantic Coast Conference Virginia Marvin Bagley III , Duke Tony Bennett , Virginia 2018 ACC Men 's Basketball Tournament Barclays Center ( Brooklyn , NY ) Virginia
Atlantic Sun Conference Florida Gulf Coast Brandon Goodwin , Florida Gulf Coast Joe Dooley , Florida Gulf Coast 2018 Atlantic Sun Men 's Basketball Tournament Campus sites Lipscomb
Big 12 Conference Kansas Devonte ' Graham , Kansas Chris Beard , Texas Tech & Bill Self , Kansas 2018 Big 12 Men 's Basketball Tournament Sprint Center ( Kansas City , MO ) Kansas
Big East Conference Xavier Jalen Brunson , Villanova Chris Mack , Xavier 2018 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament Madison Square Garden ( New York City , NY ) Villanova
Big Sky Conference Montana Bogdan Bliznyuk , Eastern Washington Travis DeCuire , Montana 2018 Big Sky Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament Reno Events Center ( Reno , NV ) Montana
Big South Conference UNC Asheville Xavier Cooks , Winthrop Mike Jones , Radford 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 Chris Holtmann , Ohio State 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 Jim Les , UC Davis 2018 Big West Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament Honda Center ( Anaheim , CA ) Cal State Fullerton
Colonial Athletic Association Charleston and Northeastern Justin Wright-Foreman , Hofstra Bill Coen , Northeastern 2018 CAA Men 's Basketball Tournament North Charleston Coliseum ( North Charleston , SC ) Charleston
Conference USA Middle Tennessee Nick King , Middle Tennessee Steve Henson , UTSA 2018 Conference USA Men 's Basketball Tournament Ford Center ( Frisco , TX ) Marshall
Horizon League Northern Kentucky Kendrick Nunn , Oakland Scott Nagy , Wright State 2018 Horizon League Men 's Basketball Tournament Little Caesars Arena ( Detroit , MI ) Wright State
Ivy League Harvard and Penn Seth Towns , Harvard Steve Donahue , Penn 2018 Ivy League Men 's Basketball Tournament Palestra ( Philadelphia , PA ) Penn
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Canisius and Rider Jermaine Crumpton , Canisius & Kahlil Dukes , Niagara Kevin Baggett , Rider 2018 MAAC Men 's Basketball Tournament Times Union Center ( Albany , NY ) Iona
Mid-American Conference Buffalo ( East ) and Toledo ( West ) Tre'Shaun Fletcher , Toledo Nate Oats , Buffalo 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 and Savannah State Brandon Tabb , Bethune-Cookman Jay Joyner , North Carolina A & T 2018 MEAC Men 's Basketball Tournament Norfolk Scope ( Norfolk , VA ) North Carolina Central
Missouri Valley Conference Loyola-Chicago Clayton Custer , Loyolan ( Illinois ) Porter Moser , Loyola ( Illinois ) 2018 Missouri Valley Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament Scottrade Center ( St. Louis , MO ) Loyola ( Illinois )
Mountain West Conference Nevada Caleb Martin , Nevada Eric Musselman , Nevada ( coaches & media ) 2018 Mountain West Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament Thomas & Mack Center ( Paradise , NV ) San Diego State
Regular season -- 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 .
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.