2017 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship


The 2017 U Sports Men's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was held March 9–12, 2017 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was hosted by Dalhousie University at the Scotiabank Centre, the first time since 1987 that Dalhousie hosted the tournament.
The Carleton Ravens won their seventh straight title, their 13th in 15 years, this time over the Ryerson Rams, who came into the tournament ranked number one in the country. The Dalhousie Tigers took their first ever bronze medal by defeating the McGill Redmen. Carleton extended its record number of men's national basketball championships, more than any top division college in Canada or the United States.
All tournament games were shown live online via the U Sports website. The semi-final and final games were on television's Sportsnet 360 and on its online service.
This marked the first Men's Final 8 branded as a U Sports championship.

Participating Teams

SeedTeamQualifiedRegular season record/
Playoff record
1Ryerson RamsOUA Champion17-2/3-0
2Carleton RavensOUA Finalist19-0/2-1
3McGill RedmenRSEQ Champion13-3/2-0
4Alberta Golden BearsCanada West Champion14-6/4-1
5Dalhousie TigersAUS Champion 16-4/3-0
6Manitoba BisonsCanada West Finalist12-8/5-1
7Calgary DinosCanada West Bronze 16-4/3-1
8Saint Mary's HuskiesAUS Finalist13-7/2-1

Championship Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

Consolation Bracket