2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season information
American college football season
2017 NCAA Division I FBS season
Number of teams
129 + 1 transitional
Duration
August 26, 2017 – December 9, 2017
Preseason AP No. 1
Alabama
Post-season
Duration
December 16, 2017 – January 8, 2018
Bowl games
40
AP Poll No. 1
Alabama
Coaches Poll No. 1
Alabama
Heisman Trophy
Baker Mayfield (quarterback, Oklahoma)
College Football Playoff
2018 College Football Playoff National Championship
Site
Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia
Champion(s)
Alabama, UCF Knights (Claimed)
NCAA Division I FBS football seasons
← 2016
2018 →
The 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 2017. The regular season began on August 26, 2017, and ended on December 9, 2017.
The postseason concluded on January 8, 2018 with the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship in Atlanta, the fourth iteration of the College Football Playoff championship system. In the national championship game, Alabama defeated Georgia in overtime, 26–23.
The UCF Knights also claim a national championship for this season after finishing first in the Colley Matrix poll, and are listed as "Final National Poll Leaders" in the NCAA's official record book.[1] UCF finished the season as the only undefeated team in NCAA Division I FBS and defeated the Auburn Tigers in the Peach Bowl. Auburn had defeated College Football Playoff national champion Alabama and runner-up Georgia during the season.
^2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records(PDF). Indianapolis: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 2017. pp. 109, 115. Retrieved July 31, 2017. In years where a 'major selector' had a team other than the BCS champion as highest ranked team in its final poll that team is listed below the BCS Champion.
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