With a win over Pittsburgh on February 25, 2017, North Carolina clinched at least a share of the ACC regular season championship for the second straight season, the eighth time in the 14 years under head coach Roy Williams, and the 31st time in school history.

[1][2] A loss by Duke later that day gave the Tar Heels the outright regular season championship.

North Carolina forward Justin Jackson was named ACC Player of the Year.

[13] The conference achieved a 5–3 record in the NIT, with Georgia Tech losing to TCU in the championship game.

* Denotes Overtime Game AP Rankings at time of tournament To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Associated Press, the USBWA, The Sporting News and the National Association of Basketball Coaches.