NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes won promotion to the 2017–18 Top League, while Hino Red Dolphins, Kyuden Voltex and Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars progressed to the promotion play-offs.
Chubu Electric Power, Chugoku Electric Power, Kamaishi Seawaves and Mazda Blue Zoomers all earned a place in the new 2017 Top Challenge League.
The top team in Challenge 1 won automatic promotion to the 2017–18 Top League, while the other three teams qualified to the promotion play-offs.
The final standings for the 2016–17 Top League Challenge 2 were:[4] The following matches were played in the 2016–17 Top League Challenge 2:[4]
The final standings for the 2016–17 Top League Challenge 3 were:[4] The following matches were played in the 2016–17 Top League Challenge 3:[4]