C-USA consists of 14 members: Charlotte, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Old Dominion, Rice, Southern Miss, UAB, UTEP, UTSA, and Western Kentucky; and is divided into the East and West divisions.

UAB will begin play for the first time since 2014, after the Blazer football program was dropped from competition.

[4] WKU senior QB Mike White was selected as the C-USA Offensive Player of the Year.

Rice senior LB Emmanuel Ellerbee was selected the Defensive Player of the Year, and WKU senior KR Kylen Towner was selected Special Teams Player of the Year honors Three Conference USA teams hired new head coaches for the 2017 season.

(Rankings from final CFP Poll; All times Eastern) †Played at Legion Field in Birmingham, AL [12] ‡ Conference Championship Game