University Challenge 2017–18

Series 47 of University Challenge began on 17 July 2017 on BBC Two.

Results

 * Winning teams are highlighted in bold.
 * Teams with green scores (winners) returned in the next round, while those with red scores (losers) were eliminated.
 * Teams with orange scores had to win one more match to return in the next round.
 * Teams with yellow scores indicate that two further matches had to be played and won (teams that lost their first quarter-final match).
 * A score in italics indicates a match decided on a tie-breaker question.

Final

 * The trophy and title were awarded to the St John's team of John-Clark Levin, Rosie McKeown, James Devine-Stoneman, and Matt Hazell.
 * The trophy was presented by Judith Weir.

Qualification round
Each year, a Christmas special sequence is aired featuring distinguished alumni. Out of 7 first-round winners, the top 4 highest-scoring teams progress to the semi-finals. The teams consist of celebrities who represent their alma maters.
 * Teams with green scores won their match and achieved a high enough score to return in the next round, teams with red scores lost and were eliminated.
 * Teams with grey scores won their first round match but did not achieve a high enough score to return.

Final
The winning Keble College, Oxford team consisted of Paul Johnson, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Katy Brand and Anne-Marie Imafidon, who beat the University of Reading team of Anna Machin, Martin Hughes-Games, Sophie Walker and Pippa Greenwood.