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The 2017 NECBL season was the 24th season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. The same thirteen teams from 2016 returned for the 2017 season, and the divisional alignment remained the same. The Mystic Schooners looked to defend their first-ever NECBL title, as they defeated the Sanford Mainers 2-0 in the 2016 championship series.

The playoff format for this season has been slightly altered, down from the top four teams in each division making it. This year, the top three teams in each division will make the playoffs. The No. 2 seed and No. 3 seed in both divisions will play in a one-game, winner-take-all game, with the winner advancing to play the No. 1 seed in the best-of-three conference finals. The two conference final winners will then square off in the NECBL Championship, which is also a best-of-three.

All-star game
The NECBL's 2017 All-Star Game will be hosted by the Northern Division's North Adams SteepleCats at Joe Wolfe Field in North Adams, Massachusetts.