This round is misnamed with only twenty teams involved as the EuroLeague teams get byes into the quarterfinals. This is the first round for the first division teams and clubs from lower leagues have their divisions noted with (). The first game was on Thursday as Mondeville won at second-tier side Landerneau 72-56. On Friday, a pair of second division teams faced off as Angers won at Arras 75-63. Monaco put up a reasonable fight as a third tier team, but Nice left with a 70-58 win. Bernadette Ngoyisa and Roche have struggled after promotion, but did beat second division Reims 59-53. Saturday’s games started with the youth players of CFBB facing Tarbes and losing to Tima Pouye and the visitors 90-45. Second division side Calais was able to claim a higher division scalp after Chandra Harris led them past Nantes 73-57. Toulouse looked to be in position to upset a higher division team, but were forced into overtime before Mikaela Ruef could help them past Landes 84-83. Lyon won 76-50 at second-tier Montbrison. Injuries preventing Chartres from being able to field enough players, so they forfeit their game to Hainaut. Valeriya Berezhynska and Charleville eased to an 87-62 win at Graffenstaden of the second division.
October 26, 2017
Landerneau (2) vs. Mondeville 56-72 LDX Lithard 11 Naigre 10/8r Logan 5 MDV Hejdova 17/6r Talbot 13/6a Mosengo Masa 11/9r Nauwelaers 11 Berkani 9
October 27, 2017
Arras (2) vs. Angers (2) 63-75 ARR Stievenard 15 Micaletto 10 Dominique 10 ANG Lokoka 16/7r Williams 14/7r Djaldi-Tabdi 10 Germond 10 Lucet 5
Monaco (3) vs. Nice 58-70 MON Magoni 14 Mendy 12 Tchangoue 10 NIC Toure 17 Cooper 16/10r Brown 10 Cornelie-Sigmundova 8/9r
Reims (2) vs. Roche 53-59 RES Guapo 12 Butler 5 RVB Ngoyisa 21/15r Tayeau 18 Ivanovic 11/8r Mann 2
October 28, 2017
Centre Federal (2) vs. Tarbes 45-90 CFF Fauthoux 12 Fofana 9 TAR Pouye 23 Diallo 12 Konteh 12 Plouffe 10/9r Bjorklund 10
Calais (2) vs. Nantes 73-57 COB Harris 24/13r Viale 17 Pagnier 11 NAN Raincock-Ekunwe 18/12r Clanet 16/9r Michaud 11 Thorburn 6
Toulouse (2) vs. Landes 84-83(OT) TMB Ruef 25/13r Carlier 19 Gruszczynski 15/7a Traore 12 LAN Ayim 19/11r Casas 16/9a Milapie 16 Skoric 14/9r Plagnard 11 Bravard 0
Montbrison (2) vs. Lyon 50-76 MTN Bouillon 11 Bright 10 Adjutor 10 LYO Peters 19/6r Allemand 13 Allen 12/6r Salagnac 12
Chartres (2) vs. Hainaut 0-20 (forfeit to Hainaut)
S.I. Graffenstaden (2) vs. Charleville 62-87 SIG Dambach 15 Okou-Zouzouo 14 Njonkou 11/18r CHM Berezhynska 22 Filip 19/6r Chevaugeon 13/6r Bouderra 10/13a Loyd 9 Montgomery 7