Ten returning teams participated in the Collegiate Wind Competition 2017 Technical Challenge, held at the National Wind Technology Center in Boulder, Colorado on April 20–22, 2017.
Boise State University
California State University—Maritime Academy
California State University, Chico
Kansas State University
Northern Arizona University
The Pennsylvania State University
University of Alaska Fairbanks
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Maryland
University of Wisconsin–Madison