Emissions was selected as the winning controversy area for 2016-2017. 61 eligible ballots were cast. A complete breakdown of the voting is below.



Initial count of first-place votes:



Anti-racism: 6

Emissions: 28

Labor: 8

Police: 0

Poverty: 7

Taxes: 12



Police was eliminated. The votes for anti-racism were redistributed. The second count of first-place votes was:



Emissions: 29

Labor: 10

Poverty: 9

Taxes: 13



The votes for poverty were transferred. The third count of first-place votes was:



Emissions: 30

Labor: 15

Taxes: 16



The votes for labor were transferred. The fourth count of first-place votes was:



Emissions: 38

Taxes: 23





The following schools voted:



Arizona State University

Baylor University

Binghamton University

Boston College

Cal State Fullerton

Concordia College

Cornell University

Dartmouth College

Emory University

Fresno State

Georgetown

Georgia State University

Gonzaga University

Harvard

Idaho State

Illinois College

Indiana University

James Madison University

Johnson County Community College

Liberty University

Michigan State University

Missouri State University

New York University

Northwestern University

Rutgers University-Newark

Samford University

San Francisco State University

Stanford University

Towson University

Trinity University

United States Military Academy

University of California, Berkeley

University of Central Oklahoma

University of Florida

University of Georgia

University of Houston

University of Iowa

University of Kansas

University of Kentucky

University of Louisville

University of Mary Washington

University of Miami

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota

University of Missouri - Kansas City

University of Northern Iowa

University of Oklahoma

University of Pittsburgh

University of Southern California

University of Texas

University of Texas at Dallas

University of Texas San Antonio

University of West Georgia

University of Wisconsin

University of Wyoming

UNLV

Wake Forest

Wayne State University

Weber State University

West Virginia University

Wichita State University

