The Beaux Arts Ballroom on the Bemidji State University campus was the site of the Sponsor Night Banquet for the 2017 Bassmaster College Series National Championship August 9. BSU is hosting the finest college fishing teams in the country Aug. 10–12 for the bass fishing national championship on Lake Bemidji. The championship field includes 90 teams — including two representing Bemidji State — which qualified for the tournament in a series of five regional championships and a wild-card tournament held throughout 2017.