Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP) 8-K Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-209925 and 333-215654 of Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. on Form S-3 and Registration Statement Nos. 333-49564, 333-68756, 333-114799, 333-124199, 333-132816, 333-135411, 333-147804, 333-148251, 333-158825, 333-180865, 333-195712 and 333-206092 of Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated February 27, 2017, related to the consolidated financial statements of BNC Bancorp and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2016, which appear in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of BNC Bancorp for the year ended December 31, 2016.

/s/ Cherry Bekaert LLP

Raleigh, North Carolina

March 8, 2017