1. Venues

2. Final Four trivia

3. Tournament Games Trivia

4. See also

5. References

The following is a list of venues that have hosted the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship. Venues that have not yet hosted, but have been officially announced as future tournament sites, are also included. (Note that in most cases, the modern name of the venue is used, though it may have been known under a different name at the time.)

Venues

Final Four trivia

• The last time the Final Four was hosted out of a now-defunct rotation {{#tag:ref|See the stadium sizes and domes section within the Venues section under the Evolution of the Tournament section of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship article.|group="nb"}} of Arlington, Texas (Cowboys Stadium/AT&T Stadium), Atlanta (Georgia Dome/Mercedes-Benz Stadium), Detroit (Ford Field), Houston (Reliant Stadium/NRG Stadium), Indianapolis (Lucas Oil Stadium), New Orleans (Louisiana Superdome/Mercedes-Benz Superdome), Minneapolis (Metrodome/U.S. Bank Stadium), and St. Louis (Edward Jones Dome/The Dome at America's Center) was San Antonio (Alamodome) in 2008. The last time the Final Four was hosted outside of the aforementioned states was in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1999.
  • The last time the Final Four was hosted on the West Coast of the United States was in Seattle in 1995.
  • The last time the Final Four was hosted on the East Coast of the United States was in East Rutherford, New Jersey in 1996.
  • The last time the Final Four was hosted in a southern state other than Louisiana or Georgia was in Florida in 1999.
  • The last time the Final Four was hosted in a northern state other than Michigan, Indiana, or Minnesota was in New Jersey in 1996.
  • The last time the Final Four was hosted in a western state other than Arizona was in Washington in 1995.
  • The westernmost Final Four was in Seattle (1949, 1952, 1984, 1989, and 1995); the easternmost Final Four was in New York City (1943–1948; 1950).
  • The northernmost Final Four was in Minneapolis (1951, 1992, 2001, 2019); the southernmost Final Four was in St. Petersburg (1999).
  • In terms of regions, as of 2019, the Final Four has been played in the west of the Mississippi River 56% of the time (45/81). This includes Final Fours in New Orleans, St. Louis, and Minneapolis, all located on the Mississippi.
  • ...but, including the 1990 Final Four in Denver, it has only been played in states in or west of the Rocky Mountains 14 times (18%).
  • As of 2019, the Final Four has been played in the northern United States (north of Tennessee) 65% of the time (53/81) and the southern United States (including Texas, California, Louisiana, and Georgia) 35% of the time (28/81).
  • 21 Final Fours (26%; 21/81) have been held in the states of the former Confederacy, namely Florida (1; St. Petersburg: 1999), Georgia (4; Atlanta: 1977, 2002, 2007, 2013), Louisiana (5; New Orleans: 1982, 1987, 1993, 2003, 2012), North Carolina (2; Charlotte: 1994; Greensboro: 1974), and Texas (9; Arlington: 2014; Dallas: 1986; Houston: 1971, 2011, 2016; San Antonio: 1998, 2004, 2008, 2018).
  • 22 Final Fours (26%; 22/81) have been held in the border states of the Confederacy, namely Missouri; (13; Kansas City: 1940–1942, 1953–1955, 1957, 1961, 1964, 1988; St. Louis: 1973, 1978, 2005), Kentucky (7; Lexington: 1985; Louisville: 1958–1959, 1962–1963, 1967, 1969), and Maryland (2; College Park: 1966, 1970).
  • 23 Final Fours (28%; 23/81) have been held in the states that the Union controlled as of the end of the Civil War in 1865, namely California (4; Daly City: 1960; Los Angeles: 1968, 1972; San Diego: 1975), Illinois (2; Evanston: 1939, 1956), Indiana (7; Indianapolis: 1980, 1991, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2010, 2015), Michigan (1; Detroit: 2009), Minnesota (4; Minneapolis: 1951, 1992, 2001, 2019), New Jersey (1; East Rutherford: 1996), New York (7; New York City (Manhattan): 1943–1948, 1950), Oregon (1; Portland: 1965), and Pennsylvania (2; Philadelphia: 1976, 1981).
  • 9 Final Fours (11%; 9/80) have been held in states that either were territories or unorganized territories at the time of the Civil War, namely Arizona (1; Glendale: 2017), Colorado (1; Denver: 1990), New Mexico (1; Albuquerque: 1983), Utah (1; Salt Lake City: 1979), and Washington State (5; Seattle: 1949, 1952, 1984, 1989, 1995).
• 28 states (56% of the United States) and DC have never hosted the Final Four, as of 2019: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
• The city to have hosted the Final Four the most times, ten, is Kansas City, Missouri, which hosted the tournament from 1940–1942, 1953–1955, 1957, 1961, 1964, and 1988.
  • The cities that have hosted the Final Four five or more times, as of 2019, are Indianapolis, Indiana (7; 1980, 1991, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2010, and 2015), New York City (7; 1943–1948 and 1950), Louisville, Kentucky (6; 1958–1959, 1962–1963, 1967, and 1969), New Orleans (5; 1982, 1987, 1993, 2003, and 2012), and Seattle (5; 1949, 1952, 1984, 1989, and 1995).
  • The cities that have hosted the Final Four three or more times, as of 2019, are Atlanta (4; 1977, 2002, 2007, and 2013), Houston (3; 1971, 2011, and 2016), Minneapolis (4; 1951, 1992, 2001, and 2019), San Antonio (4; 1998, 2004, 2008, and 2018), and St. Louis (3; 1973, 1978, and 2005).
  • The cities that have hosted the Final Four one or more times, as of 2019, are College Park, Maryland (2; 1966 and 1970), Evanston, Illinois (2; 1939 and 1956), Los Angeles (2; 1968 and 1972), Philadelphia (2; 1976 and 1981), Albuquerque, New Mexico (1; 1983), Arlington, Texas (1; 2014), Charlotte, North Carolina (1; 1994), Dallas, Texas (1; 1986), Daly City, California (1; 1960), Denver (1; 1990), Detroit (1; 2009), East Rutherford, New Jersey (1; 1996), Glendale, Arizona (1; 2017), Greensboro, North Carolina (1; 1974), Lexington, Kentucky (1; 1985), Portland, Oregon (1; 1965), Salt Lake City (1; 1979), San Diego (1; 1975), and St. Petersburg, Florida (1; 1999).
• The last time a Final Four was not held in a domed stadium was in 1996 (Meadowlands), which also marked the last time the Final Four was held at a facility that was the regular home of an NCAA Division I basketball team (at the time, the Meadowlands hosted the home games of Seton Hall University). The last time the Final Four was held on a college campus was in 1983, when the University of New Mexico hosted the event at The Pit, then officially known as University Arena. The only other college venue to have hosted the Final Four since 1983 was Rupp Arena in 1985, home to the University of Kentucky but located in downtown Lexington instead of the UK campus.

Tournament Games Trivia

• The University of Dayton Arena (UD Arena) has hosted the most tournament games (123 games, as of 2019).
• Las Vegas is the largest city in the U.S. that has never hosted an NCAA Tournament game. It was previously banned from hosting any tournament games due to Nevada's legalized sports gambling, but the NCAA permitted Nevada to host tournament games starting in May 2018 after the landmark Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court.^[1]
• 12 states have never hosted any tournament games at all: Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming.
  • 5 states have hosted opening rounds games, but no Regional Finals or Final Fours: Arkansas, Connecticut, Idaho, Virginia, and West Virginia.
  • 13 states and DC have hosted either opening rounds games or Regional Finals, but no Final Fours: Alabama, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin, as well as the District of Columbia.
• Mississippi has been banned indefinitely from hosting NCAA Tournament games because of its stance on the Confederate flag. (South Carolina had also been banned from 2002 to 2015, but the ban was lifted following the removal of the Confederate flag from the South Carolina State Capitol in 2015)
• North Carolina was banned in 2016 from hosting NCAA tournament games because of NCAA objections over the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, more commonly known as "House Bill 2". Following the bill's 2017 modification, North Carolina will again be able to be awarded NCAA games.
• Nevada and New Jersey were previously banned from being allowed to host tournament games or championships sanctioned by the NCAA, but the organization lifted the ban against schools in Delaware, Montana, Nevada, and Oregon being allowed to host tournament games or championships in May 2018 after the landmark Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association Supreme Court ruling. The NCAA also stated that any other states that legalize sports gambling, such as New Jersey, will be eligible to host NCAA tournament and championship games.^[1]
• 12 cities have hosted games on 15 or more occasions. These include Atlanta, Louisville, Raleigh, Salt Lake City, and St. Louis.
  • Seven cities have hosted games on 20 or more occasions: Charlotte, Dayton, Indianapolis, Lexington, Kansas City, New York City, and Philadelphia.
• The only current NBA arenas in the U.S. to never have hosted are the Target Center (Timberwolves), Toyota Center (Rockets), and Fiserv Forum (Bucks). All but Fiserv Forum are in metropolitan areas with domed stadiums that either previously hosted or are slated to host NCAA Finals. Toyota Center will host in 2020, Target Center will host in 2021, and Fiserv Forum will host in 2022.
• Among current NHL arenas in the U.S., the only ones never to have hosted are the Gila River Arena (Coyotes), Xcel Energy Center (Wild), BB&T Center (Panthers), and T-Mobile Arena (Golden Knights). All but T-Mobile Arena are in metropolitan areas with another venue that has hosted NCAA Tournament games.

See also

• List of basketball arenas by capacity
• List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas

References

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