List of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament venues

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
University of Dayton Arena, in Dayton, Ohio, has hosted more tournament games than any other venue (123 as of 2019).
Los Angeles Sports Arena
Patten Gymnasium, in Evanston, Illinois, hosted the first championship game in 1939.
Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis
Freedom Hall in Louisville
Five Final Fours have been at New Orleans' Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
The Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri has hosted nine Final Fours, the most as of 2019.
The Palestra in Philadelphia
City Arena Opening rounds Regionals Final Four
Alabama
BirminghamLegacy Arena1984, 1987, 2000, 2003, 20081982, 1985, 1988, 1995, 1997
TuscaloosaMemorial Coliseum1974, 1975, 1981
Arizona
GlendaleState Farm Stadium20092017, 2024
PhoenixTalking Stick Resort Arena1999, 2004, 2008, 2012
TempeASU Activity Center1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1992, 1996
TucsonMcKale Center1977, 1979, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2005, 20111974, 1980
Arkansas
Little Rock (North Little Rock)Alltel Arena2008
California
AnaheimHonda Center20081998, 2001, 2003, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2019
BerkeleyHaas Pavilion1958
Long BeachLong Beach Convention Center1986, 1990
Los AngelesLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena19941968, 1972
Los AngelesPauley Pavilion1979, 1981, 19881966, 1969, 1973, 1976, 1984
Los AngelesStaples Center2013, 2015, 2018, 2020[lower-alpha 1]
OaklandOracle Arena1990, 1995, 2006
Palo AltoBurnham Pavilion1953
SacramentoARCO Arena1994, 1998, 2002, 2007
SacramentoGolden 1 Center2017, 2020[lower-alpha 1]
San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena1975
San DiegoViejas Arena2001, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022
San FranciscoCalifornia Coliseum1939
San Francisco (Daly City)Cow Palace1955, 195819591960
San FranciscoChase Center2022
San JoseSAP Center2010, 2013, 2019, 20211997, 2002, 2007, 2017
Colorado
DenverMcNichols Sports Arena19991985, 1989, 19961990
DenverPepsi Center2004, 2008, 2011, 20162021
Fort CollinsMoby Arena1967
Connecticut
HartfordXL Center1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1998, 2019
District of Columbia
Washington, D.C.Capital One Arena1998, 2002, 2008, 20112006, 2013, 2019
Florida
JacksonvilleVyStar Veterans Memorial Arena2006, 2010, 2015, 2019
MiamiMiami Arena1994
MiamiAmerican Airlines Arena2009
OrlandoAmway Arena1993, 1996, 1999, 2004
OrlandoAmway Center2014, 2017
St. PetersburgTropicana Field199419981999
TallahasseeTallahassee–Leon County Civic Center1995
TampaUSF Sun Dome1983
TampaAmalie Arena2003, 2008, 2011, 2020[lower-alpha 1]
Georgia
AthensStegeman Coliseum1971
AtlantaOmni Coliseum1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 19921981, 1984, 19861977
AtlantaGeorgia Dome19981996, 2001, 2004, 2006, 20122002, 2007, 2013
AtlantaState Farm Arena2018
AtlantaMercedes-Benz Stadium2020[lower-alpha 1]
Idaho
BoiseExtraMile Arena1983, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2018, 2021
PocatelloReed Gym1957
PocatelloHolt Arena1972, 1974, 1977
Illinois
CarbondaleSIU Arena1969
Chicago (Rosemont)Allstate Arena1987, 19932005
ChicagoAlumni Hall1960
ChicagoChicago Stadium19521953
ChicagoUnited Center1998, 2002, 2007, 20112016, 2022
EvanstonPatten Gymnasium1939
EvanstonWelsh-Ryan Arena1958, 19631954, 1959, 19671955
PeoriaRobertson Memorial Field House1954
Indiana
BloomingtonAssembly Hall1977, 19791981
EvansvilleRoberts Municipal Stadium1983
Fort WayneAllen County War Memorial Coliseum1953, 1954, 1956
IndianapolisHinkle Fieldhouse1940
IndianapolisMarket Square Arena1978, 198219791980
IndianapolisRCA Dome1987, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2003, 20051991, 1997, 2000, 2006
IndianapolisBankers Life Fieldhouse2017, 2022
IndianapolisLucas Oil Stadium2009, 2013, 2014, 2020[lower-alpha 1]2010, 2015, 2021, 2026
South BendEdmund P. Joyce Center1971, 1976, 1985, 1988
Terre HauteHulman Center1974
West LafayetteMackey Arena1980
Iowa
AmesHilton Coliseum1972
Des MoinesWells Fargo Arena2016, 2019
Iowa CityIowa Field House1954, 1956, 1962, 1966
Kansas
LawrenceAllen Fieldhouse1976, 19791956, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1967, 1978
ManhattanAhearn Field House1953, 1955, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1969
WichitaCharles Koch Arena1956, 1966, 1973, 1978, 19811964, 1968, 1971
Wichita (Park City)Kansas Coliseum1994
WichitaIntrust Bank Arena2018, 2021
Kentucky
Bowling GreenE. A. Diddle Arena1965, 1980
LexingtonMemorial Coliseum1955, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1967, 19751957, 1958, 1965, 1968
LexingtonRupp Arena1994, 1998, 2007, 2013, 20211977, 1980, 1984, 1989, 1992, 1996, 20021985
LouisvilleFreedom Hall1983, 19911960, 1961, 1976, 19871958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1969
LouisvilleKFC Yum! Center2012, 20152016, 2019
Louisiana
Baton RougePete Maravich Assembly Center1977, 19861976
New OrleansDevlin Fieldhouse1942
New OrleansMercedes-Benz Superdome1999, 20011981, 19901982, 1987, 1993, 2003, 2012, 2022
New OrleansSmoothie King Center2007, 20102011
Maryland
BaltimoreRoyal Farms Arena1995
College ParkCole Field House1968, 19911962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 19771966, 1970
LandoverCapital Centre1994
Massachusetts
BostonTD Garden1999, 20032009, 2012, 2018
WorcesterDCU Center1992, 2005
Michigan
Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills1997, 2006, 20132000
DetroitFord Field20082009
DetroitLittle Caesars Arena2018, 2021
E. LansingJenison Fieldhouse1963
PontiacPontiac Silverdome1988, 1991
Minnesota
MinneapolisWilliams Arena19641951
MinneapolisHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome1986, 1991, 2000, 20091989, 1996, 2003, 20061992, 2001
MinneapolisTarget Center2021
MinneapolisU.S. Bank Stadium2019
Missouri
Kansas CityMunicipal Auditorium1952, 19531943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 19511940, 1941, 1942, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1964
Kansas CityKemper Arena1997, 2001, 20041983, 1986, 1992, 19951988
Kansas CitySprint Center2009, 20132017, 2019
St. LouisSt. Louis Arena1982, 1984, 19931973, 1978
St. LouisEnterprise Center2014, 2016, 2020[lower-alpha 1]1998
St. LouisThe Dome at America's Center20021999, 2004, 2007, 2010, 20122005
Nebraska
LincolnBob Devaney Sports Center1980, 1984, 1988
OmahaOmaha Civic Auditorium1977
OmahaCHI Health Center Omaha2008, 2012, 2015, 2020[lower-alpha 1]2018
New Jersey
East RutherfordIzod Center19841986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2004, 20071996
NewarkPrudential Center2011
PrincetonJadwin Gymnasium1970, 1972
New Mexico
AlbuquerqueThe Pit1985, 1996, 2002, 20121968, 1978, 1992, 2000, 20051983
Las CrucesLas Cruces High School Gymnasium1959
Las CrucesPan American Center1969, 19721975
New York
AlbanyTimes Union Center1995, 2020[lower-alpha 1]2003
BuffaloBuffalo Memorial Auditorium1954
BuffaloKeyBank Center2000, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2022
New York City (Jamaica)Carnesecca Arena1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
New York City (Manhattan)Madison Square Garden (1925)1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 19611943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 19511943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950
New York City (Manhattan)Madison Square Garden (1968)2014, 2017, 2020[lower-alpha 1]
New York City (Brooklyn)Barclays Center20162021
SyracuseCarrier Dome1986, 1987, 1991, 19931983, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2010, 2015
UniondaleNassau Coliseum1982, 1994, 2001
North Carolina
Chapel HillDean Smith Center1988
CharlotteBojangles' Coliseum1975, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 19871958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1973, 1976
CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum1997, 1999, 20051991, 19931994
CharlotteSpectrum Center2011, 2015, 20182008
DurhamCameron Indoor Stadium1954
GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum1980, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1992, 2001, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2020[lower-alpha 1]1976, 1979, 19981974
RaleighReynolds Coliseum1951, 1952, 1969, 1977, 19791953, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1982
RaleighPNC Arena2004, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2021
Winston-SalemLawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum1993, 1997, 2000, 2007
Ohio
CincinnatiU.S. Bank Arena1988, 19921979, 1987
ClevelandWolstein Center2000, 2005
ClevelandRocket Mortgage FieldHouse2011, 2020[lower-alpha 1]2015
ColumbusSt. John Arena19571970
ColumbusNationwide Arena2004, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2019
DaytonUniversity of Dayton Arena1970, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2006, 2009, 2013 (Play-in Games 1983, 1984 and since 2001)1972, 1975, 1978
KentMAC Center1966, 1968
Oklahoma
El RenoThunderbird Coliseum1955
NormanLloyd Noble Center1977
Oklahoma CityCapitol Hill High School Arena1957
Oklahoma CityThe Myriad1994, 19981977
Oklahoma CityChesapeake Energy Arena2003, 2005, 2010, 2016
StillwaterGallagher Hall19581954
TulsaMabee Center1975, 1978, 1982, 19851974
TulsaBOK Center2011, 2017, 2019
Oregon
CorvallisGill Coliseum1952, 1960, 1962, 1964, 19831953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1967
EugeneMcArthur Court1963, 1964, 1978
PortlandPortland Metropolitan Exposition Center1959
PortlandMemorial Coliseum1961, 19751965
PortlandModa Center2009, 2012, 2015, 2022
Pennsylvania
PhiladelphiaThe Palestra1953, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978 (Play-in game 1983 and 1984)1939, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957
PhiladelphiaSpectrum1980, 19921976, 1981
PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center2006, 2009, 20132001, 2016, 2022
PittsburghCivic Arena1997, 2002
PittsburghPPG Paints Arena2012, 2015, 2018, 2022
Rhode Island
KingstonKeaney Gymnasium1967, 1968, 1969
ProvidenceDunkin' Donuts Center1975, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1989, 1996, 2010, 2016, 20211976, 1979, 1985
South Carolina
ColumbiaCarolina Coliseum1970
ColumbiaColonial Life Arena2019
GreenvilleBon Secours Wellness Arena2002, 2017, 2022
Tennessee
KnoxvilleStokely Athletic Center1972, 19781983
KnoxvilleThompson–Boling Arena19901994, 1999
MemphisMid-South Coliseum1984
MemphisPyramid1995, 1997, 2001
MemphisFedExForum2009, 2014, 2017, 2021
MurfreesboroMurphy Center1979
NashvilleMemorial Gym1982, 1989, 19931973
NashvilleBridgestone Arena2000, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2018
Texas
ArlingtonAT&T Stadium20132014
AustinFrank Erwin Center1981, 1990, 1995, 20132000, 2005
DallasMoody Coliseum1962, 1964, 19791957
DallasReunion Arena1982, 1989, 19961985, 1990, 19941986
DallasAmerican Airlines Center2002, 2006, 2018, 2021
DentonUNT Coliseum1974, 1976, 1980
El PasoDon Haskins Center1981
Fort WorthDaniel–Meyer Coliseum1969, 1970
Fort WorthDickies Arena2022
HoustonDelmar Fieldhouse1961
HoustonHofheinz Pavilion1971, 19851973
HoustonAstrodome1971
HoustonNRG Stadium2008, 2010, 20152011, 2016, 2023
HoustonThe Summit19831980, 1986
HoustonToyota Center2020[lower-alpha 1]
LubbockLubbock Municipal Coliseum1963, 1965, 19751966
San AntonioAlamodome1997, 2001, 2003, 2007, 20111998, 2004, 2008, 2018, 2025
San AntonioAT&T Center20142022
Utah
LoganSmith Spectrum1971, 1973, 1982
OgdenDee Events Center1980, 1986, 19941983
ProvoSmith Fieldhouse1960, 19701962, 1963, 1965
ProvoMarriott Center1972, 1977, 1979, 1982
Salt Lake CityNielsen Fieldhouse1968
Salt Lake CityJon M. Huntsman Center1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2003, 20061971, 19811979
Salt Lake CityVivint Smart Home Arena2013, 2017, 20192010
Virginia
BlacksburgCassell Coliseum1966, 1967
RichmondRichmond Coliseum1990, 1996
WilliamsburgWilliam & Mary Hall1972, 1973
Washington
PullmanBeasley Coliseum1975, 1982, 1984
SeattleHec Edmundson Pavilion1953, 19561960, 19701949, 1952
SeattleKingdome1987, 1988, 1991, 19931984, 1989, 1995
SeattleKeyArena1999, 2004, 2015
SpokaneVeterans Memorial Arena2003, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2020[lower-alpha 1]
West Virginia
MorgantownWVU Coliseum1971, 19741972
Wisconsin
MadisonWisconsin Field House1941, 1969
MadisonKohl Center2002
MilwaukeeU.S. Cellular Arena1984
MilwaukeeBMO Harris Bradley Center1992, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2010, 2014, 2017
MilwaukeeFiserv Forum2022

Final Four trivia
  • The last time the Final Four was hosted out of a now-defunct rotation [nb 1] 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 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.
  1. 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.

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.
  • The only current NBA arenas in the U.S. to never have hosted are the Target Center (Timberwolves), Toyota Center (Rockets), Fiserv Forum (Bucks), and Chase Center (Warriors). All but Fiserv Forum and Chase Center 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 and Chase Center 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, and two arenas are also located in metropolitan areas with a domed stadium with a third presently under construction.

See also

Notes
  1. Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References
  1. Chiari, Mike. "NCAA Lifts Championship Ban After Supreme Court Ruling on Sports Gambling".
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