March is here. For college basketball fans, it only means one thing: March Madness.
The annual NCAA College Basketball Tournament begins March 19, 2024, with 64 college teams taking turns playing for the championship title.
This year’s games will be held across the United States, from Dayton, Ohio to Charlotte, North Carolina, and Los Angeles, California.
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College basketball fans gather for the occasion, and many expect their team to bring in the cash.
WalletHub has released a list of top cities for college basketball enthusiasts ahead of the annual tournament.
March Madness is the annual NCAA basketball tournament. (Catherine Lotze/Getty Images)
Divided into three categories based on population and size, WalletHub’s listings include number of college basketball teams in town, performance level of college basketball teams, number of Hall of Fame head coaches, college basketball stadiums, and many more. Contains indicators. capacity.
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The overall top 10 cities for college basketball fans are:
10. New York, New York
9. Boston, Massachusetts
8. Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, home of the University of North Carolina, known for its championship men’s basketball team, made the top list. (St. Petersburg)
7. East Lansing, Michigan
6. Lawrence, Kansas
5. Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky ranks on our list of top towns for college basketball fans. (St. Petersburg)
4. Durham, North Carolina
3. Storrs, Connecticut
2. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1. Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles has been determined by WalletHub to be the top city for NCAA college basketball fans. (St. Petersburg)
Los Angeles has long been a top city for college basketball fans, as it is home to four Division 1 NCAA teams: the UCLA Bruins, CSU Northridge Matadors, Loyola Marymount Lions, and USC Trojans.
According to WalletHub, the city has won the most NCAA Championships since 1938, with 11 total.
WalletHub analyst Cassandra Happe discussed the rankings with Fox News Digital.
“UCLA’s dominance in Los Angeles, with its rich history of NCAA championships and Hall of Fame coaches, strengthens the city’s status as a basketball mecca,” she said.
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Philadelphia came in at No. 2, ranking highly because it has the most Division 1 NCAA teams of any city at six, the most of any city.
Philadelphia also has four Hall of Fame coaches.
WalletHub has released a list of popular cities for college basketball fans ahead of March Madness. (St. Petersburg)
Storrs, Conn., is the home of the University of Connecticut Huskies, who have won five national championships, according to WalletHub analysts.
“Despite being home to the only Division I team, the University of Connecticut Huskies, Storrs stands out because of its close ties to the team and the city’s passionate fan base,” she said.
The city also has one of the highest fan engagement numbers and is known for its fans’ preference for attending games in person.
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, ranked 29th, Salt Lake City, Utah, ranked 50th, and Lynchburg, Virginia, ranked 87th.
WalletHub also found that the best-performing team was from Spokane, Washington, home of Gonzaga University, and the worst-performing team was Mississippi Valley State University in Itta Bena, Mississippi.
Fox News Digital has reached out to WalletHub for further comment.
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