March is right here, which suggests only one factor for faculty basketball lovers: March Insanity.
The annual NCAA college basketball event begins on March 19, 2024, when 64 collegiate groups will take their turns taking part in for the championship title.
This 12 months, video games shall be held throughout the nation — from Dayton, Ohio, to Charlotte, North Carolina, from Los Angeles, California, to many different locations.
Faculty basketball followers will collect for the event, many hoping their bracket may usher in some money.
WalletHub launched an inventory of the top cities for faculty basketball lovers forward of the annual event.
March Insanity is an annual NCAA basketball event. (Katharine Lotze/Getty Pictures)
Divided into three classes primarily based on inhabitants and dimension, the WalletHub record has many metrics — together with the variety of school basketball groups within the city, the efficiency degree of the school basketball groups, the variety of Corridor of Fame head coaches and the school basketball stadium capability.
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The general high 10 cities for college basketball followers are — counting down — the next.
10. New York, New York
9. Boston, Massachusetts
8. Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was on the highest record because it’s residence to the College of North Carolina which is understood for having a profitable males’s basketball group. (iStock)
7. East Lansing, Michigan
6. Lawrence, Kansas
5. Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, made the record of high cities for faculty basketball followers. (iStock)
4. Durham, North Carolina
3. Storrs, Connecticut
2. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1. Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles was decided by WalletHub to be the highest metropolis for NCAA school basketball followers. (iStock)
Los Angeles was the highest metropolis for faculty basketball followers as a result of its 4 Division 1 NCAA groups: the UCLA Bruins, CSU Northridge Matadors, Loyola Marymount Lions and USC Trojans.
The town, in keeping with WalletHub, additionally has the biggest variety of NCAA championship wins since 1938, with 11 whole.
WalletHub analyst Cassandra Happe mentioned the rating with Fox Information Digital.
“The dominance of UCLA in Los Angeles, with its rich history of NCAA championship wins and Hall of Fame coaches, reinforces the city’s status as a basketball mecca,” she mentioned.
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Philadelphia took the No. 2 spot and ranked excessive as a result of its having the very best variety of Division 1 NCAA groups of any metropolis at six.
Philadelphia additionally has 4 Corridor of Fame coaches.
WalletHub launched an inventory of the highest cities for faculty basketball followers forward of March Insanity. (iStock)
Storrs, Connecticut, is residence of the College of Connecticut Huskies — who’ve received 5 nationwide championships, in keeping with WalletHub analysts.
“Despite being home to only one Division 1 team, the University of Connecticut Huskies, Storrs stands out due to its close-knit relationship with the team and the passionate fan base of the city,” she mentioned.
The town additionally has among the finest fan engagement numbers — and followers are recognized for liking to see video games in particular person.
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Different placements included Ann Arbor, Michigan, at No. 29, Salt Lake Metropolis, Utah, at No. 50 and Lynchurg, Virginia, at No. 87.
WalletHub additionally discovered that the best-performing group got here from Spokane, Washington, residence of Gonzaga College — whereas the worst-performing group was Mississippi Valley State College in Itta Bena, Mississippi.
Fox Information Digital reached out to WalletHub for additional remark.
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