| With March Madness less than a week away, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its March Madness Stats & Facts infographic, as well as its report on 2021’s Best Cities for College Basketball Fans and accompanying videos, to help get hoops lovers psyched for this magical time of year. To find 2021’s top spots for NCAA hoops, WalletHub crunched the numbers on more than 290 cities using nine key metrics. They range from the number of teams per city and the winning percentage of each to stadium capacity and social-media engagement. Best Cities for College Hoops FansWorst Cities for College Hoops Fans1. Durham, NC282. Daytona Beach, FL2. Lexington, KY283. Santa Clara, CA3. East Lansing, MI284. Evansville, IN4. Lawrence, KS285. Wilmington, NC5. Storrs, CT286. Berkeley, CA6. Los Angeles, CA287. New Britain, CT7. Chapel Hill, NC288. Montgomery, AL8. Philadelphia, PA289. Pocatello, ID9. Fayette, MS290. St. George, UT10. Kingston, RI291. Stephenville, TX |
| Best Cities for College Hoops | Worst Cities for College Hoops |
| 1. Durham, NC | 282. Daytona Beach |
| 2. Lexington, KY | 283. Santa Clara, CA |
| 3. East Lansing, MI | 284. Evansville, IN |
| 4. Lawrence, KS | 285. Wilmington, NC |
| 5. Storrs, CT | 286. Berkeley, CA |
| 6. Los Angeles, CA | 287. New Britain, CT |
| 7. Chapel Hill, NC | 288. Montgomery, AL |
| 8. Philadelphia, PA | 289. Pocatello, ID |
| 9. Fayette, MS | 290. St. George, UT |
| 10. Kingston, RI | 291. Stephenville, TX |
To read the full report and to see where your city ranks, please visit:
http://wallethub.com/edu/best-cities-for-college-basketball/32944
March Madness Stats & Facts1st: Time a single state will host the tournament in its entirety (after being cancelled for the first time ever in 2020).
$600M: Annual revenue loss for the NCAA in 2020 due to COVID-19.
$8.2 Million: Salary for college basketball’s highest paid coach, Kentucky’s John Calipari (vs. $1M combined for University of Kentucky’s president and the state’s governor).
45.5X: Difference between the average NBA rookie’s salary ($3.3M) and a D1 men’s athlete basketball scholarship for a year ($71.4K).
To see all the stats and the full infographic, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/blog/march-madness-statistics/11016
