Tournament Games Trivia
- University of Dayton Arena and Kansas City, Missouri have hosted the most tournament games.
- New York City has not hosted an NCAA Tournament game since 1974; in addition, the current Madison Square Garden (33rd Street) has never hosted an NCAA Tournament game. All NCAA Tournament games held in Manhattan were hosted at the third Madison Square Garden, which was located on Eighth Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets. Madison Square Garden will host an NCAA Regional in 2014.
- Las Vegas has never hosted an NCAA Tournament game, and is the largest city in the U.S. to have never hosted.
- Twelve 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.
- South Carolina and Mississippi have been banned from hosting NCAA Tournament games because of their stance on the Confederate flag.
- Nevada and New Jersey are banned from hosting NCAA tournament games in any sport because the state allows betting on individual sports matches.
- The only current NBA arenas in the U.S. to never have hosted are the AT&T Center (Spurs; will host in 2014), Target Center (Wolves), Madison Square Garden (Knicks; will host in 2014), Philips Arena (Hawks), Barclays Center (Nets), Toyota Center (Rockets), and Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Pacers). AT&T, Target, Philips, Toyota, and Bankers Life are all in cities with domes that have previously hosted NCAA Finals.
- Among current NHL arenas in the U.S., the only ones never to have hosted are the Jobing.com Arena (Coyotes), Xcel Energy Center (Wild), Joe Louis Arena (Red Wings), and Madison Square Garden (Rangers; will host in 2014). All are in metropolitan areas with another venue that has hosted NCAA Tournament games.
Read more about this topic: List Of NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Venues
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