2022’s Best Cities For College Basketball Fans + March Madness Stats & Facts

April 7, 2022

WalletHub takes a deep dive into basketball in celebration of the March Madness championship.

In celebration of March Madness, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its March Madness Stats & Facts infographic, as well as its report on 2022’s Best Cities for College Basketball Fans to help hoops lovers celebrate the victories of this year and get psyched for the magic of 2023.

To find 2022’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 Fans

1. Durham, NC
2. Storrs, CT
3. Lexington, KY
4. Lawrence, KS
5. Los Angeles, CA
6. East Lansing, MI
7. Philadelphia, PA
8. Chapel Hill, NC
9. Fayette, MS
10. Kingston, RI

Worst Cities for College Hoops Fans

1. Jersey City, NJ
2. St. George, UT
3. Pocatello, ID
4. Wilmington, NC
5. Daytona Beach, FL
6. Berkeley, CA
7. Evansville, IN
8. Montgomery, AL
9. St. Paul, MN
10. New Britain, CT

Best vs. Worst

The Gonzaga Bulldogs have the highest current winning percentage among college basketball teams, 93.33%, which is 12.1 times higher than the winning percentage of the Chicago State Cougars, the team with the lowest at 7.72%.
Thanks to John Wooden and UCLA, Los Angeles is home to the country’s most national championship banners (11), while Philadelphia has the most regular season titles (94).

To read the full report and to see where your city ranks, click HERE.