The Final Four head to Las Vegas for the first time after the NCAA awarded the Men’s National Semifinals and Championship Games to Allegiant Stadium for the 2027-28 season. .
The NCAA announced Tuesday that Ford Field in Detroit will host the Final Four in 2027, Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis will host the 2029 event, and AT&T Stadium in Dallas will host the 2030 event.
Bradley Athletic Director Chris Reynolds, who chairs the NCAA selection committee, said, “The NCAA’s premier championship has gone from several member conferences to numerous championships over the years. “Feedback from the league, fans of the team, and the media covering the events held there has been overwhelmingly positive, and we are confident we will get the same reviews.” doing.”
This season’s National Championship will be decided at Houston’s NRG Stadium, Phoenix’s State Farm Stadium, San Antonio’s Alamodome and Lucas Oil Stadium, and has already been selected to three Final Fours:
The NCAA has long avoided bringing marquee events to Las Vegas due to its reputation as a gambling mecca. However, this stance has softened over the years, especially as sports betting has been legalized in states across the country and many leagues have made their cities’ glitzy arenas home to their post-season basketball tournaments.
Mountain West will play championship games this season at the Thomas & Mack Center, Pac-12 at T-Mobile Arena, West Coast Conference at Orleans Arena, Michelob Ultra Arena and WAC Split at Orleans Arena.
Las Vegas will host nine NCAA championships over the next four years, and the men’s NCAA tournament will debut for the first time this March when the regional rounds take place at T-Mobile Arena.
The other Final Four sites selected on Tuesday have a history of hosting men’s basketball championships.
Ford Field was the site of the 2009 tournament, when 72,922 fans packed the home of the Detroit Lions to watch North Carolina beat Michigan State. AT&T Stadium is also home to the Dallas Cowboys and he will win his second Final Four after being held in 2014 when Connecticut defeated Kentucky in front of 79,238 spectators.
Lucas Oil Stadium has hosted the Final Four six times in the last 25 years, including the 2021 event. Indianapolis will tie Kansas City for the most title games at 10 when it hosts the Final Four in 2029.
“It’s been said many times that coaches, players, fans and media love coming to the Final Four in Indianapolis, but it’s hard to overstate how much everyone enjoys the experience when they go. “People don’t just accept big things, they don’t take one thing for granted.”
