With March Madness just over a week away, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its NCAA Tournament Stats & Facts infographic to help get hoops lovers psyched for this magical time of year.
Best Cities for College Hoops Fans | Worst Cities for College Hoops Fans | ||||
1 | Chapel Hill, NC | 280 | Fairfax, VA | ||
2 | Lawrence, KS | 281 | Jonesboro, AR | ||
3 | Los Angeles, CA | 282 | Lynchburg, VA | ||
4 | Durham, NC | 283 | Colorado Springs, CO | ||
5 | Lexington, KY | 284 | Hackensack, NJ | ||
6 | Philadelphia, PA | 285 | Riverside, CA | ||
7 | Storrs, CT | 287 | Pocatello, ID | ||
8 | Bloomington, IN | 287 | Clinton, SC | ||
9 | East Lansing, MI | 288 | Daytona Beach, FL | ||
10 | College Park, MD | 289 | New Britain, CT |
March Madness Stats & Facts
- $8.98 Million: 2018 salary for college basketball’s highest paid coach, Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski (vs. $1.4M combined for Duke’s president and the state’s governor)
- $6.3 Billion: Corporate losses due to unproductive workers during March Madness
- $10.4 Billion: Amount wagered on the 2017 NCAA men’s basketball tournament ($10.1B illegally)
- 18X: Difference between the average NBA rookie’s salary ($2.36M) and a D1 men’s basketball scholarship for a year ($130K)
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