NCAA Basketball: 30 best arena atmospheres in college hoops

CHAPEL HILL, NC - FEBRUARY 20: North Carolina Tar Heels fans storm the court after a win over the Duke Blue Devils during their game at the Dean Smith Center on February 20, 2014 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina won 74-66. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

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TUCSON, AZ – NOVEMBER 19: General view of action. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

25. Arizona Wildcats

Location: McKale Center (14,644) in Tucson, AZ

The Arizona Wildcats boast a 152-17 (.899) home record over the past 10 years, a mark that ranks No. 7 in the nation. With this kind of recent success in a high-major conference, it would be difficult to leave this program off the list. Many tremendous basketball players have made their mark on the University of Arizona over the years and the prolonged success of the program has invigorated a fanbase to create a dynamite home atmosphere.

Arizona might not be on the same level historically as some of the other Pac-12 programs (such as UCLA) but they have dominated in recent years as the best basketball team in the conference. With five regular-season Pac-12 titles in the last eight years, it is hard to argue with how good the program has been.

However, the historical relevance of U of A sports is something that is still important and represented in the arena. The building is named after Pop McKale, who is well-known for coaching every single athletic program at Arizona as well as serving as the athletic director at the school for a ridiculous 43 years. With that kind of history as well as the recent success, Arizona is the first program in the top-25.

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