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NCAA Basketball: Ranking the nation’s 25 best home-court advantages

By Brian Rauf

LAWRENCE, KANSAS - JANUARY 09: Lagerald Vick #24 of the Kansas Jayhawks pumps up the crowd prior to the start of the game against the TCU Horned Frogs at Allen Fieldhouse on January 09, 2019 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
LAWRENCE, KANSAS - JANUARY 09: Lagerald Vick #24 of the Kansas Jayhawks pumps up the crowd prior to the start of the game against the TCU Horned Frogs at Allen Fieldhouse on January 09, 2019 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /
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BLOOMINGTON, IN – NOVEMBER 29: Indiana Hoosiers players react from the bench in the second half of a game against the Duke Blue Devils at Assembly Hall on November 29, 2017 in Bloomington, Indiana. Duke won 91-81. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
BLOOMINGTON, IN – NOVEMBER 29: Indiana Hoosiers players react from the bench in the second half of a game against the Duke Blue Devils at Assembly Hall on November 29, 2017 in Bloomington, Indiana. Duke won 91-81. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

5) Indiana – Assembly Hall

Despite Indiana’s struggles over the past decade, Assembly Hall remains one of the country’s premier venues and toughest places for opponents to play.

The 17,222-seat arena has the largest student section in the country (7,800) which really adds to the atmosphere, as does the intimidation of the steep walls of seating on either side of the court.

Assembly Hall opened in 1971 and the Hoosiers have racked up the wins ever since. They are victorious in well over 80 percent of the games they play there. It has helped them win 14 Big Ten regular-season titles in that time frame, including six teams that went to the Final Four and three that won the national championship. It also housed the last men’s college basketball team to go undefeated (1975-76 Hoosiers).

FOX Sports announcer Gus Johnson famously nicknamed Assembly Hall as “the Carnegie Hall of College Basketball,” and that nickname has stuck. With its design, rabid fan base, and the consistent stream of noise that rains down on opponents, Indiana clearly deserves their place among the best home-court advantages in the country.

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