Final Four News: Ten Cities Submit Bids for 20 Final Four

June 23, 2008

Hosting the Final Four can make a huge impact on the local economy of a town, as hotel rooms, restaurants and other touristy businesses will rake in sales from fans coming in from out of town to support their team on the way to the national championship. The games have host cities all set in advance until 2012, but after that, it’s up for grabs, and several cities have submitted their request to host the final three games of the college basketball season for the years 2012-2016. The following cities have put their names in the hat:

CITIES APPLYING TO HOST THE FINAL FOUR (2012-2016)

1. New Orleans
2. Indianapolis
3. San Antonio
4. Detroit
5. Houston
6. Phoenix
7. Atlanta
8. Minneapolis
9. St. Louis
10. Arlington-Dallas-Ft. Worth

So which cities would you most like to see host the Final Four. Opinions abound. Indy has hosted the most Final Fours so far, but San Antonio just hosted one, and Detroit is scheduled for the upcoming season.

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