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For the first time ever, The Greatest Arena on Earth™ will host the 2028 NCAA Men’s Final Four at Allegiant Stadium.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association® (NCAA) holds a single-elimination tournament each spring in several cities in the United States. The official name of the tournament is the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. The tournament, including the national semifinals and championship game (the Final Four®), has become one of the nation’s most prominent sporting events.
According to the NCAA, the committee has selected Las Vegas to host the 2028 Final Four, marking the first time the event will be held in the city.
The games will be held at Allegiant Stadium.
The date is set as April 1 & 3, 2028.
“The Raiders are thrilled to welcome the NCAA and college basketball fans from around the world to Las Vegas and our home at Allegiant Stadium,” said Sandra Douglass Morgan, president of the Las Vegas Raiders and Las Vegas NCAA Final Four bid team.
“Our facility is a state-of-the-art, ideal venue for world-class sporting events.”
Hosting the Final Four was not possible for Las Vegas until 2019 when the NCAA overturned a policy which prevented college championship games from taking place in state’s that offer sports gambling.
Las Vegas will also host Formula 1 race in 2023 and the NFL’s Super Bowl LVIII in 2024.
