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1. South Dakota State Frost Arena 6,500 1973 Champaign’s Scott Nagy has built a league power in the home of the Jackrabbits
2. Oakland Athletics Center O’rena 3,000 1998 Golden Grizzlies opened the gym with the only appearance by Michigan State, which went on to the Final Four
3. Nebraska Omaha Ralston Arena 4,691 2012 When Mavericks aren’t playing, you can see indoor football, amateur hockey, roller derby and lingerie football
4. UMKC Municipal Auditorium 9,827 1936 No building has hosted more NCAA Final Fours (nine) than the Kansas City fixture, which was renovated in 2007
5. Western Illinois Western Hall 5,139 1964 After 20 years on a tartan surface, the Leathernecks returned to wood in 1993
6. North Dakota State Bison Sports Arena 5,830 1970 Howard Porter and eventual NCAA runner-up Villanova played the sixth game in the building, routing the home team
7. South Dakota Dakota Dome 10,000 1979 One of the first multi-purpose domes in the nation, South Dakota landmark houses football, volleyball, track, softball and swimming
8. IPFW Memorial Coliseum 5,800 1952 Home of the Mastodons was expanded in 1992 and renovated 10 years later
9. IUPUI IUPUI Gymnasium 1,215 1982 “The Jungle” is the former home of the Nike camp, which saw LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Grant Hill and Chris Webber visit campus
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