for these fans March Madness is the most
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bases for this list we're looking at the
universities whose basketball teams have
the most loyal and strongest followings
number 10 the Arizona Wildcats if you
want to talk about numbers and
attendance for basketball games Wildcat
fans can make an argument for being
among the best in the entire country
since 1984 the McHale Center home to the
Wildcats has led the entire pac-12
Conference in terms of attendance on an
annual basis it was nice it was loud
approximately 14,000 fans packed the
arena on gameday and their student
section is like no other
I don't always appreciate you know the
heat that I get from from their fan base
after they let me know about it so
eventually I'm gonna have to address
that with fans cheering and often
dressed in costumes or paint one can say
it's where the party's at during game
time although the team has only won a
single championship fans remain loyal to
the team number nine the Iowa State
Cyclones despite not possessing a
history as iconic as other NCAA teams
its fans are some of the most energetic
in addition the cold weather in the
state of Iowa doesn't stop them from
attending games with many even camping
outside in order to purchase tickets
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the fans are rewarded for their support
as the Cyclones have won approximately
80 percent of their games since moving
into the Hilton Coliseum venue back in
1971 it's one of college basketball's
most intimidating environments well they
built it in a great fashion where the
noise just bounces off the ceiling and
it gets so loud in here and it's just a
fun environment to be a part of
nicknamed the Hilton magic the team's
impressive home record makes us wonder
if perhaps there is some magic behind
both the fans and venue after all
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number eight the Michigan State Spartans
and as you can tell the crowd is very
excited once again the basketball team
will be coming back home around midnight
tonight the crowd the students everybody
is ready to welcome them home with a big
old grow green and go white welcome
while University of Michigan fans are
passionate about their sports it's more
so towards football whereas MSU soul
runs deep in basketball
these fans are not only known for their
love for their Spartans but their
creativity as well one such instance of
this creativity is when they gave an
unofficial name to the student section
of Michigan Stadium the is own named
after head coach Tom Izzo when it comes
to taunts they're creative in that too
as they've been known to use copies of
their school newspaper to intimidate
opposing team players if you ever decide
to attend a game make sure you're in the
zone as we can confidently say that is
where you'll get the true Spartan fan
experience
to me it's kind of like I'm just
embracing that pride that I have for the
is zone and to make it the best it can
be to make sure the loud as it can be to
make the brows and the most intimidating
it to be number seven the Butler
Bulldogs hard to beat at Hinkle
Fieldhouse here at the
they're fired up about their Butler
Bulldogs one of the big surprises at
college basketball's so far don't with
the size of this university fool you
despite a small student body fans come
in packs to the Hinkle Fieldhouse to
support their Bulldogs you pumped oh
yeah
let's go Dawgs not to mention how they
take pride in their team's work ethic
and skill so much so that writers and
critics have coined the phrase the
butler way to describe both these
qualities and the team's fandom however
what distinguishes the butler fanbase
from most is their undying loyalty to
the team when former head coach Chris
Holtmann left Butler to take a job at
Ohio State he received a $1 bill by mail
which included a return address that
simply read the butler way considering
this we don't think anybody plans on
switching ships from Butler any time
soon number six the Indiana Hoosiers
whether they're winning or losing these
fans will never stop supporting their
Hoosiers considering the fact that the
team is not nearly as dominant as they
once were back in the day it's all the
more impressive that these fans still
continue to show their support during
one particular game back in 1989 the
crowd got so disruptive that former head
coach Bob Knight had to use a microphone
to address fans in attendance
you don't throw anything in here
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however despite their regression over
the years the team has nonetheless shown
an ability to still play at a
competitive level much to the pleasure
of the faithful Hoosier hysteria
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number five the UNC Tar Heels 18
although their fans are not nearly as
noisy as some of the others on our list
they make their presence felt when it
matters most
you've got the Dean Dome you've got
22,000 people Rocking you got the colors
Tar Heel Blue is an actual color during
a 2005 Conference final game against the
state rival Duke Blue Devils the team
was behind by nine points in the final
three minutes of the game not only did
the team attain the lead and later win
the game but the crowd absolutely
erupted with one reporter stating that
the arena was practically shaking
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they're also known to rush to the center
of the court after hard-earned victories
when they do their passion is on full
display and it is a sight to behold je
the way they're going right now they can
take care of business against Wake
Forest on Saturday we're gonna
alongside the nature number four the
Syracuse Orange when your arena is
nicknamed the loud house it's not hard
to see why this group of fans make it to
our list but what distinguishes them
from the rest are their in-game
traditions the most notable being the
standing cloud during the beginning of
each half fans stand up and clap until
the team makes their first basket I'll
tell you our fans staying at the clap in
asleep it's all about the fans it's all
about the community along with often
dressing up in orange the school also
has taco time a promotion where if the
team scores over 70 points all those in
attendance get free tacos basketball and
free tacos it's no wonder these fans are
so fired up I think everyone unites
around a cause and we aside from the
postseason band we solve our spirit so
the orange spirit is good to go number
three the Kansas Jayhawks it can be
argued that there's no fan base that
gets more excited about basketball than
the Jayhawks and if there's one word to
sum up these fans it would be this noise
considered the loudest college
basketball fans in the entire country
noise levels at the Fogg Allen
Fieldhouse have gone up to 130 point 4
decibels this loudness can often be
attributed to the Rock Chalk chant which
is the fans most well-known tradition
and perhaps one of the most popular
cheers in college sports there aren't
any other professional or good college
sports teams to root for in the area
it's easy to see why these fans show so
much passion during games number 2 the
Duke Blue Devils everything about Duke
basketball is about tradition from being
Cameron Crazies
often referred to as the Cameron Crazies
these fans are known for being brash and
cocky but it's these very
characteristics that have earned Duke
University a reputation for possessing
one of the most intense and passionate
College fan bases in the country some
fans even go so far as to do research on
opposing team players and yell unique
taunts that are targeted towards them
the fact that the team plays in a small
arena doesn't affect them either as it's
been said that they produce noise levels
that can reach up to 121 decibels in the
best part of all it actually seems to
help the team as the Blue Devils have a
reputation for winning games when
trailing behind
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well done Cameron Crazies well done you
gotta be true blue and whether they win
or lose so do any of you support a
college basketball team
are you a casual fan or do you like
where the colors make signs chant paint
your face that kind of thing
well the fan base at number one does all
that and more so let's look at some
honorable mentions and then we'll see
who they cheer for
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it is the campus I mean live it breathe
it November tune into the season
everyone's talking
everyone knows everyone on campus you
see the players on campus basketball is
life
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Wildcats considering how much the team
has won since its inception it's no
wonder these fans have remained so loyal
we're the same way every single game
where they were the same way for
exhibition games four practices for
everything right now we're 24,000 strong
I mean we get into it bring on the roar
let's go catch the university's
basketball program has the most
successful track record and NCAA
division 1 history in terms of both wins
and winning percentage with an arena
that can hold up to twenty three
thousand five hundred people fans show
up loud and proud to support their team
you know what the fans are in Kentucky
crazy crazy and crazier other than
generating noise this fanbase is also
known to travel well commentators often
remark how many fans are in attendance
to support the team during away games
whether it's with blue face paint to
repeated cats chants Big Blue Nation is
not slowing down anytime soon
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