No one in Minnesota calls it the “Williams Arena”…it is and will forever be “The Barn”

Dude Northwestern just recently did a renovation to their arena and made it a lot nicer for their size. The outside might be ugly, but the inside is perfectly fine for their team and the size of their school.

The Vault is so much more modern than any of these other arenas.. sells out regularly (ranked in top 10 attendance in nation!).. and boasts a 16-1 record this year. But ranked at 11th??

Have you watched a game at IU? Balcony is terrible.

I love the UFO look of The Illinois outside.

State Farm Center is electric. ILL

Yeah but Assembly Hall has bad and blocked seats, Mackey doesn’t

IU has terrible seating when up high, Mackey and U of I much better.

Much as I like the Xfinity Center it will never quite compare to Cole Field House. I bet I saw between 100-125 games there. Whenever the Terps played a big-time rival at Cole like Duke, UNC, NC State (when they had David Thompson) it was IMHO one of the most electrifying venues in college basketball history!! There were times my ears would ring for a couple hours after the game ended--that's how loud it would get--I mean ROCK CONCERT loud!! So many awesome memories--I still miss it!!

Williams Arena THE BARN can be such an amazing venue to catch a game.. problem is we (I say that as a gopher alumni) haven’t been relevant in years. When the gophers are good, that place is rocking. Really tough place to play for opponents in that kind of environment

Assembly hall in bloomington is a horrible venue to see a game. It has a ton of horrible sight lines.

Please rank the Big 12 Arenas!

Carver-Hawkeye Arena has exterior roof support so that it can have a clean looking ceiling on the inside. It's actually a quite brilliant design in that regard.

So to be fair w Ohio State and Penn State. I don’t think those arenas were built for basketball specifically. Those are 2 huge universities. I think almost 60K at both schools. Think about graduations and how many people have to fit in there.

Have you done the NHL arenas? If not, that would be a cool one to see

Kohl Center placement is crazy

Marylands arena is amazing, always great energy and every aspect of the inside and the court is elite

as an iu fan i see this as an absolute win

Man I never realized how steep and intimidating Nebraska arena is , that would be a great advantage if they could ever get a winning tradition in hoops going. Overall gotta say good job ranking these arenas…

the xfinity center is rockin every conference game and shit gets crazy loud

Love my Kohl Center. I grew up on the Field House, will always miss it, but the Kohl Centers amazing. I saw Bucky take down #1 Duke there back in 2010 & so many more great games. Great vibe. On Wisconsin!

Breslin has a second double court in the lower level. When Izzo came to MSU he found a set of windows up high looking down on the court. it was a meeting room. He had it changed a bit and it's his main office. you can see the practice courts behind him with many interviews he does.

Having worked the last 15 years of my professional career in Assembly Hall at Indiana University, I have to concur with your choice of number one. One of my favorite tee shirts of all time: Spending an Evening with 17,400 of my closest friends. In the past decade, major renovations and improvements have been made. Including a 360 degree playback which was installed with a gift from Mark Cuban, who graduated from IU. Plus IU allocates proportionately the most seats to students in the Big Ten.

Dude!!!! Out of ALL of the rankings that you have ever done, you nailed this one home!!!!! You got this one absolutely correct from top to bottom!!!

I was dying laughing when you were analyzing Carver-Hawkeye Arena…😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 The exterior is a bit of a show!

So, Michigan State " kind of" a basketball school? You mean like most final fours (7) in country last 25 years? Is that what you mean?

Reviewing arenas based on two photographs is like reviewing movies based on their trailers. (Maybe I'm bitter as my school's arena fared poorly.)

What I never have understood about Assembly Hall is the camera angles. The action is from a higher vantage point that almost anywhere else. Did someone decide that would be better or was it overlooked in the design?

Northwestern just had a renovation a couple of years ago to Welsh-Ryan Arena.

The state farm center always reminded me of the WVU collesium

This guy hates on every stadium

can you rank SEC arenas?

Hawkeye Arena has a roof leak. I think they stopped play at least 5 times during the last Purdue vs Iowa game.

Wish they would move Ohio State back to St John Arena and use Value City Arena for everything else. Terrible vibe for basketball games.

The RAC is very low on this list. Obviously out-of-date but the atmosphere brings it up so much

Do not agree with Assembly Hall as no 1. Lots of bad sightlines and full of delusional fans.

These lists, like the football stadiums, have almost nothing to do with the facility brick and mortar itself and more to do the fanbase, history, attendance, etc.

Penn State’s arena (Bryce Jordan Center) is more known for concerts. Many Penn State basketball fans still wish they play at Rec Hall (where volleyball is played).

Bros just an Indiana fan who hates Ohio state

CARVER Hawkeye arena

Pinnacle bank arena sells out every home game, and this year they have a 16 and 1 home record. Home field advantage nebraska

That Minnesota barn looks like the barn in Des Moines Iowa no longer there I don’t think as they built Wells Fargo arena

When the Gophers are good and the competition is solid, the Barn is definitely in the top 3 with Purdue and Indiana. It's been a while, but this season is turning some heads... we'll see!

I literally looked to see if this was a video yesterday lol

NU doesn’t lose at home and the arena is super nice

Idk man I think pinnacle is pretty cool man. Seems very nice and comfortable. Cool exterior and in the bar district but still nice and comfy inside. Seat choice was amazing there and every seat is a good view. I’m a fan but biased

Good grief…. Have you ever watched a game at Assembly Hall? There are no more than 6000 decent seats in the entire building. Watching the game from the nose bleed seats is awful. Shooting background is bed too. The rest of you ranking is logical, your #1 is laughable.

I’m curious if any players is ever been fooled by Williams arena? I mean, can you imagine sitting on the bench and having to step up every time you get into the game and step down every time you come out?

if you Imdiana has a weird basketball arean, check out Vanderbilt. Thats even weirder.

Kohl Center is top 3

Mackey has way better sight lines than Assembly Hall. There isn't a bad seat in the house. Mackey is also the loudest in the conference.

Michigan’s looks nice

Why talk about the exterior if you aren’t gonna show it??

Dirtiest home courts / home court officials: Tied for 1 by a mile - Wisconsin, Northwestern, Rutgers, and Minnesota. 5th Maryland 6th MSU 7th Iowa 8th Penn State 9th - IU 10th - Nebraska 11th - Ohio State 12th - Illinois 13th - Purdue 14th - Michigan

State Farm Center and Mackey Arena

The one thing you didn't mention about Northwestern is that they have seats behind the posts. This is a 1930s field house. I got stuck sitting behind said posts and did not see anything from midcourt to the south basket. Sad all the way around.

Say what you want, the RAC is the most intimidating arena in the B1G when Rutgers gets going

I’m biased for the Kohl Center… it’s a block from my apartment…

Value City Arena (Ohio State) & Kohl Center (Wisconsin) hosts both basketball and hockey.

You've obviously never been to Carver-Hawkeye Arena. That roof (not the outside ceiling) is awesome looking, if you're not looking down on it.

With the PAC schools coming this summer, this video already feels outdated.

I agree with your top 3, but I would rank The Barn as 4th. It's just so unique and that's what I love about it.

What about the game day experience? I guess you never attended a game in any of the arenas that you've critiqued.

Just me but I thought Indiana had the least looking arena or at least # 10 best looking

Pba arena is awesome, it gets very loud, and the buskers have an exceptional home field advantage there.

Big 12 basket arena rankings soon?

Nah, Mackey shits on Assembly Hall. Games are unwatchable in the entire upper section of Assembly

I personally think that Indiana’s arena is bottom 5 in the Big Ten. It has a high school feel when watched on TV.

The BJC isn’t for basketball. It’s for wrestling. Basketball just happens to play there as well

Pinnacle Bank arena is one of the coolest venues I’ve seen a game at. All of the upper decks feel like they’re looking directly down on the court and the game time environment is electric. You should check out some game time photos/videos instead of the boring photos you used.

Move Penn State basketball back to Rec Hall and let wrestling have the BJC all to themselves.

Bro you obviously havent been to all these arenas if you have Assembly hall over mackey. If this was during the knight/Keady area i could understand. But not nowadays. I go to iu vs purdue every single year at mackey and at assembly hall. Iu has mostly theater seats, which encourage people to stay seated. They do not sell alcohol. And 90% of the people that go are senior citizens still trying to hold on to the glory days of the past. Its good if you want to watch a basketball game like your at a movie theater. But, if your going to base it off of most hostile environments and ear shattering crowd decibels, then the experience at mackey is far better. Its mostly bench seats packed to the max with intoxicated purdue fans that stand the whole time and scream because sitting offers no room for your ass because the numbers on the bench are about 8 inches apart. Literally breaks the sound barrier! I understand the history of IU being known as a hard place to play, but its not comparable to purdue anymore. And if you haven't experienced the difference, go to both places and tell me im wrong...

I like Northwestern and Rutgers arenas as my favourite, because as you said the college charm. Those corporate arenas ( NBA) nah.

Sadly, Crisler is in an awful state. The Michigan basketball team has been killed by Juwan Howard. We all cant wait for him to be fired. Nik Stauskas left a depressing message on UMich Basketball’s instagram post following last night’s 30 point blowout loss to Purdue.

Mr. Upper Decks back at it again!

I know they’re getting a new one next year but Maryland’s scoreboard is terrible. The sides facing the baskets are so small it’s impossible to read stats

The fake Assembly hall in Bloomington is a terrible place to see a game. Upper seats are too far away from the floor and to get to them it’s like climbing a mountain and the sight lines are terrible.

I wish every student section could be like Michigan State's

Mackey is way better than Assembly Hall and it's not even close. I'd put Assembly Hall at 5 behind Nebraska, MSU, Michigan, Illinois. The only thing good about Assembly Hall is seeing it empty by half time and feeling like you are playing a game of Candy Land.

The problem with these lists is that you almost have to wait for team quality to go up before you can really gage the noise. This year NW at Iowa will be lacking in noise due to the teams cleaning house. The solution is to probably follow Caitlin Clark everywhere.

Breslin Center with the Izzone for sure!

Mackey is way louder than ASSembly

The Ohio st arena interior looks like the Target center

State Farm Arena already got re done for ILLINOIS

Most of those pictures shown here are outdated. This cannot be called a 2024 video. Get some updates. These schools do updates/renovations of some sort almost every year

Could you do the Big 12 Next? Texas Tech and Kansas have the best 2 in that conference imo

Breslin has a new jumbotron

He hasn't been to most (if any) of these arenas. All opinion.

When is the best men's basketball conference gonna get their rankings.

2024 and you can't find a current picture of the inside of maryland's stadium

Can we get an a10 ranking?

Wisconsin and Ohio State's arenas are dual purpose, basketball and hockey. To be able to satisfy both sports at the same time, there has to be compromises. I have been to Michigan, Purdue, and Wisconsin's arena's. Michigan and Purdue built just for basketball, and yes, probably better then Wisconsin. But not by very much. None of these arena's in the Big Ten are dumps by any stretch.

Please rank West Coast Conference

How is Rutgers arena better than Nebraska and Wisconsin

For each arena you should visually display the capacity.

God I hate that Minnesota elevated floor. It’d absolutely fuck with my head if i were a player

D o t h e m o u n t a i n w e s t

Michigan is Crisler Arena, not Cristler

This guy just picked the most mixed opinioned arena in the big ten at no. 1. Dude really?

Illinois and Purdue are gonna roll basketball for a while coming.