College Sports: AT & T Stadium in Arlington is ruled out again as NCAA Final Basketball Venues of 2023-26 are announced

The drought at AT & T Stadium to host national title games was extended Monday when the NCAA announced the Final Four sites from 2023 to 2026.

Even worse for Arlington and AT & T Stadium are two rival cities of Texas – Houston and San Antonio – received the final ovens of 2023 and 2025.

North Texas was one of seven cities / regions that bid for the final of 2023-26. The NCAA has announced that Phoenix will host in 2024 and Indianapolis will host in 2026.

North Texas hosted two Final Fours – the 1986 event at Dallas' Reunion Arena, and the 2014 event At the AT & T stadium. But, obviously, Houston and San Antonio have gone beyond the AT & T stadium as destination sites for fans, according to the NCAA.

San Antonio Alamodome hosted the 1998, 2004, 2008 and 2018 finals. Houston's Reliant Stadium hosted the 2011 and 2016 Final Fours. In naming the four venues on Monday, NCAA officials cited the closeness of things to do around each stage. Arlington and AT & T Stadium do not meet these criteria, in the opinion of the NCAA

The AT & T Final Four 2014 still holds the last four records for participation in the semi-finals (79,444) , participation in the championship (79,238) and total The 2014 Final Four brought Kentucky, Florida, Connecticut and Wisconsin to North Texas, and UConn, seventh seeded, dominated Kentucky 60 -54. The championship game on Monday, April 7, 2014, was played near the end of a series of milestones at the stadium, which was built in 2009 called Cowboys Stadium before becoming AT & T Stadium in 2013.

On February 14, 2010, NBA All-Star Game in Arlington drew a basketball record of all time 108,713 fans. On February 6, 2011, the Arlington Super Bowl, won by Green Bay over Pittsburgh, drew 103,219 spectators. On January 12, 2015, the first game of the College Football Championship was played at AT & T Stadium, with 85,689 spectators attending the Ohio State's 42-20 victory against Oregon

. with South Carolina beating Mississippi State in the title game), Monday's announcement continues a drought for the AT & T stadium.

Yes, it is true that AT & T Stadium hosted the big football game from last year. 1. And, yes, AT & T Stadium will host CFP semifinal matches (like the Cotton Bowl Clbadic) in 2018, 2021 and 2024, but now the Final Fours men have been donated until 2026. The games CFP title and Super Bowl sites were distributed in 2024.